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Long gone are the days of having to rely solely on Mother Nature for a plentiful harvest. You can even ditch the dirt and grow hydroponically using a nutrient solution and soilless medium of your choice such as rockwool, perlite, coco coir, etc. It’s a method that has been around for thousands of years, proven to increase yield and the growth rate by up to 50 percent!

The legalization of medical marijuana has gained traction over the years with 29 states adopting legislation, however, there’s still a bad stigma associated with the treatment. Although medical marijuana has been incredibly difficult to study in the past, recent studies and clinical trials are showing optimistic results.

Cannabis dispensaries are similar to banks and jewelry stores in that they offer a high-value product and are often targets for thieves. Since the industry remains mostly cash, growers, dispensaries and transport companies are stepping up security to go above and beyond local and state requirements.

All of the benefits of cannabis without having to inhale it, is made possible through extraction. Cannabis extraction isolates the useful compounds from the plant, mainly cannabinoids and terpenes, for therapeutic use. There are numerous extraction techniques, most of which apply the basic principles, but result in final products with textural differences.

Thinking about ditching the mess and trading those bags of soil for a hydroponic system? You may be on to something, but before you make the switch, get a grasp of the advantages and disadvantages of the growing medium before picking out the right hydro system for your operation.

Cannabis is one of the oldest cultivated crops, with the earliest written record of cannabis dating back to ancient China in 2727 B.C. Needless to say, people have been growing cannabis outdoors for thousands of years as the crop spread from Asia to Europe, then to the Americas. It wasn’t until the late 1930s when cannabis was first federally prohibited that people began growing indoors to keep it out of sight.