The future for legal cannabis production in Canada looks bright, according to several industry leaders and researchers – even though availability is nowhere near meeting demand. They say now that cannabis is legal, it’ll be much easier for researchers to make progress improving its genetics, agronomics, and medical efficacy.
Owen Roberts is a faculty member in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program at the University of Illinois. As an agricultural journalist, he is the past president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and a lifetime achievement award recipient from the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation. His programs and research papers have been recognized nationally and internationally through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence, and others.
