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Marijuana rescheduling could usher in greener cultivation practices

Could rescheduling marijuana bring about changes that help reduce the energy that commercial cannabis cultivators use and improve…

News May 24
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Farm Bill amendment would ban all hemp-derived THC, close THCA ‘loophole’

A stark divide between the hemp and marijuana industries is illustrated in the debate over the new Farm…

News May 23
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AI is making cannabis cultivation smarter

AI and machine learning are becoming common in indoor cannabis grows as cultivators use sensors and cameras to…

News May 16
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Some cannabis cultivars resistant to hop latent viroid symptoms, research shows

Hop latent viroid, already infecting most cannabis grows across the United States and Europe, is coming under greater…

News May 15
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Farm Bill framework seeks to define hemp, doesn’t mention delta-8 THC

Democratic leaders on the U.S. Senate Agricultural Committee seek to define industrial hemp in the upcoming U.S. Farm…

News May 1
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Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation employees in Massachusetts ditch union

Employees at a Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, voted to de-unionize earlier this month.

News April 23
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New York cannabis associations divided on issuing more adult-use licenses

Two prominent New York cannabis industry associations disagree about whether regulators should accelerate the issuance of retail licenses…

News April 23
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Hemp industry sees rising yields, prices after years of sharp declines, USDA says

After years of wild fluctuations for domestic hemp growers, prices and acreage in many states are stable or…

News April 19
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You’ve always wanted to speak at MJBizCon? Now’s your chance

MJBiz is looking for movers and shakers in the cannabis industry to share their knowledge as speakers at…

News April 16
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Hemp-derived THC producers wary of how US Farm Bill could change market

U.S. lawmakers might address intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids in the new Farm Bill, which could adversely affect a budding…

News April 3
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