Cut & Dried Strain Review: Cannatonic
Rachel Wilde gives her opinion of a lesser-known cannabis strain, Cannatonic. The strain is best known for its high CBD content.
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The team at Maximum Yield is pleased to introduce and welcome you to Maximum Yield Cannabis. Here, we aim to educate and entertain readers with the best and latest information on how to grow cannabis and employ its medicinal properties. Find articles on how to choose cannabis seeds, how to grow cannabis, how to harvest and process it and, finally, learn about how marijuana - and all its different strains - impact the body and your health. Check in here as some of the best and most experienced industry writers contribute advice on the most current grow techniques, and cover content aimed at beginners and long-time weed aficionados.
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Grow Smarter: Technology Advances in Agriculture
Technology has dominated the 21st century but while some industries have acclimated to the advancements others have lagged their peers. Agriculture ranks number 1 in share of GDP and Employment in the U.S. on the McKinzie Digitization (more...)
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Cloning Cannabis: Purchasing vs. Creating
While creating your own clones is the ideal method, purchasing them is also an option. Whichever method you choose, there are important steps to take to protect your...
Canna Cribs
MTV’s Cribs features the swanky houses and mansions of celebrities. The good folks at Growers Network felt they could bring a similar show to the cannabis realm, so the...
Promoting Terpenes in Cannabis
When it comes to enhancing the flavor of cannabis buds, understanding terpenes is key. Knowing how to enhance terpene production in marijuana goes a long way to making a...
Differentiating Between Industrial Hemp and Marijuana
Are hemp and marijuana the same or are they different things? The truth is somewhere in the middle. Chris Bond takes the time to lay it out for us.
The Ecological Cost of a Joint
Ever wonder what the ecological cost of a joint is? Ian Ashdown, Maximum Yield advisory board member and senior scientist at SunTracker Technologies, did. After...
Online Scammers undermine Rick Simpson’s Efforts
After his own amazing recovery from cancer, Rick Simpson has spent much of his life helping others recover from the disease by sharing his Rick Simpson Oil recipe.
Cannabis Extraction: What You Need to Know
Sometimes, just smoking your cannabis isn't enough. Science has given us a number of ways to make stronger medicines by extracting the active chemicals and concentrating...
Sunset: Cut and Dried Strain Review of a Sleep Inducer
Sunset, as the name alludes, is a strain for those needing some help catching some z’s. Gibson Lannister tells us more.
Dry vs. Dried Out: How to Keep Your Buds Fresh
You put a lot of work into growing your plants and harvested them at just the right time. Now, the next challenge is keeping your buds properly stored.
Oven Bags for Storing Cannabis?! (They Work)
There may be no more useful, and unexpected, item to add to your cannabis kit than oven bags. They're thick, they kill smells, and they can be made airtight.
How To Avoid Buying Cannabis Concentrates That Contain Residual Solvents
Here’s what you need to know to make safe, informed decisions at your local dispensary.
10 Common Marijuana Leaf Problems and How to Fix Them
A closer look at how to tackle 10 of the most common problems cannabis growers may face in the grow room.
Growing Cannabis at Home for Migraine Relief
While Heidi has had migraines for a good portion of her life, she just recently started using and growing her own cannabis for pain relief.
Cannabis and PTSD
After smoking for the very first time, Cody received significant relief from his pain and PTSD, and found that smoking cannabis helped tremendously with minimizing his...
How to Make Rosin and Dry Sift Out of Your Home-Grown Bud and Trim
Concentrates such as Dry Sift Hash can be made from trim using very simple techniques, and the end result is a very high-quality concentrate.
From Food, to Sex, to Fine Art. Why Weed Makes Almost Everything Better
Why is dope so... dope? There are scientific reasons why we feel the way we do when we ingest THC.
10 Tips For Growing High Quality Bud
Planting weed and getting it to grow is generally not a complicated process and can be done by anyone. However, plant growth rate and size are not the things that...
Comprehending Your Cannabis Test Results
No matter the reason you tested your cannabis plants, the lab results are useless if you don’t know how to read the report. Jodi McDonald gives us the lowdown on...
A Brief History of Cannabis Use in North America
Just a few generations ago, cannabis was widely used as medicine in North America to treat numerous ailments. By the early 1930s a tax on cannabis made its use...
Cannabis Strain Review: Headband
Gibson Lannister shares his thoughts on the indica-dominant strain, Headband.
Trichome Chemistry: The Key is CBG
There are several terpene-moderated variations of CBG acid molecules that determine the amounts of the various cannabinolic compounds found in the trichomes, and you can...
LED Grow Lights and Your Eyes. What You Need To Know
Be careful of your eyes when you choose your next grow lights. Some LED grow lights can cause damage if proper precautions aren't taken.
