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Keeping conditions consistent in an indoor cannabis grow starts with proper HVAC equipment.

Cannabis is among the plants with the most personality as even the slightest fluctuation in its environment can transform the plant. Indoor farmers have the perk of direct control over most variables, yet without proper heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), the harvest will fail.

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Exploring the challenges of cannabis delivery and pickup services.

Pioneering rideshare and food delivery company Uber recently announced they would start taking cannabis orders in Canada through their UberEats service. There's one trick though - it's only for pick-up orders. Consumers would still need to go to one of the 50 Tokyo Smoke dispensaries in Ontario to actually get their order, and that may be a strategic error, depending on Uber’s business goals for the initiative. Right now, it’s a small experiment more than a major business move.

As one of the early fleet and delivery management companies helping local and national businesses manage their delivery business, Onfleet sees a few unique things about the cannabis industry that may make this a bigger challenge than expected.

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No Plant? No Problem!

Breakthrough technology produces all-natural, non-GMO, full-spectrum cannabis in a fraction of the space with less energy, time, and resources. Could this be the future for cannabis consumables?

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The cannabis industry is built around its cultivation and selling of the plant. Therefore, there is an ethical responsibility to the environment. As a leading industry in holistic wellness and healing, we must acknowledge the amount of work necessary for sustainability within cannabis.

Companies can begin to approach sustainability by investing in eco-friendly cannabis packaging options. Here are five eco-friendly packaging solutions for cannabis products.

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Juva-019 and Juva-042, non-cannabinoid compounds discovered by the researchers at Juva Life, prove the medical benefit of cannabis goes beyond cannabinoids.

Chronic inflammation is the root cause of dozens of diseases and conditions. However, modern medicine and pharmaceuticals aren’t always the best solutions. In 2020, drug overdoses reached an all-time high of 93,000 deaths. All across the world, researchers are looking for alternatives to NSAIDs and deadly opioid-based medicines.

With fingers in almost every aspect of the legal cannabis industry, Doug Chloupek has a long, extensive history in the world of cannabis. Today, as the CEO and Founder of Juva Life, Chloupek, and his team of researchers, have discovered new, non-cannabinoid compounds in cannabis that may provide a significant breakthrough in inflammation control.

Cannabis Tech reached out to Chloupek to talk about the discoveries and their patient research registry that works to collect qualified data from the patients directly.

Starting this January, Cannabis Tech is teaming up with Tony Solano of iHemp Manufacturing to discuss some of the most innovative products coming from industrial hemp. Tune in to learn more about the companies that are turning hemp into products we use every day. From durable hemp wood flooring to sporting goods like hemp wood golf clubs and disc golf discs - hemp is finding its way into our homes far beyond the consumable market. We'll talk to the experts and the entrepreneurs pioneering industrial hemp production.

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The perfect extraction technology, should it exist, would preserve the full plant profile. It would be ecologically sustainable and safe for both the manufacturer and the final consumer. Most importantly, it would need to be scalable to feed the demands of a multi-billion-dollar industry.

Thus far, extract tech fails to tick all the boxes — but that doesn't mean new developments aren't happening all the time. Here are three of the most exciting extraction technologies you may not have heard of.

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While cloning is an ancient and effective practice, it is not standard across the agricultural industry. Instead, farmers use stable seeds or seeds that grow predictably and uniformly. Many farmers are keen on developing similar seeds for hemp and medical cannabis; however, the process may require using CRISPR-Cas9 technology.

As CanBreed has already gotten approval to use CRISPR technology commercially for years, yes, CRISPR cannabis is here. In 2020, CanBreed reported they modified a cannabis gene to make the plant resistant to powdery mildew. This year the company obtained a breeding and growing license for cannabis in California.

For those unfamiliar, CRISPR is a gene-editing tool. Through the use of RNA and an enzyme, Cas9, CRISPR targets specific strands of DNA for removal. It allows the user to alter DNA, controlling what attributes the organism expresses. In a human child, this could affect eye color or a variety of diseases, and in cannabis plants, it could affect protein expression or feminization. Either way, no matter the organism edited, having the ability to make DNA consistent across several organisms or seeds allows for genetic uniformity without cloning.

In sum, rather than having to remove a selection from a host and then create a new cannabis plant from that, CRISPR technology allows for uniform seeds which develop into uniform plants. An advantage here stems from the fact that the genetics of traditional cannabis clones vary throughout the mother's life cycle. As the mother plant ages, the clippings she produces will not be uniform. Those taken from the beginning of her life cycle will be noticeably different from those taken at the end.

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Without question, technology and innovation have changed everything we know about cannabis, including how we consume it. In fact, the technology is advancing so rapidly, it can be challenging to keep up!

At Cannabis Tech, we typically cover the science and technology behind the scenes of the cannabis and hemp industries. But this year, we decided to pull together a list of some of the most innovative cannabis consumer technology — just in time for the holidays! Whether they grow, smoke, vape, or eat cannabis, the shopping guide below has something for everyone on your holiday shopping list.

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You don't need to watch the news or follow politics to know that supply chain issues are plaguing most industries. If you've done any holiday shopping, then you've likely felt the pinch of extended shipping times and inventory delays. But, for businesses that rely on components, parts, and equipment from all over the world, these delays can be devastating.

Interestingly, the cannabis industry is uniquely positioned to adapt to whatever challenges come along. Its illicit history brings an unrivaled experience in adaptability during times of adversity. Regardless of the hurdle, cannabis has proven time, and again, it will go on.

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