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This article was originally published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Most consumers residing in jurisdictions in the United States where the adult use of cannabis is legal report obtaining their marijuana primarily from...

Returning to world travel and current events has recently brought cannabis travel back into the spotlight. People are traveling again despite ongoing COVID-19 worries and increasing Moneypox cases. At the same time, the 9-year sentence of WNBA star Brittney Griner in a Russian court for two...

By Trevor Grode, Data Analyst, New Frontier Data Two high-profile Kentucky hemp companies – GenCanna Global and Sunstrand, LLC, respectively – have filed for bankruptcy this month, creating doubts about the future of the hemp industry in the state. GenCanna Global filed for Chapter 11...

By New Frontier Data Q: I want to start my own business selling hemp bracelets, but am at a loss trying to source U.S.-grown textiles. Have any suggestion? A: For now, American grown hemp fiber is in short supply. Though the U.S. licensed a record 500,000 acres of hemp in 2019, more than 90% was...

By Reggie Gaudino, Chief Science Adviser, New Frontier Data In October 2018, the USDA activated their official hemp rules in the form of the "Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program". With those rules came additional guideline documents for sampling and testing, through a set...

The number of licensed cannabis businesses has begun to plateau as the industry nears saturation, and operators attain efficiency and scale. Among licensed businesses, medical cultivation facilities saw the steepest decline while adult-use processors saw the highest rate of growth in the three...

By Beau Whitney, Vice President and Senior Economist, New Frontier Data Given widespread interest, investment, and issues in hemp since the 2018 Farm Bill legalized the plant for nationwide U.S. production for the first time in decades, public comment was bound to be vigorous. By the time that the...

By SōRSE Technology staff The terms full spectrum, broad spectrum, and isolate each refer to types of cannabis extracts known as concentrates. The descriptions indicate the amount of plant-produced therapeutic chemicals present beyond the primary cannabinoids (THC and/or CBD) and are shorthand...

Q: I have seen several recent reports of Native American tribes getting involved with hemp; can you explain the connection or any industry advantage? A: As you noted, various players have been active lately. Last week the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved regulatory plans for...

By Will Sumner, Hemp Content Manager, and Beau Whitney, Senior Economist, New Frontier Data Were the past harvest season not turbulent enough for American hemp farmers, a new obstacle to success looms in the pursuit of standards and testing: A general and widespread lack of DEA-approved testing...

By William Sumner, Hemp Content Manager, New Frontier Data It pays to be green. According to market analysis by the Organic Trade Association, organic food and non-food products exceeded $50 billion in United States sales in 2018. Given the popularity of such products in the U.S., a growing number...

By New Frontier Data Q: I'm a hemp cultivator in Pennsylvania: My license expires in February, but the  reapplication deadline is April 1; what should I do meanwhile? A: Pennsylvania’s licensing gap is an issue with no simple answer. The state Department of Agriculture is...

By New Frontier Data Q: What is the legal status of hemp in India, and what are the market opportunities? A: Perhaps unsurprisingly in a country of 1.37 billion with 22 official languages, the answers can be ambiguous and somewhat confusing. As is often the case elsewhere, there is currently little...

By New Frontier Data While the first full year of America's federally restored domestic hemp industry began with U.S. farmers energized by enthusiasm for seemingly limitless commercial possibilities, by its end a host of practical realities had dampened many of their outlooks. Passage of the...

By Bill Griffin, Special Contributor to New Frontier Data Recent changes in laws regarding hemp cultivation and processing in Jersey have resulted in a dramatic increase in the crop grown on the largest among the Channel Islands between England and France. A self-governing dependency of the...