Marrone Bio Innovations’ REGALIA MAXX Receives First Approval for Use on Cannabis and Hemp in Canada

By Marrone Bio Innovations|15 May 2020

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. has announced that REGALIA MAXX biofungicide received the first approval for indoor and outdoor use on cannabis and hemp in Canada.

Cannabis and hemp have been relatively small crops in Canada until lifestyle cannabis was approved in 2018. According to Health Canada, 77,800 acres of hemp were grown in 2018, valued at an estimated $50 million USD. And while 2019 acres are still being compiled, Canada Health has reported a 51% increase in licenses issued to grow hemp across Canada in 2019.

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The majority of Canadian cannabis and hemp acres have been certified organic, as growers have been forced to meet strict standards of a highly regulated industry. There have been limited options to control diseases and insects and it is only recently that a few select crop protection products have been approved for use on hemp or cannabis, including REGALIA MAXX.

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