Tag: Cannabis
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What Are Landrace Strains?
Simply put, a landrace strain is a cultivar of cannabis that is genetically pure. Over many centuries of growing cannabis, humans have crossbred the original plant many, many times. This creates the different characteristics of the different strains—or cultivars, more accurately—that we know and love. Your beloved Blue Dream is a relatively novel creation, basically.…
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Organic Cannabis: Is There Such a Thing?
Many people assume that all cannabis is organic, probably because a lot of cannabis companies market themselves that way. The reality is a little different. Because cannabis is still federally illegal, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) won’t touch it. This means no cannabis can actually be officially labeled “organic”, because the USDA is…
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How Lumen Is Using Regenerative Hemp Farming
Cannabis has plenty of nutrients, something that we are discovering more about as it becomes more legally available around the world. Hemp, a cannabis variety lower in THC, is similarly high in beneficial compounds. Like food, however, the nutritional quality of the hemp depends on the quality of the soil. As with food, soil conservation…
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What’s On Your Weed? Pesticides & Pot
Just being able to buy legal cannabis is pretty thrilling for most people, and rightfully so! However, in the excitement over legal weed, few are asking themselves questions about what’s on their weed. It seems the most common questions seem limited to potency, price, or how amazing it is to be able to get it…
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Sativa, Indica…Ruderalis?
Cannabis ruderalis is not exactly the star of the show when it comes to pot. There are three species of cannabis—sativa, indica, and ruderalis. Usually, the first two are the only ones grown for consumption. Cannabis ruderalis grows wild in cold climates, like parts of Russia and Northern Europe. It has a much shorter flowering…