Cannabis cultivation remains a huge part of the cannabis industry especially now that demand is increasing globally. The importance of cannabis cultivation is why much attention is paid to the cultivation process. By paying attention to the cannabis cultivation process, experts can identify some of the drawbacks and issues affecting the process and work on effective ways to deal with them. One major issue affecting marijuana farmers is our major talking point in this article. Read on as we look into how cross-pollination can bring about a huge loss to marijuana farmers as hemp production continues to expand worldwide.
Cross-pollination; a major issue?
Cross-pollination of cannabis plants occurs when pollen from male cannabis plants is driven by wind or any medium to female marijuana plants. The product of this move by the pollen is that the female cannabis plants direct energy into producing seeds. By doing this, the plants do not apply as much energy to providing quality cannabinoids content. When the cannabis plant is full of seeds, there is a reduction in usable volume and overall quality of the plant. The plants cannot be sold in wholesale or retail and will have to be sold for extraction. This tends to bring about huge financial losses which is the major worry of many farmers.
This issue of cross-pollination is why considerable distance is set between hemp farmlands and marijuana growers. Pollen can travel as far as 20,000 miles which mean the absence of considerable distance puts marijuana farmers at risk. This is why the move by the Governor of Washington Jay Inslee around cannabis and hemp poses a huge issue. The Governor approved Senate Bill 5276 that opens up the state for hemp production and also removing the 4-mile buffer between hemp farms and marijuana growers.
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