Commercial cannabis facilities are designed around what happens inside the building: cultivation, drying, processing, storage, employee movement and environmental control. Long-term success, however, also depends on what leaves the property.Odor that can be detected beyond a site boundary may generate complaints from residents, neighbouring businesses or municipal officials. One complaint does not necessarily mean a facility has violated a law, and cannabis is not always the source of a repor...

It is a normal production day. Employees are moving through their assigned areas, irrigation systems are operating, deliveries are arriving and environmental conditions appear stable. Then the front desk receives notice that Health Canada inspectors have arrived.Would your team know what to do? Could the appropriate personnel promptly retrieve the requested records? Would your sanitation logs match what an inspector sees on the production floor? If a filter change, humidity excursion or corre...

Building or expanding a commercial cannabis facility involves much more than selecting cultivation equipment and arranging production rooms. The way air moves through the building can influence temperature, humidity, odour management, sanitation, employee workflows and the risk of contamination. Decisions made during the design stage can therefore affect product quality and operational efficiency for years to come.Under Health Canada’s Good Production Practices (GPP), buildings used to prod...

Effective cannabis mold remediation is critical for protecting product quality, maintaining regulatory compliance, and safeguarding consumer health in Canada's highly regulated cannabis industry. Mold contamination remains one of the most common and costly challenges faced by licensed producers, processors, and cannabis facility operators. Left unaddressed, mold can lead to failed microbial testing, product destruction, production delays, regulatory scrutiny, and significant financial losses.A...