High Times – October 2019

12 HIGH TIMES I OCTOBER 2019

THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB

“The world steadily grows better because the human mind,

applying itself to environment, makes it better...with hands...with tools

...with horse sense and science and engineering.”

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THE ONLY WAY to cultivate the finest-quality cannabis is to possess and use the tools

necessary to accomplish the task and to continue to learn new techniques and apply

them to the next growing cycle. Each year since 1999, we here at the High Times

cultivation department reveal our choices for the best grow gear of the year.

We travel far and wide, to hydroponic stores and conventions and gardens large

and small, paying close attention to what farmers are utilizing to get the best from

their crops. We test and use the tools ourselves, and we send them out into the “field”

for real-world experimentation by trusted sources and expert pot producers. Then we

report on those product advancements in our annual STASH Awards, for Significant

Technological Achievements in Secretive Horticulture, starting on page 79.

Also in this issue, I post my newest dispatch from a state-of-the-art legal cannabis-

cultivation and retail facility on the Big Island of Hawaii. Justin Cannabis drops in with

a profile on stoner pro skateboarders from the Lone Star State. Frequent contributor

Stinkbud reveals his tips for taking better photos of your pot plants, and we explore the

links between golf and marijuana and how to stay lit while you play a round.

All in all, it’s an issue packed and rolled tightly with cannabis content for the grower

and connoisseur alike. So fire one up and let’s pitch and puff on the green. Fore-twenty!

Danny Danko

SENIOR CULTIVATION EDITOR ST

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Get the gear to grow great pot.

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