For cannabis growers who plant outdoors, turning leaves signify the fall harvest. During the month of October — colloquially known as Croptober — cultivators throughout Colorado cut down their marijuana fields, the first step in the plants’ journey to reach consumers at dispensaries.
according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. That’s down 7% from the previous low of $709 per pound on July 1. The previous low point was $759 per pound in 2018. Early regulations also required dispensaries to be vertically integrated, meaning they had to grow the vast majority of the crop they sold. When, businesses focusing exclusively on cultivation flourished, Bradley said.
The Republic cannabis cultivation is in the middle of harvest season for its outdoor cannabis grow on Sept. 19, 2022 in Boulder.