Cannabis Candy

Cannabis confections are a growing industry, and manufacturers are creating candies with THC, CBD, and hemp all an in attempt to appeal to evolving consumer tastes. Candy Industry covers the sector with a focus on how manufacturers and retailers can respond to these trends.

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PMCA to host fall seminar on cannabis products

Organization voted in 2018 to accept applications from companies that make cannabis-infused products.

Alyse Thompson

April 22, 2019

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The Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association (PMCA) is planning a fall 2019 seminar on challenges with incorporating cannabis into confectionery and snack products.

Where does the FDA stand on CBD?

Agency to begin soliciting comment on safety of cannabis compounds.

Alyse Thompson

April 10, 2019

If you’re confused about the legal status of products made with cannabidiol — or CBD — you’re not alone. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is trying to determine for itself how to regulate around CBD, announcing last week it would host a public hearing May 31.

Fine & Raw, by CHLOE. chocolate bars

Fine & Raw Chocolate, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Alyse Thompson

March 18, 2019

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Bean-to-bar chocolate maker Fine & Raw has partnered with plant-based, fast-casual restaurant chain by CHLOE. to develop two unroasted, 28-gram chocolate bars.

One-on-One: Nancy Gruskin Warner, ceo of edibles packaging maker AssurPack

Warner offers advice for confectionery companies looking to enter the edibles market.

Crystal Lindell

February 27, 2019

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Warner talks about how her products make edibles safer, how she thinks the industry should respond to cannabis confections, and the advice she’d give to confectionery companies looking to enter the market.

We need to talk about protecting kids from eating cannabis candy

The confectionery industry will have to create child-proof packaging guidelines, and public service campaigns to help keep kids safe.

Crystal Lindell

February 20, 2019

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Every single time I mention cannabis-infused confections to someone, the first thing they say is, “What if kids eat them accidentally?”

Good Vibes: ISM highlights the demand for cannabis-based confections

New product winners, supplier conversations highlight the industry’s move into cannabis-based confections

Crystal Lindell

February 6, 2019

Two of the three 2019 New Product winners featured cannabis, including the third place Swiss Cannabis Gum and the second place Hemptastic Hemp Bar.

When will candy makers see CBD gummies as just gummies?

CBD is getting too big to ignore, but what does that mean for the candy industry?

Crystal Lindell

October 10, 2018

Use of CBD, or cannabidiol, as a food ingredient is getting too big to ignore, but what does that mean for the candy industry?

Cannabis-infused edibles: The elephant in the room

Use of cannabis-infused edibles continues to grow, opening up opportunities for manufacturers.

Alyse Thompson

August 15, 2017

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Shifting attitudes have prompted the legal cannabis products business to explode, reaching $6.7 billion in 2016. And sales aren’t expected to slow.

Brave new world: One-on-one with Nancy Whiteman, co-owner of Wana Brands

Manufacturer of marijuana edibles addresses dosing, packaging and product safety.

Bernie Pacyniak

March 29, 2017

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Wana Brands has been an innovator in the cannabis infused-products industry in Colorado since 2010. As one of the state’s original infused products manufacturers, the Boulder, Colo.-based company has developed a broad range of artisan, made-from-scratch edibles, concentrates and medicinal products, including the state’s most popular sour gummies.

As Colorado tries to ban “candy” from pot edibles, should we care?

Should the confectionery industry stand with pot-infused candy makers?

Crystal Lindell

August 12, 2015

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The thing about marijuana is that it’s infiltrating the candy world whether we like it or not. Which, of course, leads to the multi-million-dollar question, do we like it?

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PMCA to host fall seminar on cannabis products

Where does the FDA stand on CBD?

Fine & Raw, by CHLOE. chocolate bars

One-on-One: Nancy Gruskin Warner, ceo of edibles packaging maker AssurPack

We need to talk about protecting kids from eating cannabis candy

Good Vibes: ISM highlights the demand for cannabis-based confections

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Cannabis-infused edibles: The elephant in the room

Brave new world: One-on-one with Nancy Whiteman, co-owner of Wana Brands

As Colorado tries to ban “candy” from pot edibles, should we care?

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