THE PURSUIT OF PURE POT
Story by Ed Glick, photos by Dan Skye
Everyone wants safe, healthy buds, but what's the best way to get them? By focusing on the basics - keeping a sharp eye on the biotic and abiotic factors involved in the production and preservation of cannabis.

CLOSET GROWING FOR SUPERIOR CANNABIS
Contributor Mr. Hades returns with a simple and informative guide to producing connoisseur-quality organic pot in your closet or other small grow space. Create a living soil filled with beneficial microbes whose symbiotic relationship with your plants' roots will help create the ultimate medicine.

THE GREEN REVOLUTION
By Dirty Dave
Adapting the lessons of industrial agriculture to small-scale indoor cannabis cultivation... before Big Ag gets the chance.

THE 2011 HYDRO REPORT
By Nico Escondido
Featuring one of the most pristine, picturesque and proficient hydroponic growrooms ever shot by HIGH TIMES, our 12th Annual Hydro Report is one of our best ever! Covering everything from growroom specs to various hydroponic systems to details on EC and flushing in hydro setups, this article has something for every level of grower. If you're considering a garden of your own, this year's Hydro Report is a must-read!

GROWIN' IN THE 'DAM
Amsterdam - the city where the modern weed-growing era began, where indoor horticulture first met fine cannabis genetics. Thirty years later, what has changed, and what's stayed the same? Nico Escondido checks out some of the best Dutch grow ops to explore just where Holland is these days on the growroom radar.

THE 12TH ANNUAL S.T.A.S.H. AWARDS
By Eric Schoner
The HIGH TIMES Cultivation Department presents its annual rundown of the best gear of the year to assist cannabis farmers in their never-ending quest to increase yields and decrease workloads. Try these handy pot-production products in your own growroom for more efficiency with less effort!

BOOT CAMP
By Nico Escondido. Photos by Harry Resin.
How growing in tents can work for you.

OUTDOOR PLANTING GUIDE
By the HIGH TIMES Cultivation Department
Nothing tastes sweeter, or grows greener, than your very own homegrown outdoor ganja. So let's start off the season right!

COLLEGE BUDS
By Jack Starks
These growers definitely have brighter futures. Take a look at the inner workings of college grows while earning some extra credit in vital growroom and security basics.