Technology
Luna Technologies Introduces Its Next Generation Extractor
Luna Technologies, a Portland-based manufacturer of hydrocarbon extraction equipment, announced the next generation of its flagship product, the IO Extractor, which is used in enterprise level cannabis product manufacturing. The fully automated IO 2.0 machine features greatly expanded software capabilities and significant hardware advancements that create an even safer, easier... more »Sensaphone Monitoring System Keeps Data Log Of Environmental Conditions
Because cannabis plants require specific conditions at various stages of development, it is important to control the environment throughout the growing facility. Ideal growing conditions can vary from one area to another, depending on the type and maturity of the plants. The Sentinel™ monitoring system from Sensaphone provides data logging... more »App Allows Cultivators In Metrc States To Weigh Cannabis Plants Offline
GrowFlow, a business management and compliance solution for cannabis wholesalers and retailers, has launched its new Harvest mobile app that enables GrowFlow customers to precisely weigh and measure their individual harvested plants while offline or away from a computer. Developed with cultivators in mind, Harvest integrates with Bluetooth technology to... more »
Flowr, Hawthorne Canada Complete Cannabis Research, Development Facility
North America’s first research and development facility dedicated to advancing cannabis cultivation techniques and systems has been completed by The Flowr Corporation and Hawthorne Canada Limited, a subsidiary of the Hawthorne Gardening Company division of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. Scotts Miracle-Gro is the world’s leading marketer of branded consumer lawn... more »Pre-Christmas Cannabis Sales Expected To Hit $400 Million
Business intelligence from Akerna, an enterprise software, leading compliance technology provider, and developer of the cannabis industry's first seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning (ERP) software technology (MJ Platform), estimates cannabis sales to spike this holiday season. "To determine how the Christmas and New Year's holidays would affect cannabis sales nationally, we... more »Treating Strawberries With CBD Oil Lengthens Shelf Life
Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive component of cannabis, has promising potential as an antimicrobial treatment to fresh produce, according to researchers from the Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology at the University of South Florida. The study focused on examining the potential of CBD oil as a postharvest treatment... more »
Sweetwater Hemp’s Ice, Water Hemp Extraction Facility To Open In 2021
With more than 150 continuous years of farming under its belt, the Cruise Family of Pleasanton, Nebraska operates several successful agricultural businesses. This includes an acre-sized greenhouse providing produce to more than 300 Wal-Mart locations, and a farming operation with a 3000-acre output of corn and soybeans every season. Sweetwater... more »
