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Imagine if you could avoid all of this trouble by just legally growing it outside...
I’m not sure Maine has the right climate to grow cannabis outdoors
Why not? Cannabis originally grew on mountain ranges in the Hindu Kush region of India.
Yeah, it grows basically anywhere. That's why it's called weed.
Industrial hemp used to be grown all over the U.S. to make rope. It was even encouraged to be grown in WWII because it was so important for the war effort.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp_for_Victory
Far from an expert but I thought the natural light cycle would be wrong at that latitude.
You just have to grow a fast flowering strain or an auto flower. It's almost harder to grow where it's warm and humid because of bud rot and mildew.
Maine isn't that much further north than the Hindu Kush.
Also, hemp is already being farmed outdoors in Maine:
https://www.pressherald.com/2019/09/27/first-pick-your-own-hemp-field-opens-in-maine/
That didn’t sound right so I looked it up. It’s approximately the same latitudinal range as North and South Carolina. That’s a huge difference on a USDA Zone map so not sure I agree…
~~…but if it works it works.~~
Edit: Just realized this was a hemp farm. I think the light cycle requirements are for good flower development, so I’m not really sure this changes my point after all…
Hemp is grown in southern Manitoba which is about 5 degrees north of Maine.
Hemp is more forgiving to grow, but it does look like my light cycle concern can be addressed by choosing the right cultivar:
https://lemmy.ml/comment/12823931