Published 11AM EST, Mon Dec 08, 2025 The Search for the One Percent Every commercial cannabis cultivator dreams of finding it: that one plant that outperforms everything else. Better yields, more intense terpenes, higher potency, perfect structure—the complete package that becomes the foundation of their operation for years. This exceptional individual isn't developed or created. It's discovered through phenotype hunting, the process of growing large populations from seed and methodically...

Published 11AM EST, Fri Dec 05, 2025 Researchers in Israel explored cannabis plant terpenes. In the study, they discovered that in a dose-dependent manner, that cannabis plant terpenes were activating endogenous cannabinoid receptors (1). Researchers in Israel examined how 16 common cannabis-derived terpenes—including α-pinene, myrcene, limonene, linalool, β-caryophyllene, and others—interact with the endocannabinoid system. Using a Xenopus oocyte expression model, they evaluated how these...

Published 11AM EST, Mon Dec 01, 2025 Time is Money in Cannabis Production For commercial cannabis cultivators operating indoor facilities, every day a crop occupies the flowering room represents fixed costs: electricity, climate control, labor, facility overhead. A cultivar requiring 70 days from flower induction to harvest generates revenue 15% slower than a 60-day cultivar, assuming similar yields and market value. This math is brutal and inescapable. Facilities completing 5.2 crop cycles...