Marijuana (3 Viewers)

[TheRealJRad]

I'm glad they do free delivery because that's not much closer than the current one. Somehow doubt it's going to get the prices to drop, but good to see there's enough demand to start having more open.

 

[Optimus Prime]

A new study found that cannabis use in the US has been increasing … but not among teenagers.

The research, which looked at data on more than 500,000 people’s cannabis habits during different time periods from 2013 to 2022 and was published in this month’s edition of Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, also revealed that cannabis use had increased among Americans in households earning more than $75,000 a year, as well as those with a college degree.

“We used data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, and we really just estimated the prevalence of use,” said Delvon Mattingly, a behavioral science professor at the University of Kentucky and lead author of the study.

“We also examined trends in current cannabis use, which was defined as any use in the past 30 days,” as well as “prevalence patterns and trends in use by age, gender, race and ethnicity, educational attainment and total annual family income”.


Mattingly said he was surprised to learn that teen cannabis use had remained stagnant during this period – he had expected to see an increase.

Still, he said this data might not tell us everything. The study looked at all youth from 12 to 17 as one category, partly because more specific data could violate the confidentiality of minors.

“If we were able to disaggregate the data a little more and look at changes between like middle to high school youth, for example, we may see an increase,” said Mattingly. Recent CDC data found that cannabis use decreased among high schoolers, from 23% using it in 2013 to 17% in 2023.…….

Cannabis use falls among US teenagers but rises among everyone else – study

Research finds cannabis use increases among college-educated and high-income Americans

www.theguardian.com

 

[BigFrosty]

Wondering if any of you have read any books on marijuana? I'd like to get more knowledgeable on how it works on the brain, etc. and maybe the history of it through the years. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

I'd suggest researching in the direction of the human Endocannabinoid System.

 

[Tapxe]

Higher Yield? Scientists Believe They Have Finally Cracked the Code to Increased Cannabis Sativa Production - The Debrief

Researchers say they have cracked the genetic code for significantly increasing the number of flowers on a Cannabis sativa plant.

thedebrief.org

 

[TheRealJRad]

Higher Yield? Scientists Believe They Have Finally Cracked the Code to Increased Cannabis Sativa Production - The Debrief

Researchers say they have cracked the genetic code for significantly increasing the number of flowers on a Cannabis sativa plant.

thedebrief.org

Well on our way to Little Shop of Horrors plants

 

[Zardnok]

Well on our way to Little Shop of Horrors plants

Some of the gene editing stuff is really fascinating and scary at the same time. IMO Yield is useless unless you are selling it for profit. I am not growing the plant for yield, I am growing the plant for oil production and the various cannabinoids found inside the trichomes. So I am not worried about High-Yield, I concentrate on higher cannabinoid or trichome production.

A hormonal product like "Winter Frost" which triggers the plant that it is about to die and needs to senesce and push that last little bit of oil production is a better avenue than gene editing. "Black Light" as they mentioned is likely them explaining the various UV lights that trigger a response within the plants to produce more trichome "sun-screen" to protect the plant. Thing about UV though is it causes the plant to divert energy from bio-mass creation and put it into oil production, meaning the use of UV light will actually decrease your yield, but give a higher THC/CBD content over-all. Light itself is the energy to drive photosynthesis, so increasing the light at the end of flower can increase your yield as much as anything. Under-canopy or Intra-canopy lighting will develop the lower flowers and give a much higher quality over-all. CO2 is probably the cheapest input with a direct influence, but CO2 requires a sealed area or you are just wasting it.

 

[TheRealJRad]

Some of the gene editing stuff is really fascinating and scary at the same time. IMO Yield is useless unless you are selling it for profit. I am not growing the plant for yield, I am growing the plant for oil production and the various cannabinoids found inside the trichomes. So I am not worried about High-Yield, I concentrate on higher cannabinoid or trichome production.

A hormonal product like "Winter Frost" which triggers the plant that it is about to die and needs to senesce and push that last little bit of oil production is a better avenue than gene editing. "Black Light" as they mentioned is likely them explaining the various UV lights that trigger a response within the plants to produce more trichome "sun-screen" to protect the plant. Thing about UV though is it causes the plant to divert energy from bio-mass creation and put it into oil production, meaning the use of UV light will actually decrease your yield, but give a higher THC/CBD content over-all. Light itself is the energy to drive photosynthesis, so increasing the light at the end of flower can increase your yield as much as anything. Under-canopy or Intra-canopy lighting will develop the lower flowers and give a much higher quality over-all. CO2 is probably the cheapest input with a direct influence, but CO2 requires a sealed area or you are just wasting it.

It’s crazy how much science is in those little buds. I’ve read a lot of high level stuff since I started on medical and I’m not even scratching the surface.

I have a little doc on my phone where I track each strain to see how it works on me and it really started opening my eyes to see the different effects and such.

 

[sonicboom]

Higher Yield? Scientists Believe They Have Finally Cracked the Code to Increased Cannabis Sativa Production - The Debrief

Researchers say they have cracked the genetic code for significantly increasing the number of flowers on a Cannabis sativa plant.

thedebrief.org

Does this mean more chemicals in the plant? Just can't have enough toxicity. Cough Cough

 

[Zardnok]

Does this mean more chemicals in the plant? Just can't have enough toxicity. Cough Cough

It means more genetic manipulation which may or may not have adverse or unknown side-effects. There is a lot of research being done in Cannabis with regards to triploids where they genetically weave three sets of DNA together instead of two sets. I think the best use of any sort of genetic manipulation would be in disease or pathogen resistance.

