“The most important thing is to have the right amount of all essential nutrients”

Every grower knows that giving plants nutrients is incredibly important for the cultivation process, but not every grower knows exactly what their plant needs. There are 17 macro and micro nutrients, mineral elements that all plants require. All are important but widely varying amounts of these elements…

CAN (ON): TGOD gets ready for up to $103M in funding

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings has signed arrangements for up to $103 million in funding. "The financing package consists of three elements: a definitive agreement for a…

NZ: Katikati company gets green light to grow cannabis

A new medical cannabis firm based in Katikati has been quietly positioning itself to make a significant impact on the New Zealand pharmaceutical market and local horticultural…

CAN (ON): Paris based facility receives Health Canada approval to expand processing, sell new product formats

Aleafia Health’s wholly owned subsidiary, Emblem Cannabis, has secured two Health Canada license amendments that expand processing capacity, allowing for the sale of new product formats at its Paris processing facility. The amendments apply to the licensed and operational Paris location, which processes…

Canada's cannabis industry struggles to climb up regulation hill

Canada shot the opening shot in the global cannabis regulation arms race. On October 17, 2018, Canada was the first G7 country to legalize cannabis, an act that seemed like…

CAN (NB): NB moves toward privatization of cannabis sales

Citing significant financial losses and overly restrictive federal regulations, the New Brunswick government is looking for a private operator to take over its distribution…

TH: Law on importing and exporting is almost here

A new law on cannabis legalization will address two issues many foreigners want to know: roles of foreigners in production of weed-based medicine, and how international travelers may bring medical cannabis with them into Thailand for personal use. Firstly, foreigners will be able to own shares in…

NZ: Katikati company gets green light to grow cannabis

A new medical cannabis firm based in Katikati has been quietly positioning itself to make a significant impact on the New Zealand pharmaceutical market and local horticultural…

CAN (ON): TGOD gets ready for up to $103M in funding

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings has signed arrangements for up to $103 million in funding. "The financing package consists of three elements: a definitive agreement for a…

US (CA): The California desert town where cannabis is the last hope

Mayor Chuck McGuire wants his lake back. When McGuire was a kid growing up here in California City in the early 1970s, back when speculators still believed they could sell all…

US (MD): Keeping intruders out, both indoors and outdoors

One of the first clean green “organic” producers on the East Coast is Culta, a vertically-integrated cannabis operation that has both indoor and outdoor grows. “We have a 20,000 sq. ft. indoor facility, and a 1-acre outdoor organic cultivation,” says Mackie, Culta CEO. IndoorGrowing medical cannabis…

US (IL): Illinois bill would give cannabis businesses access to some banking services

An Illinois lawmaker filed a bill last week that would increase cannabis businesses’ access to some basic banking services. While a growing number of financial institutions…

CAN (BC): British Columbia based farm receives industrial hemp license

Weekend Unlimited's majority owned Northern Lights Organics farm in Fort St. James, British Columbia has been granted the Industrial Hemp Licence, from Health Canada, required to cultivate and sell industrial hemp. “Northern Lights Organics is advancing ahead of schedule, combined with the previously…

ZA: Police crack down on illicit cannabis industry

If there is a truism in the world of cannabis, it is that if you give the cannabis industry the slightest crack and it will flow through. That said for all the enthusiasm,…

US (WI): Assembly approves new hemp regulations

State Assembly lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve updates to hemp regulations in Wisconsin.  The proposal, which was approved by the state Senate last month, re-authorizes hemp growing and makes a number of other technical changes to hemp laws in the state. It now moves to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk for his signature.…

US (CA): Humboldt County supervisors to decide on hemp next week

Humboldt County’s ongoing prohibition of industrial hemp may continue for good if the Board of Supervisors decides next Tuesday that it wouldn’t be a smart move to legalize the crop. Earlier this year, the board passed a moratorium on growing hemp commercially under the premise that the county’s staff…

US (NY): Lack of regulations holding up hemp industry

Upstate New York’s first legal Hemp Harvest is in the barn! But not without some worries by farmers, like Meg Southerland, who’ve taken the Hemp Cash-Crop Plunge."Well, for me, this first year, it’s been a learning curve. And I’ve loved it.” Southerland harvested 3,000 Cherry Wine variety Hemp plants on…

US (IL): Illinois state senator's cannabis company under investigation

An Illinois state senator is the subject of an investigation by state officials who are probing her role in a cannabis company she operates. The investigation into Sen. Patricia Van Pelt by the office of Secretary of State Jesse White was reported by television station WGN on Wednesday afternoon. Van…

US (PA): MMJ sales total half a billion dollars in two years

John Collins, director of Pennsylvania’s Office of Medical Marijuana, said this week that the state’s medical cannabis program has generated more than $500 million in revenue from medical cannabis sales. A couple points of reference to underscore how impressive that figure is: Colorado only just passed…

The highs and lows of cannabis regulations in UK

The global cannabis industry is frequently characterized as a “booming market,” much to the frustration of many British businesses, which feel a lack of clear domestic regulation puts them at a disadvantage when it comes to harnessing burgeoning interest in the plant’s potential applications. While…

CAN (ON): Paris based facility receives Health Canada approval to expand processing, sell new product formats

Aleafia Health’s wholly owned subsidiary, Emblem Cannabis, has secured two Health Canada license amendments that expand processing capacity, allowing for the sale of new product formats at its Paris processing facility. The amendments apply to the licensed and operational Paris location, which processes…

