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Re:Infarm wants to put a farm in every grocery store by grogenaut on Monday June 26, 2017 @09:58PM (#14642015)
It's generally dried before smoked, or for food products the oil is extracted. I would think the oils would eventually evaporate from the dried or the extract but I don't actually know. It's legal here in WA and the packaging I've seen doesn't have any dates on it so take that with a grain of salt with the supply problems we've had (the state limited the amount produced, so for the first year at least there were reported shortage; they heavily misjudged demand :)).

I'd think it's very similar to tobacco. Vape for tobacco doesn't really expire, it's just the niccotine. And cigs keep for a long time. They get brittle over time, as do cigars, so I would think it's very similar. Again I'm not an expert, I just live in a state where it's common.

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Re:Infarm wants to put a farm in every grocery store by prawn on Monday June 26, 2017 @10:32PM (#14642149)
So city-based vertical farming of marijuana is likely less advantageous as freshness isn't a key driver? If it's more expensive than salad greens, maybe the transportation cost isn't as big a factor either? Crush salad greens and they're going to sell poorly.

I'd guess that security and surrounds might be an issue for growing an in-demand product too? Doubt lettuce farms suffer too many break-ins!

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Re:Infarm wants to put a farm in every grocery store by danohu on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @05:00AM (#14643498)
You didn't hear about the recent lettuce heist?

http://globalnews.ca/news/3356810/romaine-calm-hamilton-poli...

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Re:Infarm wants to put a farm in every grocery store by prawn on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @05:28PM (#14649626)
Several billion people and the internet mean that it's almost impossible to make any statement with confidence!
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Re:Infarm wants to put a farm in every grocery store by grogenaut on Thursday June 29, 2017 @08:49PM (#14667950)
It's my understanding that empty warehouse space is hard to come by in colorado because it provides year round controlled growing conditions so there is a price floor on the spaces.
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