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Georgia: Governor Signs Law Licensing Low-THC Oil Production

NORML

The law allows for the licensing of up to six cultivation operations, and seeks collaboration with the University of Georgia in the manufacturing of THC-infused extracts and oils. However, the law failed to provide any mechanism for patients to obtain low-THC products from a state-regulated producer or provider.

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Brazil: Fábio Mitidieri author of bill PL 399/2015 defends national cannabis production to reduce drug costs

Cannabis Law Report

Fábio Mitidieri is the author of Bill 399/2015, which aims to enable the commercialization of medicines that contain extracts, substrates… Read More.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. Not much happened between 1979 and 2015, aside from preventing the repeal of the wonky 1979 law. The 2015 Virginia law is an affirmative defense law. We need to do more.

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OregonCBD Uses Intelligent Breeding and DNA-Based Tools to Disrupt Hemp Extract Market

Medicinal Genomics

The published sociologist-turned cannabis breeder entered the industrial hemp market in 2015, partnering with his brother Eric. The post OregonCBD Uses Intelligent Breeding and DNA-Based Tools to Disrupt Hemp Extract Market appeared first on Medicinal Genomics.

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NM medical cannabis revocation hearings blocked from the public

The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

Besides being an early medical cannabis producer and manufacturer, the company, New Mexicann, experienced a similar explosion in 2015. According to the criminal complaint against New Mexicann’s director Carlos Gonzales, the explosion last October was caused by a cannabis extraction process that the company was not licensed for.

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Terpene Spotlight: Pinene

FloridaMarijuana.net

A 2015 study determined that pine needle oil from crude extract of pine needles has been used as an anti-cancer agent in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The major conclusion is that larger-scale use of terpenoids in modern medicine should be taken into consideration.”. In this study , it was concluded that alpha-pinene (?-pinene)

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What Is Solventless Extraction? – Cannabis Business Times

SpeedWeed

In the 1980s and ‘90s, bubble hash had a moment in traditional cannabis markets before butane extraction gained a certain prominence in the 2000s and into the 2010s. The solventless extraction industry has grown steadily ever since. In 2015, PurePressure was formed to address this new demand. So, what is solventless extraction?