khyberkitsune
04-15-2010, 08:13 PM
I've been seeing some confusion across the internet recently as to how THC is measured in cannabis - it appears that most people are under the impression that THC is measured as a percentage of the actual weight of the plant. This could not be further from the truth.
All cannabinoid levels are measured as a percentage of the TOTAL cannabinoid content. So, if you have a strain that's 90% THC, that means 90% of the total cannabinoid content is THC, with the remaining cannabinoids being THC-V, CBD, CBN, etc.
Yes, that means it *IS* possible to have a plant with 100% THC content. It's very unlikely to happen, but the mere theoretical POSSIBILITY exists.
This kinda came up as I was arguing about how everything people try to sell in California these days is a Kush when I could guarantee maybe FOUR people in the entire state have ever seen a TRUE AND PURE Kush plant from the Hindu Kush mountain region. A person stated "Kush is the strongest" and I countered with Elephant Bud, sitting pretty at 34% THC levels and an insanely short flowering time, which has been recorded by testing laboratories here in SoCal (I keep tabs on this stuff so I know which strains I wish to try crossing next.)
And of course, that's what started the whole "G-13 is the strongest ever at 28-29%" blah, blah. Yea, G-13 was the strongest maybe a decade ago, man! This is the year 2010, things change!
All cannabinoid levels are measured as a percentage of the TOTAL cannabinoid content. So, if you have a strain that's 90% THC, that means 90% of the total cannabinoid content is THC, with the remaining cannabinoids being THC-V, CBD, CBN, etc.
Yes, that means it *IS* possible to have a plant with 100% THC content. It's very unlikely to happen, but the mere theoretical POSSIBILITY exists.
This kinda came up as I was arguing about how everything people try to sell in California these days is a Kush when I could guarantee maybe FOUR people in the entire state have ever seen a TRUE AND PURE Kush plant from the Hindu Kush mountain region. A person stated "Kush is the strongest" and I countered with Elephant Bud, sitting pretty at 34% THC levels and an insanely short flowering time, which has been recorded by testing laboratories here in SoCal (I keep tabs on this stuff so I know which strains I wish to try crossing next.)
And of course, that's what started the whole "G-13 is the strongest ever at 28-29%" blah, blah. Yea, G-13 was the strongest maybe a decade ago, man! This is the year 2010, things change!