Missouri marijuana cultivators are expanding to keep pace with heavy demand April 18, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Marijuana growers in Missouri say they are rushing to meet demand after cannabis sales topped $126 million in March. “We’re pushing every possible button to produce more,” said Paul Ray, director of operations at Standard Wellness, a marijuana cultivation and… Read More→
As harvest season winds up, many cannabis companies prefer to grow outdoors, despite challenges October 17, 2022 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments For cannabis growers who plant outdoors, turning leaves signify the fall harvest. During the month of October — colloquially known as Croptober — cultivators throughout Colorado cut down their marijuana fields, the first step in the plants’ journey to reach… Read More→
‘Unfortunate and discriminatory’: Black farmers feel left out of Florida’s medical marijuana system July 13, 2022 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Nearly six years ago, the Florida legislature set aside a medical marijuana license for a Black farmer like John Allen to join the burgeoning industry. But the license still has not been issued by the Florida Department of Health, which regulates the… Read More→
NY Cannabis Control Board approves another 58 marijuana cultivators May 20, 2022 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York’s Cannabis Control Board today approved another 58 growers to cultivate marijuana under conditional licenses, bringing the total number of licensed cultivators across the state to 146. “We’re moving quickly, knowing that the growing season is short,” said Chris Alexander, head of… Read More→
A New York Prison Locked Men Up For Drugs. Now the Site Will Grow Marijuana May 31, 2021 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Until closing a decade ago, a sprawling state prison in this town northwest of New York City locked up men convicted of drug offenses and other crimes. Now Warwick aims to turn what was a medium-security complex in Orange County… Read More→
New York cannabis farmers: Let us plant legal marijuana now April 6, 2021 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments It’s almost planting season in Upstate New York, and farmers are ready to spring into action. But for the farmers hoping to jump into the recently legalized business of growing marijuana for recreational use, there’s a problem. The state may… Read More→
Marijuana delivery plan for Massachusetts goes too far, lawmakers say October 20, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments A handful of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have asked that Massachusetts marijuana regulators scrap the proposed delivery license that would let operators buy marijuana wholesale from cultivators and manufacturers, store it in a warehouse and deliver it… Read More→
Pennsylvania’s new medical marijuana player aims to ramp up production and drive down prices June 23, 2020 AggregatedNews Cultivation, Processing 0 Comments Jushi Inc. will become one of the dominant players in the Keystone State’s medical marijuana market with its $37 million acquisition of Scranton-based Pennsylvania Medical Solutions from Vireo Health International. The aggressively expanding Jushi, based in Boca Raton, Fla., already… Read More→
Cannabis firm Aurora’s stock jumps 19% in pre-market trading as sales surge during coronavirus May 15, 2020 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments Canada-based marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis pulled off high sales during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. The licensed weed producer in Alberta posted third quarter revenues of $53.4 million (all figures in this post are in US dollars) on Thursday -… Read More→
Tilray says coronavirus has not materially impacted its ability to sell marijuana May 11, 2020 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments The COVID-19 pandemic has not materially hurt cannabis producer Tilray Inc.’s ability to sell pot to medical patients and recreational customers, the company said late Monday as it reported a wider-than-expected net loss. Shares of Tilray TLRY, +3.85% fell 1.9% in the extended… Read More→
Mexican Farmers Are Growing Cartel-Free ‘Ethical’ Weed April 26, 2020 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments Cannabis production in Mexico is making a comeback, and this time it’s cartel-free. Independent farmers are now producing high-quality “ethical” weed—without the involvement of the country’s violent cartels. As the country prepares to create a legal weed market, cannabis producers and… Read More→
Cannabis giant Canopy Growth further shrinks global footprint April 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments Canopy Growth's latest efforts to pare down its global cannabis operations include closing a US hemp farm and exiting Africa, the company announced Thursday. Much like other larger North American cannabis firms whose growth far outpaced that of the market they served, Canopy Growth (CGC) is… Read More→
Growing off the grid: Marijuana businesses find ways to be eco-friendly January 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments Growing marijuana, an energy-intensive activity, is not easy to take “off the grid.” Yet that is what Solar Therapeutics is planning to do. This month the marijuana cultivation and retail company will turn on its microgrid, essentially giving Solar Therapeutics… Read More→
Facing stiff competition, will Colombia’s marijuana industry go up in smoke? October 8, 2019 AggregatedNews Colombia 0 Comments A intense scent hangs in the air at the 15-hectare La Chacra medicinal cannabis farm in central Colombia, where marijuana plants blossom in the warm closeness of its huge, heavily-secured greenhouse. It is one of the world’s biggest crops, but… Read More→
The ‘Green Dimension’: Inside the Lives of California’s Marijuana Trimmers November 29, 2018 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments Tucked into the forests of Mendocino County, accessible by a two-lane road that winds through hills of golden grass abundant with rattlesnakes is the small town of Covelo, where hundreds of seasonal workers converge every year, eager to help harvest… Read More→