Ten states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational marijuana, and medical marijuana is allowed in 33 states. Canada is building a multibillion-dollar recreational market since it legalized pot in October. New Jersey could soon become the next state to legalize the drug.
When Congress cleared the 2018 farm bill Dec. 13, it legalized hemp, or cannabis that contains less than 0.3 percent THC.
Two recent scientific papers on the genome of cannabis sativa have been made public, one of which is still undergoing peer review. The papers identify genes in all 10 chromosomes of the cannabis plant and are expected to be the most complete cannabis genomes to date.
Front Range Biosciences is also working with the University of California, Davis on mapping the cannabis genome.