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TuesdayMar 05, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – This is How Much Recreational Pot Canadians Bought in 2018

If you were asked to make a random guess about how much weed Canadians bought (and presumably consumed) since recreational marijuana was legalized in October last year, what would you say? Well, Statistics Canada released recreational cannabis sales data and the figures are surprising, to say the least. The statistics show that in October last year, Canadians bought recreational cannabis worth $32.7 million while November sales amounted to $40.4 million. In December, Canadians bought recreational cannabis products worth $41.9 million. These figures are considered to be highly reliable because the Canadian marijuana market is highly regulated. You should therefore not…

TuesdayMar 05, 2019 10:46 am

Growcentia Focuses on Boosting Crop Yields with Unique Microbial Biostimulants

Growcentia manufactures organically-derived plant biostimulants The company is developing premier probiotic products for agriculture Growcentia’s market-leading organic brand is Mammoth Microbes Headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, Growcentia focuses on enhancing plant growth and minimizing the environmental impacts of agriculture. The company increases crop yields by enhancing nutrient use efficiency with advanced microbial probiotics (live microbes). Growcentia employs a proprietary method developed by a team of PhD soil microbiologists. This innovative method creates a consortia of bacteria that have synergistic qualities for vital nutrient cycling functions in the growing cycle and are highly effective. Therefore, Growcentia is able to combine the…

TuesdayMar 05, 2019 10:13 am

Cannabis Compliance Training is a Big Deal and Now Easier Than Dispensaries Realize

The cannabis business is one of the only industries where one mistake from a front-end employee could shut the entire company down. With cannabis still federally prohibited – and legal states under intense scrutiny from their state regulatory boards – a cannabis entrepreneur’s business license could be revoked and criminal charges brought against them for any number of compliance errors made by anyone within their organization. In such a new and changing industry, it can be difficult for anyone to know all the rules and regulations to keep their operation in compliance. That’s where Maureen McNamara and the online Sell-SMaRT™…

TuesdayMar 05, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – US Federal Government Calls for Input on Marijuana Rescheduling

Following the recommendations by the World Health Organization ("WHO") that whole-plant cannabis and its resin should be reclassified, the U.S. FDA has issued a notice asking interested parties to submit their views on this matter so that the position that the U.S. takes when the matter comes up for a vote at the UN is informed by the views collected. While this is the third time that the federal government is asking stakeholders for input on marijuana rescheduling, it is the first time that they are doing so from the time WHO released its recommendations. The World Health Organization observed…

MondayMar 04, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – New Hampshire House Committee Okays Medical Cannabis Home-Grows

As momentum gathers to legalize recreational cannabis in New Hampshire, a House committee has passed a bill permitting patients enrolled on the medical cannabis program to grow their own marijuana, as well as other measures intended to expand the medical marijuana program. The Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee of the New Hampshire Assembly voted on Tuesday last week to allow patients or their caregivers to have three mature cannabis plants, three immature plants as well as 12 seedlings of cannabis. The bill also included a raise on the cap of medical marijuana that a patient could have from 6…

MondayMar 04, 2019 12:06 pm

OG Kush: The Secret Story Behind the Famous Cannabis Strain

OG Kush is the biggest name in the cannabis business. But, how much do we really know about the world’s most famous cannabis strain? As it turns out, not a whole lot. Here’s the real story of OG Kush: OG Kush history The history of OG Kush is quite mysterious and shrouded in hearsay. In fact, the plant has been bred, passed around, and manipulated so many times some may argue that there is no “real” OG Kush strain at all. The plant originated from “bag seed”, which loosely translates to a hodgepodge collection of miscellaneous cannabis seeds. So, how…

MondayMar 04, 2019 11:36 am

Organigram Holdings Inc. (TSX.V: OGI) (OTCQX: OGRMF) Secures Distribution Agreements in All 10 Canadian Provinces

Company recently signed letter of intent with the Société québécoise du cannabis Its production capacity is expected to increase by 170,000 lbs. through phase four Organigram’s growth plans expand beyond Canada and into the global cannabis market Organigram Holdings Inc. (TSX.V: OGI) (OTCQX: OGRMF), a licensed producer of cannabis and cannabis-derived products in Canada, recently announced that it has signed a letter of intent with the Société québécoise du cannabis (“SQDC”) (http://cnw.fm/0vXo6). OGRMF’s wholly owned subsidiary, Organigram Inc., is focused on producing the highest quality, indoor-grown cannabis for recreational and condition-specific medical use. The new agreement with SQDC makes the company one…

MondayMar 04, 2019 11:14 am

Earth Science Tech Inc. (ETST) Positioned to ‘Catapult’ into 2019 as it Broadens Distribution, Expands CBD Sales Team

Under new distribution agreements, ETST is targeting new markets for its hemp CBD products Sales of cannabis-based pharmaceuticals are projected to account for 10 percent of the $31.6 billion legal cannabis market by 2022 ETST has expanded its sales team as it seeks product placement in health food stores and large chains Company-sponsored foundation recently achieved non-profit status to advance research on cannabinoids Earth Science Tech Inc. (OTCQB: ETST), a biotech company focused on the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical fields, is looking to expand its cannabidiol (“CBD”) product distribution in wider markets in the United States. The company has reached agreements…

MondayMar 04, 2019 10:52 am

SinglePoint Inc.’s (SING) Solar and CBD Agreements Anticipate Booming Industry Profits

SinglePoint’s horizontally established portfolio is primed for exponential profit growth with the announcement of asset acquisition, capitalization plans The company’s plans to acquire solar energy business Direct Solar and solar marketer AI Live Transfers mark entry into industry eyeing $57.3 billion by 2022 Letter of intent anticipates raising up to $12 million to fund hemp-derived CBD opportunities amid projections of $22 billion market by 2022 SinglePoint is also investing in efforts to develop specific strains of CBD through the photobioreactor process Continued interest in energy systems that are friendly to the planet’s environment is creating new opportunity for exponential growth…

MondayMar 04, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – South Carolina Medical Cannabis Bill Stalls Until Concerns are Addressed

The members of the subcommittee on Medical Affairs in the South Carolina Senate have decided to stall moving a medical cannabis bill forward to the full committee until all the concerns of the different stakeholders have been taken into account. This decision was made on Wednesday (February 27). One of the proposed changes that may be made to the bill is to include language that makes it clear that smoking medical marijuana will be outlawed. Those interested in this wording say that nothing that may create an impression that marijuana is being legalized for anything other than medical use should…