Ben Petty

Co-Founder

Ben Petty, co-founder of Northwest Local Cannabis, wearing a black Real Ones Only cap, seated in a car in Seattle.

Ben Petty is a co-founder of Northwest Local Cannabis. He has worked in cannabis on and off for over twenty years, both growing and in distribution, across Washington's medical and legacy markets. Today he operates in the state's regulated i502 recreational market as a licensed producer/processor. He writes here about cultivation science.

Contact Ben Petty
benny@nw-local.com

Posts by Ben Petty

Four members of the Northwest Local Cannabis team standing behind their booth table of flower jars under the NW Local Cannabis banner.

September 2, 2026

Northwest Local Brand Launch at CPN Safety Meeting 2026

Northwest Local made its brand debut at the CPN Safety Meeting, meeting Washington buyers face to face and previewing our September flower drop.
A sealed indoor flower room photographed from one corner. LED fixtures run in rows across the ceiling, trellis netting holds a full canopy at even height, white irrigation lines run along the benches, and a mini-split head is mounted high on the far wall.

August 27, 2026

VPD by Day, Dew Point by Night

Setpoints by stage. A VPD target for the day, a dew point held overnight, and what to enter on your controller.
A dense canopy of flowering cannabis plants bathed in warm overhead grow light inside the Northwest Local Cannabis flower room.

August 12, 2026

CO2 Enrichment in Commercial Cannabis

CO₂ enrichment setpoints by stage, the climate changes that go with them, why disease risk sets the humidity ceiling, and where each number comes from.
A deep purple, nearly black cannabis flower in late bloom, its sugar leaves heavily frosted with trichomes and threaded with orange pistils, against a pale gray backdrop.

August 4, 2026

Why Cannabis Turns Purple

Which cultivars can turn purple, what a cool finish costs in yield, how it collides with CO₂ enrichment, and the bud rot risk that comes with it.