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How indoor cannabis could change the way we grow food

The Cannigma

Cannabis legalization is expanding at a rapid clip into states not usually associated with large scale marijuana cultivation. This includes Midwestern states like Michigan and Illinois that don’t benefit from year-round sunshine like California, for decades the cannabis cultivation powerhouse of the United States.

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The Intelligent Robot Weed Trimmers Are Coming

The Cannigma

This article was first published on Analytical Cannabis. And given the remote locations of most cultivation operations, any budding trimmer must be comfortable with an all-inclusive, isolated work environment. And so, they’re not useful because the cultivator can’t sell the end product anymore.

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New Age Provisions Farms Brings Hemp Operation Into Automated Hydroponic Shipping Container Environment

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In 2019, Vitalis started to explore cultivating hemp indoors hydroponically—the process of growing plants in soilless nutrient solution, Cannabis Business Times previously reported. Despite Vitalis’ experience with outdoor cultivation, he says he prefers growing in the shipping container. © Courtesy of New Age Provisions Farms Vitalis.

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Article – Reed Smith: UK: Cannabis In The UK – A Regulatory Environment In Transition?

Cannabis Law Report

Recently, three British MPs went to Canada on a fact-finding cross-party trip to consider the effects of a more relaxed regulatory environment in respect of cannabis. Cultivation of cannabis also requires a Home Office licence. No data is available regarding prescriptions written in respect of secondary care.

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Cannabis and the Environment: Seven Significant Side-Effects April 14, 2022

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis cultivation and processing are rapidly-growing industries, as hemp and both recreational and medical marijuana products are being legalized across the country. Where cannabis cultivation and processing operations may operate is also subject to local (i.e., Danielle M. Hazeltine , Patrick J. Larkin , Sheryl Sweeney.

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Cultivating a Single 8th of Weed Creates 41-Pound Carbon Footprint, Study Finds

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Researchers from Colorado State University set out to rectify this situation by determining the exact carbon footprint of the average indoor cultivation facility. . This industry is developing and expanding very quickly without consideration for the environment.”. View original article. pounds (1kg) of flower. tons every year.

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4 Key Challenges to Scaling Cannabis Cultivation

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Editor’s Note: This article has been adapted from Chapter 2: Grow Rooms Today: A New Dawn from Getting Grow Rooms Right, written by Geoff Brown, Quest’s VP of Technical Solutions, and Dan Dettmers, Quest’s Applications Engineer. The issue is not necessarily knowledge related to cultivation. Lack of Experience Across Multiple Domains