2020 has already been a tumultuous year. With elections just around the corner, and political tensions high, we have already experienced a lot in a short amount of time. In Montana, we have had a boom in cannabis businesses and our industry has been ramping up for untethering and even a possible recreational market. But
With the adoption of parts of both the International Fire Code and the regulations from the National Fire Protection Agency, standards are soon going to change for the Montana Fire code and for Montana cannabis extraction and concentration. Class 1, Division 1 requirements for cannabis extractors may soon be a standard the industry must abide
Hemp is hot. Ever since the 2018 Farm Bill and the federal legalization of hemp and hemp-based products by the FDA slightly over a year ago, the amount of hemp-based products has skyrocketed in the market. Everything from consumables using the flower and seeds, to industrial and consumer products using the hemp bast fiber and
On October 8, 2019, Governor Steve Bullock directed the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services to implement emergency rules that would temporarily ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. This announcement came the same day the second Montana illness related to vaping was confirmed in Yellowstone County. The Montana Governor directed emergency rules be
With this season's hemp harvest wrapping up, many farmers and landowners with a hemp crop this year have been scrambling to make their deadlines and harvest before their crop turns or worse. With an anemic growing season over the summer and a rapidly cooling winter almost upon us, Montana hemp farmers have had difficulty growing
There is a vast range of growing techniques within the cannabis industry, and Montana is no exception. If you want to think on a grand scale of how cannabis is grown, think of a line with two diametrically opposed methods of growing on both ends. On one end is “Living Soil Growing,” and on the
Whether it's growing tomatoes or cannabis, indoors or outside, there are a plethora of styles, methodologies, and products one can use to cultivate a plant. With the rise of cannabis growing and a new wave of first-time growers and enthusiasts entering the industry, there is a wealth of knowledge online and in books to start
Managing pests in your grow can be a challenge. Larger pests like rodents, deer, and bear can seriously impact an unsecured Montana outdoor grow. Rats and mice are everywhere and are a known and manageable pest in almost every agricultural industry. But here in Montana, where we enjoy so much public land, the population densities
Having a high moisture content in your cannabis extracts can become very problematic. The extra water retention is a problem operators may run into during the process of extraction. How the biomass is treated before it is extracted can greatly determine the water content of the end extract. There are two main ways to prepare
With the burgeoning market and demand for high quality concentrates and extracts of different cannabinoids consuming not only Montana but the greater US market, cannabis companies everywhere are exploring how they can better utilize concentrates. Vaporizers are the largest out of all the cannabis concentrates and with a global market in e-cigarettes anticipated to reach