Marijuana legalization does a lot of things, but one thing it doesn’t do is stop racial disparities in the criminal justice system — even with marijuana arrests. In  a recent report by the Drug Policy Alliance , the pro-legalization group documented the effects of marijuana legalization in several states. As expected, marijuana arrests are down dramatically in legal pot states. But arrests remain for, say, possession by people who are under the legal age of 21, unlicensed sales, and public consumption. Drug Policy Alliance Things get a little more complicated, though, when you break the data down by race. Arrests have declined for all racial groups since legalization. But that hasn’t halted racial disparities. Both black and white people are much less likely to be arrested over marijuana, but black people are still much more likely to be arrested for pot in comparison to white people. Alaska legalized marijuana in 2014, although it did not start sales until 2016. In the ...

CBD Supply Chain of CBD October 22 2018 SDZ are developing a comprehensive strategy that involves in managing the supply chain, at least 30% of it between Australia and Canada, inclusive of off takes to Germany for European distribution. Expectations for the cannabidiol (CBD) market continue to look bright as estimates are projecting the market to grow by 700% by 2020, according to Forbes . A new report by cannabis/legal marijuana market analysts firm Hemp Business Journal projects that the CBD market will grow to $2.1 billion by 2020, an astronomical jump in value compared to last year's cannabidiol (CBD) market of $202 million. As the market continues to swell, it is expected the space will reach the billion-dollar status as product diversification and global demand drive revenue levels. One of the major drivers for the CBD market is the growing list of Health benefits of CBD oil. CBD oil products have several benefits and are believed to cure various ailments in the huma...

Overview on LEVEL and Beverage Companies focussed on Cannabis Companies I have put together an overview of where we are and the focus specifically around LEVEL, and why beverage and  alcohol companies are all flocking to cannabis companies. What does a beer company do to hedge against slowing growth in its main business? In the case of the parent company of Corona, the answer is to invest heavily in the marijuana industry. Constellation Brands, which also makes Robert Mondavi wine and Svedka vodka, announced Last month that it had invested $4 billion in Canopy Growth, a publicly traded Canadian cannabis producer. The deal comes nearly 10 months after Constellation first took a 10 percent stake in Canopy to help create nonalcoholic cannabis-infused drinks and other products. Constellation’s investment in Canopy, the biggest known deal in the marijuana industry, shows just how far traditional alcoholic beverage companies are willing to go to find growth. As sales of beer f...

Canadian Market - Cannabis - Tobacco - Alcohol A new report from CIBC, one of Canada’s largest banks, estimates marijuana will be a $US6.5 billion industry by 2020 in the country. That’s more than the $US5.1 billion Canadians spent on liquor in 2017, and it’s approaching wine sales. CIBC predicts Canadians will buy over 800,000 kilograms (over 1.7 million pounds) of marijuana by 2020. The market will be led by adult-use (recreational) consumers, who CIBC predicts will account for 95% of sales, with the other 5% going to medical patients. The private sector will be able to generate over $US1 billion in earnings on marijuana sales, with the bulk of that flowing into the production side – companies that cultivate and produce marijuana. CIBC also predicts that mergers and acquisitions in the sector will continue at a “frenetic pace,” as producers seek to acquire medical expertise and elbow into new markets. As one of Canada’s “Big Five” banks, CIBC’s report on the cannabis s...

I will daily publish information that I feel assist anyone wanting to understand the Cannabis market and CBD products. The first topic is one that many people want to understand, the extraction process to create the Madicinal Cannabis remedy known as CBD. Summary of Extraction Methods used for CBD - Educating and Understanding the Processes I have compiled the main methods for Extraction for the benefit of educating all investors in this growing and booming industry 1 – The CO2 Cannabis Extraction Method - SDZ Preferred Extraction This form of CBD extraction is actually divided into supercritical, subcritical and ‘mid-critical’ categories but supercritical is by far the most commonly used. In fact, it is the most regularly used extraction method of all because it is safe and provides a pure end product. In simple terms, CO2 cannabis extraction uses pressurized carbon dioxide (CO2) to pull CBD (and other phytochemicals) from the plant. CO2 acts like a solvent at certain temper...