Jorge Cervantes
Ultimate Grow

Much is said about this amazing plant, in debates, articles, and documentaries. The topic is controversial and quite heated, encompassing historical and political issues, public health, ethics, legality, and customs.

Jorge Cervantes does not touch any of the aforementioned delicate issues. The sole purpose of his productions is to provide information that can help enthusiasts in the cultivation of the cannabis species.

This series of three DVDs complements his famous book, "Indoor Marijuana Horticulture," called "the bible" of cultivation by enthusiasts, which has already reached its fiftieth edition in thirty years, expanding from the original 96 pages to the current 512. The documentary is therefore essentially technical, showcasing different ways of cultivating cannabis, indoors, hydroponically, and outdoors (in gardens or hidden "guerrilla" locations), along with other curious situations and action strategies, and of course, displaying beautiful and fragrant plants.

It would be pointless here to dwell on purely technical issues that would bore, on the one hand, those who lump all grass together and, on the other, those who are already enthusiasts and know many of the cultivation concepts.

Instead, I would like to present some observations and opinions on the subject starting from the simple question: why do some people decide to grow ganja?

People who consume weed and its derivatives have a dependency (in Brazil they say "Vizio," which seems to me a more suitable word in this case), so they must somehow try to satisfy it by obtaining the product; which is not always easy to find, often expensive, and not always of good quality. So the first factor is economic, the second is quality, and lastly, ideological (I produce my own marijuana, so I don't have to give money to traffickers). In the overall economy, this shift from consumer to producer (albeit under a self-consumption regime) is quite significant, especially if we could broaden the perspective to other consumer products such as vegetables.

Could it be that this trend toward the legalization of cannabis and its derivatives is not a system response to this growing wave of self-production? Why then are the USA the first to take this step (this year in Colorado), precisely those who were the heralds of the most infamous demonization of cannabinoids?

Be that as it may, what matters to us smokers in practice is to always have some good smoke in the glass jar, preferably produced with our own hands and watered with our love, and so thanks to Jorge Cervantes, who has inspired thousands of small producers to embark on this difficult journey full of small and great satisfactions without stuffing our heads with the usual clichés about weed; that alcohol does more harm, that it is a medicinal plant, that its fiber was the ancient antagonist of cotton, etc. Such phrases are too recurrent in documentaries, indicating a certain compulsion to exalt the qualities of cannabis to justify its recreational use.

With this, I hope to have brought to the attention of many a topic that, although it may seem reserved for a few enthusiasts, reveals broader aspects of general interest that could be of collective interest.

Marijuana is for everyone, but not everyone is for marijuana.