Current cultivation methods practiced throughout the industry are not seen as being the most efficient; they are time-consuming, costly, and make no guarantee of the actual end product. Cloning exposes crops to hazards such as transferring health issues, and the uncertainty of purchasing clones brings added risk to the cultivator and crop.

Plant biologists would love to understand cannabis better. Most academic researchers working with it are limited to weed grown at the University of Mississippi. Much of the research funding comes from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which prioritizes studying ill effects over any potential good.

In 1993, the average THC content in weed was about 3 percent by weight. Over the next 15 years, breeders tripled the potency. Today, not even a decade later, levels top out at a whopping 37 percent. Thank the war on drugs: As growers moved indoors and out of sight, they drove up THC levels.

Incorporating genetic sequencing into cannabis cultivation has the potential to reduce costs as well as produce consistent crops that are bred with the most desired genetics. By genetically breeding crops, strains can be inbred to their greatest potential by eliminating unwanted characteristics and lineage.  When cross-bred, there is no limit to the advanced strains and potential effects that may be discovered.

If you know your plant’s genotype, then you can grow the plants with the traits you want much faster and with extreme precision. Called marker-assisted selection, it’s the key to modern agriculture.

Endopure will have a state of art lab for genetic sequencing the cannabis plant.