Posts by Jack Bohannan
How to Start a Cannabis Cultivation Business in 2021
New Jersey, Arizona present big opportunities. The elections of 2020 brought a wave of cannabis legalization. Voters approved every cannabis-related ballot initiative, opening up new markets in New Jersey, Arizona, Montana, Mississippi, and South Dakota. Experts project that these markets will gross $2.5 billion annually by 2024. That has investors and would-be license holders asking…
Read MoreDecarboxylation of THCA Prior to Extraction: Benefits and Drawbacks
How Decarboxylation of THCA Occurs Decarboxylation of THCA is an important aspect of cannabis and hemp processing that is often discussed but not always entirely understood. From a chemical perspective, decarboxylation removes a carboxyl ring from the cannabinoids found within raw plant material and releases carbon dioxide as a result. Raw plant matter contains the…
Read MoreUSDA Hemp Rules – A Look at Current Regulations and a Glimpse into the Near Future
With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the USDA ended several decades of regulations and restrictions on hemp that had been in place under the Controlled Substances Act. This bill, in effect, legalized the commercial production of hemp at a federal level and opened the doors for large scale operations on a scale that…
Read MoreCBD Hemp Brokers – What Farmers Need to Know
The Role of CBD Hemp Brokers The consistent demand and steady rise of the CBD market has been a boom for many of those involved within the industry — from growers to harvesters and CBD hemp brokers. New markets across the globe are increasing on a seemingly daily basis with widespread legalization and public acceptance opening…
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