What do you do if you have towering trees revered by the locals growing in the middle of your construction site?
Sea of Green – that phrase conjures up images of a peaceful and expansive body of water for most. But in cultivation, it refers to a section of small tightly packed plants. The hydroponic system uses this method because it is much easier. This cultivation technique was popular even prior to medical and recreational marijuana regulation.
Citation Growth Corp (CSE: CGRO / OTCQX: CGOTF) is a licensed cultivator and producer of organic and high-grade cannabis and has invested in both the medical and recreational cannabis sectors since 2014. In June 2019, the company rebranded itself under its current name after acquiring the equity interests of fellow cultivation business ACC (American Cannabis Cultivars) Group of Companies which has held indoor cannabis cultivation licenses in the state of Nevada since 2014.
Grown Rogue has a head office in Medford, Oregon and operations in other states. Recent expansion into Michigan has been prosperous and has afforded the company full vertical integration capabilities. It boasts a host of experienced operators in the industry, and investors love its approach, as the company only goes into states that have the capacity to begin operations immediately. We spoke with Chief Strategy Officer Jacques Habra to find out more.
Vertically-integrated GTEC Holdings provides premium-quality, craft cannabis through a multitude of assets and operations based largely out of Western Canada. It was incorporated in June 2017 in Kelowna, British Columbia, and Director and Vice President Michael Blady reports that, since Cannabis Brightline’s previous profile on GTEC in 2018, its assets have been progressing steadily. The company has but a few steps left before it can fully step up its development within the cannabis industry and assert itself as a market leader.
Odyssey Cannabis considers itself a service provider for the farms and brands it represents in Oregon. This is one of the main differences between this distributor and other cannabis wholesalers that aim to buy products at the lowest possible price and sell them for the highest price. By partnering with the farms it represents and marketing on a commission-based model, Odyssey rises and falls based on whether or not its growers’ operations are thriving.
Cannabis for recreational use or medicinal and wellness is ever changing. Sustainable practices, the sourcing of unique ingredients, and overall education has been moving in a very positive direction, and Mana Artisan Botanics has been a part of that.
OGEN is a cannabis company that is doing things differently. While others in the market are focused on public relations campaigns and talking about their plans, OGEN is quietly manufacturing and delivering a superior recreational cannabis product.
Agripharm has been at the forefront of the Canadian cannabis industry since the very beginning, when co-founders Peter and Naomi Miller developed the country’s first purpose-built cultivation facility in 2013. Six years later, partnerships with SLANG Worldwide, Canopy Growth, and Green House Seed Co. give Agripharm the opportunity to offer some of the highest profile products in cannabis.
With legalization, Canada set the stage for a new industry and thus, new marketplaces for cannabis. However, because the country is signatory to several treaties that have effectively created an international regime that limits cannabis export and import to scientific and medical purposes, companies are inhibited – and so too is the market’s potential.