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Critical Considerations To Make Before You Start An Indoor Vertical Farm

Vertical farming has garnered significant attention in recent years as a potential solution to the pressing challenges of traditional outdoor farming. So, what is exactly is vertical farming? Vertical farming is a method of cultivating crops in stacked layers or vertically inclined surfaces, indoors, in controlled environments, using artificial light and precise environmental controls. This...

Constructing Plasmids with a Novel Ubiquitin Promoter For Use in the Transformation of Cannabis Sativa L.

Constructing Plasmids with a Novel Ubiquitin Promoter For Use in the Transformation of Cannabis Sativa L.  By: Faith Ann Sparks Have you ever wondered how scientists engineer the DNA they put into genetically modified plants? Today there are kits one can use to make the whole in-vitro process simple and quick. But at Fresh Alternative...

Cannabis May Move from Schedule I to Schedule III – How Reclassification May Impact the Industry

In a monumental step forward, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has put forth a recommendation for the rescheduling of cannabis, moving it from the restrictive Schedule I category to the more accessible Schedule III category. This recommendation, which comes almost a year after President Biden requested the evaluation, has the potential to...

New York’s Cannabis Legalization Rollout Faces Setbacks and Delays

What’s Happening with New York’s Cannabis License Rollout? New York State’s journey to establish a thriving Cannabis industry since its legalization two and a half years ago has been fraught with challenges and delays. Initially envisioning over 150 licensed dispensaries, the state currently has only 23 retail locations. A recent court order further complicated the...

Article Published in NAREIM Dialogues Spring 2021 Issue – Controlled Environment Agriculture: The New Asset Class on the Block

NAREIM Dialogues – Spring 2021 Controlled environment agriculture has the solutions to significant food production and environmental issues. Now it just needs the capital. “Like extracting bread from air.”  In 1908, Fritz Haber’s invention of synthesized fertilizer revolutionized the agriculture industry. Through a process of extracting ammonia for fertilizer use from the air, annual global...