October 13, 2018

New York State Holds ‘Listening Sessions’ on Cannabis Legalization

By Noah Potter, Of Counsel to Hoban Law Group Last month, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office announced a series of 15 listening sessions about […]
October 7, 2018

Major U.S. Companies Annually Use More Energy Than The Entire U.S. Cannabis Industry

In 2017, the total amount of energy used for U.S. legal cannabis cultivation was 1.1 billion kilowatts (kWh). In 2015, the total amount of energy used […]
October 7, 2018

DEA’s Rescheduling of CBD Is No Industry Cure-All

By J.J. McCoy, Senior Managing Editor, for New Frontier Data Recent news that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is rescheduling cannabidiol (CBD) for use in […]
September 30, 2018

Capturing the Energy Costs for Cannabis Cultivation

Capturing the Energy Costs for Cannabis Cultivation By J.J. McCoy and Beau Whitney for New Frontier Data Cannabis industry stakeholders, much like other stakeholders operating in […]
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 […]