Cannabis Insights

September 30, 2018

Cannabis Production Consumes Less Energy Than Beer Production

In terms of energy consumption per unit, roughly 1.2 kilowatt hours (kwH) of energy is required to produce 1 gram of cannabis, versus 0.2 KwH to […]
September 22, 2018

Top 12 Cannabis Stocks by Market Cap One-Year Stock Price Performance

In the United States, medical cannabis is legal in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Nine of these, with D.C., have also legalized cannabis for […]
September 22, 2018

Navigating the Maze of the Cannabis Market After the Daze of Summer

By J.J. McCoy, Senior Managing Editor, for New Frontier Data Even before word of the DEA’s landmark rescheduling of cannabidiol (CBD) for GW Pharmaceutical’s FDA-approved Epidiolex, […]
September 19, 2018

Despite Bumps, CBD Market Growing Toward Convenience Store Shelves

By William Sumner, Hemp Business Journal Contributor The potential both practical and profitable for cannabidiol (CBD) has been gaining an increasing amount of national attention. From […]
September 16, 2018

The Home Grow Market Could Grow Quickly as Adult Use Expands

In 2017, rising sales of concentrates in Colorado represented nearly 30% of all retail cannabis sales. While in Q1-2016 sales of medical concentrates were 44% higher […]
September 15, 2018

Recognizing Banking Risks in Emerging Cannabis Business Ventures

By Zoe Grimaldi, Executive Coordinator and J.J. McCoy, Senior Managing Editor, for New Frontier Data In 2014, Sundie Seefried founded Safe Harbor Services, the nation’s first […]
September 11, 2018

Going in Circles Over ‘The Hemp Loophole’

California’s crackdown on CBD in food may be toothless By J.J. McCoy, Senior Managing Editor for New Frontier Data In July, the California Department of Public […]
September 9, 2018

DEA Plant Eradication Decline, as Processed Cannabis Seizures Hit a Record High

As eradications decreased, the DEA’s number of interceptions of bulk processed cannabis nearly tripled, jumping 181%, from nearly 54,000 pounds in 2009 to over 151,000 last […]
August 30, 2018

Identifying the Relative Value of a Cultivator License, By State

By Beau Whitney, Senior Economist for New Frontier Data With investors seeking data about how to ascertain the value of a license, or at least identify […]