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Within the next few weeks, France will become the latest country to ban the substance hexahydrocannabinol (HHC).

Nearly a Dozen Countries in Europe Regulate New Semi-Synthetic Cannabinoid

This article provides insights into the opportunities involving the genetic modification of cannabis. 

Maximizing Cultivation Efficiency Through the Utilization of Genetic Technology

David Hodes has written for many cannabis publications, and organized or moderated sessions at national and international cannabis trade shows. He was voted the 2018 Journalist of the Year by Americans for Safe Access, the world’s largest medical cannabis advocacy organization.

Searching for purer, minor cannabinoids is the goal of new extraction research as extractors dig deeper into the diversity of the plant.

Innovations in Extraction Targeting Specific Wellness Goals

The current challenges and future perspectives of the purification of cannabinoids from cannabis extracts are presented in this review article.

Purification and Isolation of Cannabinoids: Current Challenges and Perspectives

The effects of worms consuming cannabis were researched in a experiment showing that that they got the munchies and craved junk food.

Worms Can Get Munchies Too from Consuming Cannabis

Dustin Sulak, DO, founder of Healer and Integr8 Health, served as one of the keynote speakers at Cannabis Science Conference Spring 2023.

Cannabis Science Conference Spring with Dustin Sulak, DO

On February 13, 2023, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) declared in a letter that the cannabinoids delta-8 and -9 THCO are both considered controlled substances due to their chemical structures.

The Drug Enforcement Administration Clarifies That Delta-9-THCO and Delta-8-THCO Are Controlled Substances

Currently in the life cycle of the cannabis industry, it is not obvious where the heavy metal regulatory landscape will end up. Clearly, the big four are not enough, but what is a realistic panel that reflects the real world of cannabinoid production?

Expanding the Panel of Heavy Metal Contaminants in Cannabis and Hemp Beyond the Big Four:  What Is the Regulatory Evidence Telling Us?

In the work presented here, the author shares research from collecting reports from the New Jersey State laboratory (the Department of Health’s Environmental and Chemical Laboratory Services), which has conducted testing for the state’s medicinal program. He documented an average variance of 20% in potency levels from different samples of the same test lot.

Degree of Variance in THC Levels in Samples Taken from Single Lots  of Medical Cannabis

Lo Friesen is the founder, CEO, and Chief Extractor of Heylo. With a background in chemistry and clinical research, Lo was inspired to explore cannabis as a medicine and to enter the emerging industry. She joined Eden Labs, a leading CO

 extraction equipment manufacturer to support and expand a Research and Development department. There she managed the development of their latest and greatest CO

 extraction system. In 2017, after working with Eden Labs and another cannabis processor, Lo launched Heylo with a mission to help people get more out of life with cannabis.

A review of the claims that differences in extract type can affect cost, ease of formulation, and the experience of the finished product.