Federal government expected to allow outdoor cannabis growing

Producers of cannabis could soon be able to grow their crops outside, as the federal government is expected to legalize outdoor production this week. Eric Paul of CannTrust says that could mean huge cost savings for growers.

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50 Comments

  1. Rodney Stewart Adams on February 16, 2022 at 11:05 pm

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  2. Peter Thomson on February 16, 2022 at 11:05 pm

    Good news for consumers? This guys has no idea. That cost savings will never trickle down to retail.



  3. Win Taylor on February 16, 2022 at 11:06 pm

    Twenty bucks for an ounce! Feels like 1969.



  4. Goldenboy 777 on February 16, 2022 at 11:08 pm

    Good news



  5. Rowebot Radio on February 16, 2022 at 11:10 pm

    Allowed to let plants grow……



  6. winky ledford on February 16, 2022 at 11:11 pm

    they sell to drug dealers then the drug dealers put poison in it



  7. bob bushill on February 16, 2022 at 11:15 pm

    organic thumbs up



  8. Tonio Yendis on February 16, 2022 at 11:19 pm

    I was hoping this was going to be the U.S.A.



  9. Jean Simard on February 16, 2022 at 11:20 pm

    Shouldn’t use a stoner to trying to explain from the top of his head…… I believe… In my opinion… I think…. I I I I I



  10. Emerald Gate on February 16, 2022 at 11:20 pm

    We have lots of dispensaries in Salem Oregon. Used to pay $12+ a gram. Now you can get an ounce for $50. And their stockrooms are jam packed with inventory. Prices are crashing. Plus we all grow our own now.



  11. Tom Tom on February 16, 2022 at 11:20 pm

    You gotta love this Trudeau gov. Now unlicensed growers could be looking at 14 yrs. in jail. What a farce! Who knew legalization would be worse than criminalization. This guys got to go! No referendum, no input from Canadians! Oh well at least all the retired cops and politicians won’t have to worry about pension cuts! Atta boy Kash!!!



  12. Ravi Singh on February 16, 2022 at 11:22 pm

    Im all for this legalizing outdoor grows but it wont stop indoor grows in cali or anywhere else, outdoor grown is great especially if done properly but the quality of indoor cant be beat by outdoor or greenhouse. Climate control plays a big roll in indoor plus less pests, it will definitely change the black market tho, outdoor & gh grown will be so inexpensive that people will almost stop buying indoor but there are those that demand quality & since California is the "biggest market in the WORLD" indoor will still thrive. This will manly help cartels that grow mass quantities of outdoor & ship it to non weed friendly states to make$$. Ive grown indoor & outdoor guess wat for people who use for personal use whether medical or rec they prefer indoor, but im all for this federal gov. actually legalized outdoor grows is a step closer to knocking cannabis off the schedule 1 list & thats the main goal in my eyes. Grow on everyone outgrow the government 😁👍👍👏✌



  13. Isrealis The Author on February 16, 2022 at 11:24 pm

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  14. Greg Gilbert on February 16, 2022 at 11:24 pm

    The outdoor in California is just as good and a whole lot cheaper. The indoor is better than outdoor myth is fading and people are saving some money.



  15. mineral area outdoors on February 16, 2022 at 11:24 pm

    Facebook pages and groups think growing inside is the best way……………… I know outside is the way to go…



  16. Canadian Green on February 16, 2022 at 11:27 pm

    and nobody wants your outdoor week bunk, only people tat grow outdoors is kids



  17. CRookedGriNN on February 16, 2022 at 11:28 pm

    what will you do about insects. It will not be as cheap to produce as you think…also, yes people steal outdoors, you need security.. again putting the initial cost up.



  18. billy lee on February 16, 2022 at 11:28 pm

    In the criminal days , the outdoor growers grew organic and the indoor growers got a higher price for growing in hydroponics. The size of the mugs is usually the giveaway. The government lets the growers get away with spraying bug spray on the flowers and charges higher than black market prices plus tax. They raised the price and expect to win the market away from the underground farmers. LOL. It would seem that the Liberals want to follow the model of the unbridled corporation that offers inferior products for inflated prices because they have rid themselves legally or otherwise of competition. The Liberals also get to add an insulting tax on top



  19. Cz Family on February 16, 2022 at 11:28 pm

    Black market will never go away to many rules



  20. winky ledford on February 16, 2022 at 11:28 pm

    weed leads to booze



  21. Brett Moore on February 16, 2022 at 11:29 pm

    I just invested 10k in cantrust



  22. Dee Boe on February 16, 2022 at 11:30 pm

    The sun is way powerful than any light and it doesn’t cost u..also any one can control pest and rain outside greenhouse dumbasses … Facts outside is winning all day



  23. Andreaus on February 16, 2022 at 11:31 pm

    Yet it’s still a class one.



