Seed to Success #3: Tyler Hass
Mold And Filters: The Importance Of Cleaning Your HVAC Equipment
Nature’s Happy Little Accidents: Plant Mutations And Abominations
If you’ve seen one geranium, you’ve seen them all. Pumping your cultivar with extra nutrition to gain mass isn’t doing it for you anymore; having the biggest tomatoes in your township isn’t scratching that itch. Perhaps your enthusiasm for gardening is waning. So, bring on the mutations and abominations! Nature’s Curveballs Every once in a […]
Medicinal Plants And The Thorny Issue Of Mold
We’re all familiar with the blight of thrips, mites, aphids, green flies, black flies, whiteflies, and even caterpillars. Still, an equally effective, sometimes devastating, adversary of your crop is the humble entity that we call mold. Mould is an umbrella term for many different species – there are upwards of a hundred thousand and counting […]
The Catalyst for My Botanical Obsession
Pests and Diseases: The Interconnectedness of Plant Health
Après La Pluie: An Artisanal Organic Cannabis Farm
The smell of a forest after it rains evokes a sense of peace and tranquility. Warm, almost sweet, and incredibly earthy, the aroma has been studied by scientists and perfumers for years (1). The fragrance results from rain hitting the dry ground and the molecule geosmin, which is produced by bacteria. The scent’s scientific name […]
Garden, Time, Observation: Three Keys To Successful Cannabis Breeding
Veteran Grows Medicine As Alternative To Prescription Drugs
To any person walking by, Steve walks and talks normally. But those people cannot see the scars that he carries – both emotionally and physically – beginning with a 5-inch wound on his back where an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) blew through him while he was serving as a 12B Combat Engineer in 2008. The […]
Illinois Valley Hemp: The Final Stretch – Part 3
This article originally appeared in Garden Culture Magazine US30. The previous installment of the Illinois Valley Hemp series left you in mid-August when our plants were developing flowers. As the days passed by, the skies became darker earlier. Cannabis, including hemp varieties, is traditionally a short day (long night) plant, meaning it requires long periods […]
Cannabis and Chronic Pain: The Endorphin Connection
Written by Chris Matich Humans have used cannabis for pain relief for a thousand years, but only recently have we garnered evidence from controlled, experimental studies regarding its efficacy for treating and helping those with chronic pain. Chronic pain is extremely prevalent, both in the U.S. and Canada. According to the National Center for Health […]
Health Canada’s Rules Surrounding The Cannabis Edibles Market
Canadians looking to consume cannabis edibles once they become legal are being warned to ‘start low, go slow’ by the country’s health authority. The government has also released its list of rules and regulations surrounding the future market. On October 17th, 2019, edible products containing THC and CBD such as candies, chocolate, and beverages, as […]
The United Nations Debates Cannabis
Inside the walls that represent all flags, during the 62nd Commission of Narcotic Drugs (CND) at the UN, there was a buzz going around about cannabis. It was a predictable tee-off between cannabis the killer (and arrest those who use it) versus cannabis the medicine (and regulate its use). From the criminalized Filipino—Russian side to the legalized Uruguayan—Canadian side of the spectrum, it defined nations united by divided views on cannabis.
Edibles, Education, Innovation, And Pride At Lift&Co Cannabis Expo
There was a certain energy at the Lift&Co Cannabis Expo in Toronto, Canada this weekend: one of great excitement and anticipation. There has never been a more interesting time in the industry. In the first edition since legalization, the expo opened the doors to a whole new type of consumer. The Garden Culture team was […]
Live And Learn: Health Canada To Issue Cannabis Licenses Differently
A little more than six months since recreational pot became legal in Canada, the country’s health authority is changing the way it will issue licenses for those wanting to grow, sell, or process cannabis products. The changes take place effective immediately and are meant to ease a lack of access in the legal recreational industry. […]
Celebrating Cannabis on 4/20: The Times They Are A-Changin
While many people feast on chocolate Easter eggs this weekend, others will be consuming something entirely different (and will likely hit the eggs after). Saturday marks 4/20, or as some people call it, Weed Day. For almost 40 years now, April 20th has been a day to celebrate marijuana and protest what many people consider […]
The Differences Between Hemp and Marijuana
A truck pulls over at a weigh station at the East Boise Port of Entry in Idaho. During a routine check, state troopers open the trailer and find a green, leafy substance inside – almost 7,000 pounds of it. The trucker is arrested for marijuana trafficking; only he says it’s not marijuana. It’s hemp. True […]
Cannabis Roots May Be Just As Therapeutic As The Rest Of The Plant
Marijuana is said to have many medicinal benefits; science has shown that the flowers of the cannabis plant can help people cope with chronic pain, nausea, and mental health issues. A lesser-known fact is that cannabis roots may also have potential healing powers. Rooted In History The possible benefits associated with cannabis roots is not […]
Magical Moss: Plant May Have Many Health And Medicinal Benefits
There’s a lot more to moss than meets the eye. This soft, lush, low-growing plant comes in various shades of green, and its environmental benefits are plentiful. Science is also finding that some species may even be great for our bodies, even holding some of the same medicinal properties as cannabis. Similar to Cannabis? There […]
UK Doctors Can Now Prescribe Medicinal Cannabis Products
The tides are changing in the United Kingdom, where it is now legal to prescribe cannabis-based medications and products to patients who need them. The new legislation came into effect on November 1st and gives specialist doctors (not general practitioners) the right to prescribe medications containing both CBD and low levels of THC, the latter […]