Category: Blog
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Industry Perspective: 54 Green Acres Farm
Crafting Safety: An Organic Cannabis Farm’s Quest for Cannabis Contaminant Control An Organic Farm’s Quest to Preserve Craft-Quality Cannabis, Prevent Aspergillus, and Prepare to Neutralize Other Pathogens. By Vincent Deschamps and Jamie Toth Executive Summary/Synopsis: 54 Green Acres is an organic farm Southern Oregon that is certified by Sun & Earth™ and Certified Kind™. Both…
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First Person Perspective: Cara Crabb-Burnham, Compliance Professional
By Cara Crabb-Burnham I’m left with one question: was it worth all this? I worked in cannabis for 15 years. I started as a student activist – and anyone who claims, “activism isn’t work,” never tried it. I focused each of my class projects (B.A., Marketing) on the drug war, fighting the drug war, drug…
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Hemp and Farm Bill Explainer
Dr. Jeff Rawson, Founder of the Institute of Cannabis Science, wrote a handy one-pager that is a briefing document on the Hemp and Farm Bill.
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Fat Nugs Magazine Interview
Fat Nugs Magazine is a standard bearer for cannabis culture, and our founder, Jeff Rawson, is featured in an interview by Casey Renteria! We’re proud to be featured there! Thanks so much for the great chat, Casey! Here’s the Interview!
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Jim MacRae: A Legend of Cannabis Data Analysis
Dr. Jim McCrae has produced inspiring work at his blog, Straight Line Analytics
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Future Cannabis Project Episode “Not High Enough”
Dr. Jeff Rawson and Jamie Toth participated in the Future Cannabis Project’s episode, “Not High Enough,” a discussion about potency inflation across the industry!
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Jeff presents recommendations to the CCC of MA
At 12 noon Feb 21st, Jeff presented his recommendations on how to correct misinformation in the cannabis market of Massachusetts. We expect attendance of Commissioner Kimberly Roy and Chair Shannon O’Brian of the Cannabis Control Commission. Let’s hope Jeff’s presentation helps them provide honest data about weed to consumers.
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Misinformation in Cannabis Presented to MCAB
Jeff gave a version of his talk about Misinformation in Cannabis Markets to the Research Subcommittee of the Massachusetts Cannabis Advisory Board today. Dr. Marion McNabb invited him to speak with the committee about how we can improve the quality of information and protect consumers in the adult-use cannabis market. There were some excellent questions…
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Website and first donation
The Institute of Cannabis Science has a website at cannsci.org, and accepted its first donation! Our site is a hub for cannabis data. It’s basic and aspirational now, but look for updates in the immediate future that add profiles of our team, results of our research, and plans for the future. We also gratefully acknowledge…