Yes I think so it seemed like it was just gonna be a big bud at first!!! I live KY. He gave to Me maybe late Oct, 1st Nov. The lighting is where I messed up. I didn't know anything at first and had the light on 24/7 for like first week!!! Now light on 7am off 11pm
24/7 is fine for young plants, once you switch the light to 12 on 12 off it will stretch in size and start budding (if its going to) in a few weeks. you should ask your friend some info such as if its an autoflower(which start flowering automatically by time) or if its a photoperiod(which needs to be triggered by the light change)
It is revegging. It will take about 30 days with lights on 24/7 for it to revert to veg stage. We call the result MonsterCropping. It will become a bushy mess requiring much pruning once in veg stage. You will know it has reverted when it grows normal looking pot leaves. Stems will grow where calyxes exist now.