Articles covering the processing, packaging and regulation of legal cannabis edibles and beverages, in addition to information about the equipment used to manufacture and test these products.
The price per pound of cannabis fell in 2021 because of massive overproduction across California. The dramatic drop in price left many outdoor cultivators looking for a way to make ends meet and fearing for the sustainability of their futures.
Rootwurks offers an affordable, accredited HACCP certification course, which will now be offered to ASI’s clientele through the exclusive partnership, along with other compliance tools.
WYNK, along with its high-potency counterpart Countdown, were incorporated under the Wherehouse Beverage Co. umbrella in 2022. The company continues to evolve its retail strategy, driven by innovation in dosing and manufacturing technology.
Cannabis Products Insider recently spoke with Andrew Dorf, VP of sales, and Vandana Kothari, director of quality, about CV Sciences’ approach to developing hemp-based ingestible products and its process for ensuring product quality.
In a Food Safety Summit session sponsored by Columbia Laboratories, Kathy Knutson, microbiologist and independent consultant for EAS Consulting Group, noted that players in the traditional food and beverage industry are accustomed to good manufacturing practices (GMPs), while the cannabis industry largely is not.
For many cannabis edibles manufacturers, large-scale equipment requires a significant amount of capital and offers more capacity than they need — at least at the beginning.
Imbibe’s Andy Dratt covers beverage formulation during Cannabis Drinks Expo.
August 8, 2023
Andy Dratt, EVP and chief commercial officer for Imbibe, urged the cannabis industry to turn to food science during his presentation for the Cannabis Drinks Expo, held Aug. 1 at Morgan Manufacturing in Chicago.
Cannabis Products Insider recently spoke to Hempak's Ryan Zvibleman about hemp as a packaging material, the company's patent-pending child-resistant jars, and the need for sustainable cannabis packaging.
Alyse Thompson has held many positions with BNP Media, first serving as an intern at Candy Industry Magazine in summer 2012. She joined Candy Industry's staff full time as associate editor in August 2016 after a few years at newspapers in West-Central Illinois, becoming managing editor in March 2019. Alyse has also served as managing editor of Cannabis Products Magazine since March 2019. She has bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from Western Illinois University.