Concentrates

Texas lawmakers approved legislation over the weekend to study the effectiveness of psychedelics in treating PTSD among veterans and to reduce possession penalties for cannabis concentrates.

A Colorado bill is seeking to reduce the amount of concentrates that medical cannabis patients ages 18-20 can purchase in an effort to prevent the diversion of such products to Colorado’s youth.

Colorado is the latest state to consider capping THC content in cannabis products after a lawmaker there proposed a 15 percent THC cap for concentrates.

A bipartisan proposal being considered in Washington state would cap the potency of cannabis concentrates at 30% THC and raise the minimum age for purchasing extracts to 25 years old.

A study comparing potency and intoxication levels in cannabis flower vs. concentrates confirmed that higher THC blood levels in consumers do not necessarily mean those consumers will feel more intoxicated.

An explosive fire that rocked Los Angeles over the weekend and left 12 firefighters hospitalized has been tied to Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of butane and other vape supply items.

A controversial bill that would have banned high-potency concentrates in Washington state was resoundingly rejected for the 2020 session.

A Washington bill with bipartisan support would cap the state’s adult-use cannabis concentrate products at just 10 percent THC, which would effectively kill the state’s concentrates market.

Cannabis culture is constantly changing and, with it, cannabis consumption methods continue to evolve. While the following products might be intimidating to new or inexperienced cannabis consumers, concentrates are arguably the future of the cannabis industry.

A unanimous ruling for the Arizona Supreme Court clarifies that medical cannabis extractions are indeed legal, shielding (and exonerating) patients and dispensaries from hardliner lawmakers and regulators.