The group challenging Manitoba’s ban on growing cannabis at home filed an appeal today against a recent court decision to uphold the ban.
In a ruling posted in October 2023, a Manitoba judge dismissed an application by a Winnipeg resident who was challenging the legality of Manitoba’s ban on people growing their own cannabis.
The Manitoba law, which has been in place since 2018, was challenged by resident Jesse Lavoie, who argued the provincial ban was unconstitutional and an overreach of provincial authority.
The provincial government argued that the ban on growing cannabis at home was within the province’s power in the name of protecting public health and safety.
Although the ruling was somewhat sympathetic to Lavoie’s lawyer’s arguments, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Shauna McCarthy sided with the arguments made by the Government of Manitoba, saying that the penalties, while strict, were not overly punitive or a violation of the balance between provincial and federal jurisdiction. The province of Manitoba, she ruled, has the right to ban growing cannabis at home, even if federal law allows people to grow up to four plants.
One of Lavoie’s lawyers in the case, Kirk Tousaw, told StratCann they planned to appeal the ruling. That appeal was filed on March 1, 2024.
The law was put in place by the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, which had been in power since 2016. The Manitoba NDP, which formed government after an election in 2023, had previously said they do not support the ban. Lavoie, who operates the company TobaGrown, which has spearheaded the effort to challenge the ban, says he hopes the province will hold to that commitment.
“We urge the NDP government to change the law now and to not spend anymore taxpayer dollars defending the PC’s bad law.”
Jesse Lavoie, TobaGrown
“TobaGrown has been at the forefront of advocating for a repeal of the ban on home cannabis gardens since day one,” Lavoie tells StratCann. “We have worked hard in the courts to challenge the constitutionality of the ban while also remaining open to discussions about a political solution.
“Since the NDP was elected in October 2023, we have consistently communicated that our preference would be to see the law changed by the government, not the courts. We very much hope that the NDP does the right thing for the people of Manitoba and repeals this prohibition.
“But we continue to also believe that the ban is an improper use of the criminal law power by the provincial government and that it is unconstitutional. And that means we remain committed to appealing the trial court’s decision to the Manitoba Court of Appeal. That hearing is expected to be this spring, and we are therefore filing our Appeal Facta to ensure that Manitobans have the same right to grow four plants at home that all Canadians outside Quebec currently enjoy.
“We urge the NDP government to change the law now and to not spend anymore taxpayer dollars defending the PC’s bad law.”
Several requests for comment on the party’s stance on home grow bans were unanswered, but sources close to the file tell StratCann that an announcement may come from the province in the coming weeks.
The House is scheduled to have its first sitting in 2024 on March 6.
In April of this year, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a similar ban on home-grown cannabis in Quebec, ruling that the province has the authority to enforce such a ban, even in the face of federal rules allowing up to four plants per household.
Quebec and Manitoba were the only two provinces to challenge that authority, banning home growing entirely, as did the territory of Nunavut. While Quebec’s rules implement fines for those found growing cannabis, Manitoba’s ban creates criminal penalties and a $2,542 fine for growing non-medical cannabis in a residence, as well as up to a year in prison and forfeiture of personal property.
In their conclusion, the judge wrote, in part: “The applicant has failed to meet his onus of proving that section 101.15 is in pith and substance criminal law, rather than an area under provincial jurisdiction. Rather, I have found that the pith in substance, or the dominant purpose, of the prohibition against home cultivation in Manitoba, is to support the provincial government scheme enacted to control and regulate the purchase, distribution, and sale of cannabis in a manner which is consistent with the public interest.”
The province’s cannabis laws, including the ban on growing cannabis at home, were put in place by the previous Conservative government in Manitoba. The Manitoba NDP formed government following an election on October 3.
Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs – Pearl Hurd
Good advice, but who obeys it? Who can afford to? And how many of us don’t make good use of language and words to express ourselves? Can you imagine staying silent for any period of time, like a year? We might find ourselves going insane in half the time.
There are certain gurus and monks who take vows of silence in order to hear the voice of God more clearly. However, studies show that the members of monastic orders – Trappists, Cistercians and Buddhists, etc – adhering to the vow, end up communicating between one another with their feet. So much for holy vows.
