Bobber, this is your first time, keep it simple.
You can purchase flourescent lighting at almost any hardware store, even Walmart. Purchase a total of 150-200 watts, may cost $50, plant 2 seeds, use Petes soil, its fortified with goodness, put the Petes in a small, clay pot, water it down, plant 1 seed about an inch below the wet dirt, same with the other seed, wait a few days, when sprouted, begin the lights for a month of 24 hour lighting, after a month, force flowering by switching to a 12 on 12 off, during the flowering stage is when you determine the gender of the plant, males will have pollen sacks, they look like little balls, females will have a small pouch with 2 very distinct white hairs protruding (the net is full of pics of each males and females, you can find them easily), if both are males toss them, sure they can be used for this and that, but this is your first time, just toss them, if one is male other is female, toss the male, you get the point, keep the females, get any male out of there because it could pollinate the other and possibly herm it out. After the plants show gender your flowering will take around 10-14 weeks, you may have to change pots due to size of the roots, clay is the best, just break the clay with a hammer, the plant will already be molded accordingly, have a larger pot ready with soil in it to take up the space,do some research.
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