Cultivation
Why CO? Management Matters in Commercial Cannabis Cultivation
In commercial cannabis cultivation, deciding to enrich with CO? is often straightforward. The key challenge is maintaining the intended concentration consistently without wasting gas, disrupting humidity control, or creating worker-safety risks. CO? enrichment works as part of an environmental system. Light intensity, leaf temperature, irrigation, air movement, dehumidification, HVAC operation, canopy density, and CO? concentration […]
How LEEF Brands Is Building Its Cannabis Business for the Next Market
Micah Anderson has spent nearly three decades in California cannabis, beginning as a cultivator in Mendocino County and eventually becoming CEO of publicly traded LEEF Brands. Today, the company is focused on building a large-scale cannabis supply chain that combines outdoor cultivation with concentrate manufacturing. Its strategy centers on controlling production costs, securing clean biomass, […]
Cannabis Has a Water Activity Standard. Why Aren’t States Using It?
Cannabis flower sold in regulated markets across the country is routinely being dried below an existing national standard, according to a new analysis of nearly 145,000 laboratory samples. The report, produced by the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) with FTI Consulting, analyzed samples from 10 states. Average water activity fell below the […]
Cannabis Has a Water Activity Standard. Why Aren’t States Using It?
Cannabis flower sold in regulated markets across the country is routinely being dried below an existing national standard, according to a new analysis of nearly 145,000 laboratory samples. The report, produced by the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) with FTI Consulting, analyzed samples from 10 states. Average water activity fell below the […]
What Pre-Roll Complaints Reveal About Your Manufacturing Process
Pre-roll complaints do not always show up the way other product issues do. A failed device may come back to the store. A vape problem may create a clearer return path. A broken package or hardware issue is easier to document. Pre-rolls are different. They are also too important to treat casually. In Headset’s recent […]
5 Air Quality Mistakes That Are Costing Cannabis Growers
Cannabis cultivation is, at its core, a controlled environment business, and air quality remains one of the most consistently underestimated variables in the operation. Contaminated batches, worker health complaints, and odor violations affecting neighboring communities can all be traced back to air-handling decisions made early in facility design or overlooked during scale-up. Mandatory testing gets […]
Study Shows Consumers Want Clean Cannabis
Legalization has been framed as a turning point for cannabis safety, transparency, and adoption for years, but now, over a decade since recreational cannabis sales began, American consumers are taking a closer look and asking tougher questions about whether the industry is living up to that standard. What’s becoming clear is this: consumers are ready […]
CSQ Launches EU GMP Tool to Help Cannabis Businesses Break Into European Markets
As U.S. cannabis rescheduling moves forward and export opportunities to the European Union become available, a new certification tool to help producers prove their products meet EU standards and fight back against supply chain fraud is now available. CSQ (Cannabis Safety & Quality), the first ANAB-accredited cannabis and hemp safety and quality certification program, announced […]
Why Understanding True Manufacturing Costs Is Essential for Cannabis Business Survival
The U.S. cannabis industry generated more than $30 billion in regulated sales in 2025, yet profitability has become harder to predict. According to a recent national index report by Cannabis Benchmarks, wholesale pricing remains volatile, recently fluctuating between approximately $987 and $1,007 per pound. In an environment where pricing moves faster than cost structures adapt, […]