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  Industry News

  Smoke Wallin: Appreciating the Cannabis Journey

  “I’ve done tons of interviews, but I’ve never been asked that question before,” replied J. Smoke Wallin, a builder of businesses in several...

  By: Lee Allen | Writer, Reporter, Gardener

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  Industry News

  Becoming Certified in the Cannabis Industry

  Global advancement of cannabis legalization has exposed many gaps in the industry, with labor shortages and skill gaps impacting the cannabis industry. The cannabis...

  By: Luis Cordova | Plant Biotechnician, Pharmaceutical Scientist

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  Industry News

  Taking a Look Back for a Better Cannabis Future

  Knowing our Past, We Can Develop the FutureIn the early 17th century, England was in desperate need of securing their own, reliable supply of cannabis fiber. As a naval...

  By: Mitchell Alswiti and Jonah Clifford | Master Grower & CEO

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  Harvest

  Racks vs Lines: Which is Better for Drying Cannabis?

  As the cannabis industry continues to evolve with legalization, garden supply companies are making new equipment to cater to increasingly sophisticated needs. Today, we...

  By: Kent Gruetzmacher | Writer, Owner of KCG Content

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  Cannabinoids

  THCV: The Mysterious Cannabinoid

  Cannabis contains many cannabinoids, not just CBD and THC. With legalization and research growing worldwide, more of the lesser-known compounds and their benefits are...

  By: Rich Hamilton | Writer, Consultant, Author of The Growers Guide

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  Industry News

  Fire In, Fire Out: Making Hash at Green Cedar Retreat

  One of the exciting new sectors coming out of the cannabis industry is tourism.With its west-coast lifestyle, vast sandy beaches, surfing, fishing, abundant wildlife,...

  By: Cam Maxwell | Editor

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  Industry News

  Don’t Let Secret Shoppers Find Microbes on Your Cannabis Products

  The legal cannabis trade has swelled to a $60 billion dollar industry, projected to reach $100 billion dollars by the year 2030. 2020 saw a 67 percent increase in legal...

  By: Chris Bond | Certified Permaculture Designer, Nursery Technician, Nursery Professional

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  Harvest

  The Importance of Curing Cannabis

  It was 1999, and as I entered Dr. Richard Mandshart’s lab to ask him to be on my graduate advisory committee, I was met with a man holding a spoon surrounded by...

  By: Dr. Daniel Hayden

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  Inhaling

  The Tale of the Terp Slurper

  When we talk about smoking hash many people flash back to their friend’s dingy basements in the 1990s, with Cypress Hill or Nirvana blasting from the boom box...

  By: Kyle LeGrow | Cannabis Photographer, Brand Content and Media Manager

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  Industry News

  Newer and Better Ways to Process Hemp

  At the University of California Riverside, Dr. Charles Cai led a group that decided to start at the beginning to deconstruct the hemp plant, separating its fiber, sugars...

  By: Lee Allen | Writer, Reporter, Gardener

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  Industry News

  Buying Back Hemp Biomass

  Buying back excess hemp grown from specialty seeds isn’t a unique concept and a quick search on the web will show several companies who promise to do so. EcoGen...

  By: Lee Allen | Writer, Reporter, Gardener

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  Industry News

  Cannabis Investing: Boom or Bust

  Is Cannabis a Commodity?Let’s start with a simple definition of a commodity: “In economics, a commodity is an economic good that has full or substantial...

  By: Michael Coffey | Cannabis Cultivator, Writer, Photographer, & YouTuber