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GROWERS ALARMED OVER PROPOSED L.E.D. LIGHTING MANDATE

Legal-weed cultivators are upset over a report by the California Energy Codes & Standards program. Now before the Energy Commission, the document is part of a proposal that would force indoor cultivators to use only LED lights by 2023, a restriction that would cost growers millions.
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  • During a webinar hosted by the United Cannabis Business Association, Amber Morris, director of government affairs for NorCal Cannabis, said, “It’s very important to consider the upfront costs and … how growers will pay for that.”
  • The Seattle-based consulting firm Seinergy estimates it would cost $255M for all of California’s indoor growers to make the LED conversion.