The various "life stages" of a cannabis plant can be used to identify and track the plant's progression towards maturity
Dormant
Before a seed is germinated it is alive but dormant inside its protective shell.
Vegatitive
In this stage, the plant grows the most and will be the most resilient to High and Low-stress training.
Flowering
Once the plant reaches maturity it will stop branching and producing leaves to begin the production buds. At this stage all plant training to shape the canopy should be complete
Resin substage
The last few weeks of flowering
Re-vegetation
It is possible to re-vegetate a plant that has flowered so that it can enter flowering again and produce more buds.