The Story of Chris Lacy:
Social Equity & Hope in Cannabis

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

This is the story of Christopher Lacy and The TGC Group. Before he was old enough to drink, he went to prison for cannabis. Their story is one of misfortune, persistence, family and the dreadful effects that cannabis prohibition has had on impoverished BIPOC communities. His team recently won a conditional license under New Jersey’s social equity licensing program. Looking to the future, he hopes his business can be a force for good and that his story can inspire others to do the same.

Your Cultivation Plan is the Most Important Factor
to Increase Your Yield

By David Perkins, Floresco Consulting

Increasing yield or production output in a cannabis cultivation facility can often be as simple as having the right cultivation plan in place to ensure that you are harvesting the maximum number of times per year.

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Give a Voice to Scientists in the Executive Suite

By Dr. Markus Roggen & Amanda Assen, DelicLabs

We looked at 10 major pharmaceutical companies and 10 major cannabis companies, comparing what positions they had for scientists and their R&D spending. Why are scientists rarely in the c-suite of cannabis companies?

CDPHE Certifies More Labs for Hemp Testing

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

Aurum Labs became the first independent lab that is actually based in Colorado to get CDPHE-certified for all hemp compliance testing. Gobi Analytical and Minova Labs are also based in the state, but not yet certified for pesticide testing.

Pennsylvania Recall Overturned by State Courts

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

The controversial vape recall by the PA Department of Health back in February has been overturned by a judge. While dispensaries can now restock their shelves with the more than 650 products and ingredients previously recalled, the state’s health department is appealing the decision, taking it to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

The 2022 Infused Products Virtual Conference, June program. Check out sessions from the event like: Elevating Edibles: Defining the Next Cannabis Experience; Cannabis Beverages: The Rise of a New Market & a New Consumer; One Symbol to Rule Them All! Harmonization is Finally Here!; and Evaluating the Safety of CBD – Data Needs

ICP-MS Analysis of Heavy Metals in Hemp-Containing
Food Samples

Sponsored By MilliporeSigma

In this work various food products containing hemp have been analyzed, though all descriptions are valid for cannabis containing food as well. Hemp is known to accumulate heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury, chromium or nickel in its roots, shoots, buds and seeds, and has been used for the remediation of contaminated soil (phytoremediation and phytoextraction). This report describes the analysis of various heavy metals in hemp-containing food samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and identifies elements that are crucial in the analysis process.

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