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Year: 2013

Testing medical marijuana

Testing medical marijuana strains Possible presence of cannabinoids in medical marijuana So far 66 cannabinoids have been discovered and named in medical marijuana. There are most likely a dozen or more cannabinoids present in medical marijuana, the so-called cryptics. Depending on what chromatograph you use you can distinguish 4 to 8 cannabinoids. Gas Chromatography Mass Spectometry (GC/MS) can discern 4 cannabinoids, whilst HPTLC (High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography) or HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) can quantify up to 8 cannabinoids. HPTLC test to discern cannabinoïds for medical marijuana use Recently we had two of …

Medical Marijuana test: Snow White

Medical Marijuana: Snow White, our first strain analyzed. First strain of our medical marijuana strains was our Snow White. This medical marijuana strain is a fastflowering (8-9 weeks), compact (60 cm), very homogenous, productive and THC rich variety. Our Snow White is in appearance an Indica…

How To Prune Marijuana Plants – 7 Tips

How to prune marijuana Gardeners of all stripes have used pruning to help keep their plants trim and tidy since the beginning of cultivation. A lot of plants can simply get too out of hand to deal with in any other way, and pruning is relatively harmless to the rest of the plant. With some plants, like marijuana and tomatoes, pruning actually serves the purpose of creating much higher yields. For…

6 Tips for Sexing your Marijuana Plants

Sexing marijuana One of the most annoying things about growing marijuana is that you have to accurately determine the sex of your plant. Many growers want to keep their female plants from being fertilized because it is the only way to ensure sinsemilla buds. These…

What Are Feminized Marijuana Seeds?

Feminized marijuana seeds Feminized marijuana seeds are seeds that only produce female marijuana plants. But there are some misconceptions about marijuana, feminized marijuana seeds and hermaphrodites (plants that display intersexuality) which should be addressed. Unlike more complex organisms, marijuana is not firmly one sex or the other. It’s a very unusual plant in that it’s an annual plant that is also dioeciously…

How To Make Feminized Marijuana Seeds

Pollination and Feminization of Marijuana Seeds Getting female marijuana plants is really hit or miss most of the time. In fact, it’s more common to have a crop of mostly males than it is to have one of mostly females. In most cases, your ability to produce feminized marijuana seeds is limited to luck. If you could make sure that all or most of the seeds your female plants…

Marijuana forum pics – 96 x Casey Jones under 6 x 600watt HPS

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Easy and Cheap Hydroponic Marijuana Growing System

Plug and Play hydro system If you want to grow marijuana using a hydroponic system, then you’re often going to be limited by space. You may also be limited by your actual ability to create such a system. Creating a system from scratch is tedious and may not yield the results you really want. You need to have proper drainage, adequate lighting, sturdy containers, and a whole host of other things to get your hydroponic marijuana garden started. Obviously, some people are hydroponic pros, but for those who don’t have the space or the know-how…

Blueberry Indoor – Marijuana Strain Review

Blueberry indoor marijuana Blueberry General When buying Blueberry marijuana seeds, you’re going to end up with plants that are pleasing to the eye. You’ll also wind up with a smoke that is pleasing to the mind and body. The name, of course, comes from the “blueberry” flavors and aromas that the plant can produce. It also comes from the way that the plant grows, with distinct blues by the end of its life cycle. It comes from several different varieties including some Afghani and Thai ones. The indica-dominant hybrid is a favorite of many growers …

Download Free E-Book – Marijuana Plant Care

Click here to  download  my Marijuana Plant Care Guide directly! Hello fellow grower, I’ve gotten countless e-mails and messages from members of the ilovegrowingmarijuana community who want to know everything there is to know about growing marijuana. Hopefully, this mini-guide can give you insight into how to best tend to your garden. You can also download a copy to your tablet or smartphone so that you’re never without this valuable information. Everything in the guide essentially …

White Widow Indoor – Marijuana Strain Review

White Widow is popular for a number of reasons. It is frequently used medically, recreationally, and for almost any reason in between. It is frequently on the menu at many Amsterdam coffee shops and has made top ten lists since its inception. It is technically an indica-dominant…