Small talk, chatter, babble and gossip fill our world. Philosophers speak of the difference between sprach or speech and mere chit-chat. Have we contemplated the difference, or spent any quality time simply listening? The German philosopher Heidegger believed that real speech is silence and the ability to really listen. He implied that the more a person speaks the less awareness they have of themselves or anything else. Maybe that’s why there’s not a lot of awareness around.
And yet linguists remind us of language’s formidable complexity, and the numerous grammatical and syntactical rules behind any utterance or composition. Indeed, Owen Barfield believed the kind of language used nowadays is a late development, and that in prehistory language grew out of song. Other experts agree, confirming that ancient languages such as Urdu and Sanskrit developed from bird song.
There was certainly symbolic significance to the 26 English letters that developed from the primary Cadmean alphabet.
The shape of the letter “A,” for example, replicates the peak of a mountain on which the gods supposedly reside. The letter “O” is based on the shape of the lips when this letter’s sound is pronounced. The shape and sound of the letter “S” is based on the shape, movement and hiss of snakes. The letter “U” represents the womb and holy receptacle. The letter “M” is based on the movement of water. “Z” is the lightning flash. Apparently our language is something created for us not by us. What we know as language is Nature speaking to herself through us. It’s an intriguing thought.
Owen Barfield (1898-1997), philologist, theosophist and philosopher, was a member of the Inklings, along with C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. He knew all there was to know about the ancient origins and purpose of language.
Barfield showed that words have largely lost their magical connotations, inflections and qualities. The shallowness of today’s “swing” languages mirrors the shallowness and artificiality of human thought and lifestyle.
But what of the world’s great scriptures and holy texts? Are they the Word of God or of man? Well, the opening line of the Gospel of John reads “In the beginning was the word…” I think there is a certain humor here. Perhaps the author added the line with a sly wink because, after all, it is his word that begins the book, not God’s.
It’s enough of a mystery that humans have developed the power of speech. No other species comes close. What is it we’re trying to say? Is it simply all about survival? How so? After all, animals survive without developing sophisticated languages. No primate has ever attempted to paint a cave wall or compose a sonnet.
And what of the dangers of words and language? With words we conjure images in our minds. And as the political world repeatedly demonstrates, words inflame minds and emotions, often leading to conflict and aggression. Where does the destructive power of words come from? Why did it develop, and will things ever change for the better?
Hail Caesar! Heil Hilter! Deutchland Uber Alles! Rule Britannia! Death or Glory! Onward Christian Soldiers! Erin Go Bragh! Fuck the Pope! Liberty Equality, Fraternity! Workers Unite! Power to the People! The only good Indian is a dead Indian! Work will set you free! You’re either for us or against us! No Child Left Behind! War on Poverty! Yes We Can! Free Stuff! Black Lives Matter!…
Many will respond saying that without verbal communication there’d be no society or culture at all. And surely it’s not only the words spoken, but also the tone of voice that carries and conveys our messages. Think of the mother-child connection, and remember that each voice has a certain uniqueness even though the words spoken are fairly generic.
What is more, words comfort. They soothe, uplift and inspire. They restore faith during dark periods when confusion reigns. What would the world be without eloquent sages and teachers? By way of their statements and counsel we get to judge their sincerity. We can tell if they mean what they say, or if they are simply “Wormtonguing” us to death with their sophistry. As C. S. Lewis stated, the difference between God and Satan is that the latter tempts while the former woos.
One must never “transcend” (or evade) suffering. It’s the sign that something is radically amiss with your existence. You must embrace and learn from it. Walk with suffering and listen to every golden word. However, the fact remains that making a statement such as “Transcend Your Suffering,” by way of verbal utterance, has little connection to the actual doing of it. There’s little point describing an action that hasn’t even happened yet. Too bad this addiction to the word is so widespread.
Words may have lost some of their original magical power, but politicians still find that their statements and proclamations profoundly incite the masses emotionally and physically. One need only recall the influence of megalomaniacal orators Hitler, Mussolini, Churchill, Franco, Tito, Khrushchev, Castro and Thatcher to get the point. One has only to remember how many millions have willing marched to their deaths hypnotized by some political slogan.
