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The Top Items New Growers Spend Too Much Money on
I first started growing cannabis in 2011 in Indiana. Needless to say it was not legal. At the time there was not a great deal of reliable information on how to grow. Sure there were extensive books like The Cannabis Grow Bible, (to date one of the best publications on...
“Cannabis Use Disorder”
To anyone reading my blog you know that I believe the way that we have rolled out cannabis legalization (if you want to call it that) in this country is completely fucked. Look to my previous blog post as to why. As bad as the retail market is in most...
Indica Vs. Sativa, Does it Really Matter? The Great Divide
This is a topic that has gained some attention, especially the past several years. This is a very polarizing topic somehow, as are many things in the cannabis space. And to be perfectly honest there are probably very few people that have an opinion on this subject that have merit....
What Cannabis Strains Are Best For
I ran a medical cannabis non profit organization in Denver for five years and one of my major goals was to understand what cannabis strains are the most efficacious for certain ailments, more simply put, what are cannabis strains best for. My findings were surprising. It is true that certain...
My Experiences as a Consumer and Applicant in the Retail Cannabis Space
The cannabis industry is a unique one to say the least. When I was selling dime bags of mexi-brick to kids in high school back in 1997 I never could have imagined that I would be living in the same country almost 30 years later and there would be established...
My Second Experience with the War on Drugs
I was in weight lifting class senior year of high school; having enough credits to graduate I should have already been done, however my cumulative GPA was not ideal so I was literally taking five gym classes and a study hall, achieving straight A’s in an attempt to get my...
Seven Five Farm, Boulder CO
For those that have been in the cannabis industry their entire lives, we all know the challenges presented to the “legacy” market, better described as the black market. It’s really heartbreaking to go through all the trials and tribulations of the working in the black market, fighting for legalization and...
My First Experience with The “War on Drugs” Better Described as The War on Us
I was 16 years old, it was April 20th 1999 at Terre Haute IN South Vigo High School. This was the date of my first encounter with the “War on Drugs.” But it would be far from the last. I had just gotten my drivers license. Growing up in...
The Colorado Cannabis Scene Vs. Illinois
In 2014 I had a grow that was busted in Indiana, I’ve talked a lot about this. The judge told me after researching me and the details of the case that “you would have a bright future if you would focus your talents on something in the legitimate world.” So...