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November 23, 2022

The 3-Legged Stool of Successful Grow Operations: Climate, Cultivation & Genetics – Part 3

By Phil Gibson

In this six-part series of articles, the folks from AEssenseGrows introduce the 3-legged stool of successful cannabis cultivation: climate, cultivation & genetics. In part 1, we covered environmental controls. Part 2 delves deep into the wide world of water quality. Part 3 recommends critical housing requirements.

November 14, 2022

Benefits To Growing Cannabis In A Cleanroom Environment

By Steve Gonzales

While factors like humidity, light exposure and water may be easy enough to control in any indoor environment, other influential factors can be more difficult to control, such as mold or other contaminants. Growing in a controlled cleanroom environment ensures healthy, high-quality cannabis by mitigating some harder-to-control threats.

November 8, 2022

The 3-Legged Stool of Successful Grow Operations: Climate, Cultivation & Genetics – Part 2

By Phil Gibson

October 31, 2022

The 3-Legged Stool of Successful Grow Operations: Climate, Cultivation & Genetics – Part 1

By Chris Wrenn, Phil Gibson

In this six-part series of articles, the folks from AEssenseGrows introduce the 3-legged stool of successful cannabis cultivation: climate, cultivation & genetics. In part 1, we cover environmental controls. Stay tuned for five more articles where we cover other key recommendations for improving quality in cultivation.

October 24, 2022

Scenes From The 2022 Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

Last week, Cannabis Industry Journal hosted the Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo (CQC) in New Jersey. Check out some of the highlights from this year’s CQC here.

September 27, 2022

Commissioner Maria Del Cid-Kosso to Keynote CQC

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

The Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo announced the newest keynote for the event: Commissioner Maria Del Cid-Kosso of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission on Monday, October 17.

September 20, 2022

The Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo Brings Education, Networking to New Jersey

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

Taking place October 17-19, 2022 at the Hilton Parsippany in New Jersey, the business-to-business conference will deliver hands-on education, networking and business discussions.

September 2, 2022

Twelve Tips for Scaling Your Cannabis Business

By Eric Schlissel

From finding reliable partners to franchising models and hiring practices, there are a lot of tools at your disposal when scaling a cannabis business. Here are a few to steer you in the right direction.

August 29, 2022

Cannabis Industry Sales Tax Utility Exemptions

By Dennis Anding, CPA, Renee Sorrels, CPA

Qualified cannabis growers and processors that pay sales tax on electricity, natural gas, and water might reap significant savings by determining if their state allows sales tax utility exemptions.

August 11, 2022

M&A in Cannabis: A Guide for Buyers and Sellers

By Abraham Finberg, Rachel Wright

M&A activity has continued to rise in the cannabis space. In this piece, we look at the evolution of the U.S. cannabis industry and some best practices and considerations for M&A deals in this environment.

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October 25, 2022

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Five Reasons Everyone in Cannabis Should be Using RegTech

By Brooke Butler

Those who have implemented RegTech will have distinct advantages. To survive and thrive in the industry going forward, it’s prudent to proactively handle compliance and adopt RegTech solutions today.

August 16, 2022

The Top 3 Ways to Find the Right Automation Tools for Your Cannabis Operations

By Nohtal Partansky

From identifying what to automate to choosing the right manufacturer, there are a lot of ways you can optimize your automation tools so you won’t need to reinvent the wheel.

August 3, 2022

The B2B Marketplace Trend Comes to Cannabis (Finally)

By Adam Benko, Brian Mayfield

As more and more industries specialize, it’s no wonder ancillary services are having a renaissance and replacing the traditional one-size-fits-all model popularized decades ago. The more this industry expands, the more founders and their B2B partners need to roll with their own solutions.

February 22, 2022

Going Vertical: How Vertical Farming Is Revolutionizing the Cannabis Industry

By Jeffrey L Garber

In order to adapt, grow and leave a positive mark on the industry, we must pave the way for new styles of growing and utilizing new technology and science that was not available to growers in the past. We can use these advanced new technologies to make real-time changes to each sector of our facility and optimize both people power, and energy efficiency.

January 19, 2022

Cannin Commentary

Is Tilray Stock a Buy Post Fiscal Q2 Results?

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

This column provides readers with a taste of Cannin’s insights they offer to their members, including investment tips, trends, predictions and more. In this piece, we take a look at Tilray’s position following Q2 reporting.

November 5, 2021

The Path Forward to a Safer Cannabis Industry

By Roshan Sebastian

In this piece, Sebastian details how cannabis business owners can apply best practices from process industries to prevent OSHA citations.

October 20, 2021

Technological Evolution of the Cannabis Industry

By Serge Chistov

As the cannabis industry evolves, technology is often the leading drivier of change. In this piece, Chistov details some of the latest and most important technological innovations that are disrupting the cannabis industry.

October 8, 2021

Tissue Culture Cultivation Can Transform the Way We Grow Cannabis

By Max Jones, Dasya Petranova

Clean, safe and uniform cannabis is a necessity to generate reliable research data. Utilizing tissue culture cultivation is a smart way to ensure researchers have access to the resources they need to drive our understanding of the cannabis plant.

September 22, 2021

Think Your Cannabis Business Complies with Temp and Part-Time Employment Regulations? You Might Be Surprised

By Stacy Bryant

These often-overlooked regulations can lead to big challenges if you don’t pay attention. In this piece, Stacy Bryant details what you need to know about risks, regulations and compliance issues when it comes to temporary and part-time employment rules.

July 29, 2021

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Can Cannabis Avoid Alcohol’s 3-Tier Distribution System?

By Rick Kiley

On the road to nationwide legalization, cannabis and spirits share similar stories. But here’s the one step the cannabis industry should avoid copying, if it can.

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Upcoming Events & Webinars

November 29, 2022 – 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Cannabis Supply Chain Virtual Conference

This collection of webinars will explore a variety of topics throughout the cannabis product supply chain. We will take a deep dive into the traceability, sourcing, vetting suppliers, vendors, quality controls, labeling from seed to sale, working to achieve client goals, logistical issues, automation and much more. Attendees registering for this complimentary series of webinars will get access to veterans of the cannabis packaging market, who are all available for Q&A after each presentation. In addition to getting the opportunity to chat with these subject matter experts on December 1, a recording of the presentations will be made available to all who register. Practical and educational information from experts in the cannabis packaging field, all on the same day and all from the comfort of your home or office. Registration Page coming soon!