The soybean looper is a destructive pest on soybeans capable of defoliating fields if left unchecked. It can be difficult to control because of its resistance to many insecticides. LSU AgCenter scientists are looking at a novel way to increase the efficacy of pesticides to better control insects such as the soybean looper using nanotechnology.

Like a number of companies making good in the growing national marijuana industry, Ohio-based Apeks Supercritical is getting in on the “green rush” by marketing and selling its botanical oil extraction systems to buyers in the legal cannabis industry, Director of Sales Shawn E. Litterini said in an interview.

The C02 extraction systems are cleaner than other extraction solvents, which leave more chemical residue, and can be used to make any number of oil extracts such as vanilla and saffron extract, Litterini said.

DigiPath Labs Partners with Romer Labs to Validate Food-Borne Pathogen and Mycotoxin Testing Solutions for Cannabis DigiPath Labs
 

LAS VEGAS, July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/  DigiPath Labs, the cannabis testing subsidiary of DigiPath, Inc. (OTCQB: DIGP), is combining efforts with True North Laboratory of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Romer Labs, a leading global supplier of diagnostic solutions for food-borne pathogens, to investigate the applicability of utilizing Romer Labs' rapid diagnostic test kits to screen for food-borne pathogens and quantify mycotoxins present in cannabis.

NEW YORK, July 31, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A statement from AXIM Biotechnologies (OTC:AXIM), an innovative biotechnology company:

A company in the San Francisco area is delivering bitcoin-purchased medicinal cannabis to customers via drone.

Trees, which claims to sell the "highest quality" medicinal cannabis to people holding a medical recommendation, accepts payments in bitcoin alongside traditional payment methods such as cash, online bank transfer and credit cards.

The service requires users to provide their driving and medical license when ordering. To get medical approval, consumers must have a short evaluation with a doctor, either online or at a clinic.

A new app aims to help marijuana users determine whether they are too high to drive. Pictured, medical marijuana user Angel Raich sits in a car on April 20, 2007 in Missoula, Montana. Raich, 41, suffers from an inoperable brain tumor as well as several other medical conditions. Medical marijuana patients like Raich, who use cannabis regularly to treat ailments, could benefit from the new app.

Apps don’t make it into the Google or Apple app stores without those companies’ approval. For marijuana-related apps, the approval process is hazier.

Approval delays and rejections stem from conflicting state and federal laws, and a lack of guidelines for cannabis apps, Yahoo Finance reports.

Some apps have been approved only to be kicked out of app stores later. Some are later re-approved.

The app for MassRoots, a social media network for pot smokers, was booted from Apple’s App Store after 14 months, Yahoo reports.

PHYTOTECH Medical and MMJ Bioscience have joined forces to become the first Australian-listed medical marijuana company to control pharmaceutical hemp from farm to pharmacy counter.

THE re-branded MMJ PhytoTech will control the complete supply chain from cultivation to distribution after Phytotech raised $4.8 million to buy MMJ Bioscience.

MMJ PhytoTech chief executive Andreas Gedeon said the merger made the company one of the only serious players in the medical marijuana market.

"If you don't own the supply chain the company can't exist because you can't buy the cannabinoil compounds, it has to be sourced from plants," he said.

In our latest podcast episode on the CannabisRadio.com network, Shango Los meets with Tyler Markwart, founder of Allele Seeds Research and Production Manager / Breeder at Monkey Grass Farms, a licensed Washington cannabis producer, to discuss the hot topic of genetically modified cannabis.

Dating isn’t easy and for marijuana enthusiasts still dealing with black market stigma, it can be even harder. But with the help of some recently developed apps, love in the time of legalized marijuana may have become easier.

As public attitudes toward online dating and legalized cannabis shift, a new opportunity to openly connect members of the marijuana industry has arisen.

High There is a mobile dating app for people involved in the cannabis industry, or anyone interested in meeting people from the marijuana community. The app launched in February and has since been downloaded by 150,000 users and is available free on Apple and Android devices worldwide.