Words: So innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them – Nathaniel Hawthorne
There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic – Diane Setterfield
And what of the hurt and heartache words often bring? Have harsh, demeaning words not shaped your personality from the start? How few words it takes, from a parent or sibling, to entirely crush your self-esteem and will. How few words it takes in school for a teacher or headmaster to utterly humiliate and cast your self-image to the winds. How few sneering words it takes at work for a boss or co-worker to undermine your competence and security. How few it takes for a husband or wife to blast your spirit and sense of reality to smithereens.
Were you ever told “I hate you!…” by someone you thought a friend? Did you ever hear someone say “We won’t be friends forever, you know?” Did a mother or father ever shame you, saying “Aah, when your grown up and married, you’ll forget all about me…I’ll be left with no one?” Have you not heard them tell you endlessly “No one knows my suffering…no one cares?”
And what about yourself? Haven’t you deliberately attempted to add conviction to your speech? Don’t you strive to speak passionately and make an impact? Don’t you wish to write that stirring bestselling book or make a gripping public address? Isn’t it vital to your ego to have people agree with everything you say? Haven’t you been seduced by the slickest of liars to make a mess of your life and the world?
Words have a magical power. They can either bring the greatest happiness or the deepest despair – Sigmund Freud
Clearly, most people waste no time worrying about the impact of their words. Those in power certainly speak a lot without qualms. This is because addicts of power enjoy misusing the power of words. In fact, for them it’s all about the words and nothing about the consequences.
Many of the world’s top life-coaches – such as Anthony Robbins, Bob Proctor and John deMartini, etc – buy themselves luxury homes and yachts by mastering the power of words. Men of this sly type refer to themselves as “Behavioral Specialists.” They know how behavior is changed by way of words and the mouth uttering them. They know that their followers are addicted to words, and that they’d choose the word over the thing any day. The “thing” is in reality, whereas the word is only in the head. And there’s nothing people love less than reality.
The soothsayers know that words and vocal tone matter enormously when it comes to mass control. Consequently, they master the skill of speaking convincingly and passionately, taking full advantage of a public unaware that the word is not the thing.
Their utterances are passionate, assertive, confident, resolute, promissory and seductive. Their language is styled like hair, brushed and groomed like whiskers, and polished like a million dollar Lamborghini. Verbal Persuaders relish watching people in their thousands cleave to their every word, unaware that the word is not the thing. Tapes and DVDS sell in their billions, and seminars are packed to the rafters with people high on words and the cult of personality, not one of them aware of how they’re prostituting themselves before ruthless self-serving cutpurses.
The words of these charlatans eventually deafen us to our autologue. They hypnotize and slowly goad us into practicing the techniques of self-hypnotism. None of it would be possible without the power and magical influence of words on minds. So it’s not simply about mega success, attainment, prosperity and living like a king. It’s not about confidence and thinking positively. That’s the great collective fallacy of our age. No! It’s simply about hearing someone speak about it. It’s your addiction to this that the con-men rely upon. It’s what makes them rich.
Neurologist and psychologist Julian Jaynes (1920-1997) offered a unique explanation for why we have such a obsession with the words and advice of other people.
From Napoleon Hill to Bob Proctor, from Billy Graham to Joel Osteen, it’s a case of sophistry, pure and simple. The gullible horde of followers secretly wishing to have the gift of the gab themselves, beg them for tips on enhancing lifestyle, careless of what it takes to experience real life. Behind it all lies their fear of life and perpetual acts of self-deception.
Psychologically it’s about the “little man” syndrome, by which we submit to the will of others, hoping to avoid taking responsibility for our lives. We require that all-knowing “parent” to guide us through adult life because we detest the idea of letting life itself teach and guide. We must have it all mapped out in advance, by God, Jesus or Oprah.
Give ’em that soft smiley voice, and the hordes of Betas are sure to fall in line.
