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Controlling the Properties of Moist Air to promote growth and mitigate fungal activity.

Psychrometrics is the study of moist air. What most people don’t know is that there are a lot of properties of moist air. The psychrometric condition of a cannabis grow room plays a large part in how plants function. It can affect the growth and final yield as well as having implications in the spread of disease, mold, and mildew. The same holds true for Drying and Curing as well as Processing and Packaging.

Oregon saw $84.5 million in marijuana sales in March amid the coronavirus response

In the week leading up to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s “stay home” order to respond to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Oregonians were busy stocking up on groceries and essentials — and apparently setting a new record for cannabis sales in March.

Cannabis Based Municipal Bonds (CMBs) could offer governments and financial institutions a viable and creative way to aid in the recovery of lost revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, says a newly released report from cannabis and hemp advisory firm MPG Consulting.

Cannabis is illegal at the federal level in the US. However, 33 states and the District of Colombia have made medical marijuana legal. Also, 11 states and the District of Colombia have made recreational marijuana legal. There’s a huge demand for cannabis in the US, which means more support for legalization. More Americans, including lawmakers, understand marijuana’s health benefits. Marijuana provides employment opportunities and tax revenue to the states. However, cannabis companies don’t get federal business relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ballot campaigns and cannabis bills get pushed aside during public health crisis.

What was supposed to be a banner year for marijuana legalization is becoming a bust.

March's $35.9 million revenue figure was close to the sales results for both January and February.

The latest official monthly sales data for recreational marijuana sales in Illinois have been published. Combined with the previous two months' data, they show that nearly $110 million worth of legal cannabis products were sold in the first quarter of 2020.

Amid drug shortages, could cannabis lessen the burden?

If COVID-19 has made anything clear, it’s the precarious position of many vital global supply chains. One of the most alarming issues is the risk to pharmaceutical production networks. Last month China’s manufacturing and production ground to a halt as the country went into lockdown to contain the virus. This shutdown had an immediate impact on industries around the world, including pharmaceutical ingredients.

Most cannabis stocks have been crushed during the stock market meltdown resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. But this major downturn presents opportunities to buy shares of the strongest players in the cannabis industry at discounted prices.