Growing
Growing, drying and hemp production methods, from seed to flower.
Growing
Agronomie4 August 2026·6 min
Storing your CBD flower: humidity, light and temperature
Light, air and heat degrade a hemp flower. What standard ASTM D8197 sets for humidity, and what the published stability studies measure.
Agronomie4 August 2026·5 min
Indoor, outdoor or greenhouse CBD flower: what really changes
Three growing methods, three trade-offs. What a study on genetically identical plants measures on terpenes, and what French law actually requires.
Agronomie4 August 2026·6 min
Mould on a CBD flower: what research really allows us to say
More than 100 fungal species have been identified on hemp. What the literature measures, why the eye is not enough, and what a batch analysis reveals.
21 July 2026·4 min
CBD pollen: what it really is, how to store it and how to tell it apart from hash
CBD pollen has nothing to do with bee pollen: it is sifted trichomes. Difference with hash, storage, levels and the 2026 legal framework.
18 May 2026·4 min
Hemp, cannabis, marijuana: what are the differences?
The same botanical species, opposite legal statuses. Here is what separates legal hemp from cannabis classified as a narcotic in France.
18 May 2026·7 min
Five things to know about hemp, seen from France
A farm crop thousands of years old, an industrial resource, a source of CBD: a factual overview of hemp in the French and European context.
18 May 2026·4 min
How is a CBD oil made? The process explained
From plant to bottle: CO₂ or ethanol extraction, winterisation, decarboxylation - the complete manufacturing process of a CBD oil.
18 May 2026·4 min
Where does CBD come from? From the hemp plant to the bottle
CBD is produced naturally in the trichomes of hemp, then extracted and diluted in a carrier oil. Here is the real journey, within the French framework.
16 May 2026·3 min
Autoflowering cannabis: 6 reasons for its success
Speed, discretion, robustness: what explains the success of autoflowering cannabis varieties, and the legal framework in France.
16 May 2026·4 min
Raw hemp: juice and raw leaves, what you need to know
Fresh leaves, hemp juice: this raw consumption practice mainly provides CBDA, a molecule quite different from heated CBD.
16 May 2026·4 min
Hemp sativa vs indica vs hybrid: the difference
Sativa, indica, hybrid: for CBD hemp, these labels matter less than the actual chemotype of the variety being grown.
16 May 2026·4 min
Pheno-hunting: the criteria that define a good phenotype
Terpene profile, stability of the CBD/THC ratio, disease resistance: the objective criteria breeders use to judge a hemp phenotype.
16 May 2026·4 min
Drying hashish and hemp extracts: the method
Humidity, temperature and drying time: the technical markers for drying a hashish or a hemp extract without degrading terpenes and texture.
16 May 2026·4 min
Home-made CBD hash: the two production methods
Dry sifting or ice water extraction: two accessible methods for making hash from legal CBD flowers, without solvents.
16 May 2026·3 min
Indica vs sativa: what that distinction really means
Indica and sativa describe the shape of a plant, not the effect of a CBD product. Where the classification comes from and why it still misleads.
16 May 2026·3 min
Strain hunter: the little-known trade of the variety chaser
A strain hunter travels the world in search of local cannabis varieties, in order to preserve a genetic diversity threatened by hybridisation.
16 May 2026·3 min
The 4 types of grinder for CBD flower
Two, three or four chambers, or an electric grinder: each type answers a different use for a CBD flower that is legal in France.
16 May 2026·4 min
Organic cannabis: what the label really means in France
Living soil, no synthetic inputs, European certification: what the words “organic hemp” on a CBD product actually cover.
16 May 2026·4 min
A close look at trichomes: their role and function in hemp
These tiny crystalline structures on the surface of the flower concentrate most of the cannabinoids and terpenes in hemp. Here is how they work.
12 May 2026·4 min
CBD sativa: what the term really means
\\"Sativa\\" is a botanical classification, not an indication of CBD content. What really distinguishes the hemp varieties sold in France.
12 May 2026·4 min
Cannabis defoliation: the technique explained
Defoliation involves removing certain leaves from flowering hemp to improve light and airflow. How it works and the French legal framework.