With wholesale cannabis prices tanking, growers are under huge pressure to keep a lid on costs to survive in today’s hotly competitive market.

Last July, Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, a Baltimore County Democrat, announced her support for a referendum to legalize cannabis on the 2022 General Election ballot.

In 2002, Jake Van Wingerden bought 45 acres of land that included a 60,000-square-foot greenhouse in Earleville, Maryland, where he started Tidal Creek Growers.

SunMed 2.0: For the Cannabis Connoisseur. Sun. Science. Smooth.

Two families, connected by name and horticulture industry fame, share their cannabis journeys in this dual-feature cover story.

At Maryland’s SunMed Growers, third-generation U.S. greenhouse grower Jake Van Wingerden expands his family’s storied horticulture footprint into cannabis.

“As someone in the cultivation industry myself, SunMed’s agricultural technology truly took my breath away . . .”

Following the announcement of its multiyear global research study results—which showcased the effects of broad-spectrum lighting solutions on crop yield and quality—Fluence will demo its innovative new products at the company’s MJBizCon booth, located at No. C3515.

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