"Higher production, with a lower risk of diseases."

Van der Hoeven Horticultural Projects B.V. and CannabiDol are going to cooperate Bas Duijvestijn and John Dol announced this last week. As Sales Manager at Van der Hoeven, Bas Duijvestijn has seen the demand for cannabis projects increase for some time. This strong demand is often accompanied by some…

CAN (QC): MMJ production site in L’Ange-Gardien

BetraLif is beginning Phase 1 of construction for its 11,340 sq. ft production site in L'Ange-Gardien. This company will offer a range of medical cannabis products that meet Health Canada's stringent quality and safety standards “The development of the production site will take place in three distinct…

US (NV): Nevada investigating cannabis testing labs over THC levels

Nevada regulators are investigating cannabis testing laboratories to figure out how cannabis with exceedingly high levels of yeast and mold made it to store shelves, as well as for possibly doctoring THC levels to make cannabis products appear more potent to consumers. Cannabis regulators are “aware of…

How to create your ideal light environment

There are three characteristics of light you should consider when designing the ideal light environment for your crops: light quality, light quantity and light duration. Once you understand how these characteristics work together, you can optimize your lighting environment to grow healthy, uniform crops,…

US: Federal govt funds nine research grants to study CBD

The U.S. government will spend $3 million to find out if cannabis can relieve pain, but none of the money will be used to study the part of the plant that gets people high. Nine research grants announced Thursday are for work on CBD, the trendy ingredient showing up in cosmetics and foods, and hundreds…

US (PA): Growing, processing operations receive full certifications

FarmaceuticalRX has received full certification to operate its grower/processor operations in Pennsylvania. FarmaceuticalRX was awarded a Grower/Processor license last summer from the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Office as part of Round Two of the Medical Marijuana Program. "FarmaceuticalRX's…

Argus Controls announces new Technical Sales Manager for the Australian market

Argus Controls welcomes Dirk Sprangers as their new Technical Sales Manager for Argus Controls for the Australian market. Dirk has been in the Greenhouse industry since the age of nineteen where he began as an all-rounder with a focus on installing and commissioning heating systems and controllers in…

Argus Controls announces new Technical Sales Manager for the Australian market

Argus Controls welcomes Dirk Sprangers as their new Technical Sales Manager for Argus Controls for the Australian market. Dirk has been in the Greenhouse industry since the age of nineteen where he began as an all-rounder with a focus on installing and commissioning heating systems and controllers in…

CAN (ON): CannTrust issues statement regarding product return

CannTrust Holdings has received notice from the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC), the Crown corporation in charge of wholesale distribution of cannabis…

US (PA): Growing, processing operations receive full certifications

FarmaceuticalRX has received full certification to operate its grower/processor operations in Pennsylvania. FarmaceuticalRX was awarded a Grower/Processor license last summer from the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Office as part of Round Two of the Medical Marijuana Program. "FarmaceuticalRX's…

CAN (BC): Organic fertilizer for cannabis growers

Alliance Growers is in advanced discussions with a company that has created a turn-key waste management system for cannabis cultivators that combines the grower's cannabis…

US (MO): Montana vertical integration executive hopes to expand to his roots in Laclede County

Top Shelf Botanicals, operational in Montana and Oklahoma, has applied for seven medical cannabis facility licenses in Missouri – where the company’s CEO calls home. Top Shelf…

"Higher production, with a lower risk of diseases."

Van der Hoeven Horticultural Projects B.V. and CannabiDol are going to cooperate Bas Duijvestijn and John Dol announced this last week. As Sales Manager at Van der Hoeven, Bas Duijvestijn has seen the demand for cannabis projects increase for some time. This strong demand is often accompanied by some…

US (OR): White paper discussing design setpoints for cannabis cultivation operations

Root Engineers, a professional engineering firm specializing in the cannabis industry, has just published a free white paper titled “Cannabis Grow Operations and Design Setpoints.” The white paper defines critical design setpoints for cannabis cultivators and discusses how these considerations can…

US (WV): First licensed grower in McDowell makes CBD infused honey

In a field behind his house, Bill Hendley of Marion inspects the hemp plants growing in the hot sun. When they are ready for harvesting, he will take them inside his house and begin the process of making CBD oil. When the plants are brought inside, Hendley first has to place them in a sun room where they…

Ecuador approves medical cannabis use

Ecuador’s government has voted in favour of legislation to make medicinal cannabis legal. The Plenary of the National Assembly approved the reform of the Organic Integral Criminal Code (COIP) that allows the production, commercialisation, distribution, use and consumption of cannabis for medicinal or…

