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5 Reasons Why You Need A Cannabis Cultivation Consultant
Hiring a cannabis cultivation consultant is a necessary investment for every grow operation. A lot of experimentation goes on behind the scenes to create a bounty of beautiful buds. In addition, managing an entire facility effectively and efficiently requires a lot of planning and preparation. …

Looking for support with your Trolmaster system?
The Trolmaster system is an easy-to-use, affordable grow facility automation tool. Cannabis cultivation facilities are able to manage all aspects of their operations from anywhere at anytime. The level of automation, control, data collection, monitoring and optimization is unmatched with other cultivation platforms on the …

How to Prepare for the Missouri Medical Marijuana Commencement Inspection
The Missouri Medical Marijuana Commencement Inspection is one of the final steps to legally operating your business. Once your business has been issued a license to operate, you have one year to pass a Commencement Inspection by the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services …

Existo & VIVOTEK Provide Security Solutions For Michigan Cannabis Cultivation Facility
Security for your cannabis facility plays a major role in cannabis business compliance in Michigan. The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) has stringent requirements when it comes to security camera coverage and data storage at cannabis facilities. Access control, loss prevention, fire, and alarm systems …

West Virginia Welcomes Metrc for Seed-to-Sale Tracking
The Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC) in West Virginia has selected Metrc as their new seed-to-sale tracking provider for the state of West Virginia’s medical cannabis industry. OMC Director, Jason Frame, said that this is an important step to provide patients safe access to medical …

Does Your ISP Support Your Cannabis Business?
The internet service provider (ISP) for your cannabis business is more important than you think. It’s what powers your company’s entire IT infrastructure for operations and security. From hardware to software, there are multiple components needed to start, or sustain, your cannabis business. These components …

Oklahoma Welcomes Metrc for Seed-to-Sale Tracking
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) just announced that Metrc has been awarded the contract for their statewide seed-to-sale tracking system. In a press release issued on September 18th, 2020; OMMA stated that this move is part of a greater effort aimed at ensuring accountability and …

RFID Solutions for Your Legal Cannabis Business
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology offers many conveniences for all facility types in the legal cannabis industry. This technology has a variety of uses for retail, access control, and electronic payment methods. RFID is perfectly suited for the highly regulated legal cannabis industry because it can …

Are Your Scales NTEP Certified?
Cannabis is a product that has been bought and sold by weight since before it was legalized. Prior to legalization, cannabis was bought and sold using scales with pretty questionable accuracy. When sold in small amounts, it might not make a difference to a seller’s …

Business Communication Solutions for the Cannabis Industry
Nationwide social distancing orders have changed the way that just about all retail stores do business. The cannabis industry is no exception. In order to keep up with the demand for curbside and delivery services, cannabis provisioning centers must have the right technical infrastructure in …

Are Your Cannabis Business SOPs Documented Correctly For COVID-19?
Now that you have gotten the hang of operating your cannabis business in the current COVID-19 environment, it’s time to make sure these new processes are documented. Chances are that daily business operations have drastically changed over the last few months. In order to continue …