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Curious about strains, combinations, chemicals

Discussion in 'Medical Marijuana Usage and Applications' started by fav4, May 6, 2016.

  1. #1 fav4, May 6, 2016
    Indicas are commonly associated with body highs and Sativas with head highs, but why is this? What is so different between them that causes different reactions. It can't just be a THC:CBD, because both strains can have high/low ratios, right?

    From what I understand, non-genetic factors can have an impact on effects as well. Harvesting a plant with clear/cloudy triches and having a short cure can lead to speedy/racy/paranoia, where a late harvest and long cure can lead to body/stoned feeling.

    For a long time strains have been crossed to achieve desirable effects, resulting in new strains. What is so different about the resulting strain compared to simply grinding and mixing the two parents? Could you not grind/mix a number of different strains to achieve different effects?
     
  2. #2 Brother Urb, May 6, 2016
    Good thread.

    Personally I think it goes way deeper than indica/body and sativa/heady. The variety of effects is endless.

    When you combine 2 strain through a f1 hybrid you get vary mixes of genetics in the progeny. Recessive traits can appear, other traits can disappear. There's no telling. Just because dad had high myrcene and mom had high limonene(for example) doesn't mean the offspring are going to have both. They can have mixes of varying degrees and new terps/cannabinoids can appear. Others may disappear. The possibilities are endless.

    When mixing a blend of dried herb with known compounds you can simply blend to your desire and yes they will absolutely have varying effects when you do so.
     
  3. #3 fav4, May 6, 2016
    Makes sense. From the blending dry herb perspective, I am envisioning a scenario where you tell your Dr. you suffer from restless leg syndrome and depression. So the Dr. may prescribe mixing 30% Girl Scout Cookies, 30% OG Kush, and 40% Super Silver Haze [not accurate, just an example].

    Then again, you really can't just go off strain names because there are so many different breeders/genetics for a single strain, along with the different nutrients/medium/light/harvest/cure that play a role in the final outcome. Add to that the variation in effects for different consumption methods; smoking joint of dry herb, vaporizing hash, dabbing shatter, oil under the tongue, topical cream, edibles...

    I have no doubt prohibition has played a large role in the limited information we have on all of this, but it is definitely an exciting time to be living in!!
     
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