In ancient times religious sects and cults converted millions via the power of the word. Essentially, nothing has changed in this regard, except that the words of deceivers are now broadcast to a global audience. The media is chock full of life-coaches and prosperity gurus selling us the techniques of auto-hypnotism. It’s a gargantuan business, going great guns from time immemorial. We rarely realize that statements like “believe in yourself,” “you are unique,” “you can change the world.” and so on, are meaningless when spoken by others. Better to do as Oscar Wilde suggested and free yourself from all influence.
In 1938, film producer and radio host, Orson Welles, scared the bejesus out of the whole of America by announcing that Martians had just landed en force. In H. G. Wells fashion, his fictional announcement, heard by millions on radio, unleashed a panic like no other in history. In other words, the mere sound of his voice convinced an entire nation that the apocalypse was upon them. No doubt politicians the world over beamed orgasmically over the effects of Welles’ incendiary broadcast.
Talismanic statements from iconic soothsayers, such as Think and Grow Rich, are ultimately meaningless. One can think about something as much as one wants, and yet remain exactly the same forever. Alternatively, one can act and become wealthy, that’s for sure. But to embrace an idea as irrational as Think and Grow Rich is a sign of one’s infantile mentality. There is no value in positive thinking. Life is all about positive action, since it is by action that we truly engage with our supreme teacher and provider – Reality.
I think I want a Mustang more than anything. I know I want it bad. Like any and all ads, I desire it when I see it. I think about having it all day long. I think about it as hard as I can, but still the driveway sits empty. Reality doesn’t respond to no amount of positive thinking. The desired object exists by way of action, and my getting hold of it occurs the same way.
Thinking has its place, but more often than not it insulates us from reality. Only by action do we grow to mastery. Only through trial and error do we assess our competence and weaknesses. Only by acting do we test our will and intention. Only by action do we enter into direct relationship with the world, to learn nature’s lessons and matriculate as a human being rather than as some unfulfilled passive greedy gullible feminized urbanite.
Only by acting do we break the spells binding the mind. Only by acting do we ground ourselves in intelligence and wisdom. By experiment and work we free ourselves from internal restrictions and the limits imposed by others on our minds and bodies. This is because there is no success in any real sense – no wealth or feeling of achievement – until we free ourselves from the will of others.
As long as we heed their “advice” and follow in another’s footsteps, we’ll continue impoverishing our own spirits. Our motto must be “I do not wish to do as you do, I wish to do as I do.” I adopt the principle of ancient mystics – to Know Thyself – realizing that this entails an active and direct encounter with life itself, not with someone else’s egoistic interpretation of it. It demands what Barfield called Direct Participation with reality.
I don’t allow myself to be misdirected by the silken words of TV personalities, or presume the word-shakers know a damn thing about me. I realize that they feed upon my sense of lack and low self-esteem, using words to awaken images of inadequacy in me.
As they work on my feelings of existential impoverishment, I fall more and more under their spell. I even pay hard-earned cash for more of what they have to say, believing they speak directly to my soul. Soon I’m polluted by the image of me generated by their sly words. I become possessed by the idea that I am nothing, have nothing, and haven’t a chance of getting my life together without their wise tuition. I turn myself into Pavlov’s laboratory mutt, salivating at the first stimulant offered by the latest trending Dr. Svengali.
The so-called Law of Attraction isn’t a law at all. It’s simply a repackaged idea first promulgated by an ancient sinister Gnostic cult still active today. The New Thought community isn’t in any sense “new.” This secretive elitist Gnostic network uses the media and high-profile soothsayers to pollute and undermine the Western psyche. They grow in strength the more we cry out – Take away my suffering…give me success and prosperity to fill my emptiness. (Here for more…)
A healthy human child naturally leans out toward the world and reality. No one need teach this to another. It’s perfectly innate. In psychology it’s known as orientation, and in philosophy as intentionality. The latter term does not mean that we do it consciously. In fact, hardly anything we do of a day is conscious. We use a minuscule amount of our brain, and our awareness is likewise extremely limited. It’s meant to be that way, although this is not the place to explain why.
