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Δ8‐THCV May Help Kick Nicotine Dependence
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) intersects profoundly with addiction. Cannabinoid receptors—both...
Regenerative Farming with Flowerdaze Farm
Cannabis stands for compassion, connection, and community. The plant symbolizes the regeneration of...
Brewing Cannabinoids from Bacteria and Sugar: How (and Why) Creo...
An Interview with Roy Lipski Insulin for diabetics was once extracted from animal pancreases. This...
Certified Hemp Seeds and Other Firsts: Catching up with Justin...
Interview with Lance Griffin Justin Jones sold the first recreational legal cannabis in the country...
Forest Terpenes Heal Inflammation
“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.” – Henry David Thoreau...
Terpenes Enhance Cannabinoid Activity
The entourage effect sparks controversy. Despite many proponents [1], critics claim a scarcity of...
Diving Deep into Terpene Metabolism
Terpenes are diverse: more than 80,000 are known, and many remain unknown. Zhou & Pichersky [1]...
Preserving Wine with α-Pinene
“Red red wine, you make me feel so fine You keep me rockin’ all of the time.” —Neil Diamond...
Design, Operate, and Succeed: Cannabis Cultivation Lessons
Once upon a time, cannabis growers coaxed magic from plants in clandestine basements. They rigged...
Data Monitoring for Grow Houses
Cannabis cultivators control environmental conditions to produce lush, top-shelf flower. Complete...
Robotics for Cannabis Testing Labs
Automation is not without controversy, but technology marches forward. Robotics boost productivity...
Ayahuasca for Depression
Depression crushes. This leading cause of disability burdens more than 264 million people across...
Salvinorin-A Transforms Body Ownership
The Mazatec people of Oaxaca, Mexico, traditionally used Salvia divinorum for medicinal and...
Cannabis and Heart Risk Factors
Research presented in late 2020 (and popularized by an NBC news article) noted mixed results when...
Living Soil Cultivation
“It’s alive, it’s moving, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s...
Synthetic Cannabinoids for Medicine: Pros and Cons
Synthetic cannabinoids have a street rep for danger (Spice, K2, Mojo, etc.). Even so, there are...
Cannabis Genomics
Genomics is the study of an organism’s genes, encompassing the whole genetic profile and...
Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid (THCA) is Neuroprotective
Cannabinoids like Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) occupy cannabis as acidic forms—in this case, Δ9...
Endophytes and How to Test Them
Endophytes are bacteria or fungi that live within plant tissue (between cells) and often generate...
Choosing Terpenes to Traverse the Skin Barrier
Skin protects us. It’s not surprising, therefore, that active ingredients (e.g., botanicals) have a...
Measuring Optimal Post-Harvest Storage Conditions
There are some fundamentals for cannabis storage: control for temperature and humidity, don’t let...
More Secrets of Cannabis Trichomes
A 2020 investigation in The Plant Journal reported some fascinating discoveries on cannabis...
Rhizobacteria to Boost Cannabis Cultivation
Rhizobacteria colonize plant roots and form a symbiotic, beneficial relationship with the plant...
Measuring Terpenes with Analytical Instruments
Terpenes have stormed the cannabis and wellness industries. The ability to measure terpenes...
Targeting the Endocannabinoid System in Pharmacotherapy
Cannabis and its multitudinous effects inspired the discovery of the endocannabinoid system (ECS)...
Terpene Emissions from Cannabis Cultivation
In recent years, there has been some discussion around air quality and if/how commercial cannabis...
The Medicinal Benefits of Triterpenes in Mushrooms
The recorded use of medicinal mushrooms dates back about 2,500 years. [1] Mushrooms guard a...
Water Use for Cannabis in Northern California
California’s water crisis is undeniable. Extreme droughts and water shortages have plagued the...
The Shortcomings of Cannabis Testing
Cannabis testing is critical for consumer safety—but it’s also remarkably complex. Seltenrich [1]...
Terpene Synthases
A synthase is an enzyme that causes synthesis or formation of more complex molecules. Terpene...
Detecting Ancient Hemp
Hemp has been cultivated since the dawn of civilization. Actually, our Paleolithic ancestors were...
Proteomics for Cannabis
Proteomics is the study of an organism’s proteins, including protein composition, function...
Recycling Vaporized Cannabis
Vaporized cannabis flower crispens and darkens in color from green to brown to black, depending on...
Fire Retardant on Cannabis Crops
Fire retardant refers to a colored mix of chemical compounds dropped over wildfires to impede their...
