S 02, Ep. 04 – He’s a Washington edibles maker; He fights for U.S. hemp

Featured guests: Patrick Devlin, a “zootologist” for Zoots Premium Cannabis Infusions making edibles in Washington state, and Eric Carlson, director of hemp affairs with the National Cannabis Chamber of Commerce. [podcast] LOTS TO TALK ABOUT •  Bringing a Washington state edibles brand to Colorado. •  Which states are getting hemp…

Ep. 48 – He grows hemp for CBD, he’s staring an edibles biz

Featured guests: Tim Gordon, hemp operations chief at CBDRx, and Herbanoids owner Brent Beckman. [podcast] LOTS TO TALK ABOUT –Is the revival of hemp farming in the U.S. going to outpace the lucrative business of marijuana? –How does a brand-new edibles business stand out in Colorado’s crowded, infused marketplace? –Find…

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Mormon church opposes Utah bill on medical marijuana edibles

The Mormon church has come out against a Utah bill that would allow the medical use of edible pot products, a position that could be a serious blow to one of two medical marijuana proposals before state lawmakers.

Restrictions on pot edibles clear Colorado House

Marijuana biz EdiPure issues fourth edibles recall in less than two months

Marijuana business EdiPure voluntarily recalled more of its cannabis-infused edibles on Monday over concerns they contain potentially dangerous pesticides banned for use on marijuana in Colorado. The recall was EdiPure’s fourth in less than two months — and the city’s 15th in as many weeks.

Colorado cannabis innovators have big plans for 2016

Top 2016 cannabis trends: Mapping weed genome, CBD, healthy edibles

Mood mixers, marijuana cocktails and cannabis genomes — these concepts may be unfamiliar to casual followers of the burgeoning Colorado pot scene, but they will likely be the driving forces behind an industry that is on track to generate $1 billion in sales for 2015.

Colorado monthly retail pot sales top $50 million for first time

Amid EdiPure’s third pesticide recall, edibles biz calls city’s testing ‘dubious’

Marijuana edibles company EdiPure on Tuesday voluntarily recalled more than 35,000 packages of its products because of the presence of potentially dangerous pesticides — and the business is also taking aim at the pot-testing lab used by the city of Denver, calling the lab’s pesticide testing methodology “dubious at best.”