Cannabis in a Can!

The Factory sells cannabis in little, opaque cans that resemble those used to package dipping tobacco. Co-owner Kendall Jorgensen, who was a Southern Oregon craft medical-marijuana grower, claims the Factory's cannabis stays fresher longer because his unique packaging allows it to be preserved in nitrogen, an inert gas traditionally used in food packaging to seal out oxygen and moisture. I spoke to Jorgensen about canned cannabis, cannabis canning, and canny cannabis business practices.

WW: Who came up with the idea of weed in a can?

Kendall Jorgensen: We are working with a company called N2 Packaging Systems (Jorgensen and business partner Luke Olsen are also employees and shareholders in N2) that evolved out of the food industry. They started as a spinoff of Ready Reserve Foods, which is a food-preparation business that had a few patents, such as a patent to preserve ammunition in a nitrogen-sealed canister. They were looking...

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