The world of cannabis concentrates can be a sticky mess for beginners. The concentrate scene has skyrocketed since emerging into the mainstream cannabis market in the early 2000s, with high-tech extraction processes leading to breakthroughs of new products. Today, consumers have plenty of options to choose from,...
Äkta A Swedish word for “authentic” and “genuine," Äkta holds those values as an extraction brand. New to Colorado, Äkta is paving multiple lanes with the release of its rosin badder, vape cartridges and gummies, with a sister company, Hava Gardens, which cultivates flower grown in live...
Trends are constantly evolving in the cannabis industry, all the way down to the grow operations. But in a world turning more to soilless growing methods (like aeroponics or hydroponics), the team at Colorado-based Hava Gardens have taken it up themselves to shift cultivators’ attention...
Labor Day weekend legal cannabis sales should hit $240 million across the US, according to the analysts at Akerna. And vape pens are the second hottest sales category behind good old-fashioned buds.This all makes perfect sense. For one, weed’s great for chilling, and the long...
From wildfires to drought to hurricanes, a changing climate means more extreme weather for cannabis companies up and down the supply chain.But no one is more directly impacted by these changes than marijuana growers.Depending on where a grow operation is located, the challenge that climate...
Cannabis rosins are quickly taking center stage in the legal market. Considered by many to be the highest quality, cleanest cannabis concentrates available, solventless extracts aren’t produced with hydrocarbons or harsh chemicals, only ice water along with a bit of heat and pressure.However, in edibles...
Pot girl summer. Hot vax summer. Whatever it is—it’s hot, and weed keeps us cool.But which weed variety do you pick from thousands to chose from? It’s simple—the best ones. This month:One purple strain sizzled while a different purp fizzledDo-Si-Dos flirts with the top 10...
Hello Äkta!Swedish for “authentic, genuine, real and true,” it’s the latest venture for locally based cannabis conglomerate Plum Companies.Best known for its chain of High Q retail stores in the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond — it currently operates four dispensaries in Snowmass Village, Carbondale,...
Cannabis businesses often have a complicated relationship with their best customers. As in other vice industries, a substantial majority of cannabis revenue derives from a relatively small number of heavy consumers. But many prominent brands see themselves as mission driven organizations striving to reduce the...
Both indoor and outdoor marijuana and hemp growers can give themselves a leg up by thinking ahead when it comes to arguably the most crucial step in the entire cultivation process: harvest. Cultivators aiming to dial in their harvest techniques should consider the following: Have...
