It’s hard not to be encouraged by cannabis retail revenue in Ontario — with the country’s most populous province cementing its lead position — and the pace of growth likely continuing for a couple more years before reaching store saturation.

The sleeping giant that is Ontario cannabis retail seems to be waking, with the province registering the highest revenue of any jurisdiction in the country for the third month running.

When discussing sustainable cannabis, talk typically leans toward water conservation or energy efficiency. But, there are several overlooked areas of cannabis cultivation that are desperately in need of a sustainability overhaul.

Consider, for example, how much biomass is required to make cannabinoid isolates. Or, have you ever wondered how many outdoor plants are discarded every day due to mold, heat stroke, or wind damage?

Selective breeding could hold the key to addressing some of these issues and developing more resilient, vigorous varieties.

Big data. Machine learning. Artificial intelligence. All commercial cannabis cultivators should be paying attention to these concepts, as the application of data analytics is beginning to gain a foothold in the cannabis industry.

As the industry matures, operators are raising the bar for optimizing efficiency, increasing consistency and, most importantly, profitability. Data is the vehicle for accomplishing these goals.

Ontario-based Mary Agrotechnologies is heading overseas.

The company has secured a licence to grow, extract and process hemp-derived CBD in the world’s most populous nation, reports Yahoo Finance.

Vancouver-based Numinus Wellness Inc. has completed its first harvest of psilocybe mushrooms, said to be the most common psilocybin-containing mushroom.

In June, Numinus became the first publicly traded company to be issued a licence from Health Canada to produce and extract psilocybin from mushrooms.

Numinus is focused on the development of psychedelic-assisted therapies, including psilocybin, MDMA (ecstasy/molly), DMT (a hallucinogenic tryptamine drug) and mescaline. The company also operates Numinus Bioscience, an analytics and research library.

Compliance is a beast with many tentacles — it’s way more than just inventory tracking.

For cannabis cultivators, it can be easy to get tangled and tripped up in the bureaucracy. 

Growers, tenders, trimmers, producers and distributors all take different risks, skillsets and roles. Working with cannabis insiders operating on both sides of the law gives insight into the process of cultivating these plants and turning them into profit. Utilizing trim is one such way.

Global Hemp Recyclable Packaging Market 2020 by Manufacturers, Type and Application, Forecast to 2025 describes market introduction, product scope, market overview, and meticulous analysis of the Hemp Recyclable Packaging market in the forecasted period from 2020 to 2025. The report keenly analyzes significant features in major developing markets.

The wonderful thing about this industry is that while the cannabis plant is the most important part, it isn’t the only part.

According to recently released financial statements, the Ontario Cannabis Store (O