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The importance of intensive and practical cannabis training

A good balance ensures healthier, more resilient plants and thus a higher yield and more uniform cannabinoid levels. Because cannabis is a relatively new crop, growers are often still looking for a good balance when growing it. By understanding and managing it properly, an optimal efficiency can be…

US (MA): Holyoke College offers scholarships for two-day program

The Cannabis Education Center at Holyoke Community College is offering scholarships to students who enroll in its March 2021 core cannabis training program. The intensive, two-day "Cannabis Core" training runs on Sat., March 20, and Sunday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program costs $595 but…

Interactive virtual session on bylaws for greenhouse operations

Municipalities are implementing strict bylaws for greenhouse horticultural operations who are artificially lighting their crops out of necessity to extend their growing season. Investments in light abatement screens not only provide these operations with the necessary resolve to contain the light but to…

US (NC): New video series launched to guide growers thorugh horticultural lighting options

Curtis Mathes Grow Lights launched their new video series to help cannabis growers wade through the confusion surrounding horticultural lighting. The video series began live at CMGL's YouTube channel on Friday, February 19th and was hosted by Dr. Edward Westerfield, Chief Digital Media Officer of the…

Learning transfer from the cannabis industry to the vertical farming industry

The Association for Vertical Farming is organizing a Webinar focusing on technical aspects and experience of the invited experts: Emil Breza is Co-Founder, President, and CEO…

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TerrAscend to participate in an AMA on Reddit

After we have seen top cannabis executives taking the Reddit stage to answer questions with the AMA (Ask Me Anything) format, this Friday February 19th is the time of TerrAscend to partake in such a thing with CEO Jason Ackerman and Board Chair Jason Wild.  The AMA will start at 5pm ET and will last until…

Indoor ag-con changes dates and locations for 2021

With safety in mind, the Indoor Ag-Con management team has made the decision to push the dates for its previously announced May 16-18, 2021 agriculture trade show and…

Optimal parameters to grow cannabis at scale

Last December, Richel Group, together with Priva, have organized a webinar titled “A Journey in Medicinal Plant Cultivation”. Paul Herment with Richel Group, and Timo Tarkiainen, and Paulina Komorowska took on the stage to discuss the intricacies of growing cannabis at scale. The first part of the webinar,…

US (VT): Trimmed hemp flower: crop or processed product?

Cultivating and processing hemp for the trim flower market is a growing trend in Vermont. The Vermont Hemp Program takes this opportunity to review programmatic requirements, as registrants shift focus towards producing this valued-added hemp product. We will discuss registration, analytical testing…

US (WA): Western Washington University to offer cannabis certificate programs to meet professional skills gap

Western Washington University's Professional and Continuing Education has adopted four new certificate programs, focused on career preparation and skills development for the growing cannabis industry. Leafly's annual cannabis jobs report highlights the need for skilled employees, as the industry is now…

US (CA): Dr. Stuart Titus awarded '2020 Best Business Leader in the USA'

Medical Marijuana, Inc's CEO Dr. Stuart Titus has been named the winner of the 2020 Best Business Leader in the United States by Global Brands Magazine. The Global Brand Awards is an annual awards program held by Global Brands Magazine (GBM), headquartered in the UK. Each year, GBM conducts a series of…

US (MI): Regulatory agency announces diversity, equity, and inclusion workgroup

The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) is facilitating a standing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workgroup (DEIW) to continue to advance the proposals of the ad hoc Racial Equity Advisory Workgroup, to empower stakeholders to take ownership in the programs that directly impact their communities, and to…

US (OH): AmericanHort to launch new hemp conference at Cultivate '21

AmericanHort, host of Cultivate has announced a new Hemp event to take place July 9-10, prior to Cultivate’21. This two-day event will include a trade show and education programming featuring leading perspectives on hemp production. The Hemp Conference at Cultivate will be held in Battelle Hall at the…

New online Purdue course takes a comprehensive look at hemp as a crop and product

A new, old industry. That’s how the U.S. Department of Agriculture characterizes hemp, a versatile crop grown around the world for thousands of years, including in the U.S., before being effectively outlawed in the 1970s because hemp and marijuana are from the same plant. The 2018 Farm Bill legalized…

HortiContact 2021 moves to 2022

The upcoming edition of the greenhouse horticulture exhibition HortiContact, which was planned on 23, 24 and 25 February 2021 in Evenementenhal Gorinchem, will be moved to 22, 23 and 24 February 2022. Event organizer Easyfairs has decided this in consultation with its exhibitors. “We have noticed in the past period that more…