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America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob
#26405401 - 12/28/19 09:27 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of global markets, 12/27/19 Markian Hawryluk

© Markian Hawryluk/Kaiser Health News LivWell is building new grow rooms with 30- to 40-foot-high ceilings and state-of-the-art LED lighting that is cool enough to be placed very close to the plant.
The U.S. marijuana business has the potential to grow into a global industry -- but federal laws are getting in the way, and allowing Canadian cannabis growers to dominate markets
DENVER — In a large warehouse, LivWell Enlightened Health feeds its cloned cannabis plants a custom blend of nutrients, sprays them with filtered water and pumps extra carbon dioxide into the air, and releases three types of insects to clear unwanted pests without the use of toxic pesticides. Every part of the growing process is meticulously documented and evaluated to refine the process. After 20 years of experience, legal marijuana growers in the U.S. have a reputation for creating the best product in the world, scientifically grown and tightly regulated for quality and safety. The crop would be in high demand internationally — perhaps the centerpiece of a new U.S. industry — if not for the regulatory conundrum in which growers operate. Because marijuana is legal in many states but still illegal federally, marijuana growers are unable to ship their products to other countries or even other American states that have legalized the drug. So while U.S. cannabis firms have driven product innovation and mastered large-scale grow operations, they restlessly wait for the export curtain to lift.
Instead Canada has emerged as the dominant exporter in the burgeoning global marijuana trade, which ArcView Market Research and BDS Analytics estimated at $14.9 billion in sales for 2019. Companies are raising capital and building international trade ties despite Canada’s unlikely climate to be an agricultural pot haven. “Canada has a huge advantage because they can fill a gap,” said Rezwan Khan, vice president of global corporate development for cannabis seed supplier DNA Genetics.
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Best in the World California’s growers have been developing legal marijuana products since 1996, longer than everywhere but Amsterdam. Khan describes the state as "the epicenter of cannabis culture." California’s cannabis seeds have been distributed all over the world, and many foreign firms are trying to reproduce the quality of West Coast marijuana. The genetics and sophistication underlying the U.S. cannabis industry lead to better-quality and higher-potency flowers and innovations in oils, tinctures and edibles. “The world wants that technology,” said Michael Sassano, chief executive of Solaris Farms, the largest cannabis hybrid greenhouse in Nevada. “The Netherlands had a big jump; they could have done anything. But the U.S. is the one that turned the industry into what it is today, with all the products we make, not Canada.” The other draw of American-grown cannabis, according to Denver-based cannabis law expert Bob Hoban, is that foreign customers value the regulatory oversight that ensures the product is safe and unadulterated. “It’s being regulated by a government agency, which is not necessarily what’s happening around the rest of the world,” Hoban said.
Hampered growth But because federal law prohibits the sale and use of marijuana, growers have not had easy access to the banking system. LivWell had to pay cash for its HVAC system, and with sales limited to in-state retailers, it has not been cost effective to invest in automation for its production line. Most processing and packaging is done by hand. The patchwork of legalization means cannabis is not always grown where it thrives, in warm climates with limited rainfall. It’s grown where it’s legal. California, Oregon and Colorado grow most of the country’s authorized marijuana as legally isolated islands. That leaves cold Canada as a somewhat odd choice to be the world’s leader in marijuana exports. When Canada legalized marijuana in 2018, its firms could be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. So Canadian companies represent a back door for U.S. firms to access capital and export markets, and for smaller firms, a potential exit strategy. Many U.S. marijuana growers are positioning themselves as attractive acquisition targets for Canadian firms eyeing the U.S. market. Canadian firms are using their head start to sign trade deals and secure licenses to sell marijuana internationally. While the market remains limited, at least 30 countries — including Mexico, Germany and Italy — have legalized medical marijuana. And the numbers are growing as scientific studies have demonstrated its utility for pain control, nausea and glaucoma. “There’s more than enough time for American companies to catch up,” said Kris Krane, president of 4Front Ventures, which grows and sells marijuana in nine states. “But the longer that we wait, the longer we continue to maintain this unsustainable prohibition, the more difficult it’s going to be for American companies to catch up.”
Ready to export Changing public sentiments about marijuana in the United States have many American cannabis firms readying for the day they can legally sell their products elsewhere. “If the state borders do break open, we’re preparing for that,” said Sassano, who also is board chairman at Somai Pharmaceutical, a holding company based in Dublin that distributes medical cannabis products to pharmacies across Europe. That means an industry that began mainly as small mom-and-pop growers and retailers must now consider its corporate hygiene and whether it’s meeting legal requirements to sell in these new markets. LivWell is building large-scale indoor cannabis growing rooms in Colorado and Oregon designed to scale up production for interstate or international commerce. The new rooms have 30- to 40-foot-high ceilings and state-of-the-art LED lighting cool enough to sit close to the plants. “Then you farm vertically,” said Dean Heizer, LivWell’s chief legal strategist. “We learned that from the microgreens that people are farming in old cities and in old skyscrapers. If you can cultivate in cubic meters, you can scale. If you’re cultivating in square feet, you can’t.” With 11 states plus the District approving recreational use and 33 states legalizing medical marijuana, industry insiders believe marijuana may be legalized nationally in the near future, greatly expanding its market. In November, the House Judiciary Committee passed a bill with more than 50 co-sponsors that would effectively make marijuana legal in the United States. Though unlikely to pass Congress immediately, it is seen as a sign of hope for the future. “It’s just a matter of time,” Krane said. “How much time is very much a question of debate.”

© Markian Hawryluk/Kaiser Health News LivWell is building new grow rooms with 30- to 40-foot-high ceilings and state-of-the-art LED lighting that is cool enough to be placed very close to the plant.
