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Curaleaf staffers
hand-trim flower
for packaging.
Courtesy Photo
Garden Harmony
Curaleaf taps plant scientist to unify cannabis breeding practices
across state lines
By Omar Sacirbey
O
ne of the challenges facing
multistate marijuana operators
is creating standardized
operating procedures for cultivation
facilities in various markets.
Such was the case with
Massachusetts-based Curaleaf
Holdings in November 2020, when
the company hired Matthew Indest,
a plant breeding and development
expert, for a newly created role:
technical director of agronomy and
plant improvement.
At the time Indest joined Curaleaf,
the company was operating in 19 states.
" With our expansion and
acquisitions, there were a lot of
things done a lot of different ways, "
said Indest, who is a horticultural
scientist. " When I came in, there were
a lot of different names and lineages
and breeders that were used, all with
varying success. "
IMPLEMENTING
STANDARDIZATION
How did Indest herd his disparate
cultivation charges?
" We had to go through a lot of R&D
relating to cultivation to identify
what our best practices should be
and migrate teams over to that
harmonization standard, " Indest said.
The process involved partnering
with the individual grow sites and
supplying them with specific project
and research plans, identifying the
personnel who will be responsible
for implementing those plans
and supporting them through the
implementation.
Bringing uniformity to unsynchronized
operations around the country
takes time-and, in Curaleaf's case, it
remains a work in progress.
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