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Articles tagged with "genetics"

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  • cannabis dna test

    Home DNA kits can help you pick a cannabis strain

    Meg Hartley - Published on September 23, 2020

    We all know that cannabis affects everyone differently, and now this company has created a home DNA test to find the best strain for you.

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  • How does cannabis get its color? Here’s why some strains turn purple

    Bailey Rahn - Published on July 28, 2020

    What gives cannabis its purple, blue, and red hues? The answer is anthocyanins, a family of flavonoids that give cannabis its colorful pigments.

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  • cloning-cannabis

    Does cloning ruin cannabis strains over time?

    Emma Stone - Published on January 3, 2020

    Science says that clones are exact copies of their mother—so why do some strains degrade after years of cloning? Read on to find out why.

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  • cannabis strains growing, immaculate conception in marijuana

    Immaculate conception: a little-known secret about starting a legal cannabis industry

    Pat Goggins - Published on December 23, 2019

    Ever wonder where the plants come from when a state legalizes cannabis? Behold: immaculate conception.

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  • Is tissue culture the future of growing cannabis?

    Christine Giraud - Published on November 13, 2019

    Tissue culture is gaining popularity in the cannabis industry, allowing producers to keep cannabis genetics clean and consistent. But is it worth it for growers?

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  • How Strain Genetics Influence THC:CBD Ratios

    Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on March 20, 2017

    Learn how the THC:CBD ratio in cannabis influences a specific strain’s effects, and find out how that ratio is connected to the strain’s genetics.

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  • The Shake: Hillary Clinton’s Latest Position and Tweaking the Cannabis Genome

    Ben Adlin - Published on April 22, 2016

    Secret classes in Mexico show caretakers how to make cannabis medicine, Oregon will track products with microchips, and who won 4/20?

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  • Seed to Sale: How Legal Cannabis Is Grown

    Will Hyde - Published on April 7, 2016

    We visited five different gardens in California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the professionals are growing some of the best legal cannabis.

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  • The Shake: Rihanna Rents the Entire Floor, Cannabis Outsells Girl Scout Cookies

    Ben Adlin - Published on March 15, 2016

    Infographics! Baked goods! Top-shelf political humor! The Shake today is chock full of good stuff.

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  • The Shake: Cannabis Cup Permit Lost, Psychosis Gene Found

    Lisa Rough - Published on February 17, 2016

    The High Times Cannabis Cup is looking for a new home, Veterans Affairs doctors may finally be able to talk about cannabis, and the opening of a Massachusetts dispensary is marred by protest.

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