Cultiuana CT-720 LED: Sirius Black, Zombie Death, Gorilla Glue Super Lemon Haze & Gelato-K Photoperiod Grow

Azimuth · Dec 29, 2022

Krissi Carbone said:
She is my last seed I think, unless I have 1 more, I have to check. Out of Sirius Black now too so looks like I need to get a few of my favorites back in the cabinet before Spring!

Do you ever grow CBD strains? I've got one in veg right now so I don't have any experience with them yet, but I posted this video in my thread when I was gearing up for my next round. In it, the woman states that they use it in her clinic as a sort of SPA treatment for their patients since it is so good at helping with Sleep, Pain, and Anxiety.

Doesn't put you to sleep like a heavy indica might, but supposed to be much more restful sleep with all the stages including deep sleep and REM sleep.

They're also supposed to be great for inflammation and balancing out hormones in the body.

If you don't grow them, maybe try a CBD auto in a SIP bucket. I think the SIP structure should be an ideal one for growing auto's.

Krissi Carbone · Dec 29, 2022

Azimuth said:
Do you ever grow CBD strains? I've got one in veg right now so I don't have any experience with them yet, but I posted this video in my thread when I was gearing up for my next round. In it, the woman states that they use it in her clinic as a sort of SPA treatment for their patients since it is so good at helping with Sleep, Pain, and Anxiety.

Doesn't put you to sleep like a heavy indica might, but supposed to be much more restful sleep with all the stages including deep sleep and REM sleep.

They're also supposed to be great for inflammation and balancing out hormones in the body.

If you don't grow them, maybe try a CBD auto in a SIP bucket. I think the SIP structure should be an ideal one for growing auto's.

I haven't!
You know I don't know where he is but @East Coast Marley420 always ran a CBD strain, Charlotte's Web I think he spoke highly of. Have you heard of it?

CaptainLucky · Dec 29, 2022

Bode said:
Highya Krissi,

Our Christmas we spent right here at home. At this age, laid-back works for us! I was invited to my son's for an afternoon thing, but I cancelled out with feeling pretty sick in the digestive system. I'm having to be very careful what I eat lately. Wait until you get more age to you. You'll have a better understanding. Anyways, Happy Smokin'

Hope you’re feeling better amigo, I have to take the purple pill not for some Matrix thing but acid reflux. lol Hope you seen the Matrix or you’ll have no idea what I’m saying. CL

CaptainLucky · Dec 29, 2022

Azimuth said:
Do you ever grow CBD strains? I've got one in veg right now so I don't have any experience with them yet, but I posted this video in my thread when I was gearing up for my next round. In it, the woman states that they use it in her clinic as a sort of SPA treatment for their patients since it is so good at helping with Sleep, Pain, and Anxiety.

Doesn't put you to sleep like a heavy indica might, but supposed to be much more restful sleep with all the stages including deep sleep and REM sleep.

They're also supposed to be great for inflammation and balancing out hormones in the body.

If you don't grow them, maybe try a CBD auto in a SIP bucket. I think the SIP structure should be an ideal one for growing auto's.

Sounds good I could use a lot more restful sleep

. CL

Azimuth · Dec 29, 2022

Krissi Carbone said:
I haven't!
You know I don't know where he is but @East Coast Marley420 always ran a CBD strain, Charlotte's Web I think he spoke highly of. Have you heard of it?

I have. That's the strain that kicked off the whole CBD movement and got the medical community to open their eyes a bit and consider that maybe the gov't's been spewing straight propaganda at us for 50 years. Dr Gupta did a ABC special on it II think and he had a change of perspective from the investigation he did for his piece.

When I was looking for seeds a while back that one was a clone only strain and you couldn't get it outside of Colorado. I went with ACDC which is supposed to be up to a 20:1 strain with cbd levels of anywhere between 12 and 20% and thc in the 0.5% to maybe 1% or so.

A little of the other cannabinoid is supposed to enhance the medical effects of the other so a little thc in a cbd strain and vice versa is actually a positive thing.

CBD strains typically come in lower ratios, often even 50:50 but I think the best combination of plants is to grow an almost pure cbd strain and then a separate high thc strain and then you can blend them post harvest to whatever you want and change that percentage at your whim. With a fixed ratio plant you kind of get what you get.

