(This is the 12th installment in a series focused on cultivation planning for marijuana and hemp growers. The previous installment is available here.) In unseasonable heat, marijuana and hemp plants can wilt, droop, curl and even stop trichome production. Overheated plants will also experience slow nutrient uptake and perspire too quickly. All of that is happening in […]
(This is the 11th installment in a series focused on cultivation planning for hemp and marijuana growers. The previous installment is available here.) For a cannabis cultivator, fertilizer and irrigation can be some of the steepest costs after labor. But the two steps are arguably the most important parts of any grow operation. Enter the term “fertigation,” […]
Sustainability is the next frontier that the cannabis industry needs to conquer, according to one cannabis CEO whose company is making moves to reduce and offset carbon emissions. Now, he’s challenging others to follow suit. The goal for Hexo Corp. is ambitious: offset the company’s operational carbon emissions and the personal emissions of some 1,200 […]
A privately held CBD consumer packaged goods company has purchased an Oregon-grown CBD brand and with it, increased its distribution access to 18,000 retail stores nationwide. Kadenwood LLC, based in Newport Beach, California, announced Wednesday that it has acquired the Social CBD brand from Portland-based Sentia Wellness. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The […]
(This is the 10th installment in a series focused on cultivation planning for hemp and marijuana growers. The previous installment is available here.) It’s no secret that many insects love cannabis, but research shows that four main pests do the majority of damage to outdoor cultivation. According to Whitney Cranshaw, an entomology professor and extension specialist at […]
A California hemp bill that would provide a long-awaited green light for hemp-derived CBD products has cleared the lower chamber – but the progress has set up a cannabis clash in the world’s largest state market. The bill easily passed through the California Assembly and awaits action in the state Senate. It would legalize the […]
A Tennessee blockchain fintech company has entered a national retail distribution agreement with 1606 Corp., a smokable hemp brand of SinglePoint Inc., a Phoenix-based technology and investment company. SurgePays Inc. offers prepaid financial services and wholesale products to independent retailers including convenience stores, mini-marts, tiendas and bodegas. According to SurgePays Chairman and CEO Brian Cox, […]
Potentially the most painful sport in the country (although I’m sure a lot of Rodeo-heads will disagree), the NFL is looking to get out of the opioid business. They’re offering up $1 million in grants to researchers looking to find an alternative to their current opioid-centric treatment, including marijuana and CBD. In particular, they want […]
The National Football League’s pain management committee and the NFL Players Association announced Tuesday that they will provide $1 million to fund up to five research grants on pain management and cannabinoids. The grants are expected to be awarded in November. Interest in the use of cannabinoids, including medical marijuana, outpaces available evidence, according to […]
Jeremy Moberg, the founder and CEO of this cannabis farm in Riverside, Washington, wonders why state regulators haven’t permanently banned delta-8 THC products. (Photo courtesy of Jeremy Moberg) Washington state marijuana growers are concerned that, without a change to state laws, their businesses could be severely hamstrung by federally legal hemp. At issue is hemp-derived […]
