When Bigger Comes Back to Bite You: Sizing Up Your Cultivation Business September 20, 2022 Ryan Douglas Cultivation 0 Comments How big should you build your next cultivation site?What size facility will offer you the right balance of commercial-scale efficiency and product quality?The answer is not easy, and the topic is rife with dissenting opinions. Every grower’s goal should be… Read More→
Caveat Emptor: Buying and Selling a Cultivation Facility, Part Two September 5, 2022 Ryan Douglas Cultivation 0 Comments By Ryan Douglas Limited license states present two distinct opportunities for cannabis cultivation entrepreneurs. First, the prospect of launching and operating the cultivation business as an ongoing source of revenue, and second, the chance to sell it to another company.… Read More→
Caveat Emptor: Buying and Selling a Cultivation Facility, Part One August 15, 2022 Ryan Douglas Cultivation, Spotlight 1 Comment Purchasing an operational cultivation site is the fastest way to begin growing in a new cannabis market. This approach has been the primary method that multi-state operators have used to quickly get into the cannabis game. Though often sold at… Read More→
Cannabis: ‘The U.S. is a $100 billion opportunity,’ Tilray CEO says August 15, 2022 AggregatedNews Producers 0 Comments The U.S. market for cannabis is staggering, according to Tilray (TLRY) CEO Irwin Simon — even as it awaits a green light from Congress. "The U.S. is a $100 billion opportunity in cannabis," Simon told Yahoo Finance Live (video above).… Read More→
Curaleaf forced to remove thousands of medical marijuana products from NY dispensaries August 15, 2022 AggregatedNews New York, Producers 1 Comment Curaleaf, one of New York’s medical marijuana operators, has pulled tens of thousands of units of cannabis from dispensary shelves after the company switched to an unauthorized way of labeling potency that led patients to believe the marijuana they purchased was much… Read More→
Why Demand for Tech Talent in Cannabis Cultivation Is at an All-Time High August 1, 2022 Ryan Douglas Cultivation, HR and Staffing, Science and Technology, Uncategorized 0 Comments For cultivation businesses, information technology (IT) is more than just email administration and fixing security camera glitches. IT affects nearly every aspect of a cannabis cultivation facility, and it’s crucial to the success of any commercial growing operation. The right… Read More→
The Value of Validation: Why Your Cultivation Business Deserves a Second Look July 17, 2022 Ryan Douglas Cultivation 0 Comments Most cannabis companies that receive cultivation licenses consist of individuals that aren't from the horticultural industry. They are intelligent people that have been successful in other industries and are attracted to the opportunities in cannabis. They do their research, go… Read More→
Beating the Benchmarks: How to Maximize Profits From Your Outdoor Grow July 4, 2022 Ryan Douglas Best Practices, Cultivation, Spotlight 3 Comments Growing cannabis outdoors is a gamble. The upside is a high return for a relatively small investment. Outdoor cultivation requires the lowest capital and operational expenditures compared to indoor or greenhouse growing, with the potential for equal or greater yields… Read More→
MedPharm rebrands as Bud & Mary’s as it expands medical cannabis production in Des Moines June 16, 2022 AggregatedNews Iowa, Producers 0 Comments Five years after the Iowa Legislature approved the sale of medical cannabis products in Iowa, the number of registered cardholders, visits to dispensaries and sales have climbed — but at a much slower rate than in other surrounding Midwest states.… Read More→
How Cultivation Businesses Can Use Incentives to Reduce Labor and Increase Productivity June 15, 2022 Ryan Douglas Cultivation, Spotlight 2 Comments Cultivation companies should be careful when offering growers production-based incentives because even world-class cultivators can only increase production by so much. Every plant has an inherent production capacity, and once that is reached, crop output will plateau. A cultivator may… Read More→
Why We Need to Dispel the Myth That Cannabis Can Only Be Grown Indoors May 16, 2022 Ryan Douglas Cultivation, Spotlight 0 Comments In the United States, most licensed commercial cannabis cultivation occurs indoors. However, the energy consumption of indoor grow-ops can be mind-boggling, with lighting, HVAC, and dehumidification being the three major energy-consuming culprits. This situation presents a challenge for our industry… Read More→
Beyond the Bud: Earn More Money From Your Cultivation Business, Part 3 May 5, 2022 Ryan Douglas Cultivation, Spotlight 0 Comments In this final installment of the Beyond the Bud series, we'll examine the need for tissue culture and diagnostic labs that service the cannabis industry. Tissue culture is a method of plant propagation used worldwide to ensure that farmers start… Read More→
Beyond the Bud: Earn More Money From Your Cultivation Business, Part 2 April 21, 2022 Ryan Douglas Cultivation, Spotlight 0 Comments In Part 2 of this Beyond the Bud series, we’ll look at the business of supplying young plants. If you missed Part 1, you can read it here. There is a dire need for young plant suppliers in the cannabis… Read More→
Beyond the Bud: Earn More Money From Your Cultivation Business, Part 1 April 6, 2022 Ryan Douglas Cultivation 0 Comments Smart entrepreneurs know they can't afford to stay complacent after launching a new cultivation facility. In such a dynamic and competitive business environment, operators must constantly search for ways to leverage their investments and maximize profits. Realizing additional revenue from… Read More→
Four Tips for Becoming a First Mover in New Jersey’s Adult-Use Cannabis Market March 17, 2022 Ryan Douglas Cultivation, Spotlight 0 Comments New Jersey's recreational cannabis market is expected to launch soon and become one of the largest legal marijuana markets on the East Coast. Like any new cannabis program in a populous state, there's likely to be a shortage of cannabis… Read More→