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Scotts Miracle-Gro arm invests $3.2M in marijuana ag-tech venture

Ohio-based Scotts Miracle-Gro’s new marijuana investment subsidiary, The Hawthorne Collective, has made another deal.

News August 17
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Marijuana farmers at greater risk of taking own lives amid hardships, California industry officials warn

Tough business conditions in the California marijuana industry are leading more and more people to take their own…

News August 16
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Law enforcement snafu creates millions in losses for legal cannabis firm

An apparent computer mix-up led law enforcement officers to raid a legal marijuana cultivation operation in Oklahoma, resulting…

News August 13
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Two maps showing the issues farmers are facing in the U.S. The first is of the Crop Moisture Index for August 7, the other is the percent of normal precipitation.

Cannabis growers seek solutions to water issues, including studying usage, monitoring theft

Cannabis growers in the American West haven’t escaped the massive water shortages this year that have forced farmers…

News August 13
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How to detect, eliminate common fire hazards in cannabis cultivation operations

Fires and explosions have occurred in cannabis grow houses and processing operations for decades. Most of these facilities…

News August 10
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Native American tribe in North Carolina legalizes medical cannabis

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians legalized its own medical marijuana market this week, likely providing the first…

News August 6
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Falling prices in California marijuana wholesale market alarms some growers; others unfazed

Years of rising marijuana production across California appear to be taking a toll on the state’s wholesale market,…

News August 6
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Hawthorne reaches deal to acquire cannabis firm HydroLogic

Hawthorne Gardening Co., which is increasingly making inroads in the cannabis cultivation-supply sector, said it entered an agreement…

News August 5
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A graphic showing how some cannabis cultivators are using western predatory mites to control the plant damaging hemp russet mite.

Using predatory bugs in cannabis grows can keep hemp russet mites at bay

A relatively unknown predatory mite can stave off potentially disastrous infestations of hemp russet mites in marijuana and…

News August 5
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Hydrofarm continues acquisition spree, buys Canadian cannabis firm for $83M

Hydrofarm Holdings Group is on an acquisition tear in the cannabis cultivation infrastructure space. In its fourth purchase…

News August 4
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