THC %

BeaverStateKronicChief · Jan 6, 2016

Wow this ended up being a way more interesting conversation than I thought. I always thought terpenes were just a flavor and smell thing. Now I'm confused again. I guess you just have to try strains out if you like the look/smell and see how you like them!

Alienwidow · Jan 6, 2016

BeaverStateKronicChief said:
They all get them tested. I think it might be required. It's just a matter of whether or not they display them clearly.

Not the place i deliver mine to. Mold and mildew and thats all. Thc is up to you and all it really does is make it sell faster....or slower :lol:

not required

a mongo frog · Jan 6, 2016

BeaverStateKronicChief said:
Wow this ended up being a way more interesting conversation than I thought. I always thought terpenes were just a flavor and smell thing. Now I'm confused again. I guess you just have to try strains out if you like the look/smell and see how you like them!

Just go for high THC%. I don't even understand the people talking about growing for taste and smell. We all do that. And at the same time we are trying to get that THC% through the roof!!!!! Thats why we test bud. A 17% Sour is not going to be stronger then a 27.8% Fire OG.

BeaverStateKronicChief · Jan 6, 2016

Alienwidow said:
Not the place i deliver mine to. Mold and mildew and thats all. Thc is up to you and all it really does is make it sell faster....or slower not required

Good to know. I haven't run into one yet that doesn't test but from what I've been reading from the OG heads on here sounds like it's not all that great of an indicator anyway. I've only really gotten interested in ganja on this level since I started researching growing but it's some fascinating shit. A lot of nuances.

st0wandgrow · Jan 6, 2016

a mongo frog said:
Just go for high THC%. I don't even understand the people talking about growing for taste and smell. We all do that. And at the same time we are trying to get that THC% through the roof!!!!! Thats why we test bud. A 17% Sour is not going to be stronger then a 27.8% Fire OG.

That depends IMO.

To me effect is more important than potency. I'd rather smoke weed that makes me feel good than just getting wasted.

I agree with everyone else above. Thc is just one cannabinoid. The unique combinations of cannabinoids and terpenes, and how those interact with each of our unique brain chemistry determines how a given strain will affect you.

a mongo frog · Jan 6, 2016

st0wandgrow said:
That depends IMO.

To me effect is more important than potency. I'd rather smoke weed that makes me feel good than just getting wasted.

I agree with everyone else above. Thc is just one cannabinoid. The unique combinations of cannabinoids and terpenes, and how those interact with each of our unique brain chemistry determines how a given strain will affect you.

And you guys are going to know this going into a dispensary like the op was asking? Can you explain to us the exact combination of cannabinoids and terpenes were supposed to be looking for? So like picture charts that your using or what ever your getting this combination from. So we can know.

D_Urbmon · Jan 6, 2016

do they post the test dates at these dispensaries? Do they test every batch or do they just test one and advertise that for the next 6 months?

a mongo frog · Jan 6, 2016

D_Urbmon said:
do they post the test dates at these dispensaries? Do they test every batch or do they just test one and advertise that for the next 6 months?

Have you ever had your meds tested?

D_Urbmon · Jan 6, 2016

a mongo frog said:
Have you ever had your meds tested?

No, I don't have access to testing. what's that got to do with the question though?

a mongo frog · Jan 6, 2016

D_Urbmon said:
No, I don't have access to testing. what's that got to do with the question though?

I just thought with your post #19 that you knew all about this stuff. Do you have the combination chart that you speak of?

genuity · Jan 6, 2016

D_Urbmon said:
No, I don't have access to testing. what's that got to do with the question though?

It cost to much to get it all tested,let alone every few weeks..

Thats my thinking.

D_Urbmon · Jan 6, 2016

a mongo frog said:
I just thought with your post #19 that you knew all about this stuff. Do you have the combination chart that you speak of?

I never spoke of a combination chart???? not sure what you mean.

I have just done lots of research and heard lots of folks who are leading the industry speak on the subject of thc percentage vs the whole profile. They all say the same thing. It goes way deeper than thc percentage.

bioassay will tell you more than any numbers on a paper will.

D_Urbmon · Jan 6, 2016

genuity said:
It cost to much to get it all tested,let alone every few weeks..

Thats my thinking.

So their advertised test results are likely bogus anyways eh?

a mongo frog · Jan 6, 2016

Cost 40 bucks to get meds tested in Vallejo. You might have to avoid a few hookers and pimps but there all nice working class folks. Worth every penny in my book.

genuity · Jan 6, 2016

D_Urbmon said:
So their advertised test results are likely bogus anyways eh?

Hmmmm..

I do wonder what a whole plant would test at..hell even a top nug vs lower nug..

a mongo frog · Jan 6, 2016

D_Urbmon said:
So their advertised test results are likely bogus anyways eh?

How would you know you've never had anything tested to compare.

Dr. Who · Jan 6, 2016

You can get a used mass spec or gas chrom fairly cheap....I've seen working models for 2K

D_Urbmon · Jan 6, 2016

genuity said:
Hmmmm..

I do wonder what a whole plant would test at..hell even a top nug vs lower nug..

Exactly my thoughts.

Not to mention the "blue dream" that joe blow grower got tested and sold to the dispensary 2 months ago vs the blue dream that jane doe grower just sold to the dispensary 1 week ago.

Sounds like a lot of the test results are bogus and just marketing ploy's for the better part.

Thanks for answering the question Gen!

That's why I was asking if they test every batch or just test a batch here and there and throw up the numbers for advertising.

kermit2692 · Jan 6, 2016

a mongo frog said:
THC% is a potency test. Isn't terpenes the smell?

Thc IS a terpenoid

a mongo frog · Jan 6, 2016

kermit2692 said:
Thc IS a terpine

But wait, everyone else is saying what really matters is cannabinoids and terpenes in some combination. Not THC%.

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