Changes in the Medicinal Marijuana Industry Should Encourage Growing Your Own

We’ve been seeing a lot of reports recently about new marijuana legislation and how many areas are shutting down medicinal marijuana dispensaries. The goal in each region is to eliminate profit for the marijuana industry. Below are a list of reports we have found from different areas

Los Angeles, California – While dispensaries have not been outlawed outright, legislation has passed that has made only growing your own or receiving from a licensed caregiver, legal methods of obtaining cannabis. This will be a temporary ruling until the State of California decides on legislation for the entire state.

Montana – Senate Bill 423 has been passed by both the Montana House and Senate. It is now up to the Governor to sign or veto the bill. Senate President Jim Peterson was quoted saying “I think we did the best we could, to take care of those people who really have to have it and can it themselves but the storefronts have got to go away, the money has to come out of it, law enforcement has to have an opportunity to enforce it and I think we did all of that.”

Jackson, Michigan – The Jackson City Council is considering three versions of an ordinance to regulate medicinal marijuana. Each version is a bit different, but all three would ban dispensaries. Only one of the bills would allow for growing at home.

More legislation will start to pass and expand into areas outside of just these three. Along with more legislation, will also come more of a hassle to get medicinal marijuana and for a good price. In this post on The Other Side Farms Blog, the author explains how the government is going to try and cash in money made from the industry and thus hike up prices. He also lists some other benefits of growing your own, like knowing what you are putting in your body. We also posted in the past some reasons to Grow Your Own right here on Thought Phot.

The reality is that growing your own looks to be one of the best methods to obtaining medicinal marijuana with the least amount of headache. For a long term solution in avoiding a lot of the new rules with this new legislation, try growing your own.

Using Your Phototron: Preparing the Sphagnum (Step 2)

Step 2: Preparing the Sphagnum

Sphagnum Moss: Moss usually found in bogs or marshes. A fantastic plant cultivator. Retains water well and has low pH levels.

1. Things to buy:
   • rubber gloves
   • trash bag
   • 6 gallons of distilled water OR Reverse Osmosis water (without salt added)
   • DO NOT use tap water
2. Empty and mix moss into trash bag
3. Pour CIV75 formula into one of the jugs of water and SHAKE thoroughly.
4. Pour jug of water into trash bag of moss.
5. Mix the moss with your hands.
6. Place prepared soil into Phototron.
7. Cover base of Phototron evenly.

Welcome to our Using Your Phototron video series! We figured step-by-step pictures are great, but videos are even better in helping you along your growing journey. If you are a brand new owner of a Phototron or are looking into indoor gardening, follow these videos to success. If you ever have any questions, message us at facebook.com/phototron or email us at sales@phototron.com.

We look forward to helping you grow!

Cuke Boy Returns – Update #5

Good news from the Cuke Front. This thing is starting to look like a real crop. We’re approaching almost a foot of growth from last week. At this rate, I’ll get to actually eat soon. Check out my pics

Using Your Phototron: Designate a Grow Area (Step 1)

STEP 1: Designate Your Grow Area

• Place in a flat, sturdy surface
• Place in a room with proper ventilation
• Closets, small bathrooms, bedrooms should be avoided
• Room temperature must be between 70-95 degrees

Welcome to our Using Your Phototron video series! We figured step-by-step pictures are great, but videos are even better in helping you along your growing journey. If you are a brand new owner of a Phototron or are looking into indoor gardening, follow these videos to success. If you ever have any questions, message us at facebook.com/phototron or email us at sales@phototron.com.

We look forward to helping you grow!

Announcing our new Affiliate Program

Phototron Announces Indoor Hydroponic System Web Affiliate Program

For the first time ever, businesses can make lucrative commissions on all Phototron sales generated from banner ads and special offers they display on their websites.

Our affiliates make a great commission on every Phototron and accessory someone purchases after clicking on a banner ad or special offer they display on their website

Gardena, CA (PRWEB) May 01, 2012

Phototron, the popular brand of hydroponic growing system, today announced its new web affiliate program that gives online businesses the opportunity to earn lucrative commissions on all Phototron sales they generate by displaying the Phototron banner ads on their websites.

Phototron is a premier indoor hydroponic systemscompany and wholly-owned subsidiary of Phototron Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: PHOT) (OTCQB: PHOT). It has been an industry leader for over 20 years with over 150,000 units sold and over 50,000 returning customers.

“Our affiliates make a great commission on every Phototron and accessory someone purchases after clicking on a banner ad or special offer they display on their website,” said Craig Ellins, Phototron’s Vice Chairman. “Since a Phototron retails from between about $500 to $1,600, this performance-based model can be a heck of a lot more lucrative than a pay-per-click model. And the more Phototrons you sell from your site, the more commission you make.”

The largest commissions can be achieved through sales of the new Pro Series Phototrons. This series utilizes Phototron’s patent pending Eco-Brain to make “growing your own” even easier by allowing growers to set it and forget it. “We made the Phototron easier to use than the original with the new Eco-Brain and now we are making it easier to buy on likeminded and industry-related websites,” said Ellins.

Phototron supplies the banner ads and backend support to get marketing affiliates started. The indoor grow cabinet industry leader also handles the entire customer experience–from billing to shipping directly to the customer to handling all customer service and ongoing support activities. All the website owner has to do is register their website, place banners on their site and when a customer clicks through to buy, they get paid.

“This is a great time to partner with Phototron,” said Ellins. “Americans are increasingly growing indoors, and the easy-to-operate, fully self-contained Phototron offers many advantages over other hydroponic systems and outdoor grow operations. We want to partner with websites who share our same consciousness about self-sustainability and pesticide-free indoor growing.

According to Ellins, Phototron’s advantages over other grow operations include:

#1 Growing Year Round 
Being able to grow in a controlled environment is one of the greatest benefits of an indoor growing system. In addition to providing shelter from inclement weather like snow, frost, humidity and heat waves, gardeners can control the weather and the number of daylight hours with Phototron.

#2 Growing in Small Areas 
No need to clear out a closet or a room—every Phototron hydroponic grow cabinet is only 21 inches wide and deep, so it takes up less than two square feet of indoor floor space. That means that they can be located almost anywhere, even a kitchen countertop.

#3 Protecting Plants from Invaders 
There is nothing worse to gardeners than going out to harvest their crops and finding that a gopher, rabbit, or burglar literally ate their lunch. Indoor growing prevents these types of situations.

#4 Eliminating Pesticides and Contaminants 
Personal indoor gardens eliminate the health risks associated with things like pesticides, E. coli and salmonella. Plants go from the Phototron to the plate.

#5 Saving Money 
Phototron systems take advantage of energy-saving StealthGrow LED technology. Phototron’s vertical system produces a “quad band” spectrum of light with two bands of red, royal blue and warm white, giving the plant the light it wants and needs. It’s even energy efficient, costing on average just 20 cents per day to operate.

Requiring only standard 110 voltage, Phototron’s hydroponic grow light systems generate very little heat and last for up to five years with no degradation in performance after the first year. Phototron’s reflective panels also increase efficiency by increasing lumens without having to turn up the power.

In addition, Phototron’s smart systems take the guesswork out of indoor growing with its patent-pending Eco-Brain, a “set it and forget it” system that not only monitors the crops and optimizes plant growth; it literally teaches indoor gardeners how to grow with onscreen alerts.

For more information about the Phototron Affiliate Program or to purchase or inquire about carrying Phototron products, call (800) 651-2837 or go to http://www.phototron.com/affiliate/frontend/dashboard