Cannabis for Endurance and Wellness - One Business' Story
When one of the country’s top personal trainers and a certified nutritionist forged a friendship, they discovered that they were stronger together and formed a business...
Cannabis Flowers or Concentrates: Which is Right for You?
If you are new to the cannabis scene, whether as a medicinal or recreational end user, you’ll need to decide if you want to use flower or any of the wide variety of...
Top Five Strains High in CBD
There is no doubt cannabis has amazing power to heal and strains high in CBD are the ones that are most effective for a host of ailments. Nicole Skrobin lists the top...
Can a Person be Allergic to Marijuana? Cannabis and Allergies: What You Need to Know
Cases of rashes, hypersensitivity, and even anaphylaxis due to contact with cannabis pollen, plants, or smoke are on the rise.
Cultivating Cannabis: Root Mass = Fruit Mass
A plant’s health all depends on how well it is cared for beneath the soil. Get the basics down, and you’re well on your way to a higher quality, more productive yield.
How to Grow Cannabis Organically
As a cannabis cultivator, what are the benefits of going the organic route vs easier, or cheaper, methods.
Trichome Chemistry: The Key is CBG
There are several terpene-moderated variations of CBG acid molecules that determine the amounts of the various cannabinolic compounds found in the trichomes, and you can...
10 Markers of a Quality Marijuana Seed
If you're looking to start growing your own marijuana, the first place to start is with the seed. What should you look for? How can you tell a good cannabis seed from a...
The Other Cannabinoids: THC-V-, CBD-V-, and CBG-rich Cannabis
THC and CBD usually get all the glory, but breeders are now developing strains rich in other cannabinoids. Here’s a primer on three of them—THC-V, CBD-V, and CBG—and a...
Return of the Cannabis Clones
Cloning cannabis is no easy feat. You need to select a good mother plant and make sure atmospheric conditions are consistent, among other concerns.
Tips For Growing Marijuana In The Seedling Stage
The team from Crop King Seeds gives us this guide to growing marijuana during the vulnerable seedling stage. Turns out it's just a little bit different that a grown...
Build Your Own Aquaponics System
How does an aquaponics system work, and how can you make your own? Our friends at Crop King Seeds bring us this handy, introductory guide.
Cannabis Harvest: Hand Trimming or Machine Trimming?
Cannabis growers have two choices when it comes to trimming their harvest: Hand trimming, or automated trimming. Which is right for you?
A Beginner's Guide to Vaping Cannabis: Where to Start
One of the most popular ways to consume cannabis among new weed users, and an increasingly more available method of consumption, is vaping. Here's what you need to know.
10 Cannabis Strains For Happiness and Euphoria
Cannabis has been cultivated for thousands of years to produce specific smells, tastes, and effects. Today, it's an art form. Here are 10 strains that report high in...
A Balancing Act: Vapor Pressure Deficit
Growers know that vapor pressure deficit is important for healthy plants but requires strict attention to detail and equipment that can ensure consistent humidity levels...
Three Considerations to Make When Designing Growroom Lighting
Deciding which indoor horticultural lighting to purchase for your growroom can be a confusing endeavor. To make the process smoother, Kent Gruetzmacher says there are...
Purple Pot: Picture Perfect
Purple: the most powerful wavelength of the rainbow and historically the most significant and interesting color. It’s rarity in nature has given it a supernatural aura....
Choosing the Right Equipment for Your Cannabis Grow
Without the right equipment or square footage, your crops couldn’t even begin to achieve maximized yields.
Three Difficult & Three Easy Cannabis Strains to Grow
You might have the greenest of thumbs, but that doesn’t mean you can simply grow a good crop of cannabis. Some strains are just tougher than others.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Cannabis Harvest Processing
Have you ever wondered what you had to do after you harvest your cannabis? This article takes us through with a step by step guide.
Anatomy of a Cannabis Plant
Alan Ray provides a brief biology lesson on the cannabis plant to keep you in the loop.
Cut & Dried: Strain Review: Durban Poison
In need of a boost, our hybrid-loving author tries out a classic, pure sativa: Durban Poison. Here’s what went down.
Why You Should Consider a Vacuum Pump for Your Cannabis Extraction and Distillation
Cannabis Extraction and Distillation can be a complicated and time consuming process. A Vacuum pump can take a lot of that pain away, reducing both dangers from extreme...
Is There Room for Craft Cannabis?
With mega weed corporations emerging, will there still be a place in the industry for craft cannabis producers? Kent Gruetzmacher tells us more.
Cannabis Trimming: Wet or Dry?
Once you've grown your bud, you have to harvest and trim. Trimming can be done either wet or dry. What does it mean, and why does it matter? We take a look at both sides.
