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Would 2 150w CFL's work decent to start a plant from seed until ready to clone?

Just one plant, yeah, you can do it, sort of, but more is better. Remember that flouro light doesn't penetrate too far into the canopy so you're going to have to train it to get the most out of your meagre light source. I'd go for more lights, seriopusly; I mean, you can get a whole clip fixture plus a bulb at home depot for like $10 ... so why not do it? You will be happy you did.

How much light will I need for the clones?

as you're waiting for them to root... not much. A 2' t-12 fixture with 2 tubes will do fine for a shoebox-sized wick cloner if that's the way you end up cloning.

Plan on putting outside after the winter.

'kay, remember to harden it off like a tomato plant though!

How old can a MJ plant grow to be?

If never flowered, years and years. Some people have 20 year old mother plants. If you successfully rear clones, hang on to your mom in a perpetual veg state and put the CLONES outside to flower instead.

How long until the buds lose potency??

what do you mean? like the age of the plant? In theory, never, if you treat her well.