In any case, intentionality is an inherent basal attribute of consciousness. In other words, action doesn’t follow thought. Thought follows action, although we’ve entrained ourselves to forget this truism. Embodied man is a being of and in action. We think on what we do, what has been done and what remains to be done. We naturally lean toward a world that certainly exists, and have a deep affinity with reality. As we lean out toward the world, it too leans toward us, the connective tissue being empathy.
If this empathic rapport is curtailed or shut down, it’s generally because of inept parenting and the interference of humans. In fact, empathy is reduced by social interaction. Once empathy is impeded we feel a void within our being. We feel impoverished and emotionally disenchanted. Stupidly, we attempt to fill the abscess with the influence and directives of others, in the hope that doing so will reawaken empathy again. It’s a fool’s errand.
Addicted to the Word of God…the word that is, not God.
The abscess can’t be filled by besting the Joneses, or becoming addicted to the influence and counsel of people who may themselves be looking to you for the same panacea. It isn’t filled by ideas or ideas about ideas. It takes a lot more to do the trick.
Intentionality and empathy are non-conscious processes by which we commune with the universe as a whole. Although society is the mirror of the ego, nature is the mirror of the Self. Therefore, looking into the mirror of another lost soul isn’t going to produce the reflection we need of Self. Thinking “positively” also has only a superficial effect. It’s something which supports one’s persona in a social context, nothing more.
Only by returning to the Natural Order (Umwelt) can we restore our Imperial Self to its true proportions. Every time we fail to do so – every time we turn to the human world – we delay the Magnum Opus, further enslaving ourselves to the will of others. The abscess within simply gets deeper and darker and our hold on sanity weakens continually.
In search of empathy
This is what the ancient Gnostic cults set out to achieve. And their descendants are still active today. Just because they don’t wear pointed hats and capes, doesn’t mean they’re not hard at it subverting the Western psyche.
Their chief weapon in this nefarious agenda is the media. Through highly-funded charlatans they seduce millions throughout the world, profiting from the average urbanite’s neurotic sense of impoverishment and impotency. Unable to “attract” the real thing, you hungrily bite down on the words of holier-than-thou pop-messiahs thrown up by the media – the Rhonda Byrnes, Eckhart Tolles, and other sinister experts in mass hypnosis, selling an inflated chimera of yourself via their serpentine sophistry.
In the end, after years of hearkening to the Wormtongues, we’re left with no self at all, just a grinning passive-aggressive obscenity thinking itself guided by God to that perfect parking space at the mall.
Bucking industry trends, BC-based cannabis company Nextleaf Solutions reported their third profitable quarter this week.
Nextleaf reported $4.1 million in revenue, paying nearly $1 million in excise taxes while bringing in $132,821 in income. The quarter ended December 31st, 2023, was the company’s highest gross sales period, generating more than $4.1 million.
This is an increase from the same quarter in 2022 when the company had $1.4 million in revenue and reported $559,013 in losses.
Nextleaf sells cannabis extract products like oils, soft-gels, and vape pens in markets across Canada. It also provides toll-processing services for other producers. The company’s house brands, including its Glacial Gold and High Plains Cannabis brands, only launched in to Alberta in August 2023.
The company anticipates launching nine new products nationwide in Q2 2024, including Glacial Gold infused pre-rolls.
In its recent 2023 financial report, BC-based cannabis processor Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. says it achieved four quarters of consistently positive cash flow in the past fiscal year.
“I have a personal affinity towards Alberta and its success for us as a Company, having spent over 20 years there,” said Emma Andrews, Interim CEO, in a press release. “This was my first full quarter as interim CEO, so I spent time visiting retailers in Alberta to support our Company’s launch. It was gratifying to see first-hand how the products are gaining immediate traction and how the value proposition is resonating early on with retailers, particularly with our softgel SKUs,”
As of December 31, 2023, Nextleaf Solutions had working capital of $1,033,496 (up from $780,408 as of September 30, 2023).
For the rest of your life whenever you hear yourself saying, “I have a problem of nervousness, lack of love,” or whatever it might be – when you hear yourself talking, don’t believe in your own mental mutterings. Don’t take it as being you.
This is what is known as the extinction of the ego self, is it not? This means that you no longer believe that you are your thoughts. And you are not your thoughts.