How to grow your own cannabis plants from seeds
Growing from seed is all about the quality of your seeds. Plants will never be better than the seeds they grew from. but how can you tell?
Making Your Mark on the Cannabis Industry
In the highly-competitive cannabis sphere only businesses that have laid the proper groundwork will succeed. Making the right connections, navigating government...
Six Ways to Build a Successful Cannabis Brand
These days, you need more than a solid product to compete in the cannabis market; you need to build a brand. And just how do you do that? Bjorn Wallman has a few tips.
Cannabis Cloning 101: A Back-to-basics Guide
Are you ready to take the plunge and try cloning? These days, the technologies, tools and techniques are making this process easier, but there are still a few things you...
4 Common Myths About Cannabis
We know you’ve heard some of these cannabis-growing myths before. Let’s clear the air, shall we?
3 Tips for Creating Sustainability in Cultivation Featuring Brandy Keen, Co-Founder and Technical Advisor for Surna, Inc.
Seed to Sale Show speaker and cultivation pro, Brandy Keen, has offered to share her top three most valuable insights on what it takes to create sustainability in...
GreenBox Grown Provides Complete Cannabis Growing Starter Kits for the Home Grower
Hydrolife contributor and GreenBox Grow founder Dylan Osborn shares how his young company came to be.
3 Major Hurdles Facing Canadian Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in 2018
Though there are still a few hurdles to overcome, Canada looks to be on track to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana by July 2018.
Cut & Dried Strain Review: Purple Haze
Though he wasn’t singing about this strain, we’re pretty sure Jimi wouldn’t have minded the popular connection between his song and the beautiful, powerful Purple Haze.
BioAgra Technologies: Researching. Consulting, and Finding Solutions
BioAgra Technologies is a research, consulting, and system/product implementation company for licensed and LP applicants.
Marijuana Goes Mainstream: How to Enter The Marijuana Job Market
Marijuana industry professionals and hopefuls alike must adapt to the challenges put forth in an ever-dynamic, rapidly-growing vocational climate.
People Who Helped Shape The Cannabis Industry: Ed Rosenthal
The name Ed Rosenthal has become synonymous with world-class marijuana cultivation wisdom and techniques.
People Who Helped Shape the Cannabis Industry: Rafael Mechoulam
Rafael Mechoulam is one of the most influential, yet least publicized, figures in the contemporary cannabis space.
People Who Helped Shape the Cannabis Industry: Rick Simpson
Rick Simpson is a medical marijuana patient with a profound story to share.
People Who Helped Shape the Cannabis Industry: Jorge Cervantes
Jorge Cervantes is one of the most recognizable names in cannabis cultivation.
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: It Might be Time for a Detox
Several states have reported seeing chronic marijuana users walking into emergency rooms with abdominal pain and intense vomiting, though medical professionals are...
The Easiest Way to Clone a Cannabis Plant and Grow Mother Plants
Learn how to take healthy clones from your cannabis plants and use them to grow a mother plant.
Dispensary Profile: Northern Specialty Health
Ten years ago, Ryan Milkey, now the owner of the medical marijuana dispensary Northern Specialty Health in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, was pursuing his career as an...
Potcoin: The Bitcoin Alternative for The Marijuana Industry
Bitcoin may be the most well-known cryptocurrency, but it isn’t the only one. In the cannabis space, Potcoin is an up-and-coming contender looking to be the currency of...
A Pot Pilgrimage: The Legacy of the Hippie Trail
In the late 1960s through to the end of the 1970s, hundreds of thousands of counter-culture youth embarked on a voyage along the now-legendary Hippie Trail.
How the War on Cannabis Started: A Brief Guide
Despite persisting negative opinions, cannabis derived products are receiving a wider approval than ever before. How did we get here and what were the historical factors...
Weed Traveler: San Diego Local Sesh
The San Diego Local Sesh is undeniably a place for the once covert cannabis community of San Diego to come together in unity to enjoy each other, exchange information,...
How Cannabis Branding is Changing
In today’s skyrocketing legal cannabis market, companies wanting to stand out have had to modernize their branding and marketing tactics to appeal to the mainstream....
Weed Traveler: San Diego Cannabis Farmers Market
With the establishment of the San Diego Cannabis Farmers Market in 2016, cannabis start-ups gearing up for recreation, and an ongoing Local Sesh popping up regularly,...
A Look at North America's Renewed Interest in Cannabis
Chris Bond provides reasons on why the noose on marijuana may be loosening.
How do I know when my cannabis plants are ready for harvesting?
There are two common methods to determine when a cannabis flower is ready for harvest: with the naked eye or with a magnifying glass or microscope.With the naked eye,...
