Category: Opinion

Sunlight doesn’t cost anything, so why not use it? In addition, we will use supplemental LED lighting when the sun is not available. The dry and cool high desert climate during the winter months will be used to lower interior temperatures. Using outside air is not always an option for…

In areas that are zoned for cannabis retail and have available space, we find stores crammed together, creating fierce competition. There are also retail licensees who have not opened on purpose, instead hoping for a fat sale of their license. One solution is to follow the craft beer and wine…

Data has quickly become one of the most important components driving growth in the legal cannabis industry. While the metrics that fuel analytics-driven growth have been there all along, very few cannabis businesses felt pressed to track them. Simply collecting and organizing that data was overwhelming enough for a lot…

Another issue to explore is the manner in which the industry is being taxed. With local municipalities, especially Los Angeles, unable to shut down illegal operators, how can we expect consumers to absorb what ends up being a 35% tax? Why squeeze so hard that you drive consumers to the…

No, this time I’m not referring to the Trump presidency and the enormous number of scandals, lies and incompetent nincompoops our “idiot in chief” has appointed to important positions. (Jared Kushner handling Middle East peace? What’s next, Bernie Madoff overseeing the Federal Reserve Bank?) No, the nightmare I’m referring to…

I always get what I want. And yet, for the first time in my life, I have seriously considered walking away from something that I have given my best effort. It’s not that I’ve failed. We’re making it: bills are paid; the team is stoked; our growth is on a…

Many companies are receiving letters from the FDA. This can be avoided by manufacturing their products in a pharmacy-grade setting with 100% certified industrial hemp in compliance with the U.S. Farm Bill. In our present, unregulated market, we are seeing many unreliable products pop up on retail shelves and online.…

Anyone who’s been following the news since the tragic school shooting in Florida has seen how utterly powerless and spineless our politicians can be. Regardless of your own personal feelings about guns, the polls in this country have consistently shown that a majority of Americans want stricter controls on assault…

  When there is a large variety of strains needed and a limited number of special accommodations that can be made (particularly in larger operations), it becomes increasingly important that the selected grow medium/technique works well across the board. At our operation, we utilize a hybrid soil blend that allows…

    The “stomach” part comes from every hurdle, every catastrophe, every mountain that you need to get through that has NOTHING to do with you or your business plan: bans and moratoriums after you’re in business, dabbed-out business people, state traceability revamping, limited and curious retail-to-farmer ratio, lab standardization…