  24. Lorenzo DeMonteclaro on February 16, 2022 at 11:32 pm

    Growing pot in your house has been legal since like forever😁



  25. Michael C. ateoate on February 16, 2022 at 11:33 pm

    I do also grow giant outdoor green boulders… So stop typing…



  26. Tacy Geneau on February 16, 2022 at 11:36 pm

    this sad Doug ford take off basic income put on beer and cannis one vote him even brain mess Doug ford doing



  27. Tacy Geneau on February 16, 2022 at 11:36 pm

    Doug ford we drink beer ten get cannis think so stupidity



  28. Mark Fish on February 16, 2022 at 11:37 pm

    The Federal Government will allow a God created plant to grow…does that not sound funny to you?!



  29. Michael C. ateoate on February 16, 2022 at 11:38 pm

    show me 28% THC or higher in a full outdoor environment and I will burn down my greenhouses…



  30. Aime Bouchard on February 16, 2022 at 11:38 pm

    Government and big business will take over the industry as usual, and then they will try to genetically modify it like monsanto



  31. JJ on February 16, 2022 at 11:40 pm

    Cannabis ❤️



  32. PropheZ23 on February 16, 2022 at 11:41 pm

    .25 cents per gram? But yet it’ll still cost $10-$15 a gram.



  33. Ken Fietz on February 16, 2022 at 11:44 pm

    Price should be going down not up!!



  34. 0 FOX on February 16, 2022 at 11:44 pm

    All it takes is one male plant and your outdoor grow is garbage ! Good thinking old dude !



  35. AJ Was on February 16, 2022 at 11:47 pm

    I’ll stay with my indo😁



  36. Chris Carson (Old And In The Way) on February 16, 2022 at 11:47 pm

    No one wants dope grown outdoors.



  37. Gordon Cavanaugh on February 16, 2022 at 11:49 pm

    If you can produce a product at home for a lower cost then you won’t buy it from a store. Weed stores exist because it is currently illegal. Change that so that everyone can grow several six feet high plants and the weed stores go out of business. For example if a loaf of bread at the store was $13 but you could make a loaf in a bread machine for 75 cents would you buy bread or make your own? Bread is the price it is due to economies of scale. A home producer can not make a similar loaf of bread at home for the cost of buying one in a store. That’s why bread companies exist. And that’s why weed growers in Canada will not. You need to grow weed at a lower cost than a home producer and that means you have to use offshore growers like China, Mexico or South East Asia.



  38. Tony Cee on February 16, 2022 at 11:50 pm

    Dont trust big buisness ….. these mutherfuckers gonna ask produce some trash bud



  39. don keyballs on February 16, 2022 at 11:50 pm

    I can grow indoor myself for 50 cents a gram, dried bud ,



  40. Brad Peterson on February 16, 2022 at 11:50 pm

    pretty awesome I say



  41. CR1545 on February 16, 2022 at 11:51 pm

    green house is better using natural sunlight because outside they might fly over it and it could get contaminated if they spray stuff over it.



  42. Matthew Cunningham on February 16, 2022 at 11:51 pm

    pennies a pound



  43. Jay Lee on February 16, 2022 at 11:53 pm

    Please God Please God Please God!!!



  44. Nick Orman on February 16, 2022 at 11:55 pm

    lol the "black" market will never fade anyone in their right mind would stay with someone who grows it themselves, they can offer the same if not better quality for 5 to 7 a gram and still make mucho dollars, when the government makes weed that’s 20% thc and sells it for 3 or 4 dollars a gram then you’ll see the black market disappear!!!



  45. Cody Jackson on February 16, 2022 at 11:55 pm

    Canadians are badass i wish i cpuld move there



  46. Kip William on February 16, 2022 at 11:57 pm

    People will grow their own weed regardless of laws, this Liberal corporate agenda is a disgrace to everyone.



  47. Gordon Cavanaugh on February 16, 2022 at 11:57 pm

    How much a gram if we import weed from Mexico, China or South East Asia where labor is cheap, less environmental regulations and government controls? The first container ship from Thailand filled with weed will put every Canadian grower into bankruptcy.



  48. Kevin Coffey on February 16, 2022 at 11:59 pm

    Everybody grows a few plants don’t they 😉



  49. Connor McCullough on February 17, 2022 at 12:01 am

    I ggot excited then saw it was for canada



  50. Moxon on February 17, 2022 at 12:01 am

    for edibles yea ok, but no one smokes that stuff. There will be a clear differentiation between commercial farm weed and indoor cultivation.