Jeff Sessions wants more medical marijuana growers for research – Business Insider

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he wants to see “more competition” among medical marijuana growers who supply the plant to researchers, in his Wednesday morning testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican, asked Sessions to “clarify” the Justice Department’s position on applications from private companies and research institutions to supply researchers … Continue reading “Jeff Sessions wants more medical marijuana growers for research – Business Insider”

Pot Laced With Pesticides Forces States to Act as EPA Stays Away – Bloomberg

Whenever Josh Wurzer buys legal California pot, he makes certain it was grown without pesticides. That’s because Wurzer, as president of cannabis-testing company SC Labs, knows how prevalent the use of health-threatening chemicals is in an industry that until recently operated mostly in the shadows. Three to four of every 10 samples that SC tests reveal the … Continue reading “Pot Laced With Pesticides Forces States to Act as EPA Stays Away – Bloomberg”

In Photos: Take a Trip Inside a Modern Hydroponics Facility | Leafly

Indoor cannabis cultivation has moved out of the dimly-lit basements and garages operated by renegade activists, patients, and green thumbs. Nowadays, massive legal grows occupy sprawling warehouses and multi-million dollar agricultural facilities. As budgets and plant counts scale up, so do the technology and sophistication of these gardens. To share a view of what the … Continue reading “In Photos: Take a Trip Inside a Modern Hydroponics Facility | Leafly”

Retail marijuana is spreading to California, Massachusetts and Maine

Recreational marijuana sales will launch in three states next year, including the biggest one of all: California. It’s already for sale in five states, but the addition of a legal retail marijuana market in California, with its massive economy and population, will dramatically change the landscape. California is aiming to open retail marijuana stores by January … Continue reading “Retail marijuana is spreading to California, Massachusetts and Maine”

Greenhouse Ideas

Have you longed for a greenhouse in your yard or attached to your house where you can grow all year long? If so, it’s a great way to produce both food and cash crops year round. A hydroponic greenhouse is especially adaptable where a garden is too rocky to work the soil. Even in harsh … Continue reading “Greenhouse Ideas”

How To Select The Best Monitoring System For Your Cannabis Greenhouses

by Rob Fusco Rob Fusco from Sensaphone discusses everything that goes into greenhouse monitoring, including temperature, lighting, RH, security and more. Maintaining an environment that supports cultivation and keeps plants healthy is not an easy task. In cannabis growing, there are a variety of factors that greenhouse managers and personnel must monitor to ensure that … Continue reading “How To Select The Best Monitoring System For Your Cannabis Greenhouses”

Colorado Issues Safety Advisory; More Pesticides Found In Cannabis | Cannabis Industry Journal

  According to a press release issued on Friday, September 22nd, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), along with the Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) and the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), issued a public health and safety advisory for cannabis products tainted with pesticide residue. The advisory was issued after the … Continue reading “Colorado Issues Safety Advisory; More Pesticides Found In Cannabis | Cannabis Industry Journal”