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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Fertilizing and amending soil on outdoor marijuana and hemp farms
Crop nutrition is crucial to a successful start for marijuana and hemp farms, and depending on the cultivator’s location and preferred style of growing, there are several factors to consider.
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Recreational marijuana legalization bill stalls in New Mexico, but could head for special session
New Mexico lawmakers postponed a Senate floor vote on a recreational marijuana legalization bill as the regular legislative session ended Saturday, but the measure may be headed to a special session. Lawmakers didn’t make the Saturday noon deadline for…
Cannabis MSO Cresco expands in Massachusetts via $90M acquisition
Chicago-based cannabis multistate operator Cresco Labs is spending $90 million to acquire all the outstanding equity interests of vertically integrated Massachusetts operator Cultivate. According to a news release, Cresco is paying $15 million in cash …
Missouri revokes licenses of overdue medical cannabis operators
Missouri medical cannabis regulators are revoking the licenses of some businesses that haven’t met their one-year cutoffs to open and didn’t receive extensions. Permits revoked so far include a handful of marijuana manufacturing, transport and testing …
SPAC to acquire four marijuana operations in $210 million deal
New York-based Greenrose Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, entered into definitive agreements to acquire four marijuana businesses in a deal initially valued at $210 million. The companies to be acquired are Futureworks (doing b…
New Rhode Island governor pitches adult-use cannabis legalization plan
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants to legalize adult-use cannabis, proposing a program that would issue 25 retail licenses a year with a market launch in April 2022. McKee, a Democrat who included the proposal as part of his fiscal-year 2022 budget, is …
CWNevada’s receivership might offer blueprint to other financially strapped cannabis businesses
A once-significant player in Nevada’s cannabis industry is in the final stages of liquidating more than $12 million worth of assets under the guidance of a state court, offering a potential road map for marijuana businesses that are barred from s…
From the Roots Up: A Guide for Cannabis Cultivators
All cannabis products are dependent on one thing: the ability to grow a reliable and quality crop. Growers need to pick plants that will deliver the characteristics they need and provide inputs that support the end goals.
From the Roots Up: A Guide for…
How to prepare outdoor marijuana and hemp fields for growing season
As outdoor marijuana or hemp growers ready to sow seeds or plant clones or seedlings in the coming weeks, it’s important to prepare the soil via proper testing, conditioning and preparation.
How to prepare outdoor marijuana and hemp fields for growing …