Archive for January, 2013

How do I grow weed easily indoors? It is one of the most frequently asked questions. This weeks blog explains how YOU can do it, and if you have never grown your own weed before you will be amazed how simple it is. There are lots of different methods to grow cannabis but we willRead More …

Hundreds of mourners filled the Great Hall at New York’s Cooper Union on January 19th to honor the life of Aaron Swartz, the Internet activist who took his own life earlier this month at age 26. Swartz was well-known in technology circles for helping develop the RSS web feed format and the popular site Reddit,Read More …

If you like drama and marijuana together, then 2012 was the year for you: It was jam-packed with topsy-turvy cannabis news. As the Obama administration cracked down on medical marijuana dispensaries in California, the president himself said pot users in marijuana-legal states shouldn’t be prosecuted. Come again? Here’s our list of top pot stories forRead More …

Kief, kief, kief… I’m sure you’ve heard this term thrown around by the many stoners in your area. Kief is the byproduct of several days, weeks, months and sometimes years of grinding marijuana in the same grinder. It builds up over time either in the dark corners and crevices of your grinder, or if youRead More …

Buro Beehive transforms disused buildings into flexible workplaces for creative entrepreneurial types. These sorts of “co-working” spaces are becoming ever-more familiar features of modern cities. Beehive’s new BEEBOX offers something new, however. These secure, mobile self-contained one or two-person offices may just give its work hubs an edge. Beehive describes the BEEBOX as a “completeRead More …

Flowering Time: 50-60 days Grown Indoor or Outdoor?: Indoor/Outdoor Type: 80% Indica 20% Sativa Parents: Purple Thai & Highland Thai x Afghan Indica Indoor Yield: 300 grams/m2 THC Level: Strong 15-20% Buzz: Euphoric Taste: Berry Blueberry is mostly considered an Indica cross even though it is a Sativa/Indica mix. Most obviously, the name comes fromRead More …

  Three years ago, I set out to tell the human story behind America’s failed War on Drugs and the state-by-state battle over regulation of medical marijuana. My research brought me to Helena, Montana where a battle was unfolding. I met Tom Daubert, Chris Lindsey and Chris Williams and heard about Richard Flor, co-founders ofRead More …

One of the best solutions to energy verses output for most home gardeners is to use outdoor light for flowering and use continuous light indoors for germination and vegetative growth. This will take advantage of the natural light/dark cycle and cut your energy use in half compared to the same operation indoors. A small greenhouseRead More …

Taking after the Gnomes on the animated series who ardently practice American capitalism, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have wooed investors and raised money to form their own production studio, which they plan to announce on Monday. The new company is to be called Important Studios and hopes to be just that. With an estimatedRead More …

To kick off 2013, DJ Premier revisits 2012 listing his top 20 favorite albums from the last 12 months. Every time we venture into a new year, revisiting the past one reminds of us just how much great music actually hit the scene in 2012. After naming our top albums of the year along withRead More …