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Cannabis Produced Without Growing The Plant: Sci-Fi Or Futuristic Technology?

Cannabis Produced Without Growing The Plant: Sci-Fi Or Futuristic Technology?
A biotech company recently announced it has produced some 22 pounds of full-spectrum cannabis biomass at a commercial scale without growing the plant itself.
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Cannabis May Contain Heavy Metals And Affect Consumer Health, Study Finds

Cannabis May Contain Heavy Metals And Affect Consumer Health, Study Finds
This is particularly problematic for cancer patients who use medical marijuana to treat nausea and pain associated with their treatments.
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“Lung Damaging Agent” Approved By Health Canada

CANNABIS CULTURE – Health Canada’s Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has added chloropicrin to the list of pesticides permitted to be used in outdoor cannabis farms. As a soil fumigant, it is cheaper and more effective than currently approv…

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Becoming ‘Plastic Negative’: How Cannabis And Hemp Can Lead The Way In Regenerative Farming

As the climate crisis looms large, the cannabis and hemp industries have begun to take a look at their collective plastic footprint. The “plastic problem” for cannabis has many factors at play. The majority of legal marketplaces require extra packaging…

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Marijuana Has Grown To Become Maine’s Most Valuable Crop

Sales of medical marijuana alone totaled nearly $222 million through October, making cannabis the state’s most valuable agricultural commodity. Cannabis is now Maine’s most valuable crop, besting the state’s signature agricultural products such as pota…

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From Cherries To Weed: Canadian Farming Family Harvests 60 Acres Of Cannabis

It’s October, which means for outdoor cannabis cultivators in Canada, it’s also harvest season. Nearly 50 firms across the country are licensed to grow outdoors, but just one can say its first harvest has been in the works for nearly seven years. Despi…

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250,000 Americans Work In Legal Cannabis And Jobs Are ‘Growing’

About a quarter of a million people currently work part-time or full-time in the cannabis industry according to Leafly.com and those numbers are expected to grow significantly as marijuana legalization expands into new states and as nascent markets bec…