Oh, this is going to take long hard investigation and work on yourself to cease to believe in yourself, the pseudo self, so here it is in summary. Any fearful thought of any kind – remember now, there are no exceptions – for example, the thought of fearing the future, which everyone has who is lost. “What is going to happen to me tomorrow? Or ten years from now, or twenty years from now?” You catch the thought saying, “What will happen to me tomorrow? Ahh, ahh, I caught you that time.”
What I, what you, what self are you talking about? There’s only a self as long as I re-create it. Create it and re-create it by believing in it. “I don’t believe that I am that time thought. Thoughts are in time. I don’t believe them. I’m going to stay in Eternity right now by being above the level of thoughts!” Eternity can look down on time and understand it. The higher part of you can look down at thoughts and understand that they are only thoughts that do not represent you at all. They are impostors only.
The devil’s middle name is perseverance. It is not quite true to say that he never gives up, but he’s so persistent, you’ll have to study him to see how he keeps going on. Because mechanicalness keeps going on until it’s stopped by something Higher than itself. But finally, the devil will see, after many, many years, he’s wasting his time with you. That means that the devil knows he has no chance with God at all.
In fact – and here is the blasphemy of the devil – the blasphemy of the devil is that he calls himself God and calls the True God a devil. Do you see why there are so many people, there’s absolutely no hope for them at all as long as they persist in this?
All right, you have seen through the delusion that you are your thoughts. You understand that you are not your thoughts. When you understand that, the very understanding from a higher viewpoint causes them to fade out. And they come with less frequency and with less force because you’re wide awake! You’re the cosmic detective that’s watching for them. This is for you to experience. And you can.
Work Hard
The main thing is to work hard. Do not let a day go by without snapping the mind’s mechanicalness and become conscious and aware. The fact that consciousness can replace mechanicalness will be one of your greatest discoveries.
(Globe Newswire) Vancouver and Orlando, Fla. —Village Farms International, Inc. enthusiastically supports recommendations on changes to the current Cannabis Excise Duty model released this week by the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. Those recommendations include adjustment to the excise duty formula for cannabis so that it is limited to a 10 per cent ad valorem (proportionate to value) rate.
When the Cannabis Excise Duty model was first adopted, it envisioned a retail selling price of cannabis much higher ($10-plus per gram) than is currently prevalent in today’s market, such that the $1 per gram duty would have effectively been aligned to a 10 per cent ad valorem tax rate. The reality of a much lower than anticipated price per gram has resulted in licensed producers reporting effective excise duties 100-250 per cent higher than originally intended1. This dynamic has created a cost structure that threatens the industry’s long-term viability and achievement of the primary goal of the Cannabis Act – the establishment of a safe, legal industry that keeps profits out the hands of the illicit market.
Village Farms strongly believes that the Standing Committee’s recommended adjustment to the excise duty would benefit the industry, including enabling licensed producers to invest more in innovation, support the creation of well-paying jobs, and provide better access to capital to further invest in sustainable industry growth. These benefits, together with enforcement, would further the conversion of illicit sales, which some estimates say represent as much as 50% of the current total market2.
Related to excise duty payments, Village Farms also notes recent reports with respect to the Canadian Revenue Agency’s (CRA) collection enforcement of the growing past due excise tax balances. As a company with cannabis revenues throughout Canada, Village Farms fully supports these actions to ensure a level playing field for licensed producers to contribute to a fiscally responsible industry, including the payment of income tax.
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The Finance Committee recommendations, published in its report, Shaping our Economic Future: Canadian Priorities are expected to be considered for legislation by Parliament for Canada’s Fiscal 2024 (commencing April 1) Federal Budget and could potentially be implemented before legislation is formally passed. The report is available to the public here: Committee Report No. 16 – FINA (44-1) – House of Commons of Canada (ourcommons.ca).
There is an old adage in the computer science industry: garbage in, garbage out. Simply put, bad input impacts the output/accuracy of the needed data.
At Kaplan Industries, we adapt this premise in our Hydrocarbon packaging business. Quality in quality out. This has been and continues to be our focus over the last 6 years since we entered this market.
