Marijuana Business Magazine March 2019

3 March 2019 | mjbizdaily.com DEPARTMENTS 6 From the CEO’s Desk 10 Money Matters 14 My Favorite Things 20 Industry Developments 36 Hemp Notebook 38 Trends & Hot Topics 106 Ancillary Business Strategies 120 Company News 126 Industry Players 132 Market at a Glance 134 Our Advertisers 136 Notable Quotes Aster Farms in Oregon uses living soil to grow this robust, healthy cannabis. Photo courtesy Aster Farms 8 CANNABIS BY THE NUMBERS Check out the potential audience for hemp-derived products in mainstream retail stores. 16 Q&AWITH JOSHUA HAPUT The author of the cannabis cultivation guide “Three a Light” discusses lighting, hiring and innovation. 40 THE EXECUTIVE PAGE Morris Denton shares the strategy behind opening up shop in Texas, one of the most strictly regulated cannabis markets in the country. 110 CULTIVATION BUSINESS STRATEGIES With more than 60 cannabis licenses, Arizona-based Harvest Health & Recreation has fine-tuned the development of cultivation sites. 114 BEST PRACTICES: CULTIVATION Building living soil doesn’t just save money on bottled nutrients, it has also been shown to boost terpenes and fend off disease.