Industry News
What are industry news? The latest updates, trends, and developments affecting the extraction market are here. This category has a simple purpose: to keep professionals informed about significant (and not really, though still noteworthy) changes, regulatory updates, and key industry events. New legislations, technological advancements, market shifts? New players and known experts sharing their insights? Here, we push ahead of the curve.
Synthesizing Cannabinoids from Yeast and Bacteria
Bioengineering yeast and bacteria to produce pharmaceutical drugs is not new. The world’s supply of insulin depends on yeast (Saccharomyces...
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Alabama: Governor Signs Medical [Cannabis] Access Legislation into Law
Republican Governor Kay Ivey has signedlegislation into law providing for state-regulated medical cannabis access to qualifying patients with a physician’s recommendation....
Mississippi: Supreme Court Nullifies Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Initiative
Justices on the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled6 to 3 to overturn a November 2020 vote legalizing the production and dispensing of medical cannabis...
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Minnesota: House Lawmakers Advance Adult Use [Cannabis] Legalization Measure
For the first time ever, members of the Minnesota House of Representatives have approved legislation to legalize and regulate adult use and...
From Chromatography to Cannabis Extraction: A Relaxed Conversation with John MacKay
"I am the raffinate!" These four cosmic words have stuck with me ever since John MacKay, Ph.D., said them. The...