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The cultivation is relatively new, springing up in the summer of 2016. Despite its age, Solaris Farms has expanded to 12 acres of land and 300,000 square feet of operating space over that time. Founder, Michael Sassano, extensively researched the industry before entering.

Forbes

“The tech is getting closer but we’re not there yet,” said Michael Sassano, CEO, Solaris Farms, a cannabis cultivator based in Las Vegas.

The Denver Post

The genetics and sophistication underlying the U.S. cannabis industry lead to better-quality and higher-potency flowers for those who smoke marijuana and innovations in oils, tinctures and edibles.
“The world wants that technology,” said Michael Sassano, CEO of Solaris Farms, the largest cannabis hybrid greenhouse in Nevada.

Salon

The genetics and sophistication underlying the U.S. cannabis industry lead to better-quality and higher-potency flowers for those who smoke marijuana and innovations in oils, tinctures and edibles. “The world wants that technology,” said Michael Sassano, CEO of Solaris Farms, the largest cannabis hybrid greenhouse in Nevada.

Kaiser Health

“The world wants that technology,” said Michael Sassano, CEO of Solaris Farms, the largest cannabis hybrid greenhouse in Nevada. “The Netherlands had a big jump; they could have done anything. But the U.S. is the one that turned the industry into what it is today, with all the products we make, not Canada.”

Nevada Business

Initially, no one thought growing cannabis in the Southern Nevada desert would take. But Solaris Farms is growing on 12 acres in North Las Vegas in a hybrid greenhouse facility. The desert is great for the product, because it has fewer contaminants than other areas. There’s fewer molds, bugs and animals, said Michael Sassano, owner. “There’s extreme heat, but there’s also plenty of sunlight.” Since the plants love the sun, there’s both pros and cons to the Southern Nevada location.

Washington Post

Federal prohibitions are getting in the way of efforts to grow the U.S. marijuana business into a global industry. That’s allowed Canadian cannabis growers to dominate the export market.

Equities

Marijuana Business Daily’s annual MJBizCon is the largest conference and convention in the global legal cannabis industry. This year’s event attracted more than 31,000 cannabis professionals to Las Vegas Convention Center, a 14% increase from 2018, and a record turnout since the conference’s humble beginnings in 2012.

B-Plans

Developing a cannabis cultivation business requires significant planning, dedication, and focus. Initially, you’ll need to develop a solid plan to provide a steady direction for the project.