By: Ben Morris “Fast” or “Fast Flowering” strains have been increasingly produced for the contemporary cannabis market. The purpose of this brief article is to explain the definition of “fast” strains and how they are typically created. “Fast” strains are simply cannabis strains that grow and bloom in a shorter period of time than non-fast strains. Fast strains are usually created by crossing an auto-flower variety and a photoperiod variety of cannabis. For reference, a photoperiod strain...