Azimuth · Dec 29, 2022

CaptainLucky said:
Sounds good I could use a lot more restful sleep . CL

I'm excited to try it. The doc in the video says that to get an actual medical benefit that you have to take a much higher dose than most users take. He says a minimum of 60mg per day and up to 120mg per day.

The strain I'm growing is a sativa leaner so I'll probably steep the buds in olive oil and use it on a daily salad at lunch.

CaptainLucky · Dec 29, 2022

Azimuth said:
I'm excited to try it. The doc in the video says that to get an actual medical benefit that you have to take a much higher dose than most users take. He says a minimum of 60mg per day and up to 120mg per day.

The strain I'm growing is a sativa leaner so I'll probably steep the buds in olive oil and use it on a daily salad at lunch.

Does it affect your THC tolerance? CL

Krissi Carbone · Dec 29, 2022

CaptainLucky said:
Hope you’re feeling better amigo, I have to take the purple pill not for some Matrix thing but acid reflux. lol Hope you seen the Matrix or you’ll have no idea what I’m saying. CL

This is what I like to see genuine concern for our friends here.

CaptainLucky said:
Sounds good I could use a lot more restful sleep . CL

Me too...wait what is sleep?

Azimuth said:
I have. That's the strain that kicked off the whole CBD movement and got the medical community to open their eyes a bit and consider that maybe the gov't's been spewing straight propaganda at us for 50 years. Dr Gupta did a ABC special on it II think and he had a change of perspective from the investigation he did for his piece.

So naive I am

Azimuth said:
When I was looking for seeds a while back that one was a clone only strain and you couldn't get it outside of Colorado. I went with ACDC which is supposed to be up to a 20:1 strain with cbd levels of anywhere between 12 and 20% and thc in the 0.5% to maybe 1% or so.

I have heard of that, too from him!

Azimuth said:
A little of the other cannabinoid is supposed to enhance the medical effects of the other so a little thc in a cbd strain and vice versa is actually a positive thing.

Got it Doc

Azimuth said:
CBD strains typically come in lower ratios, often even 50:50 but I think the best combination of plants is to grow an almost pure cbd strain and then a separate high thc strain and then you can blend them post harvest to whatever you want and change that percentage at your whim. With a fixed ratio plant you kind of get what you get.

So any other suggestions you have? I'll start looking around too and run some by you

Azimuth said:
I'm excited to try it. The doc in the video says that to get an actual medical benefit that you have to take a much higher dose than most users take. He says a minimum of 60mg per day and up to 120mg per day.

I need all the help I can get medicinally

Azimuth said:
The strain I'm growing is a sativa leaner so I'll probably steep the buds in olive oil and use it on a daily salad at lunch.

That's a great idea! Do you solely use your CBD buds for oils?

CaptainLucky said:
Does it affect your THC tolerance? CL

I don't think so Clover...I imagine it would make when you do smoke the THC herb even stronger or at least like Azi touched upon, the cannabinoids each produces will work in conjunction with one another for an added medicinal effect for the user

Melville Hobbes · Dec 29, 2022

CaptainLucky said:
Does it affect your THC tolerance? CL

As I understand it, if you smoke/vape them together it lowers the peak of the high, but extends it. I haven't done much reading about it though.

Azimuth · Dec 29, 2022

CaptainLucky said:
Does it affect your THC tolerance? CL

It shouldn't since it reacts with a completely different reeptor in the brain and body. CB1 for thc and that is mostly found in the brain and spinal cord, and CB2 for CBD and that is mostly in the rest of the body but not the brain such as organs, and tissues. At least from my understanding.

And the relative amount of cbd can have an effect as well. At low amounts it can enhance the thc effect as was stated, but at higher levels it can counteract those effects. So, if you consume too much thc and get paranoid or whatever, taking a bit of cbd can help reverse those effects. At least according to what I've read.

Krissi Carbone said:
So any other suggestions you have? I'll start looking around too and run some by you

I'm going to tag @cbdhemp808 for recommendations on CBD strains as he has done more research than anyone else I know on that whole side of cannabis.

Krissi Carbone said:
That's a great idea! Do you solely use your CBD buds for oils?

