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Cannabinoids: A Brief Excursion into Neuropharmacology
One of the first things to learn about cannabis is that nobody knows much for sure about it; not about its botany, chemistry or uses. This article brings you a quick overview of a few biochemical aspects of cannabis for human consumption and use. Knowledge about...
Hemp Enters Growing Season Against Backdrop of Moribund Prices
No one will be surprised to learn that the price of CBD-hemp has stayed in the basement, resisting any pull upward as the industry works through the 2019 crop inventory while new harvest beckons in the not too distant future. According to its June Hemp: Benchmarks and...
CBD Suffers from Hangover as Planting Season Begins
The prices for unprocessed hemp for CBD (CBD biomass) and for distilled CBD have consolidated at low levels, according to May data reported by the PanXchange, holding at about 20 percent of last year’s peak prices posted shortly before the harvest started. Around...
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy: Illinois legislators take notice of strong cannabis revenues
John Lothian News caught up with Illinois State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) on Wednesday, May 27, just days after the finish of a special state legislative session. Amid talk of a budget deficit and pandemic-related business closures, the healthy revenue stream...
CBD Demand High, Fewer CBD-Hemp Acres Expected in Key States in 2020
As part of our evolving coverage of all aspects of the cannabis business, John Lothian News is passing on information and insights about industrial hemp to our readers on a monthly basis. Our partner in this endeavor, PanXchange, last year launched an electronic market for businesses all along the CBD-oriented hemp supply chain.
JLN checks in with Supercritical on banking relief and a scramble for new canna licenses
In the latest JLN update on the legal cannabis marketplace, Thom Thompson interviews Sparky Rose and Kerry Jordan, principals of the consultancy Supercritical, about possible legislative relief for cannabis banking as well as the impact of added Illinois licenses for craft growers and infusers.
Fledgling Illinois Canna Business Clipped by COVID-19
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on all market sectors, including botannicals.
USDA: Hemp Pilot a Success
Restarting production of a once (and future?) major crop like hemp was fraught with risks.
JLN Video: State Rep. Kelly Cassidy – STAC 2020
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) 14th District, a sponsor of the bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois, joined a STAC panel on cannabis investment.
New Year’s Day Launch Seen as Just the Start of Illinois’ Recreational Canna Business
As of January 1, adults in Illinois will be allowed to legally buy small quantities of cannabis products for recreational use from licensed state dispensaries. However, while its launch has been highly publicized, the state's cannabis...
Hemp and Cannabis: Disrupting the Agricultural Economy
As industrial hemp cultivation gains traction and legal cannabis gains wider acceptance, ancillary service providers are cropping up. In this video, New Leaf Data Services CEO Jonathan Rubin talks about why the cannabinoid space is one to...
Taking Wall Street Know-How to the Cannabis Industry
A Gallup poll at the end of 2018 found that 66 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana. These opinions run across demographics and party lines, too — 53 percent of Republicans were for legalization and 59 percent of people...
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