The Value of Cannabis and How to Grow It

It is said that the cannabis sales in the United States could be up to $30 billion by 2023. Cannabis planting is of high gold content in agriculture, as you can see in the chart below. The cannabis retail sales are expected to grow year by year from 2018 to 2023. This estimate even takes into account the existence of cannabis black markets. That is, even with the existence of marijuana black markets, the cannabis economy is growing rapidly.

Why does cannabis have such a high economic value?

What ingredients make it so precious in the market? That has got to mention cannabis and its extracts, especially CBD (cannabidiol) and THC (tetrahydrocannabinol ), these two ingredients of marijuana. Sure, there are still more than one hundred other chemicals in marijuana. Since the content of other compounds is quite tiny that they are not easy to extract from the cannabis plants. This becomes a barrier for researchers to study their medical value or other functions.

CBD is primarily used in three application fields.

One is the medical field. CBD is the main non-addictive component in cannabis plants, which has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, and other medical effects. For example, it is used to treat childhood epileptic seizures and applied to many treatment research areas, such as anxiety, Parkinson's disease, and chronic pain. Another is the cosmetic field. That is what we call cosmeceuticals today. CBD can provide effective anti-aging, anti-oxidant, and autoimmune effects. It is rich in fatty acids, which can fill in the cracks in skin cells and have a moisturizing and lubricating effect. What's more, it is proven not to be harmful to health. The rest one is the food field. It has a widely known application. That is adding it to the beverage. That is a new type no alcohol beverage.

These three application fields are closely linked with people's lives and are used with high frequently in our lives. As a result, CBD is in great demand. However, there is less CBD available in the market since cannabis cultivation was restricted before. In addition, the CBD content of cannabis is very low and hard to extract. Most of CBD is preferably used in the medical field. The amount of CBD flowing into other areas is extremely small. Those are the reasons why cannabis is so valuable now. Although many countries have begun to legalize marijuana. The legalization of cannabis is still in an early stage. CBD demand still exceeds its supply. 

THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis, one of the known cannabinoids. 

In the brain, there are cannabinoid receptors. THC attaches to these receptors and activates them, and affects a person's memory, pleasure, movements, thinking, concentration, coordination, and sensory and time perception. THC is the main component that causes mood change, has the ability that make people more relaxed and pleasant. THC also relieves pressure, regulates the immune system, eliminates inflammation, and stimulates appetite. Encouragingly, THC is likely to be a potential cancer drug.

Surely, there are also side effects of using THC. At present, its function of making people relaxed and pleasant has attracted much attention. Many beverage makers are trying to add a proper amount of THC into beverages to create an alcohol-free drink that can change people's mood, make people feel pleasant. If successful, it could make the exclusive position of alcohol drinking a thing of the past. The beverage market's pattern will certainly be adjusted again.

Not only does CBD have antibacterial to the human body, but THC does.  THC is a psychoactive compound. CBD is different from THC in that it is a non-psychoactive compound. Meanwhile, CBD can also reduce the spiritual stimulation effect of THC and has high medicinal value, and has a great influence on the many diseases treatment level. THC also has immense applied value. For those reasons, the economic benefits of cannabis can’t be ignored.

Faced such a huge business chance, have you still stayed out of the way? As legal marijuana becomes more widespread, it is expected that more and more investors will get into the business of marijuana. The cannabis industry will enjoy robust growth.

How to get high-quality CBD and THC?

We should grow cannabis in an advanced and scientific way, do better on a number of measures, with marijuana planting as much as possible. lighting is a key factor for indoor cannabis planting. This is more so for indoor planting.

Previously, the weakness of growing cannabis indoors was the utilization ratio of lights. Especially using traditional lighting sources, almost 85% energy is converted into heat and is emitted. Only 15% energy can be used in the process of photosynthesis. This indoor cannabis cultivation with old-fashioned grow lights and ventilation fans uses a lot of energy, accounting for a growing percentage of annual power consumption. One study estimated the price of a pound of marijuana product at least may contain more than 1000 dollars for the energy consumption. So, indoor cannabis growers have to think about passing these extra energy costs on to consumers. So the selection of an LED grow light is very important.

To understand how LED grow lights affect the growth of cannabis, ATOP Lighting has thrown itself into the research and development of the optimal lighting spectrum for marijuana. Thereby, the most suitable LED grow light for cannabis we made it come true with scientific design.

There are three obvious advantages of LED grow lights over traditional lamps.

Firstly, most of the lighting that LED grow light irradiates is precisely what cannabis growth might want, including a small amount of ultraviolet. To get the optimal spectrum for marijuana, we have spent a lot of time on the spectrum research before encapsulating lamps. Secondly, the energy that LED grow light consumes is mainly used for the process of photosynthesis rather than lighting up the space.   Thirdly, LED grow lights won't emit so much heat as traditional lights do. In other words, besides necessary ventilating devices, there is no need to arrange extra fans to solve the overheating problem in the interior caused by lights.   

Using this LED grow light, we can provide appropriate lighting intensity and lighting time for cannabis, particularly marijuana, during its flowering. This not only helps marijuana grow fast and healthy but also contributes to cannabis generating CBD and THC as much as possible.

From the moment you take control of the growth conditions of cannabis, you have a head success on others in realizing more economic benefits of marijuana. For more information about Atop Lighting cannabis LED grow light, please contact us.

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