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Indoor cannabis producers adopt water-efficiency systems in the heat of drought

Drought has driven water restrictions across the West, impacting citizens, municipalities, farms and businesses – cannabis producers among…

News September 16
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How cannabis growers can prepare for early season cold weather

Early snowstorms and freezes in September and October have plagued Colorado outdoor cannabis growers the past two years,…

News September 9
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SpeakEasy’s BC cannabis crop ‘relatively unscathed’ by heat, fires

British Columbia cannabis cultivator SpeakEasy Cannabis Club said its 2021 outdoor crop survived this year’s heatwave and wildfires…

News September 8
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Prospects brighten for marijuana producers seeking insurance coverage

Crop production conditions this year are, in a word, risky. From record drought levels throughout the U.S. and…

News August 26
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Tilt Holdings to partner with New York tribe to build cannabis company

Massachusetts-based Tilt Holdings and the Shinnecock Indian Nation on Long Island, New York, are partnering to create a…

News August 25
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6 common marijuana cultivation techniques that are more myth than fact

MJBizDaily spoke with a few cannabis cultivation experts about common myths they believe could use another look in…

News August 25
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West Coast cannabis growers operating under ongoing threat of wildfire, smoke

Many cannabis growers on the West Coast have accepted the reality that wildfires and smoke are an unavoidable…

News August 24
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Marijuana cultivation giant purchases gardening store in Washington state

Cannabis cultivation company GrowGeneration Corp. is continuing its shopping spree, announcing it has purchased Hoagtech Hydroponics, a hydroponic…

News August 23
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How to dry and cure cannabis to ensure quality, shelf life

Planning for what happens after a cannabis crop is harvested is as important as cultivating the crop.

News August 19
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California county offers $10,000 grants to cannabis farmers

Officials in Humboldt County, California, launched a program to help bolster the community’s struggling – but legal –…

News August 18
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