Cannabis GrowthCannabis has been a booming industry in the USA and many other countries in the past decade. This followed a slow, but steady trend toward full legalization, even if doing so at the US federal level of what was formerly considered a drug might wait some more years.Public acceptance is following, with s upport for legalizing cannabis hitting a record 88% and cannabis tax revenue at $20 billion, nearly double that of alcohol .This has created a large market for legal cannabis cultivators, who usually leverage high-tech methods of cultivation, mixing greenhouses, vertical farming, advanced plant varieties, and high-performance extraction methods.Investing In CannabisStill, despite its obvious popularity and increasing acceptance as a “mild” drug akin to tobacco or alcohol, investors often struggle to access cannabis stock. This is because as long as it is illegal at the federal level, most stock brokers and banks are not authorized or unwilling to trade the stocks producing and selling cannabis products .This is a pity, as such “sin stocks”, involved in “immoral” activities, have historically generated superior investing performance, be it casinos, alcohol, tobacco, weapon manufacturing, etc.However there might be an opportunity for investors to capitalize on the providers of the cannabis industry, which are not exposed to such restrictions. As a result, such a company can more easily raise money and be a viable investment from financial institutions like banks, investment funds, and pension funds.One such company is Aurora Cannabis (ACB -3.46%), a biotech company specializing in cannabis.The company, together with researchers at the nearby University of British Columbia (Canada), recently published a new discovery regarding cannabis plant mechanism for defense against fungal diseases1 in the scientific journal Frontiers In Plant Sciences, under the title “ Mapping and characterization of a novel powdery mildew resistance locus (PM2) in Cannabis sativa L. ”.Cannabis CultivationThe cannabis plant, or marijuana, or Cannabis sativa L, is a plant rich in active compounds. While it is known mostly for its psychoactive effects, its complex biochemistry could also provide interesting chemicals for the treatment of depression, mental illnesses, and cancer.It is also a plant requiring a very warm climate and abundant fertilizers for optimal growth and production of the desired chemical compounds.So, cultivators have progressively moved from low-tech open-field cultivation in warm climates to advanced cultivation strategies in greenhouses or indoor farms

DENVER - Flowhub, a dispensary platform for cannabis retailers, has integrated with BioTrack, the official government traceability system for 11 legal cannabis markets in the United States.