I'm just vegging my plant right now, so nothing yet to report, but I use most all my stuff in the acidic form of the cannabinoids (thc-a, etc.), so I don't heat it. That was based on research I did and stumbled across Dr William Courtney who is a big proponent of the raw cannabis. He's actually a big fan of juicing the raw leaves but I figure the mature buds should have more of the good stuff in it so I use those. Plus, before I started growing in SIPs I didn't have all that much harvest in my small cabinets so there wasn't a lot to experiment with. Now that I have larger harvests I'm planning to start trying different forms of the plants I grow.

Krissi Carbone said:
I don't think so Clover...I imagine it would make when you do smoke the THC herb even stronger or at least like Azi touched upon, the cannabinoids each produces will work in conjunction with one another for an added medicinal effect for the user

As I stated that really depends on the ratio. At smaller percentages the cbd can enhance the thc (and vice versa) but at higher levels it can actually dampen and even reverse the effects.

Melville Hobbes said:
As I understand it, if you smoke/vape them together it lowers the peak of the high, but extends it. I haven't done much reading about it though.

Thanks, Mel. I don't smoke so have no experience with it. Plus I'm still just growing the plant so have no harvest with which to try.

Melville Hobbes · Dec 29, 2022

Azimuth said:
It shouldn't since it reacts with a completely different reeptor in the brain and body. CB1 for thc and that is mostly found in the brain and spinal cord, and CB2 for CBD and that is mostly in the rest of the body but not the brain such as organs, and tissues. At least from my understanding.

I just looked this up recently, THC binds to both types of receptors, CB1 and CB2. Caryophyllene also binds to the CB2 receptors, which is one reason smelling peppercorns is supposed to help if you're too high.

Azimuth · Dec 29, 2022

Melville Hobbes said:
I just looked this up recently, THC binds to both types of receptors, CB1 and CB2. Caryophyllene also binds to the CB2 receptors, which is one reason smelling peppercorns is supposed to help if you're too high.

Interesting. Maybe it's then that cbd blocks the thc from fully connecting with those receptors??

Melville Hobbes · Dec 29, 2022

Azimuth said:
Interesting. Maybe it's then that cbd blocks the thc from fully connecting with those receptors??

That's how I understood it. That the CBD occupies receptors that would otherwise be activated by THC.

Melville Hobbes · Dec 29, 2022

Did a little more poking around and found this (copy pasta from another site)

How do THC and CBD interact with CB1 receptors?

THC fits into CB1 receptors like a key in a lock. Scientifically, this phenomenon is referred to as orthosteric binding, which causes CB1 receptors to initiate a cell signalling cascade that inhibits the release of other neuro-transmitters. CBD, too, has an affinity for CB1 receptors, but binds to a different site in what is referred to as allosteric binding. Unlike THC, instead of initiating a signalling cascade, CBD modifies the shape of the receptor, altering its response to THC and other endocannabinoids. Allosteric modulators can either increase or reduce a receptor's signalling capacity, so if THC can be compared to a key and the receptor to a lock, CBD would either widen or narrow the lock, making the door easier or harder to open.
Positive modulators increase the signalling capacity of receptors, while negative modulators have the opposite effect.

In conclusion...

Further research is needed to fully understand the way CBD interacts with THC. Currently, CBD is defined by science as a negative allosteric modulator because it reduces activation of CB1 receptors, so in this sense it should be safe to say CBD "blocks" the effect of THC is some way. However, studies in rodents suggest this phenomenon is dose dependent, meaning CBD could either reduce or stimulate the effects of THC depending on how much or how little of it you take.
At present, it's hard to tell the effect a cannabinoid will have on the body before you actually take it. The dose, the THC:CBD ratio and the patient's metabolism are all factors that influence how the body reacts to these substances. Unluckily, the only way right now to modulate the effect CBD has on the body is to start on a low dose and gradually increase it until the desired effect is reached.

Krissi Carbone · Dec 29, 2022

Melville Hobbes said:
As I understand it, if you smoke/vape them together it lowers the peak of the high, but extends it. I haven't done much reading about it though.

Azimuth said:
It shouldn't since it reacts with a completely different reeptor in the brain and body. CB1 for thc and that is mostly found in the brain and spinal cord, and CB2 for CBD and that is mostly in the rest of the body but not the brain such as organs, and tissues. At least from my understanding.