State By State Marijuana Laws

State Law Map – Click Map To Enlarge – Updated 5/2011 For each State there is a link to the actual law and also an easy-to-read summary of the law -Alabama-Alaska-Arizona-Arkansas-California-Colorado- -Connecticut-Delaware-Florida-Georgia-Hawaii-Idaho-Illinois- -Indiana-Iowa-Kansas-Kentucky-Louisiana-Maine-Maryland- -Massachusetts-Michigan-Minnesota-Mississippi-Missouri- -Montana-Nebraska-Nevada-New Hampshire-New Jersey- -New Mexico-New York…

Barney’s Farm – Grape Muerto Auto – Sin Tra Bajo Auto – Tangelo Rapido Auto – New Autoflowering Strains

Following on from the news of the new feminised strain from Barney’s Farm we are pleased to announce that Barney’s have also expanded their autoflowering range with some fruity and hardy numbers. With the ever growing popularity of autoflowering seeds the latest additions from Barneys Farm were always going to be welcomed with open arms, although our Spanish brothers and sisters may have an easier time pronouncing the names! For those of us not fluent in Spanish, Freedom have done a bit of investigation and (From what we can…

Sweet Seeds – Cream Caramel F1 Fast – Green Poison F1 Fast – Sweet Special F1 Fast – New Fast Strains

We bought you Tangelo Rapido (Tan-helo Ra-pid-o) – Fast Tangerine from Barneys Farm last week and for all you impatient lot we have even more to offer. If you’re the kind of person that wants things done yesterday you will be pleased to know that Sweet Seeds have let loose the new F1 Fast family range, incorporating some of their most popular strains to date. Ready to harvest in just 6 weeks after flowering these strains are not autoflowering but ultra-fast versions of …

Dinafem – Blue Cheese – Critical Kush – New Feminised Strains

Dinafem have gone and offered up not just one but two more strains which will undoubtedly, be massively popular. Blue Cheese is a hybrid created using two plants that have a great reputation, the UK Cheese and Blueberry. This strain is an Indica with a powerful and relaxing effect and a plant that produces lots of resin. It has a unique aroma of berries, and spice with a Cheese aftertaste. The Critical+ is …

Big Buddha Seeds – Sour Chiesel – Chiesel Automatic

Can you go far in the seed world these days without hearing about the cheese?! The latest spinoff from the famous cheese strain has just been released by Big Buddha and Freedom Seeds will cut you a slice. Big Buddha’s Chiesel Automatic is a cross…

Cannabis Seeds Planted In German Town

The Germans Are Coming Don’t Mention The War (On Drugs) Everything is going to pot in the small German town of Gottingen as cannabis activists have been planting seeds in as many public places as possible with what seems to be great success. The group called ‘A Few Autonomous Flower Children’ have recently seen the fruits of their labour materialise as marijuana seeds they planted…

CBD In Cannabis – Medical Help Or Marketing Hype?

CBD: one of the buzz words of the cannabis seed industry over the last few years. With more and more emphasis highlighting the medicinal benefits of the CBD cannabinoid we all have seen seedbanks fast to capitalise on promoting and creating high CBD strains. Seedbanks now having specific medical categories within their ranges, but how much of these benefits being touted are true, and to what extent are we being subjected to a mass marketing campaign? CBD, or Cannabidiol, is one of at least 85 cannabinoids found in cannabis and is one of the most well-known. It is…

Cannabis Seeds Planted In Newport Wales

In a story that echoes the recent news that a German town had cannabis seeds planted in public areas, Newport in Wales has experienced a similar situation as cannabis plants have been sprouting up everywhere. Council flower pots that were put out to brighten up the city have certainly done that. Over twenty cannabis plants have been found nestling …

Doritos Handed Out By Police In Seattle For Munchies At Hempfest

It’s not often the police have got your back when you’re enjoying some of your favourite herb, but that was the case this weekend in Washington state. With the recent change of legalisation making recreational cannabis legal in Washington State, Hempfest has been held over the weekend and there’s not much the police could do about the …