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How to Buy Marijuana Seeds from a Seed Bank, Local or Overseas!
How do you buy cannabis seeds from a seed bank?
There’s no better way to start the year than by learning to grow your very own marijuana at home.
The first step is to always have high-quality cannabis seeds. Buying from reputable seed banks is a popular way to get your seed supply, though there are a few things you have to know before you spend money on seeds.
What is a Cannabis Seed Bank?
Cannabis seed banks specialize in creating a reserve of viable seeds and stores them properly to sell to commercial or personal cannabis growers.
But more than just being a seed repository, reputable seed banks may also focus on developing strains and feminizing seeds. There are many notable seed banks that are responsible for creating strains that are well-loved around the world today, engineering them specifically for certain health benefits or characteristics, such as higher THC strains or those that provide superior focus.
Feminizing seeds is also a crucial process for growers. Since only female marijuana plants yield cannabis buds, they are more desirable for cultivators. But male plants also contain minimal THC in their leaves, yet there is a priority on growing female cannabis plants because of the smokable end product. In a natural setting, cannabis seeds will usually grow a balanced amount of female and male plants but growers invest time and resources to grow female plants so as not to end up discarding the male plants.
Seed banks also provide growers access to a wide array of auto-flowering seeds which mature much quicker.
Speaking of auto-flowering seeds, read on below to learn about the different seed types you may come across in a seed bank.
Regular vs. Feminized vs. Auto-flowering Seeds
When shopping around for seeds, there are three kinds:
- Regular seeds
- Feminized seeds
- Autoflowering seeds
Regular Seeds
Regular marijuana seeds are those grown without any type of manipulation; as mentioned earlier, they have a 50% chance of turning out female, and 50% chance of turning out male – the way nature does it. However, due to the presence of male plants, regular seeds offer breeders the benefit of designing new marijuana strains. Male cannabis plants yield pollen which is necessary for fertilizing female cannabis flowers, in order to produce a new strain or new batch of seeds.
There are many different kinds of regular cannabis strains out there. From high-CBD strains to high-THC, sativa, indica, or hybrid, there’s something for every kind of need.
Since there is no manipulation from the grower, the genetics of regular seeds are all natural. You can even create hybrids by mixing the genetics of two subspecies in seed form. Regular seeds are recommended for the grower who is looking for a balanced chance of getting both male and female marijuana plants; being able to have both lets you create your very own strains.
Feminized Seeds
Feminized seeds are those that have been tampered with, most often genetically, in order to increase the chances of resulting in female plants. The processes used by growers usually involves inhibiting the ethylene hormone through use of colloidal silver or chemically reversing the plant during its flowering stage. Feminized genetics also involve crossing one female plant with the other, or forcing female plants to produce pollen.
Feminized seeds do have many advantages, though the most significant is its ability to produce larger plants and more potent yields. It isn’t too difficult to work with feminized seeds; in fact, both seasoned and beginner growers alike can make use of it.
For breeders who are looking for potent marijuana flowers that are full of resin, feminized seeds are recommended. It will save you time filtering out the male plants, and it will also keep your grow area free from pollen roaming around in the area.
Autoflowering Seeds
Autoflowering seeds are named after the fact that they can flower without needing any changes in light. Since they flower automatically, they are especially popular among beginners, though seasoned growers can also appreciate how easy they are to grow.
There are other benefits to autoflowering seeds, particularly their lighting schedule: light cycles are extremely simplistic, and because of that, they are more protected from changes in temperature as well as pests. This is another reason why autoflowering cannabis seeds are so easy to grow.
Autoflowering seeds are also similar to feminized seeds in the sense that they end up as female cannabis plants. Additionally, they are lower maintenance compared to other types of cannabis seeds and harvest quicker.
How to Tell If You are Buying Quality Seeds Online
For starters, it can be tricky at first to buy cannabis seeds online. That’s primarily because cheap and poor-quality genetic seeds look exactly the same as those that have been produced from years of careful breeding. It’s always recommended to do your research very well to ensure you are buying from a reputable seed bank online.
There are a few things you can look out for, such as the appearance of the seeds. Quality cannabis seeds have a solid coat that is intact, since low quality seeds tend to be damaged or have cracks outside. Seeds should also have a uniform shape and size. Those that have different colors or shapes is a quick way to tell that they are of low quality since these characteristics arise due to improper growing and environment.
Ask the grower about the seeds’ germination rate. You want seeds that have an 80% or more chance of germination. This means that if you buy 100 seeds, around 80 of them will germinate and produce cannabis plants. Some reputable sellers provide the germination rate in the product description.
Price
There is no need to pay a high price for quality cannabis seeds. Many seed banks run great deals and promotions, which is a fantastic way for beginners to get their hands into growing while saving money. However, just like with everything else, you may not be happy with the grow rate and quality of cannabis seeds that are priced too cheaply. If you have the wiggle room for it, invest in high quality seeds to start with and once you get the hang of growing, you can propagate from the plants of those premium seeds.
Source: https://cannabis.net/blog/how-to/how-to-buy-marijuana-seeds-from-a-seed-bank-local-or-overseas
New Mexico regulators fined a cannabis operator nearly $300,000 and revoked its license after the company allegedly created fake reports in the state’s traceability software.
The New Mexico Cannabis Control Division (CCD) accused marijuana manufacturer and retailer Golden Roots of 11 violations, according to Albuquerque Business First.
