Cannabis cultivators are using technology to reduce water and energy use, cut down on labor costs and increase yields and quality. Here are examples of the technology that marijuana and hemp growers are using to make their facilities more productive: Sensors to help control irrigation and fine-tune lighting. Systems that can remotely control a grow-room […]
Marijuana use by teens is not independently associated with an increased risk of so-called ‘Amotivational syndrome,” according to longitudinal data published in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. A team of researchers affiliated with Florida International University assessed the association between cannabis use and motivation in a cohort of 401 adolescents (ages 14 to […]
Many farmers rushing in to profit from hemp over the past few years were burned badly. Some recorded massive economic losses because of the learning curve associated with the plant, others because contracts or processors fell through. Still more suffered crop loss, a perennial risk in agriculture. Hemp advocates are looking for ways to convince burned […]
The Kentucky Hemp Association claims that state police are illegally raiding legal hemp retail stores as they look for delta-8 THC products and is asking a state judge to put a stop to the practice. The group on Tuesday asked a Boone Circuit Court judge to stop police from using an April 19 letter from […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, please contact: Rob KenneryVP Sales & Marketing/General Manager716.876.9951 ext. 3232[email protected] BUFFALO, NY. (June, 2021)—Mokon, an international leader in high-quality circulating liquid temperature control systems, is actively providing process temperature control solutions for industrial hemp applications. Mokon’s accurate and reliable heating and cooling technology, with temperatures ranging from -20°F to […]
Federal agriculture officials are once again asking the White House for permission to send a survey to 20,000 farmers in an effort to gather hemp production data. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is developing an annual Hemp Acreage and Production Survey, but it’s inviting public opinion on the usefulness of the potential data and the […]
Colorado has a new plan to address cross-pollination concerns among outdoor hemp and marijuana growers. A new law to help outdoor marijuana cultivators includes provisions to talk about reducing cross-pollination among outdoor marijuana and hemp plants. The law also aims to help outdoor marijuana cultivators respond to adverse weather by loosening rules on relocating plants […]
A hemp genomics company in Fort Collins, Colorado, is getting money for research and development at a facility run by U.S. Department of Energy. New West Genetics is the first hemp company selected to participate in the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator, a $50 million technology incubator and platform focused on speeding the path to market […]
Skyscrapers at Detroit United state of America. After a rash of states banned hemp-derived delta-8 THC when the unregulated products took regulators by surprise, Michigan is the first to pass legislation that will regulate the products under its state cannabis regulatory agency. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed a Michigan legislation package that will regulate […]
Dominique Dawes, the retired American gymnast has stated on CNN that she backs the decision of the Olympic committee to suspend Sha’Carri Richardson by saying ‘Rules are Rules’. The three-time Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes appeared on Cuomo Prime Time and spoke about Richardson. Richardson was banned a couple weeks ago for testing positive for […]
