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A working network for commercial cultivators, breeders, extractors, distribution and retail. We measure flower against instruments instead of opinions, run the panels the industry actually needs, and put supply partners in the room with the growers who use them.

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Flower by Good Greens

Loudness Protocol — Qualifying Round

Sample readout · illustrates scoring only
010 ppbaW 0.58
020 ppbaW 0.61
030 ppbaW 0.57
040 ppbaW 0.60
050 ppbaW 0.59
110 ppbbelow cut
Method: 3 g through the Flower Mill Dwell: 5 min sealed in a Grove Bag Instrument: total VOC meter Water activity: Aqualab 4TE
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Every CoNNect is free to attend for verified industry. Food and drinks are covered by sponsoring partners, panels are live-streamed, and recordings land on YouTube afterward.

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Most recent flagship

Dec 03 2025

Best in Terps — Las Vegas

Private residence · 20–30 min from the Las Vegas Convention Center · 5:00–10:00 PM

An open-profile battle built around consistency: bring what's in rotation, because cultivators are defined by their last batch. Judges' kits were handed out at the Loud Omakase dinner, and winners were called at 3 PM the next day on the Vault Stage at MJBizCon, booth C27402.

Water activity — Aqualab 4TE at breakdown Loudness — total VOC, top 10 advance Rolled — 3 g doinks, live-streamed
Battle Royale

The competition

Judged by
cultivators.
Screened by
instruments.

Battle Royale is a head-to-head flower showdown scored on aroma, flavor translation, smokability and combustibility — including ash color and burn duration. Before a judge ever sees an entry, it clears a measured qualifying round.

Qualifying step 01

Mill

Three grams of each entry go through the Flower Mill so every sample is broken down the same way.

Qualifying step 02

Dwell

The milled sample sits sealed in a Grove Bag for five minutes with a total VOC meter reading headspace.

Qualifying step 03

Rank

Readings are recorded and ranked. The threshold is set by the top ten scores — miss it and the entry doesn't reach the finale.

Who can enter
Commercial cultivators. Small-batch and hobbyist growers get their own category in future rounds.
Entry fee
None for commercial cultivators.
How much flower
2 oz / 56 g, submitted in the two 1 oz CoNNect Grove Battle Bags mailed to you.
QA/QC
No R&D test required, but every entry is screened for mold, mildew and contaminants. Anything unsafe for judges is discarded, and you get photos of what we found.
Water activity
Measured on the Aqualab 4TE at breakdown, then rolled into 3 g doinks on a live stream.
Genetics ID
Entries can receive a Certificate of Cultivar Identity powered by MyFloraDNA — trait-agnostic fingerprinting from veg or finished material.

Titles on the board

Best in Terps Candy Champ Gas Champ Contenders series → Finale
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Learning Modules

Panel library

Every panel,
kept and sorted

Presentations from past CoNNects, filed by discipline. Free to the community — no login, no gate.

Module

Genetics

  • Preventing intersex traits — Node Labs / Compound Genetics
  • Pheno hunting process & principles — Node Labs / Compound Genetics
Module

Environmental Control

  • Water balance — Anden
Module

IPM

  • Best practices — Shale Peak Horticulture
Module

Lighting

  • Lighting mythbusters — Thrive Agritech
  • CHROMA dual-spectrum under-canopy — FAVEN
Module

Science & Testing

  • Terpenes & cannabinoids — BelCosta Labs
Module

Nutrients & Additives

Foliar applications and workflow efficiency — sessions being added.
Series

Cultivation Chronicles

Long-form operator interviews from the farm floor.
Series

Extraction Chronicles

Post-harvest and processing sessions with extractors.
All panels on YouTube Download the CCI Black Book
Archive

Where we've been

The run
so far

Fifteen gatherings across four states and two countries. Panels, battles, clone drops and fundraisers.

12.03.25Best in TerpsLas Vegas, NVBattle Royale 09.12.25Michigan CoNNectWarren, MIPanel 07.24.25FAVEN Chroma LaunchSacramento, CAPanel + Battle 06.20.25TerpengeistSacramento, CAPanel 04.24.25The Science of FlavorSacramento, CAPanel 02.27.25SacTown CoNNect — FoliarsSacramento, CAPanel + Demo 02.01.25#PrayForLA CoNNectVernon, CAFundraiser 12.05.24MJBizCon CoNNectLas Vegas, NVPanel + Battle 09.22.24Free Seed Day x CoNNectMarlborough, MASeed Drop 08.22.24Farm to TokeSacramento, CAAfter Hours 08.17.24Good Greens Candy Clone DropLos Angeles, CAClone Drop 07.25.24Light WarsSacramento, CAPanel 06.14.24Berlin CoNNectBerlin, GermanyInternational 05.03.24Gas on Gas — Reheat vs. DehusEl Monte, CAPanel + Battle 04.23.24Nursery FederationSacramento, CAPanel + Battle
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