A major shift is happening from HPS to LED horticultural lighting in the greenhouse sector. Increasingly, greenhouses using supplemental lighting are transitioning to LED solutions to boost yields, cut energy expenses, and, ultimately, increase revenues.  ..read more

In the EU and other countries, cannabis is regulated as an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). Australia and Germany are just two examples. With the US Department of Health's recent recommendation to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, this plant will likely exist in a pharmaceutical context in the United States soon ..read more

Europe has become the epicenter of global medical cannabis developments in recent years. While it's been a slow, often disjointed start, momentum on the continent is finally building, with several major countries establishing regulated markets. By the end of 2023, Prohibition Partners project the EU's collective medical cannabis market, including the UK, will hit €516 million ($547.39 million ..read more

Far-red light has recently become a bit of a buzzword in cannabis cultivation. However, despite years of reports from growers about the value of red light on development yields, it's only recently that plant researchers have legally been able to study this effect on a regulated crop ..read more

Light fixture ballasts or drivers are certainly not the most discussed technology in cannabis cultivation, but they should be. The deceivingly benign driver has an outsized impact on your growing climate, maintenance costs, environmental flexibility and production quality ..read more

Cannabis cultivators are currently facing an uphill battle in terms of profitability. Yes, the industry is worth tens of billions, but the market is also facing several major downward pressures that, as recent reporting has made clear, have left most with a pessimistic outlook ..read more

In the US alone, there are tens of thousands of licensed cannabis cultivation facilities (Statista). This expansive infrastructure network has fostered the growth of specialized consultants, engineering firms, and design teams. Cannabis facility design has become an industry in its own right ..read more

For the first time in cannabis history, more producers were using LED lighting than traditional HID in 2022. As the Cannabis Business Times reported, in the market's relatively short history, the percentage of cultivators relying on LED fixtures has exploded from a mere 17 percent to over 70 ..read more

It's no secret that 2023 has been a bit of a rough one for the cannabis industry. Cannabis stocks are in free fall, and some of the country's largest suppliers are going through yet another round of layoffs. Yet, this is to be expected in an industry that is less than a decade old, still working out the kinks and challenged by lack of federal legalization ..read more

Most startup cannabis cultivators consider the type of lighting (LED vs. HPS) and their respective energy costs during buildout. But there are several underlying considerations that are often overlooked: power management and power quality.  ..read more