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©Barkuna Cannabis Inc

Thailand's growing role in MMJ cultivation

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US: C3 Industries to expand O'Fallon facility by 50,000 sqft

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CZ: Flora Growth partners with Canapuff for Czech market

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US (CA): Receivership requested in California Superior Court for StateHouse

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Italian agricultural associations denounce hemp flower ban law to EU Parliament

Sector | Company news

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US (CT): Report finds that agency had "questionable" business practices
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CA: 4Front Ventures to retain Canaccord Genuity

US (NY): butter launching products in New York
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US (MA): Commission holds Q&A after coming under scrutiny

US: Sweetspot Farms officially open in Vermont
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US (MI): Union drive stalling as legal precedent sought

NL: Village Farms has acquired 100% ownership of Leli Holland

Sector | Market info

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Canadian government invests big money in Ontario Agri-Food sector
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Cannabis companies appear to be leaving Uruguay
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US (ME): State to investigate reasons of first product recall
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California cannabis industry in shambles over risks of contaminated cannabis products
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US (NM): Oversaturation causing pessimism for cannabis retailers
The cannabis pilot in Basel-Stadt

"The government will ultimately need to decide the way forward for Switzerland”
This following a "gold rush" from cannabis industry

CHRISTY: “Unexpectedly high interest" leads to Xcel draining Energy Efficiency Budget

Sector | Cultivation

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Cannabis, vertical farming and lettuce projects

UK: James Hutton Institute secures £2.4m in funding for research projects

The importance of genetic stabilization in medical cannabis

NL: EU directive affects greenhouse coatings
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Study on growth and secondary metabolite production in cannabis with plasma-activated water, zinc, and melatonin

NJ grower brings AI to cannabis cultivation

Organigram receives second investment by British American Tobacco
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Characterization of male flower Induction by Silver Thiosulfate foliar spray at the middle reproductive stage for breeding

Sector | Grower in the spotlight

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US (VT): From supply chain manager to cultivator
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US (NY): Rochester company seeks to define potency, consistency standards
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US (MN): Tribal businesses to be launched off of reservations soon
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US (MN): White Earth Nation prepares for retail sales
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US: California cannabis growers struggle to get insurance as wildfire risk lingers

The processes of growing cannabis in a vertical farm

Translating decades of horti experience into medical cannabis

Sector | Management information

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DryGair hires new CFO and Technical Support Manager

Patrick Ulloa appointed as Quality and Compliance Manager at Biortica

NZ: Greenfern Industries' Managing Director resigns

US: Hippos Cannabis CEO appointed to new Missouri business group
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Jessica VanDeWalle appointed as the new VP of Wholesale at Ethos

Boris Jordan appointed as Chairman and CEO of Curaleaf

Mario Pinho new CFO of MariMed

Sector | Regulations

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US (NY): Steuben County law sets harsh penalties for illicit use
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US (KY): Erlanger City council votes yes on medical use
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US (CA): Santa Barbara says yes to processing facility
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US (MN): Amendments proposed to Alexandria license system

US (IL): Despite progress, Illinois market faces diversity hurdles
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US: IRS says tax payment laws to remain the same
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US: New bill aims to regulate hemp products

Sector | Product information

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US (CA): Conception Nurseries launches new line of tissue culture clones
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Quantitating CBD in hemp seed samples

AU: Biortica Agrimed expands its varieties
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BioTherm to showcase climate technologies at Cultivate 2024

Predict plant structural parameters effectively with hybrid deep learning
soilless agriculture and aquaculture research

US: KSU announces 7 mln dollar federal grant award
Grow more. Period.

"We're dedicated to meeting diverse growers' needs with our custom-made systems"

Sector | Today on Social Media

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The market is still growing

Sector | Personal news

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In memoriam: Maarten Vegt

In memoriam: Kees de Groot

Sector | General export

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Rwanda positioning itself to become key exporter of medical cannabis
Greenfern

New Zealand grower exports to EU and UK

Timelapse Panama Canal - Pacific Ocean

Sector | Health

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Partnership to introduce range of cannabis products in Poland

US (FL): Grant funds UF research for potential opioid relief

Sector | Climate

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US (NY): Office of Cannabis introduces new tool to support climate goals and improve cannabis sustainability
Vincent Kickert, ARC Technology:

“Adding climate systems without finding the right balance can result in a setback”

US (MO): Mizzou scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency removing nanoplastics from water
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How France's hemp industry helps in fight against climate change
Justin Graves, FogCo:

"Humidity control and cooling with integrated fan and misting solutions"

Distribution agreement SecondSky greenhouse covers in UAE

Moisture: friend or foe?

