--- title: Your Top 5 News Stories - May 19, 2021 description: Cannabis Comes to the Cotton Belt, Delta-8 THC a ‘market response’ to lack of FDA guidance on CBD, and more! image: https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Canabis-Insight-Daily4.jpg --- [![](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-ondark.png?width=431&height=233&name=logo-ondark.png "logo-ondark.png")](https://newfrontierdata.com/) # Your Top 5 News Stories - May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021 [In Sight Daily](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/topic/in-sight-daily) [![4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165.jpg?width=1025&name=4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165.jpg)](http://newfrontierdata.com) --- ![medical research](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/medical%20research.jpg?width=720&name=medical%20research.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-05-19 at 1.55.10 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-05-19%20at%201.55.10%20PM.png?width=256&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-05-19%20at%201.55.10%20PM.png)](https://www.investingdaily.com/63621/cannabis-comes-to-the-cotton-belt/)   | [**Cannabis Comes to the Cotton Belt**](https://www.investingdaily.com/63621/cannabis-comes-to-the-cotton-belt/) New Frontier Data sees Southern reforms helping grow total U.S. medical cannabis spending from $8.5 billion to $16 billion over 2020-2025.  | | --- | --- | --- ![wild card](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wild%20card.jpg?width=720&name=wild%20card.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-05-19 at 1.56.02 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-05-19%20at%201.56.02%20PM.png?width=252&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-05-19%20at%201.56.02%20PM.png)](https://www.lidoconsulting.com/size-matters-the-total-addressable-market-of-cannabis-hemp-is-far-bigger-than-analyst-predictions/)   | [**Size Matters: The Total Addressable Market of Cannabis/Hemp is Far Bigger than Analyst Predictions**](https://www.lidoconsulting.com/size-matters-the-total-addressable-market-of-cannabis-hemp-is-far-bigger-than-analyst-predictions/) The head of a private equity firm (and investor in New Frontier Data) focused on legal cannabis says that medicalization is the next wave.  | | --- | --- | --- ![hemp](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/hemp.jpg?width=720&name=hemp.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-05-19 at 1.57.26 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-05-19%20at%201.57.26%20PM.png?width=263&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-05-19%20at%201.57.26%20PM.png)](https://hempindustrydaily.com/delta-8-thc-a-market-response-to-lack-of-fda-guidance-on-hemp-derived-cbd/)   | [**Delta-8 THC a ‘market response’ to lack of FDA guidance on CBD, hemp industry says**](https://hempindustrydaily.com/delta-8-thc-a-market-response-to-lack-of-fda-guidance-on-hemp-derived-cbd/) Businesses marketing psychoactive Delta-8 THC and Delta-10 THC are doing so at their own risk of state and federal legal and civil jeopardy.  | | --- | --- | --- [![85be82f7-e43c-4be3-b735-df3139c25b2b](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/85be82f7-e43c-4be3-b735-df3139c25b2b.gif?width=728&name=85be82f7-e43c-4be3-b735-df3139c25b2b.gif)](http://nxteck.com) --- ![tech science innovation](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tech%20science%20innovation.jpg?width=720&name=tech%20science%20innovation.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-05-19 at 1.58.23 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-05-19%20at%201.58.23%20PM.png?width=260&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-05-19%20at%201.58.23%20PM.png)](https://thefreshtoast.com/news/scientists-issue-guidelines-over-safe-cannabis-use/)   | [**Scientists Issue Guidelines Over Safe Cannabis Use**](https://thefreshtoast.com/news/scientists-issue-guidelines-over-safe-cannabis-use/) Pending federal legalization and industry standardization, state laws vary widely and in some confusingly contradictory ways for consumers.    | | --- | --- | --- ![finance](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/finance.jpg?width=720&name=finance.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-05-19 at 1.59.14 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-05-19%20at%201.59.14%20PM.png?width=252&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-05-19%20at%201.59.14%20PM.png)](https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/pbr-expands-its-cannabis-lineup-with-more-products-and-more-thc/amp/)   | [**PBR Expands Its Cannabis-Infused Lineup With More Products and More THC**](https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/pbr-expands-its-cannabis-lineup-with-more-products-and-more-thc/amp/) The 176-year-old brand is adding three flavors along with a doubly potent (10-mg of THC) version of its non-alcoholic “high seltzer” drink.  | | --- | --- | --- 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