Cultivation

A New Jersey proposal is seeking to legalize the home cultivation of cannabis for patients who are registered under the state’s medical cannabis program.

Oklahoma cannabis regulators are seeking to revoke the licenses of 165 medical cannabis cultivators for failing to post signage on their property as required under a bill from last year.

Recent studies have confirmed through double-blind testing that a cannabis bud’s aroma is the most critical factor in determining one’s enjoyment of the product, which begs the question: should aroma be given a greater emphasis in cannabis competitions?

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that all illegal cannabis grows in the state are misdemeanor crimes under the state’s voter-approved adult-use cannabis laws, regardless of their size.

Minnesota-based HWY35 was approved for a $10 million loan from the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development to convert a former lumber mill in Grand Rapids into an indoor cannabis cultivation site.

A recent study by New Zealand researchers found that planting hemp as a cover crop in vineyards could be beneficial, increasing organic matter and total carbon in the soil.

Just as the craft beer movement has disrupted the traditional beer market, craft cannabis products are poised to mirror this trajectory through the offering of rare, high-quality products and a very personalized experience.

The New York Office of Cannabis Management has removed a video from its YouTube channel that contained heated criticisms of the state’s adult-use cannabis program roll-out. Regulators said they are planning to re-upload the video.

The number of Kansas farmers who are licensed to grow hemp has fallen from more than 200 in 2019 to just 41 this year.

Harvest New York recently released a hemp growing manual assembled by researchers from Cornell Cooperative Extension and Alabama A&M University, a USDA research geneticist, and other industry experts.

Following a lawsuit filed by multiple cannabis industry trade groups, the Oregon Court of Appeals has — for now — suspended the state’s cannabis testing requirements for the fungus Aspergillus.

Oklahoma regulators have uncovered about 4,000 untagged cannabis plants and more than 630 pounds of untagged cannabis at a licensed medical cannabis grow facility; the licensee was arrested following the discovery.

Adults aged 21 and older in Connecticut can grow their own cannabis plants for personal use starting Saturday, July 1. Under state law, individuals will be allowed to grow up to three mature and three immature plants with a maximum of 12 plants per household.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed into law a bill to issue medical cannabis cultivation licenses to Black farmers. The new law also expands telehealth renewals for medical cannabis patients.

Oklahoma’s licensed cannabis growers may be producing 64 times more cannabis than the medical cannabis patient population’s current demand, according to a recent study commissioned by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.

Vermont lawmakers have expanded the state’s medical cannabis program, allowing patients to cultivate a total of 12 plants — up to six mature at once — and adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the program’s qualifying conditions list.

Oregon lawmakers approved a bill to crack down on landowners who allow illegal cannabis cultivation on their properties after police seized more than 100 tons of illegal cannabis across the state last year.