Sector | Crop protection

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Dmytro Guzhva, Katch Kan Agro

Navigating the new Canadian pesticide regulations

Scientists discover how to stop plants from passing viruses to their offspring
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US (MS): State pauses cannabis yeast and mold testing requirement
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Methods to prevent disease in cannabis cultivation

Two new biological control agents against aphid
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September 19, 2024

Webinar: Hard-to-Reach Pest Management
Organic crop protection:

Pest and disease control with minimal to no risk of resistance

Sector | Energy

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Greenhouse CO2 use must and can be more efficient

Too little cultivation in greenhouse full of solar panels
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How N.J. is working to reduce energy costs for cannabis industry
"The grower soon saw that the system was making good choices"

Energy optimisation for grower thanks to digital twin technology
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'Carbon footprint floating solar energy systems similar to land systems'

Wisconsin’s Alliant Energy focus on energy is a grower win

Skytree launches Stratus Pioneer Program for CEA

Sector | Fertilizers

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Growing on human dung, what do people think?

A Cape Cod couple lost their restaurant lease. Now they're delivering cannabis

Use of fertilisers in EU agriculture down 10% in 2022
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Breaking down the power of nitrogen for cannabis

Ginkgo Bioworks acquires AgBiome

New Iron Powder launched as a sustainable organic solution for plant health

Brock-farm partnership tests wool as sustainable soil enhancer

Sector | Greenhouse building

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CAN: SEF announces RGC as exclusive construction partner
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Rhode Island Officials Consider Letting Marijuana Packages Have More Color

Dutch horticulture sector promotes Controlled Environment Agriculture
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US (CA): California officials fund project to preserve ‘legacy cannabis’ genetics and culture

Greenhouse and subtropical lands are the most expensive in Andalusia
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New North American HQ and new director of business development for Certhon

"We have been designing, building, and installing these structures for 20 years"

Sector | Novelties

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AU: New cannabis labelling technology aims to standardize the industry

Sector | Lighting

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what’s behind incentives and rebates, and how to make use of them

“LED lights are cheaper than upgrading the grid”
CAN: Sollum Technologies

New dynamic LED lighting management products launched

New full-LED grow light system CLX-2 introduced

Light pollution in the Netherlands mapped with new 3D tool

Geneva Biggo appointed as manager of customer engagement at Scynce LED
Fohse launches new LED tech

"Precision and control are essential for maximizing crop performance"
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Cannabis grower considers former roadside diner in Sharon for store

Sector | Packaging

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Rhode Island cannabis packaging could get more colorful and informative
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Deadline for Missouri’s new cannabis plain packaging is Sept. 1

New compostable flower pod system unveiled

US (NY): New cannabis recycling program launched to collect empty packaging

Cannabis brand achieves plastic negative certification across all product lines

Sector | Post-harvest

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Bridging the disconnect between cultivation and post-harvest
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Spencer Craig new COO, and Chris Mapson new VP of marketing at Cannatrol

Post-Brexit border issues are still impacting plant imports in Britain and Europe
Yogesh Jhamtani, Buffalo Extraction Systems

Spreading the benefits of cannabis through technology and extracts
Jim Sanfilippo, VIST Labs:

“85% of the raw cannabis samples we test contain Aspergillus”

Postharvest cannabis technology receives two European patent approvals
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US (CT): New anti-microbial remediation system unveiled

Sector | Starting material

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Arjan van Leest and Kyle Freedman, Jiffy:

“Peat-free growbags help growers reach higher yields sustainably”

New plugs aim to boost cannabis cloning efficiency

17th International Peatland Conference held in Taizhou, China

India: New operations manager for Biogrow Protec

Plant genome editing with new type of Crispr technique
"The cannabis market has higher requirements"

Chinese rock wool factory builds research greenhouse

"Using substrate without packaging results in lower moisture content"

Sector | Technique

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"Our single-use USB temperature data logger attracted significant interest"
4X robot launched

Collaborative robot designed to work safely alongside people

What is the ideal humidity level for cannabis?
Catchmaster Gro expands portfolio

"Monitoring tools allow growers to determine if their crop protection is effective"

Speed breeding and climate chambers

Drone removes coatings from greenhouse
Alvis Ma, Growspec:

“Growing aeroponically boosts yield and cannabinoid levels”

Sector | Events, shows & webinars

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HPNow:

Webinar on waterborne pathogens
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US (PE): What there is to know about Philadelphia's Black Cannabis Week
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Receivership webinar set for the 24th of September

CAN: Grow Up 2024 returns to Edmonton

US: Necann to host Michigan Cannabis Convention on September 20, 21
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US: Texas cannabis conference draws experts, politicians alike

US (IL): Southern Illinois University hosts hemp, cannabis symposium

Sector | Machinery

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Australian grower steps up inventory management and compliance game

Decontamination company launches air filtration system

New pipe rail trolley launched at Fruit Logistica

Sector | Innovations

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US; Post harvest optimization technology produces a more consistent product
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US (OH): Hemp shows promise as a natural pesticide
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US (CA): Grad student awarded $25,000 fellowship for cannabis genetics research

US: "Keeping growers in the licensed market is key to prevent impacts to stream"