Golden Roots operates the The Cannabis Revolution Dispensary.
The majority of the violations are related to the Albuquerque company’s improper use of BioTrack, which has been New Mexico’s track-and-trace vendor since 2015.
The CCD alleges Golden Roots reported marijuana production only two months after it had received its vertically integrated license, according to Albuquerque Business First.
Because cannabis takes longer than two months to be cultivated, the CCD was suspicious of the report.
After inspecting the company’s premises, the CCD alleged Golden Roots reported cultivation, transportation and sales in BioTrack but wasn’t able to provide officers who inspected the site evidence that the operator was cultivating cannabis.
In April, the CCD revoked Golden Roots’ license and issued a $10,000 fine, according to the news outlet.
The company requested a hearing, which the regulator scheduled for Sept. 1.
At the hearing, the CCD testified that the company’s dried-cannabis weights in BioTrack were suspicious because they didn’t seem to accurately reflect how much weight marijuana loses as it dries.
Company employees also poorly accounted for why they were making adjustments in the system of up to 24 pounds of cannabis, making comments such as “bad” or “mistake” in the software, Albuquerque Business First reported.
Golden Roots was fined $298,972.05 – the amount regulators allege the company made selling products that weren’t properly accounted for in BioTrack.
The CCD has been cracking down on cannabis operators accused of selling products procured from out-of-state or not grown legally:
- Regulators alleged in August that Albuquerque dispensary Sawmill Sweet Leaf sold out-of-state products and didn’t have a license for extraction.
- Paradise Exotics Distro lost its license in July after regulators alleged the company sold products made in California.
Golden Roots was the first alleged rulebreaker in New Mexico to be asked to pay a large fine.
Source: https://mjbizdaily.com/new-mexico-cannabis-operator-fined-loses-license-for-alleged-biotrack-fraud/
Four marijuana companies, including a multistate operator, have filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in which they allege the federal MJ prohibition under the Controlled Substances Act is no longer constitutional.
According to the complaint, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, retailer Canna Provisions, Treevit delivery service CEO Gyasi Sellers, cultivator Wiseacre Farm and MSO Verano Holdings Corp. are all harmed by “the federal government’s unconstitutional ban on cultivating, manufacturing, distributing, or possessing intrastate marijuana.”
Verano is headquartered in Chicago but has operations in Massachusetts; the other three operators are based in Massachusetts.
The lawsuit seeks a ruling that the “Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional as applied to the intrastate cultivation, manufacture, possession, and distribution of marijuana pursuant to state law.”
The companies want the case to go before the U.S. Supreme Court.
They hired prominent law firm Boies Schiller Flexner to represent them.
The New York-based firm’s principal is David Boies, whose former clients include Microsoft, former presidential candidate Al Gore and Elizabeth Holmes’ disgraced startup Theranos.
Similar challenges to the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) have failed.
One such challenge led to a landmark Supreme Court decision in 2005.
In Gonzalez vs. Raich, the highest court in the United States ruled in a 6-3 decision that the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution gave Congress the power to outlaw marijuana federally, even though state laws allow the cultivation and sale of cannabis.
In the 18 years since that ruling, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized adult-use marijuana and the federal government has allowed a multibillion-dollar cannabis industry to thrive.
Since both Congress and the U.S. Department of Justice, currently headed by Garland, have declined to intervene in state-licensed marijuana markets, the key facts that led to the Supreme Court’s 2005 ruling “no longer apply,” Boies said in a statement Thursday.
“The Supreme Court has since made clear that the federal government lacks the authority to regulate purely intrastate commerce,” Boies said.
“Moreover, the facts on which those precedents are based are no longer true.”
Verano President Darren Weiss said in a statement the company is “prepared to bring this case all the way to the Supreme Court in order to align federal law with how Congress has acted for years.”
While the Biden administration’s push to reschedule marijuana would help solve marijuana operators’ federal tax woes, neither rescheduling nor modest Congressional reforms such as the SAFER Banking Act “solve the fundamental issue,” Weiss added.
“The application of the CSA to lawful state-run cannabis business is an unconstitutional overreach on state sovereignty that has led to decades of harm, failed businesses, lost jobs, and unsafe working conditions.”
Alabama regulators are targeting Dec. 1 to award the first batch of medical cannabis business licenses after the agency’s first two attempts were scrapped because of scoring errors and litigation.
The first licenses will be awarded to individual cultivators, delivery providers, processors, dispensaries and state testing labs, according to the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC).
Then, on Dec. 12, the AMCC will award licenses for vertically integrated operations, a designation set primarily for multistate operators.
Licenses are expected to be handed out 28 days after they have been awarded, so MMJ production could begin in early January, according to the Alabama Daily News.
That means MMJ products could be available for patients around early March, an AMCC spokesperson told the media outlet.
Regulators initially awarded 21 business licenses in June, only to void them after applicants alleged inconsistencies with how the applications were scored.
Then, in August, the state awarded 24 different licenses – 19 went to June recipients – only to reverse themselves again and scratch those licenses after spurned applicants filed lawsuits.
A state judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Chicago-based MSO Verano Holdings Corp., but another lawsuit is pending.
Source: https://mjbizdaily.com/alabama-plans-to-award-medical-cannabis-licenses-dec-1/
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