Cannabis Industry Training & eLearning Solutions
Getting drunk with Cannabidiol (or CBD)? Mixologists and brewers are now mixing alcohol and cannabinoids. Step inside a trendy West Coast bar and you might see a drink like “Pineapple Express” on the menu, an infused, fruity concoction. With these new drinks, dosing your body with CBD doesn’t have to feel like taking medicine. CBD…
Senior citizens can use cannabis for more than you might think, and you should take a deep look into how this substance can help someone manage their own health. It is pretty easy for you to get medical cannabis in the states where it is allowed, and you could use it as a senior citizen because…
First, you will select the desirable plants that have the traits that you like, and create an F2 population of them through full sib-mating. You will then select the plants showing your desired trait, which is within the F2 population, and then hybridize this plant with the recurrent parent…this will create a BC1 population. Next, you…
There are many types of breeding programs, some more complex than others and the type of breeding method you use depends fully on what you are wanting your outcome to be. Ideally, potential breeders understand the benefits and drawbacks of each strategy before they take action. It is often that breeders will use more than one…
Cannabis laws are increasingly being relaxed all across the United States and around the world, and full legalization is looking like more of a prospect than ever before. This is great news for those of us who wish to produce, use, and benefit from cannabis here in the USA. But is the American situation being echoed…
Colchicine Colchicine is a natural alkaloid that is prepared from dried corn and is not advised to use, as it very toxic to plants. It causes mutations in cannabis plants and produces no change in cannabinoid levels. Cytokinins Cytokinins are plant hormones that are derived from the purine adenine and the most common cytokinin is…
In a highly debated topic among many, the use of marijuana within society today must carefully be considered. There are many instances where marijuana can be detrimental to society, but there are also others where it can be known as a useful information. Medical marijuana has no doubt, been used to help patients across the globe, and…
Step #1 – Develop Breeding Goal You will first need to develop your vision or a cannabis breeding goal and write it out, you can start by asking yourself: Why are you trying to make seed? What are you trying to accomplish? Are you trying to combine the best characteristics of two (2) different strains…
How Legalization Of Recreational Cannabis Affected Colorado In 2012, the state of Colorado became the first in the USA to legalize marijuana for recreational usage. Medical marijuana has been legal (under certain conditions) for some time here and has given relief to a great many suffering people. Recreational marijuana, however, has proven quite another matter. At the…
Cannabis has been used for medical purposes dating back at least 3,000 years. It was in the 1840s when cannabis was first introduced to Western medicine by W.B. O’Shaughnessy, a medical doctor who worked in India for the British East Indies Company. Back then cannabis was a useful treatment option for analgesic, sedative, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and…