4/20 stories, pt. 5

"The market lost a bit of momentum last year, but now the mood is a lot more optimistic"

As the week comes to an end, our 4/20 stories do too. In our last special today, we focus on Europe. There have been many developments in the European…

Khiron completes winding down of cultivation and extraction operations in Colombia

Khiron Life Sciences is continuing its efforts to focus on Colombia to continue to generate demand. At the same time, the company is reducing non-core,…

Determining the right light intensity for your cannabis

"Do you ever get so focused in your own world that you kind of forget not everybody knows what you know? This happens to me all the time with Fluence's…

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US: Uneasy cannabis industry seeks broader trade amid vast glut

The email went out to legal cannabis growers around Washington state. Another of their colleagues had gone under. 'Liquidation sale,' it said. Attached…

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Trulieve shares behind-the-scenes look at cannabis production

As a medical cannabis grower and site manager, Brian Smarr has been working with Trulieve, West Virginia's first dispensary, for two years. "If you…

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New generative AI supports cannabis entrepreneurs with education, licensing, and ongoing operations

Green Rush Consulting has announced Oddysee, a new generative AI platform specifically designed for the cannabis industry. This technology supports…

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Worms get munchies too

It is not just humans that get the munchies: worms also display the same craving for their favorite snacks after consuming cannabis, new research has found. In the study,…

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Cannabis growers and regulators confront Michigan’s oversaturated market

Michigan has a weed problem, and consumers are loving it. More than three years after legal recreational cannabis sales began in the state, the market…

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How to calculate fertilizer rates?

Did you know just as with pH, each type of plant has a preferred Electrical conductivity (EC) range within which it can thrive? In general, though, if…

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NY growers workshop on energy and water efficiency tips for cannabis cultivation

Resource efficiency and profitability are not mutually exclusive. The right design, construction, and equipment can produce a cannabis facility that…

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US (FL): Avidia Bank partners with Green Check verified to serve underbanked cannabis industry

Green Check Verified has announced announces a continuation of its multi-year partnership with Avidia Bank, a community bank that provides financial…

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How Perfect Plants converted the crisis into new opportunities

With over 40 years of experience in international biogenetics and tissue culture, Perfect Plants produces more than 30 million plants per year: 150…

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US (MI): Cannabis industry employees say they’re being left behind

For many, the "green rush" of Michigan's blooming cannabis industry seemed like an exciting new career opportunity. That was true for one woman who…