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The Moncton-based cannabis company, Organigram, is investing $9.3 million in LED lighting upgrades, with an additional $2 million coming from Opportunities N.B.

Cannabis producer hopes new LEDs in its 75 grow rooms will increase crop yields by 10 per cent

Victoria Walton · CBC News

· Posted: Nov 26, 2025 3:56 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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Two women and a man stand on a factory floor next to a small machine used to can beverages. The man has his hands in the air gesturing to explain how the machine works.Premier Susan Holt gets a tour of the Organigram labs in Moncton after Opportunities N.B. announced a $2 million investment into the facility. (Victoria Walton/CBC)

Organigram Global’s Moncton location is getting a $9.3 million lighting upgrade for its 75 cannabis grow rooms, prompting discussion around including cannabis in the new interprovincial trade agreement.

“The investment will get us over 100 million grams at this facility this year,” said Matthew Carreau, Organigram’s vice-president of operations for Eastern Canada.

“It’ll be a record for the facility.”

The new, higher intensity LED lights will increase Organigram’s crop yield by an estimated 10 per cent, he said.

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