As legal cannabis farms take the spotlight, safer methods of pest control are also taking root in more 'mainstream' agriculture. Biopesticides can also be used simultaneously, Marrone said, or used to treat multiple pest problems by themselves. "People have been coating wheat, cotton, and other crops with chemical pesticides; now they can coat them with biological products." "[Crop pest control] is a $50 billion industry, and half of that is spent on weed killers." As the legal cannabis industry keeps growing rapidly, the demand for products like Marrone's have also climbed sky high.

Source: Forbes August 19, 2018 19:01 UTC