A new study found that cutting off the tips of cannabis seeds – a process more formally called scarification – could shorten germination times and boost germination rates as cultivators are attempting to disinfect seeds.
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Hydrofarm spends $58 million on greenhouse-tech acquisition
Hydrofarm Holdings Group entered an agreement to acquire Illinois-based Innovative Growers Equipment (IGE) for $58 million, the cannabis cultivation equipment maker’s fifth acquisition in 2021.
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California’s CBD change has cannabis operators worldwide taking notice
California’s new CBD law is attracting attention from cannabis operators far beyond the Golden State. They have 3.2 trillion reasons to care. A legal change signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week opens the world’s fifth-largest economy (with an estimated $3.2 trillion gross state product) to makers of hemp-derived CBD products worldwide. It’s […]
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USDA grants $20 million for hemp research focused on sustainability, diversity and equity
Federal agriculture regulators made good on their inclusion of hemp in the latest round of sustainable agriculture research funding, granting a total of $20 million for two multi-disciplinary projects focused on the nascent crop.
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SEC accuses hemp co-founders of $15 million fraud scheme
U.S. investment regulators are accusing two New York hemp operators of scamming investors of $15 million and using at least $4 million for personal use.
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Veggies to hemp and marijuana: Q&A with Village Farms CEO Michael DeGiglio
Only one large-scale marijuana producer in Canada has established a leading market position without accumulating steep losses: Pure Sunfarms.
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Canopy Growth to launch CBD vapes in 3,000 Circle K stores
Canopy Growth is entering the CBD vape market, choosing the convenience channel for exclusive distribution in some 3,000 Circle K locations.
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Valens, Entourage to make white-label CBD products for retailer Fire & Flower
Two Canadian cannabis businesses, The Valens Co. and Entourage Health Corp., announced they will produce white-label CBD products for major Canadian retail chain Fire & Flower.
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Carbon-neutral cannabis? Canadian hemp, marijuana firm Hexo is going for it
Sustainability is the next frontier that the cannabis industry needs to conquer, according to Hexo Corp., which is making moves to reduce and offset carbon emissions.
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Hemp producer receives Canadian federal grant
A hemp producer is among a group of small- and medium-sized businesses in Saskatchewan that received funding from the Canadian federal government.
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Davis Farms of Oregon receives plant patents, aligns with The Hemp Mine
Davis Farms, based in Bend, Oregon, and The Hemp Mine of Fair Play, South Carolina, are working together to select genetics through novel breeding, trialing and production that will allow farmers to grow premium hemp flower.
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Paid to grow hemp? Biden’s proposed carbon bank has industry intrigued
Hemp farmers are positioned to be big winners if the United States were to begin paying farmers to sequester carbon as a method to battle climate change.
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