Strainly's logo. Photo Credit: Strainly. There are hundreds of cannabis strains for consumers to choose from. But where do all of these varieties come from? The answer is a combination of both cultivators and breeders. Cannabis cultivation and breeding is becoming more and more important as the cannabis industry continues to grow. Cultivators are an absolute … [Read more...] about Strainly: the Platform Fostering Cannabis Biodiversity
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Jesce Horton is Building an Environmentally and Socially Equitable Industry
Pictured above: Jesce Horton. Photo credit: Cendinoteme. There are around 40 million cannabis consumers in the U.S. Yet, in regions like New York, people of color make up about 94% of cannabis arrests, according to NORML. The future of cannabis is slowly transforming from a negative connotation into an urban craft with social equity, thanks to entrepreneurs and advocates … [Read more...] about Jesce Horton is Building an Environmentally and Socially Equitable Industry
Meet Your Farmer: Chiah Rodriques, River Txai Farms
Emerald’s Meet Your Farmer series aims to introduce audiences to the legacy operators in Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity Counties, an area known as the Emerald Triangle. Legacy growers are those who’ve been growing cannabis since before its legalization in states throughout the nation. The series spotlights those cultivators who’ve helped grow America’s weed for … [Read more...] about Meet Your Farmer: Chiah Rodriques, River Txai Farms
Shopping for a Home Grow Unit
Grandma's Secret Garden. Photo credit: Dealzer. Thanks to the ever advancing cannabis legalization effort, more and more states are declaring the plant a legal product. Along with that growth comes another highly desirable effect — the advancement of the home growing unit. Something self-contained, these units allow a legal cannabis user to save a lot of money by growing a … [Read more...] about Shopping for a Home Grow Unit
Meet Your Farmer: Monique Ramirez, Sunbright Gardens
Emerald’s Meet Your Farmer series aims to introduce audiences to the legacy operators in Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity Counties, an area known as the Emerald Triangle. Legacy growers are those who’ve been growing cannabis since before its legalization in states throughout the nation. The series spotlights those cultivators who’ve helped grow America’s weed for … [Read more...] about Meet Your Farmer: Monique Ramirez, Sunbright Gardens