The Shift Toward Stability Testing for Cannabis Products
Cannabis products are increasingly held to the same standards as food and pharmaceuticals, and that means verifying how their potency and composition change over time. Cannabis stability testing provides the…
How Does the X-Ray Method Work in Decontamination?
As cannabis production scales and testing standards tighten, cultivators face increasing pressure to ensure their products are free from harmful microbes without compromising quality. Decontamination, the process of removing or…
MariMed Is Raising The Bar For Cannabis Quality
MariMed, one of the nation’s leading multi-state cannabis operators, began in the medical cannabis market and expanded into adult-use as states legalized. Through this growth, the company has remained true…
The Fight For Cannabis and Cancer Research
For decades, cannabis has lived in a research dead zone. Federal prohibition has blocked meaningful grants, limited clinical trials, and left millions of people with cancer relying on anecdotal evidence…
The State Of New York’s Cannabis Industry 2025
Jason Ambrosino, a disabled Army veteran and founder of Veterans Holdings, entered the New York market in 2019 under the state’s hemp program with the goal of cultivating and manufacturing…
Platform Launches Promising Insurance Coverage for Medical Cannabis—For Real?
A new health-tech company, EM2P2, has launched CannaLnx, a HIPAA-compliant platform it claims will make medical cannabis reimbursable under traditional health insurance plans for the first time in the U.S….
Why Dispensaries Can’t Afford to Neglect HR Compliance
Most cannabis dispensaries are small businesses. That often means they operate on tight margins and require employees to take on roles outside their typical job descriptions. It’s common for owners or general…
The Industry Is Failing At Last Mile Cannabis Preservation
Multiple scientific studies and lab results have provided compelling evidence that terpenes and volatile metabolites in cannabis rapidly degrade when exposed to light, oxygen, heat, and time, and therefore, reduce…
Target Just Opened the Door — Is Your Brand Compliance-Ready for Mass Retailers?
Target’s decision to start selling hemp-derived THC beverages marks a major milestone for the cannabis industry and a reality check for brands hoping to follow. Selling into mass retail is…
Busting the Top 10 Myths About ESOPs: Why Cannabis Business Owners Can’t Afford to Ignore Them
In cannabis, it sometimes feels like every financial conversation ends the same way: “If not for 280E, we’d be thriving.” That line gets repeated in boardrooms and investor decks across…