Cultivation
Dark Heart Nursery Opens Cannabis Biosciences Facility
Dark Heart Nursery (DHN), a California based cannabis genomics, diagnostics and applied biotechnology company, has opened a new 70,000 sq. ft. production and research nursery facility in Half Moon Bay, California. Capitalizing on the success... more »
MJardin to Sell Cultivation Facility in Las Vegas
MJardin Group, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of its interest in GreenMart of Nevada LLC, which possesses a Nevada Marijuana Cultivation Facility License and operates the cultivation facility at 5421... more »
LeafWorks Launches Cultivar Registration Program
LeafWorks, a female-founded genetics company specializing in identification for the cannabis/hemp and herbal industries, launched the LeafWorks Cultivar Registration program. This is a first-to-market service for the cannabis/hemp industries that enables cultivators and breeders to... more »
lllinois Approves Tenth Cultivation Center for Adult-Use Growing
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has approved another cultivation center that can grow cannabis for adult-use purposes in advance of adult-use cannabis becoming legal on Jan. 1, 2020. Compass Ventures, Inc. in Litchfield is... more »
System to Grow Cannabis Indoors More Easily Wins Start-Up Competition
As rain fell outside, more than 120 people filed into the Questrom School of Business auditorium last Thursday for the third annual Innovate@BU Cannabis Start-Up Competition. The popular event provides a platform for BU-led start-up... more »
Study: The Frostier The Flower, The More Potent The Cannabis
Cannabis flowers with the most mushroom-shaped hairs pack the biggest cannabinoid and fragrance punch, according to new research from the University of British Columbia. While the cannabis leaf is iconic, it's the chemicals produced by... more »
Fotonica Launches DLED Lighting System
Israel-based Fotonica recently introduced the EVA 3 DLED (dynamic LED) smart lighting system which utilizes a unique electrical technology that enables growers to implement ‘Light Growth’ protocols that enhance crop yield and reduce energy consumption.... more »
Emissions from cannabis growing facilities may impact air quality
The same chemicals responsible for the pungent smell of a cannabis plant may also contribute to air pollution on a much larger scale, according to new research from the Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the... more »
Green Hygienics acquires 824-Acre Hemp Cultivation Property
Green Hygienics, a full-scope, science-driven hemp cultivation and branding company, has announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of the 824-acre Potrero Ranch Property near San Diego, California. The company will utilize the land... more »
Rancho Tissue Technologies Enters Hemp/CBD Markets
Rancho Tissue Technologies is entering the hemp and hemp/CBD markets, offering clean, high-quality, true-to-type tissue culture and propagation of hemp. "With 40 years of tissue culture experience, I regularly receive requests from growers wanting tissue=cultured... more »
