Professional Marijuana Grower May-June 2019 Issue | Page 38

LED fixtures for under $500. ILUMINAR Lighting offers products in every emitter/lamp category and makes sure that their clients have the largest selection of fix- tures to choose from, as well as every electrical/voltage application offering fixtures from 120 Volt to 480 Volt variations. The Staff is available 24/7 to the consumer market for any assistance. Products & Services that are Unique to the Cannabis Industry ILUMINAR Lighting was born in the Cannabis indus- try, so most of its product line applies to the cannabis marketplace. Unlike many indoor lighting companies, the range of products that ILUMINAR Lighting offers is impressive. This includes high output T5 fixtures for the energy conscience prosumer grower to the high-end LED emitters for every level of grower that wants the best output without the compromise of high wattage. ILUMINAR Lighting is also the only lighting company to continue to innovate with cannabis specific products, like the Vertical Double Ended Lamp fixture, specifically made for the growers that have limited plant count re- MULTIPURPOSE GREENHOUSE DISINFECTANT & DISEASE CONTROL • Disinfect pots, trays, benches, tools, etc. • Algae control on walkways, pots, evaporative coolers, soil • Spray on plants to control bacterial, viral and fungal disease • Excellent wetting agent • Cost effective, pleasant odor and environmentally friendly MARIL PRODUCTS, INC. 15421 Red Hill Ave. • Suite D • Tustin, CA 92780 USA 714-544-7711 • 800-546-7711 • www.physan.com 38 • Professional Marijuana Grower strictions and that choose to grow larger plants. Taking an old school approach and adopting a new school emitter ILUMINAR Lighting combines vertical lighting taller plants with the high output DE HPS, and MH lamps and allow the “tree” grower to stimulate the sec- ondary and tertiary levels of the plant, hence giving the gardener a larger harvest. ILUMINAR Lighting is also launching the new HASH controller, specifically made to suit the professional gardener that wants to take total control of their operations no matter how big or small the garden. More products are planned to be released later this year. How has the Cannabis Industry Changed in the Last Several Years? The industry is like comparing night and day from just 2014, but even more so, 2010, with lighting from less than ten years ago has evolving tremendously. The industry has gone from fringe and basement grows to famously successful opportunities for angel investors that would have scoffed at the idea a decade ago. The majority of capital investors, large corporate manu- facturers, and celebrities stayed clear of the topic of cannabis, and if they approached it, they were labeled as a fringe category. With so much changing in the last ten years the industry is positioned to make a major jump into the future. Today, every level of technology is being used to push the Cannabis industry, and as alcohol prohibition had innovations, so does this one, the cannabis industry is pushing indoor agriculture in directions not able to be achieved anywhere else. Whereas the harvested crop carries so much value and revenue, the ability to adopt expensive technologies like LED and Plasma lights are May/June 2019