TH: Law on importing and exporting is almost here

A new law on cannabis legalization will address two issues many foreigners want to know: roles of foreigners in production of weed-based medicine, and how international travelers may bring medical cannabis with them into Thailand for personal use. Firstly, foreigners will be able to own shares in…

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Tips to improve grow room and greenhouse temperature control

Managing the temperature inside of the grow room or greenhouse is essential for plants to grow to their full potential. When temperatures are outside of the desired range for…

"Innovation of biological control in cannabis for medicinal use"

In the past few years, Koppert Biological Systems has become one of the world's reference companies on research applied to the biological control of pests for medical cannabis. "A productive sector with important growth expectations", is how they describe it.  Koppert has developed a complete package of technical…

US (IL): Setting environmental standards in Illinois

The legalization of adult-use cannabis in Illinois brings with it a set of new environmental rules that, together with similar rules in Massachusetts, will help set standards…

Exploring evaporation post-harvest

As margins shrink in a hyper-competitive industry, cultivators would be wise to ensure their flower stands out for the right reasons; and moisture retention is the biggest…

Water silos are getting stronger...and higher

The larger the diameter of the tank, the lower the tank will be. This was the principle in the world of water silos. It had everything to do with the water pressure becoming too high. However, with current technology, the improved quality of steel, and improved technical calculations, it is possible to…

Dutch Passion awarded 'Best Seedbank' at Cannafest 2019

Dutch Passion collected a prestigious new cannabis cup at the 2019 Cannafest Expo in Prague, Czech. The award was given for ‘Best Seedbank’, one the most valuable of cannabis cup awards that a professional cannabis seed company can win. Cannafest is an annual event held in Prague. After Spannabis it is…

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CAN (NB): NB moves toward privatization of cannabis sales

Citing significant financial losses and overly restrictive federal regulations, the New Brunswick government is looking for a private operator to take over its distribution…

Canada's cannabis industry struggles to climb up regulation hill

Canada shot the opening shot in the global cannabis regulation arms race. On October 17, 2018, Canada was the first G7 country to legalize cannabis, an act that seemed like…

Hexo CEO’s work isn’t done 'by any stretch' despite job cuts, financial losses

Hexo Corp. Chief Executive Officer Sebastien St-Louis said his work isn’t done “by any stretch” after the company recently laid off about 200 people and reported a…

New business management to cruise control aeroponics

AEssenseGrows has introduced a new set of business management features that deliver greater insight to cultivators. "The Guardian Cloud Intelligence central management system brings cloud-based data analysis and visualization of complete grow operations to AEssenseGrows’ advanced software platform for…

Scientist describes her pioneering work to make medical cannabis effective, safe and standardized

Cannabis compounds are widely recognized as effective treatments for a surprising number of conditions and illnesses from anxiety to asthma to autism – and that’s just the A’s on a very long list. Yet it wasn’t long ago that cannabis was best known as marijuana, the “devil weed” with psychoactive effects…

US: Licensed MMJ sellers warn of 'black market' THC vaping products

Health officials are finding a common link in the nationwide vaping-related illness outbreak. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says Vitamin E Acetate has been found to be…

The cannabis industry and the environment

In an article on greencamp, the relationship between the cannabis industry and its environmental impact is explored.  "The growing legalization of cannabis shed some new light on…

CAN (AB): Edmonton based cannabis facility energized through solar panels

Edmonton-area Freedom Cannabis will be growing cannabis using energy partly generated from what it claims is the biggest rooftop solar panel installation in the country. “It’s an exciting time for all of us to see all our work come to fruition and to be sharing this milestone together,” said Troy…

Distribution agreement signed for Cannabis Odour Removers

Prelam Enterprises, a New Brunswick-based business specializing in innovative odour control solutions, is pleased to announce it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Zenabis Global Inc. for the Company's LUKY8 cannabis odour removers in Canada. Different from traditional…

“The most important thing is to have the right amount of all essential nutrients”

Every grower knows that giving plants nutrients is incredibly important for the cultivation process, but not every grower knows exactly what their plant needs. There are 17 macro and micro nutrients, mineral elements that all plants require. All are important but widely varying amounts of these elements…

NL: CannNext and Signify to further optimize cannabis production by expanding research collaboration into trichome development

Signify together with long-term research collaboration partner CannNext, is going to optimize crop yield and quality by expanding its joint research program. During the research, the two will determine the optimal harvest momentum and lighting regime. In August, Signify and CannNext announced the first…

Packing GMP approved MMJ in white room conditions

"Pre-made bags in combination with flexibility, simplicity and white room compatibility of the Schur®Star Packaging Machine convinced one of the worldwide major producers of medicinal cannabis to go for the Schur®Star Concept for packing their products," the team with the company says. "With a recently…

New soil and nutrient line "maximizes plant's genetic potential"

GP Solutions, Inc. debuts Prolific - a soilless growth medium and nutrient line that is free of human and sewage waste. Prolific was formulated by GP Solutions' in-house scientists, and is comprised of organic ingredients. "Our objective was to develop a growth medium that will help give plants the…

UK: Medical cannabis trials will target 20,000 UK patients

Up to 20,000 patients in the UK are to be given medical cannabis over a two-year period in an initiative that aims to create the largest body of evidence on the drug in…

'Newbies' in horticulture industry take big steps in automation

With no background in the horticulture industry but being surrounded by many greenhouses in the Niagara region, Canada (ON), automation experts Willem Bijlsma and Bill VandenOever started Bold Robotic Solutions Inc. 2 years ago. "We noticed that greenhouses still make use of a lot of manual labor.…

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