Black-market cannabis growing has been good to me and many other cultivators. Back in 1995, when I had just started growing weed in California’s famed Emerald Triangle, me and my grower buddies first heard medical marijuana activist Dennis Peron being interviewed on the radio about legalization. Growers had mixed feelings about legalization then, and we […]
President Donald Trump signed into law Thursday the $867 billion 2018 Farm Bill, which makes hemp farming legal in the US, while also including a provision to remove hemp from the Controlled Substances Act. “We have to take care of our farmers and our ranchers and we will take care of them,” said Trump at […]
Last week saw a major victory for cannabis as the 2018 Farm Bill overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate, a move that would lead to the removal of hemp from the Controlled Substances Act. The bill, which is also known as the Agriculture and Nutrition Act, will end hemp’s confounding Schedule I classification alongside heroin, […]
The marijuana market is on the edge of a seismic shift when it comes to how the industry does business. Experts predict big brands like Coca-Cola, which has expressed an interest in CBD-infused beverages, could roll out such products in as little as two years. Indeed, this infiltration of big business in the cannabis community […]
In the Northern Hemisphere, October through April marks the most popular time of the year for growing cannabis indoors, largely thanks to professional indoor grow lights (especially high intensity discharge grow lights) providing heat to indoor spaces. Cannabis plants don’t thrive in excessive heat, so if you’re embarking on an indoor summer grow, air conditioning […]
The new year is just around the corner, and it looks set to be a big one for the cannabis industry. There are expectations of huge strides being made in cannabis technology development, specifically in the areas of cultivation and consumption, which is a bit of a no-brainer when you consider what industry leaders are […]
It’s difficult for me to imagine a better day than walking on a sandy beach with a joint in my hand. There seems to be a magical marriage between cannabis and the ocean, one that goes beyond just a good day at the beach — one that represents a more direct and literal relationship. Using […]
Another successful harvest is complete. Your cannabis flower has been cured and trimmed, and the trim has been made into extract or edible — or better yet, both. There’s just one thing left to do: Clean up the plant mess. You’ve got a load of fan leaves, cannabis stalks, root balls and soil that need […]
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