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: shroomguy087] 1
#26405689 - 12/29/19 05:00 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's ironic; the U.S was the major push behind the criminalization of Marijuana worldwide; and now it's going to be the push behind the legalization of it worldwide
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: TNK]
#26405830 - 12/29/19 07:32 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I forget how to smoke that shit. My kids don't know it's a dream. I forget what to say most of the time. Make a lot of mistakes, national security shit like that.
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: Morel Guy] 1
#26406037 - 12/29/19 10:04 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Morel Guy said: I forget how to smoke that shit. My kids don't know it's a dream. I forget what to say most of the time. Make a lot of mistakes, national security shit like that.
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: sk8fast] 1
#26406041 - 12/29/19 10:05 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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He’s in charge of National Security...
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: TNK]
#26406105 - 12/29/19 10:44 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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TNK said: It's ironic; the U.S was the major push behind the criminalization of Marijuana worldwide; and now it's going to be the push behind the legalization of it worldwide
They don't call it being a World leader for nothing. It is ironic, but over the course of time we are talking about things just didn't happen on a global scale without the US allowing it if not supporting it. Though that is changing quickly.
And that's why many people want the US to return to being the world leader it once was...for one, we are still a better option than most other current super powers, but really it's because even if you disagree with the politics of the current regime a world without clear "leaders" is a world un-united and nearly without change(or at least fragmented and over a larger time scale for many issues).
Personally I think the cons outweigh the pros, its time for the US to gracefully exit if it won't learn to cooperate in the same manner the rest of the world is doing. Although without political cooperation, and successful leadership by the many, that solely leaves ones economic largess deciding how much sway a nation has and puts even more power in the hands of the "free" market and private enterprise and I am definitely not a fan of that.
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: Holybullshit] 1
#26406170 - 12/29/19 11:27 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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The US will make it’s exit soon enough once the ‘powers that be’ finish bankrupting everyone.
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: shroomguy087]
#26406496 - 12/29/19 02:53 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Humboldt and places around there are always going to grow good weed. It has to do with the climate of that area, it is extremely, unbelievably fertile. You could probably grow most anything there and it would be amazing. Amazing weed has come from there since the 60s, and I'm sure it'll continue to come from there 50 or 100 years from now. Everyone already knows Humboldt and those areas. Even if international markets can't get it yet, it still has a reputation, and that reputation is going to continue in the future.
In the long run, Humboldt and places around there are going to be like the Napa Valley of pot: internationally known and renowned.
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: nooneman]
#26406534 - 12/29/19 03:18 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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nooneman said: ...It has to do with the climate of that area, it is extremely, unbelievably fertile...
One of my sons went to HSU in Arcata. If anybody would be an appelation Humboldt cannabis snob, he'd be the one. But he's sold on indoor growing technologies (totally independent of climate and soil) that produce completely different product.
It's also worth noting that prohibition-era Humboldt County growers did more than their fair share of ecological harm. Hopefully we're done with that part forever.
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: nooneman]
#26406674 - 12/29/19 05:31 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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nooneman said: Humboldt and places around there are always going to grow good weed. It has to do with the climate of that area, it is extremely, unbelievably fertile. You could probably grow most anything there and it would be amazing. Amazing weed has come from there since the 60s, and I'm sure it'll continue to come from there 50 or 100 years from now. Everyone already knows Humboldt and those areas. Even if international markets can't get it yet, it still has a reputation, and that reputation is going to continue in the future.
In the long run, Humboldt and places around there are going to be like the Napa Valley of pot: internationally known and renowned.
Humboldt county purple indica is the best weed I have ever smoked and I have traveled the world sampling bud. The 2nd best is a strain of medical called puck yeah, it was amazing for my pain issues. I'm finding out that THC content isn't everything, but a combination of terpenes, cannabinoids other compounds are what matters.
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: Doc9151]
#26406784 - 12/29/19 07:18 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Merica...
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: PsychoReactive]
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: Seriously_trippin]
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Seriously_trippin said: Bring Tegridy to China
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: sk8fast]
#26409418 - 12/31/19 02:04 PM (4 years, 29 days ago) |
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Seriously_trippin said: Bring Tegridy to China
Thc carts ain't got no tegridy
Not if you buying it off the street for sure, but it's heavily regulated here in Florida and the price makes it not worth it in the dispensary imo. Finally, we have several dispensaries in my area and the price is starting to come down some, but it is still ridiculous when the black market is cheaper than the legal market. Florida charges $70 for concentrates sold for $12 in California.
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Re: America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of glob [Re: Doc9151] 1
#26410034 - 12/31/19 10:05 PM (4 years, 28 days ago) |
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First thought, as read into, do you not think Canada, leading exporter is making sure America is holding off on their doing to exportation?
Anyway, I don’t understand this thrill to marijuana said if flooding much of life with industrialization of such. In the history of industrialization, what has it done for other products? I don’t know.
I am puzzled to think, that marijuana has such high demand. Almost he said for anything that is direct food related. I see it as a wave people ride to occupy time for compensation, sure, much is any of all life but for a marijuana high or CBD health benefit?
I was cursed reading Shulgins PiHKAL and TiHKAL. One or the other states his disinterest to the marijuana high. That got in my head and was interfering to my phenethylamine doses.
But, heck, if I can make a dollar with this, I love it beyond words. It’s giving me life, breathe, food and something to do.
Marijuana, as with anything else, it’s all the same.
What I figure to much all existence. Who published that? And. Who paid for that?
People follow what people are making money off and hold as foundation when they ain’t make a damn dollar off the gathered details.
Something like this.
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