Cannabis Trichome Secrets, Vol. 1
Study explores cannabis trichome anatomy, development, & chemistry Cannabis trichomes serve to...
Pesticides: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly — Chapter 3
Good things come in threes. The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly has three main characters and runs...
Pesticides: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly — Chapter 2
In last week’s homage to The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly of cannabis pesticides, we looked at...
Pesticides: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly—Chapter 1
In the race for cost-effective, high-yield cannabis crops, a trio of pesticides emerge: some good...
Cultivating Medical-Grade Cannabis
Nature blends order with chaos in magnificent ways. Medicinal cannabis cultivators thus wrestle...
Cannabis Under Stress Produces More THC
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) polarizes cultivators. Medicinal cannabis growers usually seek...
Cannabis: Strains vs. Cultivars
You may have noticed in the last three or four decades that popular varieties of cannabis are...
The Anatomy of a Joint
The joint may be the most iconic symbol of cannabis consumption. It’s a trinity of paper, cannabis...
Hemp Seed Scams Run Rampant
Jim Cupples, CEO of HempCheck, Envisions Blockchain as the Solution Hemp farmers face a fresh...
Cannabis Regulation: The Struggle of Small Farmers
It’s been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. This may explain why some of...
Sequencing Cannabis Genomes
We all have a genome, which includes our DNA and genes. The genome is an information super-source...
11-OH-THC in Hair: Marker of Active Cannabis Consumption?
In 2017, Sergeant Tracy Gittens of the New York Police Department failed a hair sample test for...
Chemovars with High “Minor” Cannabinoids: Part 2
Minor cannabinoids may be the future of cannabis/hemp cultivation. In part 1 of this series, we...
Pioneers of Cannabis Cultivation: Volume 1
Green thumbs fall head over heels for Cannabis sativa L. There are now a wealth of books and...
Facial Recognition at Dispensaries Violates Privacy
Recall your favorite sci-fi dystopia. Sleek technology scans the heroine’s face. It instantly...
The Evolution of the Cannabis Industry
A Conversation with Tim Keogh, CEO of AmeriCann Cannabis is big. In 2019, with medicinal (and/or...
Chemovars with High “Minor” Cannabinoids: Part 1
Ready for the next big thing in cannabis cultivation? Like sports agents seeking talent from farm...
Hooked on “Ponics”
Comparison of hydro, aqua, and aeroponics Once upon a time, cannabis cultivators only worked with...
Detoxifying Pesticides
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article improperly referred to Sonoma Lab Works as...
Outdoor vs Indoor Cannabis Cultivation
Is one better than the other? For eons, the debate has raged. Outdoor cannabis cultivators point to...
Good Bugs vs. Bad Bugs
Droves of spider mites march, sucking craters into cannabis leaves, spraying noxious webs, and...
The Three Musketeers of Cannabis Plant Nutrition
Cannabis plants require nutrients. How cultivators use nutrients determine whether their harvest is...
Hemp for Victory
Hemp Cultivation Through the Ages Cultivators have tailored Cannabis sativa L. (hemp) for unique...
Hemp vs. Cannabis
Chemical Comparison Introducing from the green corner — weighing in at 511,442 acres, a plant that...
Terpenes in Hemp
In the great republic of cannabis phytochemicals, terpenes are house representatives and senators...
How Light Affects Cannabis Products
Give yourself to the dark side. It is the only way you can save your friends. –Darth Vader Many of...
State-by-State Med Cards, Part 2
Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico Valid state-issued driver’s licenses/IDs and physician...
Terpenes as Insecticides
Synthetic chemicals for use as insecticides enabled the green revolution and an explosion in...
Terpenes for Use in OLEDs
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are LEDs that make use of an organic (carbon-based) film...
Terpenes Should Be on Product Labels
Terpenes are aromatic hydrocarbons abundant in the plant world. Two hundred variants of them have...
The Future of Indoor Cultivation
Aeroponics and Automation with AEssenseGrows Indoor cultivation is controversial. Opponents point...
Growing Your Own Cannabis, Part 3: Monitoring Plant Health...
You have learned about cannabis lighting, grow techniques, and nutrients, and you’re ready to get...
Lighting for Cannabis Growers: Quantity and Quality
Cannabis growth rate depends on light. While outdoor growers utilize natural sunlight,indoor...
ISO17025: Purpose and Accreditation
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 17025 establishes general requirements for the...
Mobile Diary Apps to Track Chemotype Effects
Electronic diaries may have significant clinical applications for pain management.1 Cannabis...