Across the country , more and more people are growing their own .”
from the EDITOR
TG Toby Gorman
On a Christmas Zoom call with some friends from around the country , it was revealed that this magazine served as the inspiration for one of my friend ’ s family to have a grow competition . Throughout the spring , summer , and fall , they all carefully tended their four plants and at harvest , got together ( socially distanced , of course ) to determine who had the best crop . Turns out , their 92-year-old grandma , with a wink and a smile , was the hands-down winner . Never underestimate our senior demographic was the moral of this story . They have forgotten far more information and experiences than most of us middle agers have learned . I really appreciated the story and how , during these difficult times of COVID-19 , their friendly competition served as a fun distraction . Apparently , they all made some gummies that , unfortunately , went a little moldy . ( We ’ ll serve up an article in a future issue on how to make gummies that don ’ t go moldy ). This is by no means an isolated incident . Across the country , more and more people are growing their own . In Oregon , there is so much legal pot being grown that there is an estimated 6 billion surplus joints available , enough that if all production were to stop immediately , it would take six years to smoke or eat it all . In Canada , Health Canada recently noted that there has been a “ significant jump ” in the amount of medical cannabis people are growing at home . Meanwhile , purchases from licensed producers and government retailers have remained flat . The bottom line is people are , possibly fueled by rolling COVID lockdowns , enjoying growing their own cannabis , are getting better at it , and are finding interesting ways to consume it . The stigma is most certainly lifting . Our recent reader survey confirms this , as many people who responded are new readers , eager to learn as much as they can about growing cannabis . Our survey also indicated that our audience , both advertisers and readers , wanted to see more cannabis industry news in these pages . We listened to those requests , and in this issue you ’ ll find our new Industry Insider segment , featuring cannabis industry news , company profiles , human interest stories , and other business insight . While still evolving , the cannabis industry both at home and at the corporate level , is undergoing exciting new changes that will see it mature in the coming years . We ’ ll be here every step of the way providing you with information and education to help you get the most out of your cannabis experience .
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