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How Taxing THC Could Support Industry Growth and Progress

As cannabis markets open, THC can create controversy and limit product diversity. CBT Columnists Robert C. Clarke and Mojave Richmond explain why a tax system based on the compound’s potency could promote development and reduce the overall burden on the industry.

August 23, 2023

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Taxing THC: Leveling the Playing Field, Part I

How would a federal cannabis tax fit in to the already complicated patchwork of state and local rates? Alcohol and tobacco policies may provide clues.

June 29, 2023

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Cannabis Breeding: Where Do We Go From Here?

The beer industry’s innovations with hops offer clues for the path cannabis genetics and technology will take.

May 4, 2023

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Cannabis Supply Chain Woes: Bridging the Gaps

How to restore the disconnect between what cultivators are growing and what consumers really want.

March 16, 2023

Marketing Your Cannabis Business

The Appeal of Pungent Plants

Characteristic fragrances and flavors drive brand recognition for hops. Can a similar approach benefit the cannabis industry?

December 9, 2022

Relative Humidity Cannabis Cultivation

Brews, Buds and Preserving Flavor Post-Harvest

Once cannabis and hop plants leave production, their processing journeys can diverge, but aroma and taste are increasingly important for both.

August 11, 2022

How to Dry and Cure Cannabis Plants

What We Can Learn From The Hop Industry

Part one of this special four-part series explores important similarities and differences in cannabis sinsemilla and hops that lay the foundation for potentially parallel paths to the commercial mainstream.

March 2, 2022

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Cannabis, Classified

Creating a classification system that simplifies and groups terpene fragrances and flavors can improve consumer confidence, marketing and sales.

April 9, 2021

Marketing Your Cannabis Business

Fast-Food Cannabis

Tempted by processed, artificially flavored products, we enter the fast-food era of the corporate cannabis industry. Columnists Mojave Richmond and Robert C. Clarke ask, where do we go next?

March 16, 2021

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The Threat of Viral Cannabis Diseases

Growers worldwide are seeing Cannabis disease symptoms with unknown causes among their crops. Here’s what we know about potential causes, detection and what you can do to stop viral spread.

December 29, 2020

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Smell the Buds and Suds

Their similarities offer complementary effects that are playing into new co-consumption business models and trends.

August 11, 2020

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The Curse of Kush

A detailed look at the history, evolution and challenges surrounding these popular varieties.

April 29, 2020