Most legal cannabis in Illinois is grown without the sun, wind, rain, or even, in some cases, soil. But opportunities to grow cannabis outdoors in Illinois have been limited. State law, which requires ...

Cannabis Commissioners Bruce Stebbins and Kimberly Roy listen to Paper Crane employees during the outdoor cannabis farm tour held on Oct. 3. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION ...

Aurora Cannabis Inc. is innovating its operations via research in auto-flowering technology. Auto-flowering technology doesn’t have to rely on changes in light cycles. The company efforts have ...

At 50 acres, Westcoast is the sixth largest outdoor cannabis operation in the North County, out of 35 approved for permits. Outdoor growers are allowed to plant twice a year. (Photo by Carl Perry) A ...

• When is the right time to harvest that outdoor pot plant in the fall? According to Grow It From Home co-founder Emily Gogol, there are two considerations at play: what’s going on in the plant’s life ...

Lights on. Nuggs as rocks. Thumb-sized. No larger than that, or they will not fit in the packaging. Inside the grinder? They smash like cheese puffs. Coated in glandular crystals, ground, they look ...