I was a black-market cannabis grower and seller before the plant was legal anywhere in the United States, and it sure was a lot easier to make a good living doing back then. Prior to legalization, there were a wealth of buyers. Demand outstripped supply, so prices remained high. During the height of the black-market […]
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More Than Just A Good Smell: Unlocking The Power Of Rare Terpenes
Our knowledge of terpenes remains limited, considering how prevalent they are in our environment. Indeed, terpenes are present in many of Earth’s living things — and they might even change the plastics and fuel industries as expanding innovation begins to unlock and explore these aromatic organic compounds. This revelation is what makes the current focus […]
Angst Busters: Scientists Say These Cannabis Strains Will Curb Your Anxiety
For those of you who have been struggling with anxiety, the findings from a new study may offer up some hope. Stress from the challenges of everyday life can have a big impact on a person’s anxiety levels, and overwhelming and abnormal feelings of worry, angst and persistent dread can reduce your quality of life […]
Inside Out? How To Transplant, Time And Harden Your Cannabis Plants For The Outdoor Grow Season
If you’ve never attempted outdoor cannabis cultivation, you might not understand why it’s worth the painstaking effort of prepping your plants for the harsh outside environment. But when you see monster plants growing the size of trees, with each one yielding a kilo or more of dried buds, you’ll swiftly understand why outdoor growing is […]
How To Choose The Best Strains For Your Outdoor Cannabis Grow Season
It’s the time of year for outdoor cannabis growers to start planning their next crop. Visions of towering plants that each yield a couple pounds or more of dried buds per plant fuel our desire to get the season started. And you can help ensure a rewarding outdoor season by growing strains best matched for […]
New Cannabis Seed Strains From Weed Nerd Subcool, And How Best To Cultivate Them
The last time we checked in with North American cannabis seed guru Subcool, he had been forced to flee through the towering flames of California wildfires that burned his most priceless possessions, including his grow operation and valuable cannabis genetics, to the ground. Subcool was lucky enough to escape to Arizona, where he immediately set […]
Don’t Let There Be Light! Top Tips On How To Do Light Deprivation Right
It’s mid-fall, you head out to your greenhouse to check on your ladies. After a long, hot summer, the autumn season has brought cool rain, shorter days, and your cannabis crop is finally going into flower. You’re weeks away from harvest, but you can already see the big, beautiful buds bulking up. You go to […]
The Epic Journey Of How Autoflowering Cannabis Came To Rival Photoperiod Strains
Autoflowering plants are strange but wonderful creatures. When automatically flowering cannabis first showed up on the scene two decades ago, it was hempy, leafy and low potency. But throughout the last 10 years, breeders of autoflowering strains have upped their game, creating cannabis variants as high yielding and as robust as the precursor photoperiod strains […]