 

[Tapxe]

Does this mean more chemicals in the plant? Just can't have enough toxicity. Cough Cough

I was more interested in the ethylene gas statement. A small banana ripening in the area of your plant seems easy enough.

 

[Zardnok]

I was more interested in the ethylene gas statement. A small banana ripening in the area of your plant seems easy enough.

Ethylene is a ripening agent though which causes the trichomes to continue to mature and go beyond cloudy into the amber areas much faster. This conversion from cloudy to amber changes the cannabinoid ratio and actually reduces THC for CBN, so depending on what your purpose is, Ethylene may or may not be good for your flower. If you are going for a "sleepier" effect, then CBN is good.

 

[sonicboom]

I was more interested in the ethylene gas statement. A small banana ripening in the area of your plant seems easy enough.

That will attract bugs. Growing in tents?

Are you suppose to just stick a banana next to the plant and presto, more buds?

 

[Tapxe]

That will attract bugs. Growing in tents?

Are you suppose to just stick a banana next to the plant and presto, more buds?

No clue, never grown em. I might as a hobby if it was legal. Might or might not be a reason to move.

Other than that, I only know bananas shouldn't be kept near things which react to ethylene for ripening. Bugs never crossed my mind. I only shared because I knew some here could grow.

 

[Zardnok]

That will attract bugs. Growing in tents?

Are you suppose to just stick a banana next to the plant and presto, more buds?

If only it worked this way!! Ethylene is a ripening agent which causes the trichomes to mature faster and actually may inhibit cell division resulting in smaller buds. Not much research done with Ethylene and cannabis currently. And even in tents, bugs will find a way. Yellow sticky traps to identify and a rotation of preventative measures just in case.

The only thing to presto give you more buds is more light combined with more CO2. This has to be coupled with adequate water and appropriate nutrition. Adequate water means not too much, but plenty to provide for transpiration. Appropriate nutrition means not too much and not too little. It is actually better to under fertilize than over fertilize due to the nature of nutrient lock-outs. Anytime you start riding the line and pushing things, your environment has to be able to handle the temp swings when the lights kick on or the humidity swings when the lights go off. Transpiration means a lot of water will be moving through the plants and out into the air, it has to be controlled somehow. If you are supplementing CO2, then you have a sealed system and need to use dehumidifiers which means more heat which means more cooling. There is a diminishing return as you push things harder and harder. It is better to cruise down the Interstate at 85, than to stomp it to the floor weaving in and out of traffic dodging accidents the whole way.


As an aside, Bananas are high in Potassium, so I feed old Bananas to my worms which means my Worm Castings are higher in Potassium. Providing a Potassium rich food to the microbes in my Worm Bin means microbes well adept at breaking down Potassium will thrive. I then use these castings in my garden for quick and available Potassium during Flower. Also, there are recipes for "Banana Tea", which involves using Banana peels being brewed with some Compost or Worm Castings in a bucket using an air-stone to keep things actively aerated. Whenever brewing a Worm Tea or actively aerated tea, you are multiplying the microbes to decompose whatever food source you give them to feed on. This means adding in the Banana peel or a whole mashed Banana will provide a Tea that can be watered into plants with Microbes that are designed to break down Potassium sources. Even better, when those Microbes eventually die off, the Potassium inside those microbes will become Plant available. This works for any nutrient you would like to increase the biology for. If you want to increase Nitrogen solubilizing bacteria, brew a tea using Nitrogen sources like Neem Cake, Soymeal, or Fish Hydrolysate.

 

[TheRealJRad]

If only it worked this way!! Ethylene is a ripening agent which causes the trichomes to mature faster and actually may inhibit cell division resulting in smaller buds. Not much research done with Ethylene and cannabis currently. And even in tents, bugs will find a way. Yellow sticky traps to identify and a rotation of preventative measures just in case.

The only thing to presto give you more buds is more light combined with more CO2. This has to be coupled with adequate water and appropriate nutrition. Adequate water means not too much, but plenty to provide for transpiration. Appropriate nutrition means not too much and not too little. It is actually better to under fertilize than over fertilize due to the nature of nutrient lock-outs. Anytime you start riding the line and pushing things, your environment has to be able to handle the temp swings when the lights kick on or the humidity swings when the lights go off. Transpiration means a lot of water will be moving through the plants and out into the air, it has to be controlled somehow. If you are supplementing CO2, then you have a sealed system and need to use dehumidifiers which means more heat which means more cooling. There is a diminishing return as you push things harder and harder. It is better to cruise down the Interstate at 85, than to stomp it to the floor weaving in and out of traffic dodging accidents the whole way.


As an aside, Bananas are high in Potassium, so I feed old Bananas to my worms which means my Worm Castings are higher in Potassium. Providing a Potassium rich food to the microbes in my Worm Bin means microbes well adept at breaking down Potassium will thrive. I then use these castings in my garden for quick and available Potassium during Flower. Also, there are recipes for "Banana Tea", which involves using Banana peels being brewed with some Compost or Worm Castings in a bucket using an air-stone to keep things actively aerated. Whenever brewing a Worm Tea or actively aerated tea, you are multiplying the microbes to decompose whatever food source you give them to feed on. This means adding in the Banana peel or a whole mashed Banana will provide a Tea that can be watered into plants with Microbes that are designed to break down Potassium sources. Even better, when those Microbes eventually die off, the Potassium inside those microbes will become Plant available. This works for any nutrient you would like to increase the biology for. If you want to increase Nitrogen solubilizing bacteria, brew a tea using Nitrogen sources like Neem Cake, Soymeal, or Fish Hydrolysate.

If we ever start being able to grow here, your DMs are going to get real busy