Expanding on cannabis knowledge-how did you learn about this stuff?

I'd say my experiences forced me to figure it out. I was fortunate to have friends who exposed me to it more, along with their older brother, who introduced us. Beyond the surface level knowledge we'd gotten, I've mostly learned through a lot of trial and error. If not that, then conversations with random people in the rotation.

experience is honestly the best way to learn

Honestly? Started as pure curiosity when I was 16.
Almost every acquaintance I knew was posting photos of parties of them getting high, so I thought I would try some with the supervision of my partner, who used to do it with friends sometimes at 13.
I had one of my close friends hook me up with a tinny, and ever since then, I use it as an occasional anxiety reliever or as a substitute for drinking because alcohol makes me feel gross sometimes.
Most of my education came from my friend and my partner as well as r/trees.

I already was researching online about the different types, Sativa and Indica. Then, I visited my dad for the first time in a long time after a graduated. I learned he worked in a dispensary and a restaurant near a golf course. I think I leaned all the weed stuff from him. 

I fell in love with a stoner hehe

i was first exposed when i was in middle school, around 12. obviously i was way too young to use back then, but i knew i'd be interested when i got older, so i did a lot of my own research until i finally felt comfortable trying at 17. i was able to take a university course on cannabis studies (mostly focusing on the history of marijuana in the US, the sociology of cannabis, how it's historically been used against black & brown communities, etc.). since i did such extensive research in my teen years, it was definitely my easiest class lol.

Most of what I know came from a mix of just messing around growing a bit myself and some late-night Googling sessions. A friend once showed me some basics, but diving into stuff like the free cannabis course on Coursera sounded pretty cool to me too. Also, I found looking into cbd isolate for sale really helpful—it’s great to see options that focus on pure CBD without any added extras. 

Its legal where i live so i just tried it. my system reacts better to it than when i drink...

I only started using weed when I saw a yt vid when I was younger and they were sponsored by this company, but that's really the extent of my research. Most of the stuff I know is purely thru experience, but the first time I had weed I definitely googled a bunch of stuff panicking since I was greening out just to make sure I wasn't gonna die lmao

i started at school when i was 15, i started with carts then tried bud, then dabs (dabs are my favorite tho), then edibles, moonrocks, basically you name it i've probably tried it. i've learned a lot about weed from leafly, that's where i go to find out more on what strain im smoking

I started smoking za around age 15 (im 24 now!) purely because of my best friend at the time lol

she introduced me to za and quickly fell in love with everything ab it, the community, the feeling I would get from smoking, etc. I live in the netherlands so weed is legal here, although I did start when I was underage lol, it was too easy to acquire. 

I was also quite a rowdy kid and it would calm me down and help with my depression and ptsd, which is why I never stopped. I havent grown myself, but my current best friend has! She bought the seeds from https://www.dutch-headshop.nl/ and planted them in soil, smaller pots first- then bigger ones over time as the plant grows. 

I honestly recommend to give your plants mineral water from the store instead of tap water, purely  because mineral-rich water contains salts such as calcium chloride and potassium chloride which can be beneficial for your plants if used properly. Howerver, too much salt will make the plants sick or even kill them!! dont water them too much lol