Author: Brian MacIver

[ad_1] Producing clean cannabis products is crucial for any operation looking for long-term success. The ability to pass state-mandated product safety tests determines whether your products get to market or if your facility gets dinged with a failed test violation and a potential process audit from regulators. Seeking to lower the risk of a failed lab test derailing production plans, some cultivators leverage remediation technology to ensure microbial contaminants (and THC levels, in hemp’s case) are within allowable ranges. There are many systems available to correct microbial contaminants and high THC levels (hot hemp). To help guide growers in their…

[ad_1] As operators in mature markets can attest, the cannabis green rush can only last so long. Once workflows are established, production is ramped, and the luster of a new product has waned in consumers’ eyes, cultivation companies need to be prepared to operate with tight margins. One way to keep operational costs under control is to automate processes like trimming and packaging. Dozens of companies have developed various technologies to help streamline labor-intensive post-harvest steps, and new entrants appear at industry trade shows every year. Here, Cannabis Business Executive presents an overview of some of the top post-harvest automation…