How can weed be 20% thc when the trichomes only make up 15% max ?

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"In my opinion based on math and the laws of physics is it is more like 2 to 3% thx max in bud"

:clap: Amazing.
 
god damn it I want to disagree with this so much but im unsure of actual lab protocol etc...

lets say... when they test a 1g sample (1000mg), and that 1000mg sample tests at 15% THC via lab results...

now lets say that we could take that same 1gram (imagine it was possible bear with me haha) and press it or extract it another way... I would assume that the rosin yield would show larger than 15% (bc thats just the THC content that the lab reported) more like 20%+ depending on quality...

and so then out of that 20% yield from 1000mg of bud, would ideally leave me with .2g ( .2g or 200mg is my average pull of rosin from 1gram of flower) ...

and in that .2g of rosin should be around 50-70% total THC....

So generally approx...(all flowers give different yields this is just my average - (5g = 1g rosin, 1g = .2g rosin))
50% of .2g = .1g Pure THC
70% of .2g = .14g Pure THC

aka...14-15% Pure THC....

now a bud that tests out at 20% total THC per gram.... I assume would press at a higher yield... instead of 20% it would be 25% etc...

so I guess my question and point is, if a lab can single out THC and accurately determine how much is in 1g-100g, then I mean?...

ive seen plants with less trichomes per square millimeter that another.... so I would assume some genetics can pack more stalks and trics....resulting in more THC being held per flower?....

I guess nothing really stops them from drying the flower out to almost 0% moisture before lab... would create a more potent testing product but would show in moisture content on the report too....

so idk.... but I have used my eyes and experience to see that some of my plants are just covered more than others....in the same set up....etc....
lots of shit we dont know...

humans man we are smart but we are also dumb as shit...nature can do some amazing things, we just might not have figured out a way to measure it... but that doesnt mean its not happening...

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johnsmith1010 said:
hello
first post .lets make it a good one.lol
Ok so I have grown 30 years .it was my company tibbits air purification that made the first ( as far as I know) carbon filter specifically for the hydroponic industry in 1997 in cobourg Ontario.
we sold them across Canada in every province from 1997 to 2003 .they were a triangular 20 lb refillable unit called the wedge
now there is a lot if myth and misconception in the bus.
today I want to prove or disprove ( am betting on disprove) we3d is 20% ....in my opinion based on math and the laws of physics is it is more like 2 to 3% thc max in bud .
when you do and hplc chromatography test the sample is prepared by removing the leaf matter the trichomes are dissolved in tech grade methanol and 4h test is run that separates substances based on their molar weight ( as far as I know)
so let's do math :
100 grams of weed rated at 20% thc =20 grams pure thc .
if resin is 100% thc and 20% of a bud then 4hjs math works .( not likely)
if there are terpenes and and calcium carbonate ( as per marijuanna botany by robert Connell Clark and several other sources ) then the trichome can not be 100% .( I believe this is the part part that is 20% .)
so if trichome is 20% thc then to get 20 grams thc the bud must be 100% trichome ( nope )
so now this is my belief
100 grams of weed rated at 20% that consists of a max 15% resin = 100 g x 15% ( resin ) x 20% thc = 3 gram thc.
3 gram thc in 100gram bud is 3% thc NOT 20% .
am I missing something 4hst does not CONTRAVENE the law of mass and energy?
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you say above...

"100 grams of weed rated at 20% that consists of a max 15% resin = 100 g x 15% ( resin ) x 20% thc = 3 gram thc.
3 gram thc in 100gram bud is 3% thc NOT 20%"

100g of flower/bud = 100,000mg
15% of 100g = 15g Rosin
20% of 15g = 3g Pure THC
3g = 3000mg

100,000mg (100g) x .15 (15% Rosin yield) = 15,000mg Rosin x .2 (20% THC content) = 3000mg of PURE THC per 100,000mg FLOWER

OR

3g PURE CRYSTALLINE THC per 100g FLOWER

not the best yield via the numbers you gave me via you're scenario...

but I digress..

the average is around 20% rosin yield with a 20% THC content...

bumps numbers a bit <3
 
there isn't a lot of leeway
either the 100g of bud at 20% thc is 20 grams or it isn't
if it isn't then that's that. you can discuss what relationship it has but not that its 20% or 20g.
if 100g is 20% thc and 20g then were is it hiding if the the tricomes dont even add up to that.


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xtsho said:
What do you mean try? Aren't they all Rhodes Scholars? Graduated from Harvard and Yale top of the class. PhD's and experts in the field of plant science, botany, and micro biology?
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everyone knows people who go to those schools are actually just stupid rich fucks who pay their way through
 
maranibbana said:
ALSO JOHN YOUR MATH my friend... let me show you...




you say above...

"100 grams of weed rated at 20% that consists of a max 15% resin = 100 g x 15% ( resin ) x 20% thc = 3 gram thc.
3 gram thc in 100gram bud is 3% thc NOT 20%"

100g of flower/bud = 100,000mg
15% of 100g = 15g Rosin
20% of 15g = 3g Pure THC
3g = 3000mg

100,000mg (100g) x .15 (15% Rosin yield) = 15,000mg Rosin x .2 (20% THC content) = 3000mg of PURE THC per 100,000mg FLOWER

OR

3g PURE CRYSTALLINE THC per 100g FLOWER

not the best yield via the numbers you gave me via you're scenario...

but I digress..

the average is around 20% rosin yield with a 20% THC content...

bumps numbers a bit <3
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yes its 4h4 trichom3s that is 20% not the leaf matter.
 
johnsmith1010 said:
there isn't a lot of leeway
either the 100g of bud at 20% thc is 20 grams or it isn't
if it isn't then that's that. you can discuss what relationship it has but not that its 20% or 20g.
if 100g is 20% thc and 20g then were is it hiding if the the tricomes dont even add up to that.


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yes but your trying to say the percentage yield from 100G is 3% THC but its actually 15%...
 
Also, reminder to be kind to Sunni, I have a feeling this thread is headed to Threadtanimo Bay in the relatively near future
 
truth is I known the answer already. we get our hplc work done at a
maranibbana said:
yes but your trying to say the percentage yield from 100G is 3% THC but its actually 15%...
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well no it's not 15 % .the 15%;is just the resin or trichome production.
resin is made up of terpenes and calcium carbonate.
not 100% thc
100 grams of weed has 15 grams of trichome that is not 100% thc but 20%
20 % of 15g is 3 grams
100 grams of weed that contain 15 grams of trichome that is 20 % thc = 3 grams in 100 grams weed or 3%
 
johnsmith1010 said:
truth is I known the answer already. we get our hplc work done at a

well no it's not 15 % .the 15%;is just the resin or trichome production.
resin is made up of terpenes and calcium carbonate.
not 100% thc
100 grams of weed has 15 grams of trichome that is not 100% thc but 20%
20 % of 15g is 3 grams
100 grams of weed that contain 15 grams of trichome that is 20 % thc = 3 grams in 100 grams weed or 3%
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so a 1g joint would be 30-50mg thc
 
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