September 2020 - TheraCann

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has exposed the vulnerabilities of the global meat supply chain, new sustainable proteins also represent safer and more crisis-resilient food solutions. A number of food techs and startups are currently harnessing mushroom fermentation to create more sustainable and crisis-resilient food solutions. A number of food techs and startups are currently

Vertical farming is a rapidly growing industry, and there are many challenges and opportunities. In this interesting interview, Christine Zimmermann-Loessl, Chairwoman at the Association for Vertical Farming, discusses the latest trends of vertical farming such as scaling and the implementation of robotics/machine learning devices to run the farms. https://lnkd.in/d8-_Aux As time goes by we are able

A new report expects Canada’s recreational marijuana industry to double revenues this year and grow more than 500% by 2025. In spite of COVID-19, 2020 saw the industry launch “Cannabis 2.0”, which expanded product lines to include edibles, extracts, vapes, and topicals, which were not widely available.  Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dxfYEM6 Do you want to invest in

Police shut down massive illegal cannabis operation in the Niagara Region that rerouted cannabis grown for medical use to the illegal market, seizing more than 100,000 plants and $2.5 million Canadian. The accused, who police say are residents from Niagara and the Greater Toronto Area, are facing charges under the Cannabis Act, Controlled Drug and

The below infographic from Elements of Green sheds some light on the innately complex legal status of CBD products in Europe. Not quite enough, by 2023, the European CBD market is estimated to reach €1.4 billion.  Is Panama ready to be a part of the legal CBD industries? Let us help you throughout all the

A study published in Scientific Reports found that first-time users of psychoactive brew ayahuasca showed decreases in psychopathology and depression one month and six months later. The study authors sampled first-time and regular users of the psychedelic substance. Researchers recruited 40 subjects who were soon to attend their first ayahuasca ceremony. The drop in depression

New Zealand is the only country voting on a national cannabis legalization measure in 2020. As of right now, adult-use cannabis is only legal in two countries – Uruguay and Canada. A handful of other countries are exploring pilot programs that would legalize cannabis for adult-use in limited instances – Panama is currently in the

Growing plants the traditional way comes with challenges – such as the changing climate, pests, human errors. Although all mushroom (or any plant really) growing techniques require a certain amount of knowledge and equipment, mycologists have been experimenting with new ways of obtaining large quantities of psilocybin-producing fungi without making too much of an impact