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"Indicas" tend to be more tactile. (I use quotes because indica/sativa doesn't mean anything. The subjective effects are really a matter of the ratios/amounts o

by kylek 8y ago

"Indicas" tend to be more tactile. (I use quotes because indica/sativa doesn't mean anything. The subjective effects are really a matter of the ratios/amounts of cannabinoids and terpenoids and the manner of ingestion)

kylek 8y ago
Can't edit but wanted to ask if my downvoters had anything to say? IMO calling something "indica" or "sativa" or "hybrid" is one-dimensional when trying to describe any of the (vast number of) possible subjective effects. (I'm suggesting that a little nuance goes a long ways) Maybe the downvotes were for something else - honestly curious!
- mirimir 8y ago
  Not a downvoter, but I was surprised to see "indica" and "sativa". I mean, I know that they're species. But most marijuana that people encounter these days is hardly recognizable in those terms. I only know a little about it. But it's my impression that there's been massive breeding, induction of polyploidy, etc, etc. But I do agree totally with this: > The subjective effects are really a matter of the ratios/amounts of cannabinoids and terpenoids and the manner of ingestion There's lots more to marijuana than THC and CBD. Way back in grad school, we had a preparative gas chromatograph (GC). So I created a fat glass U column, and packed it with silica gel plus some retardant specified in a thesis. I extracted some marijuana with acetone, filtered, and then rotovapped to get "hash oil". Then I ran that through the GC. Referring to the thesis, I identified the main THC, CBD, etc peaks. And so I captured fractions, using small glass U tubes in liquid nitrogen. Then a few of us sat around, vaping the various fractions, and comparing experience. It could have made a nice paper, but for the illegality, and the general unpublishablility of subjective experience.
  - kylek 8y ago
    >> So I created a fat glass U column, and packed it with silica gel plus some retardant specified in a thesis. I extracted some marijuana with acetone, filtered, and then rotovapped to get "hash oil". Then I ran that through the GC. >> Referring to the thesis, I identified the main THC, CBD, etc peaks. And so I captured fractions, using small glass U tubes in liquid nitrogen. That's pretty fantastic, but I think I'll stick to rollin' j's :)
grawprog 8y ago
I upvoted your comment. I'm not sure why you were downvoted. This is correct. Even different plants of the same strain will have different levels of these depending on growing conditions, drying, curing and other factors. Even two clones grown in different conditions can vary greatly in cannibinoid ratios. There was also an excellent study i read a while back on the effects of different terpenes on the kind of high you have and how they interact with thc and various other cannibinoids. This article summarizes the study pretty well: https://lift.co/magazine/terpenes-cannabis-strains https://lift.co/magazine/terpenes-cannabis-strains
- kylek 8y ago
  A bit off-topic but I thought this video was neat [0]. Cannabinoids produced by GMO yeast! (Your reference to the variance in ratios reminded me of this. An interesting answer to mass production and standardization) [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gUXtBuI-tY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gUXtBuI-tY

by kylek 8y ago

kylek 8y ago

Can't edit but wanted to ask if my downvoters had anything to say? IMO calling something "indica" or "sativa" or "hybrid" is one-dimensional when trying to describe any of the (vast number of) possible subjective effects. (I'm suggesting that a little nuance goes a long ways) Maybe the downvotes were for something else - honestly curious!

mirimir 8y ago
Not a downvoter, but I was surprised to see "indica" and "sativa". I mean, I know that they're species. But most marijuana that people encounter these days is hardly recognizable in those terms. I only know a little about it. But it's my impression that there's been massive breeding, induction of polyploidy, etc, etc. But I do agree totally with this: > The subjective effects are really a matter of the ratios/amounts of cannabinoids and terpenoids and the manner of ingestion There's lots more to marijuana than THC and CBD. Way back in grad school, we had a preparative gas chromatograph (GC). So I created a fat glass U column, and packed it with silica gel plus some retardant specified in a thesis. I extracted some marijuana with acetone, filtered, and then rotovapped to get "hash oil". Then I ran that through the GC. Referring to the thesis, I identified the main THC, CBD, etc peaks. And so I captured fractions, using small glass U tubes in liquid nitrogen. Then a few of us sat around, vaping the various fractions, and comparing experience. It could have made a nice paper, but for the illegality, and the general unpublishablility of subjective experience.
- kylek 8y ago
  >> So I created a fat glass U column, and packed it with silica gel plus some retardant specified in a thesis. I extracted some marijuana with acetone, filtered, and then rotovapped to get "hash oil". Then I ran that through the GC. >> Referring to the thesis, I identified the main THC, CBD, etc peaks. And so I captured fractions, using small glass U tubes in liquid nitrogen. That's pretty fantastic, but I think I'll stick to rollin' j's :)

grawprog 8y ago

I upvoted your comment. I'm not sure why you were downvoted. This is correct. Even different plants of the same strain will have different levels of these depending on growing conditions, drying, curing and other factors. Even two clones grown in different conditions can vary greatly in cannibinoid ratios. There was also an excellent study i read a while back on the effects of different terpenes on the kind of high you have and how they interact with thc and various other cannibinoids. This article summarizes the study pretty well: https://lift.co/magazine/terpenes-cannabis-strains https://lift.co/magazine/terpenes-cannabis-strains

kylek 8y ago
A bit off-topic but I thought this video was neat [0]. Cannabinoids produced by GMO yeast! (Your reference to the variance in ratios reminded me of this. An interesting answer to mass production and standardization) [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gUXtBuI-tY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gUXtBuI-tY