{"id":7172,"date":"2024-11-12T14:24:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T19:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?p=7172"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:59:37","slug":"carleton-crew-at-canopy-growth-is-shaping-the-future-of-canadas-cannabis-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/2024\/carleton-crew-at-canopy-growth-is-shaping-the-future-of-canadas-cannabis-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Crew at Canopy Growth is Shaping the Future of Canada\u2019s Cannabis Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton Crew at Canopy Growth is Shaping the Future of Canada\u2019s Cannabis Industry\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Third year <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/programs\/computer-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">computer science<\/a> student David Nguyen, who recently completed a total of 12 months with Canopy Growth\u2019s software development group, was part of the team responsible for developing the company\u2019s mobile companion app, which will enable smart features on select devices. He believes the transparency offered by the app can help educate users on the nuances that exist throughout the company\u2019s upcoming line of consumable vaping products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore I began working at Canopy Growth I never realized that cannabis had hundreds of different strains with varying degrees of intensity,\u201d he says. \u201cProviding users with the ability to trace their product to the exact batch and see a full breakdown of its composition can help inform both casual and experienced consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nguyen also hopes the app will help to promote safe use and greater accountability among end-users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing able to prevent your children or anyone else for that matter from accessing your device is something I think will really resonate with consumers,\u201d he says. \u201cThese kinds of features can help transform the industry by making it simpler to use cannabis products responsibly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Full Story<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/canopy-growth-carleton-crew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/canopy-growth-carleton-crew\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third year computer science student David Nguyen, who recently completed a total of 12 months with Canopy Growth\u2019s software development group, was part of the team responsible for developing the company\u2019s mobile companion app, which will enable smart features on select devices. 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