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It seemed like it would never end, but 2020 is finally in the rearview mirror. For growing marijuana at a commercial and small-scale, the new year means a new set of strains for the upcoming cannabis cultivation season.  With so many indicas, sativas, hybrids and high-CBD varieties available from local dispensaries and online seedbanks, it can be hard to narrow ...

unsplash.comHumans have been enjoying the benefits of weed for centuries. Early records of the use of weed go back thousands of years to the steppes of Central Asia and China. What began as a renewable and cheap source for things like clothing, paper, rope and bowstrings eventually took on a completely new type of application when Chinese emperor Shen-Nung documented ...

The summer sun is still beating down, but in just a few weeks, the first cold mornings of fall will creep in, and before you know it, harvest season will have your cannabis crop bursting at the seams. Before your pot plants begin to mature, though, it is important to make sure that you selected seeds with the right sex for your desired horticultural outcome. Starting ...

Back in the dark days when the War on Drugs was raging and access to any decent strain of marijuana was either difficult or close to impossible, Humboldt County weed was held in very high regard by cannabis lovers from coast to coast. The weed came from one of the three counties that make up what some called the Weed Capital of the World: Northern California's Emerald...

When it comes to the intricacies and fine details of marijuana education, cannabis extracts are one of the most complex areas of study. Outside of flower, nearly every product on dispensary shelves - from vape cartridges, edibles, and dabs to tinctures and topicals - is made using some form of extraction or concentration process.  Just like the variety in growing...

From its medical uses to the simple pleasure of a good high, there's a lot to love about marijuana. That being said, there are also things we need to keep in mind as we support the cannabis industry and the communities it affects. If you've ever wondered "how is marijuana harmful for the environment," you're not alone. One of the conversations we need to be part of is...

Thanks to rapidly growing legalization, America's cannabis industry has seen plant science and product development advance more in the past decade than possibly ever before. And no place is that rapid-fire R&D more readily apparent than the world of cannabis concentrates. After decades of mixing bubble hash into spliffs and sprinkling kief on top of bowl packs, ...

There's a reason people have been calling cannabis "weed." Just like a weed, cannabis is a naturally voracious grower. As long as you've got nutrient-rich soil, sunlight, water, and a lot of love, your pot plants will climb to the sky and produce gorgeous buds full of resinous THC. But once your buds are fully grown and ready to harvest, there's still a lot of work ...

After countless trips to the dispensary and hundreds of dollars spent, you might find yourself wondering - how does weed grow? The process of growing cannabis from tiny and fragile marijuana seedlings to bushy trees filled with glistening buds is incredibly gratifying. Growers are rewarded with a sense of accomplishment and the knowledge that they can take something m...

Growing your own weed has never been easier. Thanks to rapidly expanding legalization laws across the US and the 420-friendly garden supply industry that has sprung up in states that allow home grows, more gardeners are going green than ever before. These days, planting your own pot is more like raising tomatoes than starring in a Breaking Bad sequel. Once you decide...

Cloning might have accumulated a bit of a mystique over the years thanks to Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters and battles in galaxies far, far away, but in reality, it is a common practice in the world of horticulture that simply means to make an exact replica of an already living plant. So what is cloning? The technical term is "vegetative propagation." And while the clo...

Whether you are starting a small two plant home grow or run a major grow-operation for a nationwide dispensary, you need to know the hottest strains on the market before youplant your first seed or prep your first clone. The new strains of our modern era have a higher THC content, better yields and more complex terpene profiles than ever before. Knowing the best and b...