The author with his first two grown-outdoors-in-L.A. cannabis plants. Both Grow It From Home’s Afternoon Punch cultivar, they were put under the SoCal sun as seedlings on July 1.

Because the cannabis plant known as hemp is without psychoactive proclivities, historically more attention has been given to its potential nutritional benefits. Hemp is rich in cannabigerolic acid ...

The contents of cannabis plants are both psychoactive and nutritious. Today, extracts from the cannabis plant are ingredients in a diverse array of food products.