So on the legal weed packages it says the THC percentage. How do they test for this and do some companies lie about the THC percentage? Whats the highest percentage you have seen? I have gotten 24%. yeah im just high and thinking they might be lying saying this stuff i bought for $8.50 G renew strain is 23.77%.
THC-A is the flexiable one as its really hidden and chems and lab work are used to reveal this very fast moving chem normal THC has not really much but overall has improved some from about 3% to 8% adding 15-20% for THC-A and some marketing crap its very easy to claim those profitable rates so most would be around 20-26% thc these days depending how much you pay the lab
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When they test they remove all of the moisture before determining the percentage of THC. This means buds from a plant testing 25% THC won't actually have 25% THC. Normal bud may contain 10% water (it varies) so 10 grams wouldn't have 2,500mg THC, it'll have closer to 2,250mg which is 22.5% Thc. The more moisture it contains the less THC you get per unit of weight which makes sense.
Here in Oregon you can get ounces for nuthin like 25-50$ but it’s like a year old. They claim a thc percentage but I’m wondering if the bud was tested a year ago at that percentage and the thc has deteriorated. Or do ya think it was tested when the dispensary bought it? I’m high too, just wondering.
I never minded buying day old bread. I'm guessing they tested it when it was fresh. I'd take a pound of year old dank for $400. It's been a long time since I smoked pot that fresh.
The highest THC bud I've bought was supposedly 30%. It was "Banana OG" and it was like the 2nd or 3rd time I ever went to a dispensary. I was kinda a noob to the whole dispensary-buying experience at that time and I was just like "I want the highest THC bud in stock" without caring about terpenes or anything lol. It was really strong bud - especially for my tolerance then - but yeah I had no way of knowing how strong a percent it actually was.
Ive seen where some companies have shopped around for their labs i guess it like most other industries money moves some folks can get numbers fudged. I wouldnt take the numbers at face value. If it looks good smokes good gets you the relief or at the level you wanna be at numbers a mute point anyways. It seems to be a big selling point though so high thc claims will persist.
We can't tell the difference between 20% and 25% pot by smoking it. I'd still take the 25% pot given the choice but if all they had was 20% I wouldn't cry about it.
Even if scientists could accurately tell you a statistic about a part of a plant, no two phenotypes are the same. You will not react the same from Green Crack THC like you will Blue Dream THC, because the two plants are just as different as people are different. There is a very specific point to naming conventions so that documenting can take place. People recently believing sales are forgetting the government considers all weed the same illegal hogwash that previously "couldn't" be studied. Believing a percentage on a package is less informative than believing your nose and other valuable senses.
Since I began exploring dispensary strains a couple years ago, have yet to notice much difference in effects other than THC content levels. I most certainly can tell the difference between say 12% strains and 25% THC strains so lately it has all been above 20%. The whole Indica versus Sativa difference in effects discourse has in my experience been non-existent. Likewise the mental descriptions like happy, uplifted, relaxed, energetic, etc seem useless. My suspicion is these descriptions are being generated by those that smoke daily, many all day and thus have ridiculous tolerance levels with depleted neurotransmitter and high metabolized cannabinoid levels that poorly correlate to those like this person that don't smoke frequently and thus have a balanced chemical system. I've smoked some of the strongest Sativa and Indica with identical results. Unlike many couch locked types that is again more a frequent stoner issue, I am very active because I choose to get up and be so, whether that is conversing with others, hiking, skiing, enjoying a rock concert, etc. The last year I've been occasionally street dancing for 2 or 3 continuous hours in downtown San Francisco right after walking out of lounges with no difference whatsoever. And for decades have smoked weed and then skied mogul slopes about Tahoe. It is true if while smoking I just lay back, close my eyes, and don't get up, eventually that may result in a drowsy useless session.
That's what I've been saying for years. More and more people are beginning to agree. IMO it's all about the THC and THC=THC. As with other hallucinogens, the dose, mindset, and setting determine the feels.