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Edmonton-Based Cannabis Grower, University of Alberta to Research Uses for Plant Fiber

The research will look at harvesting the whole plant and using everything but the roots, Atlas Growers says.

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An Edmonton-based cannabis grower says it will team up with the University of Alberta to explore ways to convert the waste from cannabis production into sustainable products and bio-energy.

With cannabis production, only the buds of the plants are harvested for use, said Jim Hole, vice president of cultivation for Atlas Growers.

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The research project will look instead at "harvesting of the whole plant and using pretty much everything except for the roots," Hole said on Wednesday.

"If something that was formerly classified as waste can be channeled into something that's a resource, I think it's fabulous," he said.

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