Stories By Thomas Valentine
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Cultivation
Grow Green & Save Water
December 19, 2014Originally published on pg 45 in issue 11 of Cannabis Now Magazine Here’s a Sneak Peak:...
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Cultivation
Combatting Dust, Aphids & Tobacco Mosaic Virus
December 13, 2014Cultivating cannabis requires a generous and well-rounded base of knowledge concerning how to maintain the health...
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Cultivation
Growing Crops with LED Sheet Lighting
October 30, 2014Photo courtesy of Marijuana Growing.com LED technology has become widespread, with many encountering it on a...
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Medical
Health Canada Recalls Medical Cannabis, Again
May 27, 2014Photo by Mark/Flickr Health Canada has recalled a shipment of medical cannabis for the second time...
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Cultivation
Hydroponic How-To: Peat & Perlite
May 19, 2014This most basic of hydroponic growing methods uses a common planting container filled with peat moss...
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Cultivation
Hydroponic How-To: Nutrient Flow Technique
May 12, 2014The Nutrient Flow Technique (NFT) is widely used in commercial operations because it is completely scalable...
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Cultivation
Hydroponic How-To: Ebb & Flood
May 2, 2014This is the method that I used to cut my teeth in hydroponics. The ebb and...
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Politics
Canadian Police Seize Legal Cannabis Citing Old Rules
April 22, 2014Canada’s first publicly traded medical marijuana company, Tweed Marijuana, Inc., has had a shipment of its...
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Cultivation
Medical Marijuana Growers Get Reprieve from New Health Canada Regulations
April 3, 2014A dried cannabis plant is trimmed at the Farmacy in south-west Quebec. Justin Tang / The...
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Cultivation
The Future of Indoor Cannabis Lighting: The Sulphur Lamp
March 31, 2014Invented in 1990, the sulphur lamp has almost become efficient enough to be a replacement for...
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Medical
Health Canada Urges Patients to Destroy “Contraband Cannabis”
March 24, 2014Medical marijuana users and growers were shocked recently when Health Canada outlined some very stiff instructions...
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Grow
Uruguay Seeks To Import Canadian Pot
March 23, 2014Juan Vaz, an activist and marijuana grower, tends to plants in Montevideo, Uruguay. Matilde Campodonico/AP The...
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Medical
Marijuana-Derived CBD Used To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
March 20, 2014Clumps of protein known as beta-amyloid plaque are a key trait of Alzheimer’s and contribute to...
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Politics
Canadian Police Propose To Ticket Possession Of Small Amounts Of Marijuana
March 15, 2014At a meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police supported the ability...
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Cultivation
Why You Should Grow Cannabis With LED Lights
March 14, 2014Photo courtesy of Lush LED Lighting.com Light emitting diode (LED) technology in the grow room has...
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Economics
Health Canada Fires Designated Growers In Favor Of Large Scale Licensed Producers
March 13, 2014In April, all designated growers in Canada are to stop growing medicinal marijuana for their designated...
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Legal
Canadian Medical Marijuana Group Sues Federal Government for Right to Grow at Home
March 7, 2014Canada’s Medical Marijuana Alliance and Resources (MMAR) has filed a federal class action suit against the...