What goes in is, basically, under our control: the quality of the instrument purity hydrocarbons, N-, , and Isobutane.
The cylinders used in the packaging of the product, the accessories, valves, dip tubes etc. and most importantly the process preparing the final packaged product shipped to the user.
The next process, the extraction itself, is under the control of the user. The results are critical as this is where the lengthy process ends, and money can be made or lost.
Critical Parts of Solvent Quality
So, what is it that Kapan Industries does that we believe sets our process apart and is critical to assure the quality/purity of the gas we supply and cylinders Kaplan packages it in?
Quality Gas
We only use gasses from reputable suppliers with an established history in the Gas Industry and able to provide instrument purity hydrocarbon gas at 99.5% grade or higher.
Testing Capabilities
In addition to receiving COA (Certificate of Analysis) from gas supplier, Kaplan, in 2023, invested in state-of-the-art gas analytical equipment so we can test and confirm, as a second verification, that the gas we received meets the instrument purity as certified by the supplier.
To do this, Kaplan utilizes an Agilent 8860 GC hydrocarbon analyzer and for moisture a Meeco Accupoint-2 1000 cc moisture transmitter.
We also test on a regular basis, the gas in our bulk storage tanks to assure the instrument purity rating is maintained as we continuously receive new shipments of hydrocarbon gas.
Cylinder Knowledge
For over 60 years Kaplan industries has been involved in the business of purchasing raw cylinders from around the world and domestically.
We process a myriad of sizes and finishes to meet customer demanding requirements in the Industrial Gas, Medical, welding and specialty gas industry. We used this experience and knowledge to provide the best quality and cost-effective cylinders to package hydrocarbons in.
The cylinders used are ones that most of the industry was already familiar with, DOT-4BA and 4BW, 20 and 100 Lb. cylinders typically used in the propane industry.
Cleaning
Even new cylinders are dirty, so every cylinder we handle needs to be cleaned to meet the application/gas it is intended for. For packaging the hydrocarbons, we took this to another whole level.
Kaplan developed a proprietary cylinder cleaning method specifically for hydrocarbon cylinders. Every new, as well as every recycled cylinder returned by customers to Kaplan for refilling, are cleaned, and marked to provide evidence of this cleaning.
We like to say: “what you don’t see can hurt you”. Clean cylinders = clean hydrocarbons = higher quality end product.
Filling
We believe that every customer should get the best fill possible for the cylinder size they are purchasing. Kaplan calculates fills based on the water capacity of cylinders and density of the gas(s) for mixtures specified by the customer.
Kaplan’s filling of single gas or multiple bi-fill, or tri-fill gasses is controlled precisely with electronic filing and weight gauges to assure the customer is getting the best fill and gas value.
Service
Having the best process is important but if you cannot meet the customers’ delivery requirements, the loop is not closed.
At Kaplan, we understand the cycles in the cannabis industry. When the growing is complete, processing the plant in a timely manner is critical to get the best end results. Again, this is where money is made or lost.
To provide critical delivery service, Kaplan has invested in a state-of-the-art facility, equipment, and people to ensure on time order processing and delivery to the customer.
In the first three years we went from one bulk storage tank to a total of four, with two tanks dedicated to N-Butane, one for propane, and one for Isobutane. Plenty of gas to meet every need!
We stock thousands of cylinders and the necessary approved CGA cylinder valves for liquid gasses and have the in-house ability to fabricate our own dip tubes and other miscellaneous items needed for our processes.
Final Word
The industry has an ever-changing landscape, and Kaplan understands the need to be flexible and look to the future needs of the industry. We see changes coming to the industry by way of government and industry mandates as the approval of cannabis use in more states increases.
As a result, Kaplan is actively participating in providing information from experience to Industry organizations such as CGA, ISO, ASTM to name a few, to help develop newer, safer, and cost-efficient methods for the supply of hydrocarbon gasses.
Kaplan’s filling of single gas or multiple bi-fill, or tri-fill gasses is controlled precisely with electronic filing and weight gauges to assure the customer is getting the best fill and gas value.
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