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
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 consistent,
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
Cannabis contains hundreds of compounds, cannabinoids, terpenes, and other fats and lipids. These compounds are extracted by using one form of either chemical separation or physical separation of the cannabinoids and terpenes from the rest of the plant biomass. These techniques can range from using heat and pressure to using solvents like ethanol and butanol
The ink is still drying from Cannabis One's acquisition of Evergreen Organix, a Nevada edible company that was bought for 15 million dollars. This deal will allow the already publicly traded Colorado company to expand its interests into Nevada under the Organix brand. Where the discrepancy lies is with the reported distribution routes that Organix
In November of 2004, Montana made state history. For the first time in 75 years cannabis was legal, if only in a medical capacity. The state of Montana voted in its medical marijuana program under I-148 with a 62 percent margin. This new medical marijuana act allowed certain patients with specific medical conditions to alleviate