Flowr Cannabis has opened a massive research and development centre in Lake Country.

With a focus on growing cannabis indoors, it's the first research and development centres of its kind in North America.

The building includes state-of-the-art laboratories, indoor grow suites and training areas, where Flowr will test its cultivation systems and techniques alongside gardening company Hawthorne.

A subsidy of lawn and garden giant Scots Miracle-Gro, Hawthrone first formed a strategic partnership with Flowr in 2018.

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Shortly after forming the partnership, the two companies broke ground on the project that sits next to Flowr's growing facility in the Lake Country industrial park. 

“The completion of the R&D Center brings our work with Hawthorne fully to life and will help keep both companies on the leading edge of cannabis cultivation for years to come,” said Lance Emanuel, President and Interim Chief Executive Officer of Flowr.

“We believe the long-term success of Flowr will be rooted in our ability to maximize the cannabinoid and terpene expression of genetics without sacrificing yield."

Leading the operation will be Dr. Deron Caplan, the first person in North America to earn a PhD focused on cannabis cultivation and production.

The research and development centre will be staffed by Flowr’s scientists, five of whom have PhDs in various plant biology, plant genetics and plant biochemistry disciplines.

Meanwhile, Hawthorne will lead the research on design and methodology.