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Atlas Biotechnologies Inc., a leading Canadian cannabis company, has announced the launch of Atlas Thrive™ CBD gum, Canada’s first CBD chewing gum, in partnership with NordicCan. This innovative addition to the line of Atlas Thrive™ products provides another convenient, easy-to-use, and discreet way for adults to integrate CBD into their existing health and wellness routines. Atlas Thrive™ CBD gum can be consumed along with complementary Atlas Thrive™ products, including the transdermal patch, gels and tinctures, which use patented pharmaceutical absorption technology. Offered in Vanilla Mint flavour, the gum contains 20 mg of CBD per piece and 200 mg of CBD per pack. First launching in Ontario, Atlas Thrive™ gum will also be available for purchase at various cannabis retailers, including all Canna Cabana locations in Ontario. It will also launch in Alberta along with various medical cannabis platforms, including Shoppers Drug Mart.
Atlas Thrive™ CBD Gum Four Fathers Collaborates with Lehua Brands
Four Fathers Brewing Co., located in Cambridge, ON, released its terpene-infused beer series called “You’re Dope,” available for purchase. The first “You’re Dope” series includes two strains: Lemon Kush Mints and Purple Wedding Cake. Both specialty beers include cannabis terpenes. Four Fathers Brewing Co. has been innovating the “You’re Dope” series by collaborating with PhenoTechTM , part of the Lehua Brands family from California. Relying on its years of experience and utilizing its patented, industry-leading technology, PhenoTech’s team extracts terpene oils from the cannabis plant that can then be infused into a variety of products. For this collaboration, terpene oil has been shared with Four Fathers Brewing Co. and infused into its “You’re Dope” series of beer, allowing the aromas and flavours of the selected strains to shine through. The “You’re Dope” series will be available at Four Fathers Brewing Co. at 125 Guelph Ave, Cambridge, Ontario, in its taproom and retail outlet.
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Premium Flower Offerings from 7ACRES
7ACRES Papaya is an indica dominant hybrid known for its highly pungent sweet and fruity aromatic notes. A cross of Citral #3 and Ice #2, Papaya produces beautiful light green buds densely coated with milky white trichomes. Originally bred by Nirvana Seeds as its take on Mango, you can expect a complex aromatic profile of fresh papaya, mango, guava and citrus combined with hints of earthy spice. 7ACRES Jack Haze is a bright green, sativa-dominant strain from 7ACRES in Kincardine, Ontario. It has very high potency potential, and its sweet citrus aroma is created by the terpinolene and nerolidol in its terpene profile.
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XMG ALT Introduces Grape and Black Cherry
XMB has expanded its winning portfolio with new XMG ALT, delivering the same bold flavours and higher impact (at 10mg THC) as its predecessor, but now with zero sugar and zero calories. Its latest innovation, XMG ALT, answers the call from consumers seeking higher-dose cannabis beverages with low sugar, an insight found through social listening. The introduction of XMG ALT sparks the kick-off of what’s to come for the brand, including the launch of XMG Sodas, which will feature four new flavours: Cola, Cream Soda, Orange and Root Beer, and will be available to Canadians by late spring, in addition to XMG Blue Raspberry and XMG Iced Tea, flavour extensions of the current XMG offering. XMG ALT Black Cherry & XMG ALT Grape will be available at authorized local cannabis stores and authorized online retailers across Canada. To learn more about XMG ALT, visit www.trussbeverages.com/xmg.
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Krypto Chronic #2 Flower Rosin
Created using Sugarbud’s exclusive genetics, Krypto Chronic #2 Flower Rosin embodies all attributes of this cultivar that have made the dried flower popular - sweet citrus and fuel aromas driven by a prominent rich Terpinolene terpene profile. Solventless extraction methods place a premium on maintaining the naturally occurring terpenes, flavors, aromas and cannabinoids throughout the entire process, ensuring that the full essence of the original dried flower is maintained. Sugarbud’s solventless concentrates are another example of our “House Style”, and embody the same quality, consistency, flavour profiles and aromas consumers have come to expect from the Sugarbud Craft Cannabis Collection. Indica-dominant Hybrid Og flower rosin THC Range: 600700 mg/g (60-70%) CBD: <0.2%. Deep Space XPRESS marks Canopy Growth’s first single 10mg THC-infused gummy in the Canadian market, offering maximum legal potency per gummy. Deep Space XPRESS is available in both the original Deep Space cola and Limon Splashdown flavours, designed deliberately to match the popular beverage flavours, in a gummy format.
Deep Space XPRESS Gummies
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Tweed Fizz Beverages
Tweed Fizz is our THC-infused carbonated water with 5mg of THC. Tweed Fizz Watermelon is a refreshing sativa-dominant infused sparkling water with THC distillate, combining natural Watermelon flavour, THC and effervescent carbonated water. Tweed Fizz Mango is a naturally flavoured and refreshing sativa-dominant infused sparkling water with THC distillate. Its tropical floral taste is a perfect balance of sweet with underlying hints of sourness.
