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Tissue Culture and Cannabis

2 min read Of the many emerging technologies in the cannabis market currently gaining steam in the North American market is called tissue culture. Tissue culture itself is not a new technology. Many fruits grown around the world use this same technology. Tissue culture means that growers are creating a seed that has known genetics. Using known genetics ensures that the apple or banana a customer buys at a grocery store in New York is the same as the apple or banana a customer would buy at a grocery store in LA. Tissue culture ensures that things like taste and ripening time remain consistent across the board. Most cannabis is grown using mother plants. At the end of each 4-month harvest, the growers clip the top of the plants. These clippings are planted as seedlings to produce the next crop, and so on. The problem with this is, you can’t determine whether the mother plant has consistent, stable genetics from one growth cycle to another. There has been so much genetic drift over thousands of years of growing cannabis. In turn, you can’t have an infused drink or chocolate bar without knowing that the genetics is stable. This is where tissue culture comes into play. Growers are looking to technology to ensure that the plant: Tastes the same every time Works the same every time Grows the same every time While the tissue culture trend is just starting to emerge in the cannabis space, and it will likely become a standard means of growing soon. Today, most consumers are no longer purchasing cannabis to smoke the flower. Instead, they are purchasing cannabis-infused products where consistency is critical. Due to this shift in the market, we are likely to see the cannabis industry turn more toward tissue culture so that suppliers can ensure that customers are receiving a consistent product. Read more: http://staging.startupfundingespresso.com/education Hall T. Martin is the founder and CEO of the TEN Capital Network.TEN Capital has been connecting startups with investors for over ten years. You can connect with Hall about fundraising, business growth, and emerging technologies via LinkedIn or email: hallmartin@tencapital.group

Investing in Cannabis: Understanding the Cannabis Industry as an Investor

The cannabis industry has become a nest of investment opportunities. However, investing in cannabis differs from other sectors in a lot of ways. One of the main things that sets this space apart is the fact that it is still in its creation phase. Cannabusiness is an actively developing space. With that comes no historicals to reference; no previous data on which to base investments. For investors to enter this space, there must be an effort to dig in and figure out a way to it. It’s about understanding the industry on a ground-up basis because the information flow and data sets are limited. You have to live in it, to be a part of it genuinely. Part-time investors beware: it’s hard to be in this space part-time if you’re looking to gain exposure. If you want to invest in the industry, you have two ways to go about it.   You find and invest with managers that live and breathe this industry every day, or   You live and breathe it yourself. It’s also essential to understand that this industry is a microcosm of the world in terms of it covering nearly all the verticals that exist. Cannabis can bring opportunities in: Agtech SAS tech   Supply chain  Data  Advertising, media and marketing  Real estate  Cultivation  Manufacturing Retail If you want to begin investing in cannabis, you just have to know where to look. Once you spend the time to understand this industry, you’ll then have to familiarize yourself with the various subsequent verticals. For the individual investor, it is a multipronged process of diving in fully to understand the industry as a whole, and all moving parts to uncover the best opportunities. Read more from our recent eGuide: http://staging.startupfundingespresso.com/how-we-invest-vol-vii/  Hall T. Martin is the founder and CEO of the TEN Capital Network. TEN Capital has been connecting startups with investors for over ten years. You can connect with Hall about fundraising, business growth, and emerging technologies via LinkedIn or email: hallmartin@tencapital.group

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