Its alot easier to get a pound with hydro, over soil.
And the strain plays a big part aswell...
I was growing this strain called Fucking Incredable, and I vegged her for 10 weeks, and topped her like 4 times, in a 3/4 full trash can with Roots and Fertiloam.
I think there were like 15 or 16 colas, we also lollipoped her.
I used this fertilizer called Osmocote. I had a buddy use it with great success, so I mixed it in with the soil the first and second month of veg and the plants looked awesome. Then about a month into flower, I added kelp meal, epsom salt, and watered with a bat guano tea and Liquid Karma, and I got a huge yield. I cant remember what the final weight was, but It was at or over a pound. It was crazy. If you got the space and the time, try it
...Sorry, im a little baked.
Anyways, if you want to hit a pound, your gonna have to veg for a little longer than a month, id suggest 6-7 weeks.
You also want only one particular strain to maintain uniformity for even light distribution. You also want to use co2 and I would top each plant at week 4 of veg and lollipop a few days before the start of flowering. Shoot for 2 single colas per plant.
Keep the plants stress free and I bet you would get a pound