Cannabis is not lettuce or celery – a simple truth that nonetheless hasn't stopped some marijuana companies from using packaging repurposed from the food industry. The inadequacy of this process was evident years ago to Jack Grover, co-founder of Bedford Heights-based Grove Bags.
"The product became wet and moldy, because there were no agreed upon standards on what post-harvest looked like," says Grover, whose TerpLoc packaging film is specifically designed for the curing and storage of cannabis. "That life cycle is important in other spaces like produce, coffee and saffron as well."
Grover, alongside partners Jiazhou Yang and Ryan Carnevale, founded Grove Bags in 2016 in a Chicago WeWork space. Finding Chicago too expensive for his startup, the Orange-raised entrepreneur moved back to Cleveland.
Here, Grover perfected his TerpLoc solution, which ensures the "perfect cannabis climate" through humidity control, antimicrobial protection and optimal oxygen levels. Grover's innovation has penetrated every U.S. cannabis market, along with over 65 countries.
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