It was not long ago that mainstream media covered cannabis with the same disparaging language as other, more harmful drugs, but once it became recreationally legal in Canada in late 2018, a new tone has emerged.
Adults can legally grow up to four cannabis plants at home. There is growing interest among people who want to cultivate their own small crops and now just about any basement or garden can become home to a craft grow operation.
In this five-minute
Global News video, master growers at Ontario-based
7ACRES, a brand under the
Supreme Cannabis Company (TSX: FIRE, OTCQX: SPRWF) give step-by-step instructions to grow cannabis at home.
Around the same time this video was published,
The Province spoke with
Pacific Northwest Garden Supply looking at how anyone can set up their own home-grow operation, from the gear needed to step-by-step growing instructions.
For a deeper look,
The Leaf News covered the hobby of growing down to where and how it can be done and answers any frequently asked questions someone could have, broken down by province and territory.
Anyone planning to take things to a craft cultivation level can turn to the micro cannabis growing community, which offers even more support. Cannabis Compliance Inc. is Canada’s first consulting firm for the cannabis industry and looks at the country’s unique legal framework.
Growing is regulated by Canada’s Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). For more on the ACMPR’s home cultivation rules and how to apply for the program,
Click here. Health Canada will inspect the facility on a regular (usually monthly) basis to ensure compliance in all areas covered within the Cannabis Regulations and CCI also provides operational readiness programs and training programs to ensure the facility is functioning without error or non-compliance.
Mainstream media is, for better or worse, often a reflection of the general attitude toward any given subject and cannabis is no different. Craft growing offers as many avenues as a hobby or small enterprise as craft beer and there is a lot of information out there to get someone started. Aggregated research has
tracked the trend, but of course, there is still a long way to go.