This entrepreneur hopes to cash in on marijuana 'cure'

Sudbury-born Weston Sagle isn't waiting for the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2018 to develop his unique idea for drying out, or 'curing' marijuana leaves.

Sagle's company Nugnerd is partnering with Canadore College in North Bay to develop his new product, the CureCap.

The CureCap affixes to a mason jar, then, as humidity builds up inside the jar, the user 'burps',or lets air out.

Saglesaid he teamed up with Canadore when he discovered they were offering funding to develop product prototypes.

"When I was just starting with an idea, I was having a hard time figuring out where to go from there," Sagle said. "Canadore really helped here, they hooked up the resources and funding to get it going, they were amazing to work with."

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Although medicinal marijuana has been legal in Canada for some time, Sagle is predicting a boomin the recreational industry when it is legalized, and he's ready to focus on designing products for it.

"The industry's been around for awhile but flying under the radar," Sagle said. "A lot of the products out there could use refining."

In particular, Sagle plans on developing products for small scale or home growers. Enter the the CureCap.

"There are similar products out there, but the comparable products are more for storage." he said.

"You know when you get a pair of shoes and there's a little package inside to control the moisture to control humidity. There are things like that for long term storage."

"But nothing to control the curing process."

U.S. market could offer clues

Sagle said he's also paying close attention to what types of products people in the U.S. are buying.

"The market around cannabis is enormous. New products are coming out everyday," he said.

"I'm hoping the general stigma around marijuana is dissipating, and hoping, with legalization, people understand its practicality and look at it more as an aid for people."

The CureCap is inits final stages of development, and Sagle says they're working on the final commercial designs.

By July 2018, Sagle says he hopes the CureCapis in full production.

You can learn more about the CureCap at nugnerd.ca

Listen to the full interview with Sagle here.