When Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this year, few people were thinking about how the war would affect cannabis cultivation, but it has. Russia is one of the largest global exporters of fertilizer and soil nutrients, and escalating U.S. sanctions on trade with Russia have disrupted fertilizer supplies for cannabis growers across the U.S. As a result, growers are paying 12% more for fertilizer this year, and that’s on top of 17% higher prices they were paying in 2021.