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Kiva Confections
Kiva Confections announced its first international product and brand expansion plan into the growing Canadian cannabis market. Over the next year, Kiva Confections will work with Canada-based producer Greentone to bring the brand’s full portfolio of award-winning edibles to dispensaries across the Canadian market. Consumers can begin to find Kiva’s all-natural Camino and Camino Sours soft chews in select retail stores across Canada beginning this month, with their strain-specific, 100% live resininfused Lost Farm soft chews, cold water hash-infused Kiva Chocolate Bars and Terra Chocolate Bites, and microdosed Petra Mints arriving at retail stores throughout the remainder of the year. The brand’s award-winning, cannabis-infused chocolates, mints, gummies, and chews continue to raise the bar for edibles in the industry, with Kiva bringing the same level of integrity, passion, innovation, and craftsmanship to every new territory they arrive in. For more information on Kiva Confections please visit kivaconfectionscanada.com.
FOUR CANNABIS LABELLING PROCESSES TO SET YOU UP FOR FUTURE GROWTH
By Travis Wayne
Cannabis companies – from cultivators to processors, labs, distributors and cannabis retailers – need to be agile enough to change quickly with new regulations or industry standards, and keep up with increased consumer demands. It’s a good idea to spend time now to make sure your labelling environment is flexible enough to withstand changes without disrupting operations and production, and ultimately your profitability.
Here are four cannabis labelling processes you can implement today to set your business up for success and future growth.
PRINT YOUR CANNABIS LABELS IN-HOUSE AND ON-DEMAND From design to printing, when you manage your labelling inside your four walls, you have full control over the process, as well as the flexibility to implement quick changes that may be required due to:
» New THC or CBD products » Regulatory or industry standard changes » Acquisition of other brands or products
Printing labels as you need them also helps cut down on wasted label stock and saves money overall. Instead of having to order excessive minimum quantities, you can print labels on-demand to ensure you never have to throw out rolls and rolls of pre-ordered labels that have become obsolete – and you don’t need shelves of label stock taking up space in your facility.
INSTALL NETWORK LICENSING SO LABELLING ISN’T LIMITED TO ONE WORKSTATION
You can have more than one user running barcode labelling software at the same time from different workstations without having to manage multiple single user licences through network licensing.
Network licences function as “floating licences” and are hosted in a centralized location like a server. The software can be installed on an unlimited number of computers on the same network and multiple people can run the software simultaneously, based on the number of network users your licence includes. You can have a three-, five-, or ten-network user licence and increase the number users by increments of five as your staff grows.
The ability to have more users from different workstations helps create a more flexible labelling environment and doesn’t have to come with a high price tag – subscription licensing is a cost-effective solution with predictable and lower up front costs.
CONNECT TO MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES WITH SMART LABEL TEMPLATES
Using smart label templates with database connections makes your cannabis label printing system resilient to changes within your business. Because the data that needs to be printed on the label is being accessed real-time, updates or changes to product information are automatically reflected on your label.
There are two common ways to integrate your labelling software to pull cannabis product information (including strain, type, weight and THC or CBD levels) efficiently onto your label:
1. Use data from a database or your business system: Create fields within the design of your cannabis labels and connect those fields to the necessary database.
Your business system already holds the variable data needed on your labels, such as product information, batch or lot code, shipping addresses, order numbers, etc.
This connection allows you to select a key data element (such as order number) and all other data is automatically populated onto the label. 2. Print labels directly from your business system: Trigger label print jobs directly out of your ERP system instead of opening a label design application. Having fewer systems to work in means a quicker and simpler label printing process, allowing production workers to focus on their primary tasks.
Beyond being able to connect your labels to BioTrack, Canix, another seed-to-sale or ERP system, an Excel spreadsheet, or another database to pull information into smart label templates, you can also automatically collect data at print time from a device connected via a port, such as a scale to capture and print product weight.
When manual data entry is truly unavoidable within your barcode labelling process, you can use custom label printing forms to help users enter data correctly and reduce the risk of labelling errors. These print forms can be adapted to create your ideal printing process and can include a variety of field options, including text, radio button lists, incrementing numbers, sliders (to select data via a scroll bar), date pickers and more. You can also place data validation on fields, such as requiring a phone number to be in a specific format or only allowing a maximum of ten characters.
LEVERAGE CLOUD TECHNOLOGY TO
MANAGE CANNABIS LABELS FROM ANYWHERE
Locally saved files limit accessibility. By connecting to cloud data and storing cannabis label files centrally in cloud locations, such as Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive, authorized users can securely access label files from anywhere with an internet connection. Leveraging cloud technology also protects you from losing label files and production downtime due to hardware malfunctions.
Taking leveraging cloud technology one step further, you can have your labelling software hosted in the cloud and centralize control of label printing at multiple locations. This allows any print user to access a simple label printing interface while removing the burden of IT maintenance, such as server management, software upgrades and local installations. Possibly the most beneficial feature in cloud-hosted label printing is the ability to print labels remotely from any location at any time to greenhouse or warehouse facilities, labs, distribution centres or cannabis retailers.
Cannabis companies with centrally managed barcode labelling processes are extremely well-equipped to handle future growth and adapt to changes within the marketplace and the supply chain.
To access a free trial and learn more about how TEKLYNX helps companies in the cannabis industry meet labelling regulations, decrease errors, increase efficiency and grow revenue, visit teklynx.com/cannabis.
Travis Wayne is the Product Manager at TEKLYNX.
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