Alyse Thompson has held many positions with BNP Media, first serving as an intern at Candy Industry Magazine in summer 2012. She joined Candy Industry's staff full time as associate editor in August 2016 after a few years at newspapers in West-Central Illinois, becoming managing editor in March 2019. Alyse has also served as managing editor of Cannabis Products Magazine since March 2019. She has bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from Western Illinois University.
Texas Original has launched Dark Chocolate Bites, the company’s first chocolate product and the state’s first medical cannabis chocolate product made with Rick Simpson Oil (RSO).
California-based Punch Edibles & Extracts is bringing its infused confectionery products eastward, operating in Oklahoma’s medical cannabis market and launching in New York’s adult-use cannabis market earlier this year.
Insa’s Peppermint Candy Cane Chocolate Bar and Champagne Drops will be available to ring in the season for the third year, and the company is also unveiling a new product, Berries & Cream Drops.