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Locked Out: SBA’s New Lending Policy Targets Hemp and Marijuana-Adjacent Businesses

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The updated policy, effective June 1, has far-reaching consequences for small businesses operating in compliance with state law (and for some, in compliance with federal law) – especially those selling hemp-derived foods, supplements, and cosmetics (collectively, Consumable Hemp Products). think Agrify Corp. GrowGeneration Corp.

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6 Essentials For Establishing a Hydroponic Grow

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For decades, commercial growers have increasingly moved to using hydroponic systems to feed and water plants more effectively, and the cannabis industry has taken note. For decades, commercial growers have increasingly moved to using hydroponic systems to feed and water plants more effectively, and the cannabis industry has taken note.

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ScottsMiracle-Gro Announces Creation of New Investment Entity to Enable Investments in the Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

The Hawthorne Collective to Invest $150 million in Canadian-based RIV Capital. To that end, The Hawthorne Collective will provide a $150 million convertible loan to Toronto-based RIV Capital (TSX: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF), a cannabis investment and acquisition firm currently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Aug.

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ScottsMiracle-Gro Launches Cannabis Investment Entity with Huge Down Payment

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Further, The Hawthorne Collective will provide a $150 million convertible loan to Toronto, Ontario-based RIV Capital in Canada ( TSX: RIV ) (OTC: CNPOF), a cannabis investment and acquisition firm currently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. “The ScottsMiracle-Gro History. Long before cannabis was outlawed in the U.S.,

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Cannabis Sustainability: Minimize Wastewater

Cannabis Law Report

Because hydroponic growing is a water-based cultivation method, some people erroneously assume that it requires more water. The constant need to water soil, particularly outdoors, eventually adds up to a much greater volume of water than the constant water source necessary for hydroponics. Rainwater Collection.

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Cannabis Sustainability: GACP and GMP

Cannabis Law Report

On April 22, 2019, United Nations-based cannabis correspondent and global drug policy analyst Sara Brittany Somerset took advantage of our collective national climate focus to address the “ cannabis carbon footprint ” issue with her pertinent Earth Day Begs The Question: Is Cannabis Farming Sustainable?

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Potential for lucrative cannabis industry in South Africa

Cannabis Law Report

South Africa has ideal conditions for growing cannabis, particularly in the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Eastern Cape and Western Cape, although with modern growing techniques, including hydroponics, the crop could ostensibly be grown anywhere.