After rigorous evaluation, Modern Canna adds EPA-registered pipelines to its growing suite of quality cannabis solutions – including lab testing, software, consulting, risk mitigation and audit services.

(Lakeland, FL) – May, 2026 – Modern Canna, a provider of full-spectrum cannabis and hemp quality solutions, today announced a strategic investment in CannaGuard PRO™, the creator of a patented, EPA-registered disinfection platform purpose-built for commercial cannabis and hemp operations. The investment adds to sanitary facilities Khan’s modern quality ecosystem – a comprehensive suite of services that includes laboratory testing, proprietary software solutions, compliance consulting and risk mitigation services.

The decision to invest came after an extensive, multi-phase evaluation in which Modern Canna was evaluated CannaGuard PRO in the face of real operational challenges that its customers face every day. The product was reviewed for scientific validity, ease of integration into existing SOPs, and its role within a broader contamination prevention framework. Only after this process did Modern Canna step forward – not just as a trading partner, but as an equity investor.

“We don’t recommend products that we haven’t put under the same scrutiny that we apply to everything else in our ecosystem. CannaGuard PRO earned its place here. After evaluation, use at the facility level, and a close look at how it fits into real sanitation workflows, it was clear that this was the right investment—for our customers and for the industry.”

• Andrew Fernandez, Director of Client Relations and Business Development, Modern Canna

Khan’s modern quality ecosystem

Modern canna has long understood this quality in cannabis it cannot be reduced to a single service or a single point in the production process. The company’s Quality Ecosystem was built on the principle that operators need an integrated, end-to-end partner—one that can identify risk before it becomes a problem, build systems to prevent it, and verify results with scientific accuracy.

That ecosystem now includes five pillars:

Laboratory testing: Accredited Cannabis and Hemp analytical testing with the scientific rigor and data transparency that operators depend on for product compliance and quality.

Software solutions: Proprietary technology platforms that help customers track, manage and act on quality data throughout their operations.

Compliance Consulting: Expert guidance to help operators build and maintain the regulatory framework their business requires.

Risk mitigation services: Proactively identify and manage contamination risk, operational gaps and quality weaknesses before they become costly bottlenecks.

Sanitary solutions: Purpose-built, EPA-registered disinfection through CannaGuard PRO™ – now the official sanitation solution of the Modern Canna Quality Ecosystem.

“We’ve always told customers that quality starts long before the samples arrive in our lab. It starts with what happens inside the facility – SOPs, surfaces, hygiene habits. The investment in CannaGuard PRO is that we put resources behind this belief. Now we can offer customers a complete solution, from grow room to certificate of analysis.”

• J. Brian Leapard, MS, Head of Innovation and New Markets, Modern Canna

Why CannaGuard PRO met the standard

Modern Canna evaluated CannaGuard PRO against the same first-rate criteria it applies to its own services. The product is a patented, EPA-registered disinfectant designed specifically for the surfaces and workflows of commercial cannabis facilities – not a repackaged household cleaner tailored for a grow room. It is non-abrasive, non-caustic and non-reactive, with a clear drying formula that leaves no sticky residue and no harsh chemical odor.

Approved surfaces include growing tools, trays, tanks, watering equipment, greenhouse equipment, propagation trays, grow racks and other hard, non-porous surfaces when used according to label directions. Its design directly addresses one of the most common SOP failures that Modern Canna encounters in production facilities: hygiene products that are technically available but practically difficult for teams to use consistently.

“In our line of work, we see the same point of failure over and over again: Operators have hygiene protocols on paper, but the products they use create friction—strong odors, corrosive chemistry, complicated dilution steps. Teams cut corners not because they want to, but because the tools make compliance difficult. CannaGuard PRO removes what works for our customer.”

• Eric Kemp, Chief Technology Officer, Modern Canna

What does this mean for cannabis operators?

For operators working with Modern Canna, this investment means access to a verified, integrated sanitation solution backed by the same organization that runs their quality program. Instead of source and evaluation hygiene products independently, they can now adopt CannaGuard PRO with confidence, knowing it has been evaluated by the same team that reviews their SOPs and contamination risk profiles.

For the broader industry, the partnership signals a clear direction: the most competitive cannabis operations will be those that treat quality as a proactive system, not a reactive response to test results. Modern Canna is positioned to be the partner that helps operators build that system from the ground up.

About Modern Canna

Modern Canna is a full-spectrum cannabis and hemp quality solutions provider offering laboratory testing, proprietary software, compliance consulting, risk mitigation services and (through its investment in CannaGuard PRO™) facility sanitation solutions. Built on a foundation of scientific rigor and operational expertise, Modern Canna partners with growers, processors and manufacturers to help them build quality systems that are defensible, proactive and scalable. For more information, visit moderncanna.com.

About CannaGuard PRO™

CannaGuard PRO™ is a patented, EPA-registered disinfection platform designed for commercial cannabis cultivation, hemp processing and controlled environment agriculture. Its non-corrosive, non-caustic, residue-free formula is designed to support consistent SOP compliance across all surfaces and workflows of modern cannabis facilities. CannaGuard PRO is the official sanitation solution of the Modern Canna Quality Ecosystem. For more information, visit cannaguard.pro.

Chicago-based multistate operator PharmaCann Inc. recently revealed that it is closing its cannabis cultivation operations in Denver, Colorado, one of the largest licensed grow sites in the state, and is also closing a cultivation and production facility in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

The company announced the closings to state officials on March 20, as required by federal law, and said the closings and subsequent furloughs will take effect on May 20.

“The entire facility will close on May 20,” the company’s chief manufacturing officer, Nathan Fete, wrote in a March 20 notice to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

“The action is expected to be permanent. Employee layoffs due to this action will take place on May 20.” – Religions, on paper, through it Denver Post

The company is also shedding 162 employees from the Denver site, while 60 jobs will be lost from the Pennsylvania facility, located in Scott Township. PennLive reports.

Meanwhile, PharmaCann appears to be exiting the Colorado market after announcing last December selling its LivWell retail brandincluding leases, licenses, inventory, contracts and intellectual property, for about $49 million to another cannabis MSO, Vireo Health.