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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

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  Industry News

  Old Virus, New Crop: BCTV is Back

  What’s old is new again with a reported resurgence of Beet Curly Top Virus (BCTV), a plague from Mexico to Canada “spreading havoc in over 300 species in 44...

  By: Lee Allen | Writer, Reporter, Gardener

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  Industry News

  LED Technology Causing a Resurgence in Light Lifting Practices

  Perhaps no area of modern cultivation tech has witnessed the sort of upheavals as horticultural lighting. Each new advancement in grow light technology seemingly gives...

  By: Kent Gruetzmacher | Writer, Owner of KCG Content

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  Industry News

  Cannabinoid Biosynthesis: Growing Cannabinoids Without the Plant

  Faster. Cheaper. Sustainable.Biomedican employees must feel they’re three-for-three in that race following the recent announcement of a unique method of...

  By: Lee Allen | Writer, Reporter, Gardener

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  Harvest

  Why Secret Shoppers are Becoming More Common at Dispensaries

  With more states legalizing the sale of cannabis, it makes sense to find secret shoppers employed in the cannabis industry.Most cannabis consumers rightfully assume the...

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

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  Industry News

  Challenges with Cannabis Drying Rooms

  Cannabis companies are under consistent pressure to meet the demands of an increasingly competitive marketplace. Even more, as we continue to report the operational...

  By: Kent Gruetzmacher | Writer, Owner of KCG Content

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  Environmental Control

  The Latest Automation Options for Cannabis Cultivation

  Indoor cannabis cultivation has always been intimately bound to the technology supporting it. However, our motivations for using this equipment has changed over time...

  By: Kent Gruetzmacher | Writer, Owner of KCG Content

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  Industry News

  Organic Cannabis & the Cannabis Certification Council

  The Cannabis Certification Council (CCC) is a non-profit group that is dedicated to establishing a functional organic certification standard for the cannabis space.Based...

  By: Kent Gruetzmacher | Writer, Owner of KCG Content

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  Industry News

  The Art of Re-Vegging Cannabis Plants to Save Space

  Are your cloning results dependable? Are you short on space but interested in phenotype hunting for new production stock? Then re-vegging is for you! This article will...

  By: Jennifer Martin | Cannabis Cultivation Consultant

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  Industry News

  Bayer Cropscience: A New Desert Bloom

  What’s in a name? Apparently not much according to William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet: “That which we call a rose — by any other name —...

  By: Lee Allen | Writer, Reporter, Gardener

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  Industry News

  Cultivators and Property: Maximizing Facility Design

  Many cultivators do their work in rented spaces. This makes perfect sense in the complex world of regulated cannabis, where local zoning regulations intertwine with...

  By: Rich Cardinal | Vice-President of Cannabis Operations

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  Industry News

  It's Time to Mandate Aspergillus Testing for Cannabis

  It’s no secret most marijuana produced in the US is ultimately consumed by inhalation — smoking, vaping, dabbing, and more. These methods of consumption are...

  By: Adam Scavone | Compliance Director