Sector | Grower in the spotlight
"We're a small grow, which means we can control things very well"
US (TX): Hemp growers brace for new hemp regulations
Illinois cannabis company sued for sexual harassment
US (CA): Grower to convert hemp facility to cannabis production
US (AR): Dispensary owner sues former lawyer over $138K in fees
US (CO): Hemp grower fears big staff layoffs under new federal rules
Vext to end Arizona operations
US (NJ): Grower finally opens dispensary - four years after license application
New Hemp Cannabis ban to close at least 1 North Texas business, others worried
US: Teamsters win Cresco Labs strike
Lettuce and pak choi grower Robbin considers investment in insect netting as a necessity and opportunity
"I can distinguish myself with insect netting"
US (CA): County denies cannabis odor control extensions for Carpenteria Valley operators
US: Georgia General Assembly approves medical marijuana vaping and removing THC limits
US (NJ): Jersey City Cannabis Control Board grants approval for first 2 consumption lounges
ESC webinar: Rising fuel prices and route diversions put pressure on global logistics
"Like during the pandemic, a problem can quickly escalate"
Kelowna cannabis company Avant Brands switches course on European strategy
Workforce stability becoming a priority for cannabis retailers
US (CO): Cannabis company to close Denver grow facility, cut 132 jobs
US (IL): Cannabis Teamsters in Chicago ratify contract
US (CT): Entering medical through adult-use
US: NC hemp shop owners fear ‘total collapse’ of industry under new federal law
One arrested and one rescued in Humboldt County labor trafficking investigation at state-licensed site
Grown Rogue replicates Oregon strategy
Entering Illinois market through the acquisition of distressed assets
New York cannabis grower to be featured in upcoming reality series
Living soil and retractable roofs: Scale’s cultivation strategy in South Africa
US (CA): STIIIZY Sacramento cannabis dispensary holds ribbon cutting
Jake Houweling transitions to Source.ag, eyes AI in horticulture
US (NE): Omaha tribe moving forward with medical marijuana, despite state pushback
US (FL): Cathedral City revokes dispensary license over odor complaints
“We start at about 700 PPFD, and then we work our way up"
Pennsylvania based Teamsters open strike
“Our members are united and ready to do whatever it takes to secure a strong contract"
New Zealand: High praise for Puro’s sun-grown cannabis
"If one room behaves differently than the next, everything downstream gets harder”
US (FL): Collapse of Palm Springs cannabis grow sparks fraud, extortion claims
US (MO): Auditor finds that state's marijuana program used inconsistent licensing process
US (MN): Rochester cannabis venture cruises to fill warehouse with cannabis by summer
Testing backlog is latest bottleneck for Minnesota’s adult-use market
US (MI): Cannabis Regulatory Agency fines two Oakland County companies
BC’s cannabis scene navigates a market built for bigger players
from TUCO pioneer to indispensable force:
Leo van der Hoeven celebrates 50 years at Hoogendoorn
CAN: B.C. court orders former U.S. cannabis CEO to pay $7.4M after offshore deal collapses
US (NY): The long journey to opening a new dispensary
(OK): OBN investigates marijuana grow operation in Okfuskee
US (MN): County deems cannabis farm 'in compliance'
New Zealand grower prepares for largest harvest yet
Blimburn Seeds announces brand partnership with Kyle Kushman
Retrofitting a lettuce and spinach greenhouse to grow cannabis
New Zealand: Guests, growers spend the day at rural cannabis facility
How indoor cannabis maturity is reshaping CEA lighting
US: Why Ohio's marijuana industry opposes effort to block new cannabis law
US (OK): ReLeaf Medical Dispensary operations suspended under order of OMMA
US (CT): State law changes changing the conversation around hemps uses
US (MA): Social consumption poised to bring change to state cannabis industry
Health Canada cannabis guidance exposes “absurd” education gap in healthcare
US (MO): Proper cannabis requests 90 days to work toward resolving odor problem
US: Businessowner says Oklahoma's medical marijuana industry can be fixed instead of abolished
CAN: Arsenic contamination leads to recall of Lunaire products
US (ME): Anti legalization group fails to collect signatures to roll back laws
US (CA): Suspects still at large in Santa Barbara cultivation facility burglary
US (CA): Distributor faces backlash over payment issues
Orville Bovenschen, Village Farms and Leli Holland:
“Success for us means being a globally respected cannabis operator”
Federal judge lets key claims proceed in Round Valley cannabis raid lawsuit
CAN: City Fort St. John supports licence application of cannabis store seeking to relocate
US: Medical cannabis suppliers consider future in Virginia