And the relative amount of cbd can have an effect as well. At low amounts it can enhance the thc effect as was stated, but at higher levels it can counteract those effects. So, if you consume too much thc and get paranoid or whatever, taking a bit of cbd can help reverse those effects. At least according to what I've read.

I'm going to tag @cbdhemp808 for recommendations on CBD strains as he has done more research than anyone else I know on that whole side of cannabis.

Azimuth said:
I'm just vegging my plant right now, so nothing yet to report, but I use most all my stuff in the acidic form of the cannabinoids (thc-a, etc.), so I don't heat it. That was based on research I did and stumbled across Dr William Courtney who is a big proponent of the raw cannabis. He's actually a big fan of juicing the raw leaves but I figure the mature buds should have more of the good stuff in it so I use those. Plus, before I started growing in SIPs I didn't have all that much harvest in my small cabinets so there wasn't a lot to experiment with. Now that I have larger harvests I'm planning to start trying different forms of the plants I grow.

As I stated that really depends on the ratio. At smaller percentages the cbd can enhance the thc (and vice versa) but at higher levels it can actually dampen and even reverse the effects.

Thanks, Mel. I don't smoke so have no experience with it. Plus I'm still just growing the plant so have no harvest with which to try.

Melville Hobbes said:
I just looked this up recently, THC binds to both types of receptors, CB1 and CB2. Caryophyllene also binds to the CB2 receptors, which is one reason smelling peppercorns is supposed to help if you're too high.

Azimuth said:
Interesting. Maybe it's then that cbd blocks the thc from fully connecting with those receptors??

Melville Hobbes said:
That's how I understood it. That the CBD occupies receptors that would otherwise be activated by THC.

Melville Hobbes said:
Did a little more poking around and found this (copy pasta from another site)

How do THC and CBD interact with CB1 receptors?
THC fits into CB1 receptors like a key in a lock. Scientifically, this phenomenon is referred to as orthosteric binding, which causes CB1 receptors to initiate a cell signalling cascade that inhibits the release of other neuro-transmitters. CBD, too, has an affinity for CB1 receptors, but binds to a different site in what is referred to as allosteric binding. Unlike THC, instead of initiating a signalling cascade, CBD modifies the shape of the receptor, altering its response to THC and other endocannabinoids. Allosteric modulators can either increase or reduce a receptor's signalling capacity, so if THC can be compared to a key and the receptor to a lock, CBD would either widen or narrow the lock, making the door easier or harder to open.
Positive modulators increase the signalling capacity of receptors, while negative modulators have the opposite effect.

In conclusion...
Further research is needed to fully understand the way CBD interacts with THC. Currently, CBD is defined by science as a negative allosteric modulator because it reduces activation of CB1 receptors, so in this sense it should be safe to say CBD "blocks" the effect of THC is some way. However, studies in rodents suggest this phenomenon is dose dependent, meaning CBD could either reduce or stimulate the effects of THC depending on how much or how little of it you take.
At present, it's hard to tell the effect a cannabinoid will have on the body before you actually take it. The dose, the THC:CBD ratio and the patient's metabolism are all factors that influence how the body reacts to these substances. Unluckily, the only way right now to modulate the effect CBD has on the body is to start on a low dose and gradually increase it until the desired effect is reached.

I love this information you guys thank you so much for sharing it here. New wrinkles in my brain today! Much appreciated slight knowledge I now feel I have!

Oh guys and gals I almost forgot until I saw @Melville Hobbes, that I had taken some trichome photos using the gooseneck 6 foot microphone holder that Mel had suggested I get for my microscope!

Still need to now work on not being all up in the plant but focusing is so much easier and the photos are already coming out much more dynamic and crisp.

Gooseneck Microscope Holder

Krissi Carbone
Dec 29, 2022
cannabis photography digital microscope macro photography trichome photography

For Trichome and other MACRO shots in hard to reach places

I chose to take shots between Falkor and Spike, our @Weed Seeds Express Sirius Black and one of our Zombie Death girls because of their colors. Most pics are of the Sirius Black but I just assorted them all since it's not anywhere near time to be doing a check, just wanted to take the new toy out for a spin and to get acclimated!