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"Research on crop protection is a very important topic, at the moment"

Crop protection for medical cannabis production in greenhouses or outdoors is a very important topic at the present time. Regulations around the world prohibit the use of chemical crop protections and the search for alternatives to combat diseases and pests is an important one within cannabis operations.…

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…

How LEDs can improve post-harvest cannabis quality

Most growers are familiar with the careful fertility, pest, and light management decisions that go into improving hemp and cannabis quality. There are also post-harvest factors that growers must manage to ensure that yield, quality, and time do not go to waste. This article explores how LED lighting can…

"Collecting data is not the issue, using data is what matters"

When talking about data in greenhouses, the collecting of data might not be the issue nowadays, with many tools being available to do so. Using the data is the real issue: Making the numbers accessible to the right persons at the right time, and being able to respond to it in the correct way is more of a…

US (IL): Chicago Cannabis Expo providing multiple cultivation learning opportunities

Cannabis cultivation techniques are continually evolving and leading the industry are the experts speaking in the Cultivation Super Panel and Seminar Series at Chicago Cannabis Expo. You can share in two days of intensive learning opportunities, as the Chicago Cannabis Expo proudly presents 50+ speakers…

The North Macedonia free-market approach to MMJ

Macedonia’s free-market approach to medical cannabis is setting it apart from many European states. And, in positioning itself as welcome jurisdiction for cannabis investment, it received a visit from a leading U.S. cannabis entrepreneur, reports the Balkan Insight website. Mike Straumietis, CEO of…

CAN (ON): Canopy to hire new CEO by end of year

Canopy Growth Corp. expects to complete its search for a new chief executive officer by the end of the calendar year, its chairman said during its first annual meeting without…

Cleaning solutions for the cannabis industry

Compliancy is surely one of the most important aspects of the medical cannabis industry. Within this concept, it is implied that growers carry out their operations in such a way that the end product is not only healthy, but also clean and safe to consume. In order to do so, it is of utmost importance to…

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 (NV): Nevada investigating cannabis testing labs over THC levels

Nevada regulators are investigating cannabis testing laboratories to figure out how cannabis with exceedingly high levels of yeast and mold made it to store shelves, as well as for possibly doctoring THC levels to make cannabis products appear more potent to consumers. Cannabis regulators are “aware of…

How the cannabis industry can do better to fight climate crisis

Cannabis is a pretty eco-friendly plant, all things considered: It’s versatile, it’s one of the fastest-growing commercial crops, and it may even help clean up soil that’s been contaminated by other farming practices. But despite all that, not to mention its perception as an Earth-loving agro-business,…

US (CA): Planning Commission gives green light to Nipomo cannabis grow

Cannabis will continue to be farmed on a 29-acre lot in Nipomo after a fervent debate over the project's proximity to a local elementary school. At a meeting on Sept. 12, the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission voted 4-1 to approve a conditional use permit for the cannabis grow, a project widely…

CAN (QC): MMJ production site in L’Ange-Gardien

BetraLif is beginning Phase 1 of construction for its 11,340 sq. ft production site in L'Ange-Gardien. This company will offer a range of medical cannabis products that meet Health Canada's stringent quality and safety standards “The development of the production site will take place in three distinct…

How to create your ideal light environment

There are three characteristics of light you should consider when designing the ideal light environment for your crops: light quality, light quantity and light duration. Once you understand how these characteristics work together, you can optimize your lighting environment to grow healthy, uniform crops,…

Trial results of new horticulture light technology

Ceravision has announced the results of trials undertaken over the last six months with a group of leading horticulture businesses. "Results from independently conducted trials with Bridge Farm Group on licenced industrial hemp have demonstrated an increase in yield and potency of 40% compared to other…

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…

CAN (BC): LED supplier selected for annual production of up to 12 million tissue culture starter plantlets

Pharmagreen Biotech will use Signify's Philips GreenPower LED Lighting in their Cannabis Biotech Complex currently under development. The complex will be a large-scale tissue culture production, research and storage facility of genetically identical, disease and pest-free plantlets with consistent and…

US: Federal govt funds nine research grants to study CBD

The U.S. government will spend $3 million to find out if cannabis can relieve pain, but none of the money will be used to study the part of the plant that gets people high. Nine research grants announced Thursday are for work on CBD, the trendy ingredient showing up in cosmetics and foods, and hundreds…

Ozone system provides 'brain food for roots'

Cardinal Fresh has announced a new addition to its family of ozone sanitation products to include large or small greenhouse crop water systems. "Ozonating greenhouse water is the most cost-effective way to completely and confidently sterilize feed water. It has proven to be far superior to either UV or…

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