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"Clear difference in quality of legal vs illegal cannabis"

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A first look behind the scenes

"The largest indoor vertical cannabis farm in Australia"

US (NY): Office of Cannabis introduces new tool to support climate goals and improve cannabis sustainability

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US (CA): Grad student awarded $25,000 fellowship for cannabis genetics research

Jelte Veenstra will succeed

Ron van der Knaap, founder and CEO of Van der Knaap Group, is stepping down

Sector | Company news

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US (MD): Apothecarium dispensary workers move to unionize

US (ME): New retail shop headed to Presque Isle

US: Profile Products strengthens team

A pro-cannabis future in Thailand?

Research reveals new flavor compounds in cannabis

US (AL): Judge open to lifting Medical Cannabis Control Commission restrictions
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US (FL): Mint Cannabis and Shango Joint Venture to acquire The Cannabist's Florida subsidiary

Sector | Market info

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Survey highlights gaps and opportunities in cannabis banking
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US: Selective banking practices remain prevalent despite the expected easing of restrictions on the cannabis industry
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US (MI): Why cannabis prices hit a record low in July?
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US (CA): State's legal cannabis system is lacking, while Michigan's is thriving
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US (MN): Cannabis trademarks elusive while legal issues remain
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US (VT): Supreme Court ruling sheds new light on who qualifies for cannabis business benefits
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US (KY): Medical cannabis industry gains momentum as application deadline passes

Sector | Cultivation

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Organigram receives second investment by British American Tobacco
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Characterization of male flower Induction by Silver Thiosulfate foliar spray at the middle reproductive stage for breeding

'Banksy' among Westland greenhouses
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Germany: First application of cultivation club approved in Berlin

Is your greenhouse really closed?

NL: Twenty horticultural companies get a biodiversity strip

Own sample of pests and disease from starting material is advisable

Sector | Marketing & promotion

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Mississippi restrictions on medical cannabis advertising upheld by federal judge

Sector | Grower in the spotlight

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A tour of an Australian medical cannabis cultivation facility

"It’s not like tobacco—you have to really know your market"
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US (NJ): St. Anthony grad to cultivate craft cannabis in Jersey City

US (CO): Cannabis micro-cultivation facility launches in New Britain
Peter Vermeul, CBD Spain:

Growing CBD in Spain: “Pretty much everyone else has given up”
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US (NH): Grower would like to expand, but laws limit growth
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US (FL): Lake County man accused of stealing utilities to power cannabis greenhouse

Sector | Management information

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DryGair hires new CFO and Technical Support Manager

Patrick Ulloa appointed as Quality and Compliance Manager at Biortica

NZ: Greenfern Industries' Managing Director resigns

US: Hippos Cannabis CEO appointed to new Missouri business group
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Jessica VanDeWalle appointed as the new VP of Wholesale at Ethos

Boris Jordan appointed as Chairman and CEO of Curaleaf
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US (CT): Brandon McGee named director of Social Equity Council

Sector | Regulations

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US (MA): West Stockbridge green lights odor-mitigation plan for cannabis grower
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US (VT): Cannabis Control Board hits 'critical time of the year'

US: Appeals court rules that THC-O qualifies as hemp
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US (MN): Minneapolis and St. Paul fine-tuning cannabis industry regulations
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US (CA): Lawmakers approve bill to prevent ‘double taxation’ by local governments
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US (MO): Hemp leaders file suit to halt governor’s ban on hemp THC products
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Companies awarded Alabama medical marijuana licenses seek court order allowing them to start work

Sector | Product information

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AU: Biortica Agrimed expands its varieties
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BioTherm to showcase climate technologies at Cultivate 2024

Predict plant structural parameters effectively with hybrid deep learning
soilless agriculture and aquaculture research

US: KSU announces 7 mln dollar federal grant award
Grow more. Period.

"We're dedicated to meeting diverse growers' needs with our custom-made systems"

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Sector | Personal news

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In memoriam: Maarten Vegt

In memoriam: Kees de Groot

Sector | General export

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Greenfern

New Zealand grower exports to EU and UK

Timelapse Panama Canal - Pacific Ocean

Sector | Health

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Partnership to introduce range of cannabis products in Poland

US (FL): Grant funds UF research for potential opioid relief

Sector | Climate

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Vincent Kickert, ARC Technology:

“Adding climate systems without finding the right balance can result in a setback”

US (MO): Mizzou scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency removing nanoplastics from water
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How France's hemp industry helps in fight against climate change
Justin Graves, FogCo:

"Humidity control and cooling with integrated fan and misting solutions"

Distribution agreement SecondSky greenhouse covers in UAE

Moisture: friend or foe?

Could the global boom in greenhouses help cool the planet?

