cannabis product Articles
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Quality Control in the Growing Cannabis Market
As the Cannabis market grows for both medical and recreational use, so does the need for standardized quality control within the industry. When it comes to Cannabis quality control there are many things to consider, from moisture content to pesticide use. Moisture Content Cannabis flower moisture content should be tested and controlled to: minimize the risk of mold formation; control ...
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Issues to Avoid when Drying Cannabis
Cultivating cannabis can be challenging, as it will only grow and thrive under specific conditions. Also, cannabis requires special care to be fragrant, potent, and free of pests and contaminants. These challenges still continue even at the harvesting, drying, and curing stages. Without special care, cultivators may not produce quality products or risk the loss of essential minerals like ...
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How to Use Labels in Your Growing Cannabis Business
With medicinal as well as recreational cannabis being legalized across North America in recent years, the industry has seen tremendous growth. However, while this has led to impressive profits for a growing cannabis business, including producers and distributors, it has also brought with it a host of new regulations and standards. This includes strict regulations on the identification of all ...
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Cultivation System that Enhances Opportunities in the Cannabis Industry—Delta 9
Many of the Canadian cannabis companies are focused on expanding into the US cannabis market in 2021. The one remaining obstacle is that if they grow cannabis or own retail stores in Canada, they are prohibited from entering the US market until cannabis is legal at the federal level. Without federal legalization and safe banking in the US market, however, navigating through the hurdles of the ...
By Delta 9
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A Novel Analysis of Solvent Residual in Cannabis Oil Using Dynamic Headspace by PAL System
Abstract This application note adopted the Full Evaporation Technique (FET) to analyze the solvent residual, based on California Residual Solvents Category, in cannabis oil by a CDS Analytical 7000C concentrator equipped with a dynamic headspace (DHS) module. This setup was mounted on a PAL RTC rail and connected to a GC/MS for compounds separation and detection. Introduction In the ...
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Roots to Recreation: Cannabis Legalization Promotes Grow Room Expansion
Criminalization of cannabis cultivation and consumption in the United States began with prohibition by certain states in the early 20th century (between 1911 and 1933, some 29 states banned the cultivation and/or use of cannabis), with the first significant nationwide federal restrictions implemented under the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. More recently, just as the states instituted the first ...
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Ground-Truth Data ‘Absolutely’ Adds Value to Top-Shelf Cannabis
Esensia’s craft cannabis operation uses senses and sensors to navigate an industry sea change, while staying true to its roots. With all the new cannabis legalization bills churning their way through state legislatures, it’s an exciting time to be a cannabis grower in America. Arable caught up with Ben Blake and Marley Lovell, the founders of Esensia, a close-to-the-land, ...
By Arable
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The Benefits of Moisture Control
Using Near-Infrared Technology to Control Moisture on Your Production Lines Learn More About Moisture Control On a manufacturing line, there are plenty of factors to take into account when trying to produce the best product possible. These range from machinery upkeep, manpower selection, using proper materials, and much more. However, one of the most important things to keep in mind is moisture ...
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What to know when you are transitioning from HPS to LED
Many growers are looking to switch from HID technology (HPS and MH luminaires) over to LEDs for reasons such as increased energy savings, reduced heat output, longer lifespan and greater spectral efficiencies. And while LEDs can offer many advantages over HID luminaires, there are several things a grower should know before jumping in. Since LEDs can cost 2-3 times more than HID luminaires, ...
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What Products Use Modified Atmosphere Packaging?
Modified atmosphere packaging is used to either passively or actively monitor or alter the atmosphere which surrounds a product inside a package. Modified atmospheres are specifically created by modifying the natural composition and distribution of atmospheric gases within packaging to create optimal conditions for enhancing shelf life and minimizing the oxidation and spoilage of food and ...
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Thrips damage: how to win the fight for your cannabis
Thrips, ah. the little insects that can pose annoying issues for cannabis cultivation. Thrips are minuscule, elongated insects that feed on cannabis plants’ sap, resulting in discolouration, crooked development, and decreased yields. But chill, fellow growers! It is possible to effectively prevent and treat thrips damage with the correct information and methods. The impact of thrips on ...
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The Cannabis Industry
The cannabis industry is increasingly becoming a competitive industry, with more and more countries around the world legalizing the use of marijuana in both a medical setting and recreational. Most countries are now starting to ease the laws on the use of marijuana both medically and recreationally. This is after countries such as USA, Israel and Netherlands took the lead in legalizing marijuana ...
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Vacuum Filtration for Cannabis Winterization
One of a handful of challenges the regulated cannabis industries face today is creating an end-product at a price point that competes with long-established illicit supply chains. Time, equipment costs, and operating costs are all significant factors in deciding which production methods to implement in daily operations at cannabis ...
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MJBizCon 2019 Recap: New Products to Revolutionize Cannabis Processing
After attending MJBizCon this past December, Sterlitech can attest that this year’s conference was bigger than ever with 40,000 people from 75 countries in attendance. Our Sales Engineer, Kensen Hirohata, managed our booth for the duration of the event with visits from other members of our staff, including Sara Azari, Application Engineer and Mark Spatz, President and Founder. Below are ...
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Build Your Facility For Scalability
Those of us in the industry have run into a lot of this. Cultivators have experience on a much smaller scale and aren’t always thinking in terms of enterprise solutions that set up your cultivation business for success. To build your facility and your business it’s important to think about scalability and creating efficiencies. Here are some things to keep in mind when building your ...
By Dominion-AG
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