Industrial Medicinal Cannabis Production

Description

Study of the sequence of activities involved in the production of medicinal cannabis. Constraints and particularities of cannabis production: health regulations, quality controls, traceability, sanitary protocols, etc.

Objectives

• Understand the ensemble of activities occurring in a production plan
  • Describe the type of activities, the constraints, the obligations, the procedures and the equipment needed during the production of medicinal cannabis
  • Identify the risks and dangers encountered during the production of medicinal cannabis
  • Describe safe and productive methods used during the production of medicinal cannabis
  • Describe methods used to sanitize the growth facilities, the probes and the equipment
• Put into practice the activities occurring in a production plan
  • Setup the growing facilities with probes and irrigation systems as required
  • Prepare the media for seed germination or propagation of new cuttings
  • Maintain ideal growing conditions for the stock plants from which the cuttings are taken
  • Transfer seedlings or rooted cuttings to the growing area
  • Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings to the growing media
  • Maintain the health of plants during the vegetative stage
  • Modify photoperiod to initiate flowering
  • Trim the plants according to requirements
  • Water the plants according to the growing stage
  • Inspect plants for any sign of pests, deficiency or improper growing conditions
  • Harvest the flowers at maturity
  • Prepare the harvested flowers for the post-harvest treatments
  • Describe traceability principle and how it is put in place in a typical production plan
  • Design of a typical cannabis production plan

Content Overview

• Steps of the chain production of cannabis: risks, dangers, obligations, regulations, work procedures, etc.
• Step 1: Propagation of plant material
• Step 2: Growing the plants under control vegetative stage
• Step 3: Inducing flowering and maintaining plants health
• Step 4: Flowers harvest
• Step 5: Flowers processing
• Step 6: Drying, cleaning, trimming
• Step 7: Weighting and packaging
• Step 8: Plant material disposal
• Step 9: Orders and delivery
• Cleaning and sanitization of working spaces and equipment
• Typical cannabis production plan