Weednesday, March 31, 2021
Happy Hempday
In todays report
There'll be Haze for daze ... more like New York Sour Appeasal
Colorado poised to cap THC levels? Might as well just build an industrial hemp infrastructure
and In the future ...you'll drink your weed from a beer bong
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New York #gvernor Signs #marijuana Legalization Bill, Hours After #lawmakers Put It On His Desk
“The legislature finds that existing #marihuana laws have not been beneficial to the welfare of the general public,” the bill’s findings section states. “Existing laws have been ineffective in reducing or curbing marihuana use and have instead resulted in devastating collateral consequences including mass incarceration and other complex generational trauma, that inhibit an otherwise law abiding citizen’s ability to access housing, employment opportunities, and other vital services. Existing laws have also created an illicit market which represents a threat to public health and reduces the ability of the legislature to deter the accessing of marihuana by minors. Existing marihuana laws have disproportionately impacted African-American and Latinx communities.”
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Cannabis Beverage Sales Keep Flowing With Particular Leaning Towards Macrodosed Drinks
After remaining relatively steady for about two years, the percentage of baskets (retail cannabis transactions) that included a cannabis beverage started to climb from about 2% in March 2020, approaching nearly 3% in February 2021. After debuting in Canadian dispensaries in January 2020, baskets with cannabis drinks quickly jumped to about 4.5% in six months, a level the metric has hovered around since June.
“Even though market share hasn’t drastically increased, beverages are making their way into more and more baskets each month, indicating that more customers than ever are trying THC-infused beverages,” Headset wrote.
The report also shows that cannabis beverages are popular across demographic lines, although women tended to spend more than the average consumer on the products. The authors also note that cannabis beverages seem to be settling into two general groupings—those that offer the maximum permissible dose of THC per unit (usually around 100 mg) and those with a potency of 10 mg or less.
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Colorado must broaden hemp horizons to remain leader, report says
Colorado can continue to be an industrial hemp leader, but to do so the state must broaden its focus beyond CBD to develop supply chains in such sectors as textiles, polymers and construction, according to a report on the state’s Colorado Hemp Advancement & Management Plan (CHAMP).
Released this week by Gov. Jared Polis, the 76-page report is the first from CHAMP, a collaborative effort among Colorado State University and a wide range of state agencies. Polis said the CHAMP initiative will serve as a blueprint to implement large-scale initiatives to advance and manage the nascent hemp industry in the state.
R&D is critical
To maintain its leading status, Colorado must continue research and development in seed genetics and cultivation, expand industrial processing and applications, privatize laboratory testing, and increase access to financial and insurance resources, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.
“The recommendations outlined in this CHAMP document demonstrate that the Colorado hemp industry continues to position itself as a production and manufacturing leader,” the report says. “Colorado can continue to lead in hemp innovation by facilitating and maintaining a favorable regulatory environment for research and development.”
https://hemptoday.net/colorado-must-broaden-hemp-horizons-to-remain-leader-report-says/