Rapidly Advancing Technologies in the Marijuana Industry
Technology is rapidly growing and adapting to the marijuana industry. Irrespective of whether it’s working towards building marijuana-friendly social media or enhancements on the cultivation side, technology is being exploited for solving some challenging problems in this industry. All kinds of cannabis technologies have trudged through a long way in just a few years. When some industry insiders were asked about how technology has had an impact on the marijuana industry, here’s what they had to say.
Technology has advanced such a lot that today it’s possible to isolate specific compounds of the marijuana plant that meet the needs of specific patients. Customization of extracts is possible these days to either smoke or take orally for treating the specific ailments that the patient is suffering from. The extraction technologies have been a big hit in the cannabis industry of late.
When Marinol was introduced, it was initially hyped to be a safer substitute for the whole plant marijuana medicine, though patients later found that it was only a bogus since marinol only isolatedtetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and didn’t give effective relief to the patients as in the case of whole marijuana plant medicine. With constant research and new technologies being introduced, extractions can rebuild the complete plant without just separating a single compound.
Apart from the extraction aspect, technologies have also changed the way in which industrial cannabis cultivation was carried out earlier, thanks to the introduction of new advancements like greenhouse technology, growth optimization methods, genetic advancements and enhanced quality of nutrients that create optimal environments for marijuana harvesting. These technological advancements in marijuana cultivation create a safe, consistent and more economically efficient set of products.
As in the case of most of the other evolutions, it’s been a little strange process. Initially, marijuana started getting better and hence produced better THC levels on materials, which would otherwise need to be thrown away (for example, the trim). Shortly after that, cultivators began to breed marijuana that gave higher chemical levels and gradually advanced to isolating them. When marijuana supporters started shifting beyond simply making hash into hash oil and many new extraction methods, a completely niche marijuana market was born.
Similar to any other industry in the market today, technologies have had a major positive impact on the cannabis industry as well and in the coming days it’s expected to grow further.