Sector | Crop protection

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September 19, 2024

Webinar: Hard-to-Reach Pest Management
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US (NC): Toward better plant disease prediction

Increasing number of harmful bugs in greenhouses
Organic crop protection:

Pest and disease control with minimal to no risk of resistance
A planned investment of EUR 5 million

New greenhouses and automatic cells will be built to breed insects
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Hop Latent Viroid in hemp

A closer look at Whiteflies

Sector | Energy

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Too little cultivation in greenhouse full of solar panels
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How N.J. is working to reduce energy costs for cannabis industry
"The grower soon saw that the system was making good choices"

Energy optimisation for grower thanks to digital twin technology
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'Carbon footprint floating solar energy systems similar to land systems'

Wisconsin’s Alliant Energy focus on energy is a grower win

Skytree launches Stratus Pioneer Program for CEA
Gas prices rise due to blending in green gas

Grower costs to rise with the introduction of European Emission Trading System

Sector | Fertilizers

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A Cape Cod couple lost their restaurant lease. Now they're delivering cannabis

Use of fertilisers in EU agriculture down 10% in 2022
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Breaking down the power of nitrogen for cannabis

Ginkgo Bioworks acquires AgBiome

New Iron Powder launched as a sustainable organic solution for plant health

Brock-farm partnership tests wool as sustainable soil enhancer
Dinesh Dholliwar, Optic Foliar:

“Growers can now spray with the lights on, without any damage or burning”

Sector | Greenhouse building

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Rhode Island Officials Consider Letting Marijuana Packages Have More Color

Dutch horticulture sector promotes Controlled Environment Agriculture
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US (CA): California officials fund project to preserve ‘legacy cannabis’ genetics and culture

Greenhouse and subtropical lands are the most expensive in Andalusia
Jeffrey Landau

New North American HQ and new director of business development for Certhon

"We have been designing, building, and installing these structures for 20 years"

US (MD): Grower commences operation in expanded area of Hagerstown-based facility

Sector | Novelties

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AU: New cannabis labelling technology aims to standardize the industry

Sector | Lighting

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Fohse launches new LED tech

"Precision and control are essential for maximizing crop performance"
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Cannabis grower considers former roadside diner in Sharon for store
helping growers with HID lights continuing to thrive

Hydrofarm names Ushio Preferred Brand to expand partnership

New Oreon lamp is hybrid-cooled instead of water-cooled

Maximizing cannabis growth with intracanopy lighting

"LED lighting has allowed us to meet the unique demands of each market"

Cannabis Research Coalition to introduce dynamic lighting into its new facilities

Sector | Packaging

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Rhode Island cannabis packaging could get more colorful and informative
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Deadline for Missouri’s new cannabis plain packaging is Sept. 1

New compostable flower pod system unveiled

US (NY): New cannabis recycling program launched to collect empty packaging

Cannabis brand achieves plastic negative certification across all product lines

Sector | Post-harvest

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Spencer Craig new COO, and Chris Mapson new VP of marketing at Cannatrol

Post-Brexit border issues are still impacting plant imports in Britain and Europe
Yogesh Jhamtani, Buffalo Extraction Systems

Spreading the benefits of cannabis through technology and extracts
Jim Sanfilippo, VIST Labs:

“85% of the raw cannabis samples we test contain Aspergillus”

Postharvest cannabis technology receives two European patent approvals
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US (CT): New anti-microbial remediation system unveiled

Macedonian grower steps up drying process to preserve structural integrity of flowers

Sector | Starting material

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17th International Peatland Conference held in Taizhou, China

India: New operations manager for Biogrow Protec

Plant genome editing with new type of Crispr technique
"The cannabis market has higher requirements"

Chinese rock wool factory builds research greenhouse

"Using substrate without packaging results in lower moisture content"
PRO-MIX and AGTIV

"After the co-branding, the formula and performance remain unchanged"

Sustainable approach to coir production

Sector | Technique

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Priva Partners with TriEst for Advanced Irrigation Solutions

"More of our clients show interest in protective structures as tunnels and greenhouses"

"The combination of a shorter cycle and apical dominance significantly reduces the need for plant management"

New 3-in-1 precision handheld monitor launched

"Without air movement, CO2 can stifle, limiting the plants' oxygen exchange"

Results of measurements in Mosswool
Ruben Valenzuela, Valenveras:

“New plant tissue model enables growers to optimize nutrition plans for different cultivars”
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The importance of sensor placement in automated cultivation

Sector | Events, shows & webinars

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US (AZ): Community college Partners with Green Flower for cannabis education certificate programs

Philippines: Villafuerte Calls For Senate Approval Of Medical Cannabis Bill
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New Jersey Cannabis Convention Returns to Atlantic City, September 6-7
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US (CA): Sonoma County Hall of Flowers Cannabis Market, festival opens to public this year
Cravo, Plantlogic, and Organia México open day:

"I've seen the improvements with the Hi-Grow system"
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September 5-7

Educational forum on cannabis industry for tribal leaders and entrepreneurs

CAN (QC): Dynamic Lighting main topic at Glase 2024 Summit

Sector | Machinery

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Australian grower steps up inventory management and compliance game

Decontamination company launches air filtration system

New pipe rail trolley launched at Fruit Logistica

Sector | Innovations

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US: "Keeping growers in the licensed market is key to prevent impacts to stream"