Seven Energy and Environmental Cannabis Predictions for 2021

Seven Energy and Environmental Cannabis Predictions for 2021

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Here are seven predictions we are making for how energy and environmental issues will play out in the U.S. cannabis industry in 2021, and how businesses and consumers will benefit. 1.    Technological advancements will continue to provide more opportunities for cultivators to adopt energy- and resource-efficient ways to pursue their craft. LED lighting technology will become more accepted industry-wide, and the practice of data collection and aggregation will become more normalized across the industry. Increasingly, growers will adopt automation technology that is increasingly more sophisticated and responsive to conditions in targeted micro-environments. 2.     Cannabis businesses will become more comfortable with making meaningful investments in sustainability. As more cannabis businesses commit themselves to a longer-term business model, they will see making investments in sustainability as a business imperative. This momentum will be…
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Prepare Your Cannabis Company for Energy and Environmental Compliance

Prepare Your Cannabis Company for Energy and Environmental Compliance

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Many states and municipalities have instituted requirements specific to the cannabis industry, and more are likely on the way. Here are 5 tips to make sure you are ready. TheModernCanvas | Adobe Stock In a piece in a recent issue of Cannabis Business Times magazine, we outlined a few tips for how cannabis businesses can prepare themselves for emerging energy regulations in U.S. states. In our experience working on energy compliance in the handful of states - and observing the rapid emergence of newly regulated states - it is clear that there is a lot that operators can do to avoid getting stuck in a compliance conundrum as they proceed along the licensing spectrum. Are you curious about energy compliance in your state? Ask us how we can help. 1:…
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