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Professional cannabis cultivators must follow testing guidelines to maintain quality control and provide consistent products. Cannabis is no longer a shadowy plant with a notoriously hazy history of misdirected criticism and outright criminalization. It’s now a major consumer product, rapidly budding in both the recreational and medicinal markets, driving a seismic economic boom to the …

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As discussed in a previous article, using CBD products to treat pets is growing in popularity. But it may not be as safe as many owners believe. Recent research has shown that CBD products marketed to pets are often labeled inaccurately, and consumers mistake unregulated products for reputably sourced brands. In early July, the FDA …

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Recently a new compound has been trending in the cannabis industry. The rise in popularity of Delta-8 opened new discussions in the industry around the importance of potency and the properties of various compounds. But what exactly is Delta-8? Delta-8 is a cannabis compound that has been recently gaining popularity due to its similarities to …

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Cannabis cultivation consumes high rates of energy and water and produces plenty of waste. Minimize your environmental impact by responsibly managing your harvest. The cannabis movement has come a long way. Far removed from its origin as a seedling-sized network of like-minded cultivators and fringe believers, it has since sprouted to industrial proportions through accelerated …

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Although studies show that 67% of US adults are for marijuana legalization, public knowledge about weed is surprisingly low. An estimated third of Americans think hemp and marijuana are interchangeable, and Google searches about cannabis and cannabis derivatives are higher than ever. Many people find it challenging to understand the distinctions between hemp, marijuana, and …

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For several years, researchers and medical personnel have noticed a disturbing trend. More cases have been documented of teenagers and young adults in their early twenties experiencing severe psychiatric and physical symptoms attributed to cannabis use. The Origin of the Condition The phenomenon was first reported in the scientific literature in 2004 but only gained …

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The new trend of well-designed packaging, clear and regulated information labels, lab-tested ingredients, standardized dosing, and modern branding takes its marketing cues from traditional retailers and brings it to the cannabis world. Marketing and packaging trends from the ‘90s traditionally included ubiquitous plastic bags marked with an X for potency or jars illustrated with cannabis …

Marketing Trends Reveals Which Demographic is the Largest Cannabis Consumer – and The Answer May Surprise You Read More »

Achieving the healthiest growth and the best quality cannabis depends entirely on maintaining an optimal growing environment. With a nickname like “weed,” you’d think cannabis would be easier to grow. Alas, our all-time favorite bud doesn’t sprout from sidewalk cracks through sheer force of will. In fact, cultivating high-quality cannabis requires growers to possess agricultural …

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Canadian’s Cannabis Crisis Canadian Cannabis producers are facing a crisis. Since Canada’s launch of adult-use sales in October 2018, an MJBizDaily analysis indicated that less than 20% of their production had been sold. Data gathered into 2020 reveals that most of the cannabis produced from 2018 through 2020 has either been stored in inventory or …

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]While THC and CBD are often confused, each has a unique and distinctive chemical makeup- and each provides unique and distinctive medical benefits. The medical benefits of marijuana as a whole are widely recognized, and many of these benefits can be attributed to one or even both of these elements. To understand why taking …

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