Growing Cannabis

The Good New Days
[Canniseur: The author of this article is a well known long-time grower in ... well, if we told you ... As a former illegal and now legal grower, she does raise some fascinating points. We usually only remember the good things when looking backward, but there was a...
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Comparable to Organic: How This California Company Aims to Certify Cannabis
[Canniseur: OK, cannabis crop growers who are growing for adult use or medical use cannot put a "USDA Organic" label on their product. Given the Schedule 1 state of cannabis, there's no reason this company couldn't set up a list of regulations, get together with other...
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Sonoma County Craft Cannabis Farm Hires French Laundry Alum to Run Cultivation
[Canniseur: WOW! If you've ever eaten at or heard of the French Laundry, you'll know that their dedication to quality ... in everything ... is supreme. The vegetables from the French Laundry garden are always stellar. If Mr. Keefer can cultivate cannabis with the same...
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Optimizing Your LED Spectrum for Leaf Surface Temperature
[Canniseur: Leaf surface temperature? Really? Yes, even though this might seem a bit granular, it's a thing when growing indoors. Obviously you can't control this when growing outside where it really doesn't matter because a grower can't do anything about the sunlight...
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Much Needed ‘Organically Grown’ Certification Is Coming to the Cannabis Industry
[Canniseur: I've seen cannabis that claimed to be 'organically grown' on the shelves in several states. While it's nice to see that some growers are concerned that organic growing practices are important, nobody has any idea what that means. This certification will...
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Hash Rosin 101: Lessons from Experienced Solventless Extractors
[Canniseur: Solventless concentrates are nearly impossible to find in most dispensaries in legal states. Water hash is almost the stuff of legends. In my experience at adult-use legal dispensaries in legal states, I always ask for water or solventless hash. I almost...
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Taking the Temperature of Northern California’s Heritage Cannabis
[Canniseur: I'm convinced that the outdoor growing in California, Oregon, Washington and other states including Colorado and Michigan, is the best way to grow cannabis. Somehow indoor grow operations are a little off. Not that the product is bad, but outdoors is where...
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The CalCannabis Appellations Project Is About to Spark a New Chapter in Place-Based Branding
[Canniseur: In the wine business, provenance (where the wine is from) is everything. Where the grapes were grown should be an indication of the character of the wine, if not the quality. Why should cannabis be any different? While the jury is out on cannabis...
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Book Excerpt: After The Harvest
[Canniseur: This book is an essential guide for anyone who is growing their own. We predict that home grown cannabis will become as popular as homemade beer in the future. Especially until the states where cannabis is legal get their act together and make sensible...
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Plant Growth Regulators: What They Are & Why You Should Avoid Them
[Canniseur: Everyone should read this story. Really. Whether you're a grower or not, these Plant Growth Regulators can be carcinogenic in our smokable weed and in our extracts and concentrates as well. It's serious. Serious enough that I believe that some growers in...
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