The controlled environment
agricultural (CEA) landscape is looking greener as attitudes warm toward
cannabis use in the United States. A recent survey (http://dtn.fm/aLZP0) by the
PewResearchCenter found that 53 percent of Americans would like to see cannabis
legalized. CEA systems can range from simple, low-tech devices such as row
covers to high-tech greenhouses that are controlled by computers. Typically,
CEA facilities are employed in growing vegetables and flowers, and, according
to a TechNewsWorld article (http://dtn.fm/qMa78), the four main CEA crops are
cucumber, lettuce, peppers and tomato. Even astronauts floating around on the
International Space Station have tried their hands at CEA, growing ‘leafy
greens both to eat and to advance scientific knowledge.’ Now, cannabis growers
are embracing CEA methods with open arms.
The big advantage of CEA is, of
course, that the grower can escape the vagaries of weather, but one other
salient feature of CEA is security, particularly with a crop such as cannabis.
Although praedial larceny is not as prevalent as it was in the days of the Wild
West, it’s very likely that cannabis crops may pose a temptation to today’s
‘rustlers’. A recent NPR story (http://dtn.fm/CcF1A) reports that cattle
rustling is making a comeback in certain parts of the country, driven by the
high price of beef and the spread of substance abuse. These are factors that,
undoubtedly, will bear on cannabis farming.
The BudCube Cultivation System
will obviate such theft since it operates in a protected indoor environment. A
single BudCube Unit is around 800 sq. ft. and will produce two crops of 20
plants per crop within six months. The first crop can be harvested at 14 weeks,
with the second following after an additional 12 weeks. Cherubim Interests,
Inc. (OTC: CHIT) estimates that one plant will yield an average of one pound of
product with a market price of $1,700 a pound, providing gross revenues of
$68,000. Another great advantage of the BudCube Cultivation System is that it
will generate revenues in just over three months’ time.
As the social and political
environment eases its hostility to the use of cannabis, Cherubim is set to
strike while the iron is hot. A Reuters report (http://dtn.fm/q64TN) last year
stated that Georgia had enacted a law legalizing the use of marijuana for
medical purposes. To date, according to ProCon.org, 23 states and the District
of Columbia have legalized cannabis for medical use. Georgia will soon bring
that number to 24. Additionally, four states – including Alaska, Colorado,
Oregon and Washington – and the District of Columbia also allow the
recreational use of cannabis.
According to Leafly, the online
information resource devoted to news on the cannabis industry, ‘Legislators in
Georgia, Illinois, Wyoming, and Virginia are all seeking to decriminalize the
possession of small amounts of cannabis, and… New Mexico is trying to join four
other states (and one district) by legalizing cannabis in 2016’. Missouri has
also passed a decriminalization law which is due to take effect on January 1,
2017. Decriminalization is not the same thing as legalization. Decriminalization
means that possession and use of cannabis will not be treated as criminal
offenses but may still carry penalties.
Cherubim, which, through
subsidiary BudCube Cultivation Systems USA, is developing and marketing the
BudCube units, invests in undervalued real estate assets in order to create
safer living environments and promote more desirable lifestyles for future
generations. The company specializes in a full array of development activities
– including due diligence, acquisition, planning, construction, renovation and
property management – allowing it to upgrade assets to their full market
potential while providing a substantial return to investors.
For more information, visit
www.cherubiminterests.com
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