I saw mention of using an exhaust hood to vent alcohol fumes. Technically, that comes with a danger of creating a rather interesting fireball. Unlikely? <SHRUGS> But one should always be aware of the worst-case scenario.
I used to make oil, and I often used butane. I haven't managed to blow myself up yet. I always did this outside. I was concerned about open flames (even pilot lights) and the
possibility of a spark. And I used large containers of hot water to gently warm the container of product (one distinct advantage of butane is that it boils at only 30.2°F, so in theory no externally-applied heat would be required at all).
I'm not saying that the use of butane for a solvent is intrinsically less - or more - dangerous than a different one. But it sure is flammable and, again, I'm still here. I actually tried to pay attention in high school science classes, not just to the lessons, but to the safety procedures that the instructors followed, too. Err... I guess that
was supposed to be part of the lessons, come to think of it.
BtW, the fume collection hood in the lab at the wastewater treatment plant in the next town over has, I think, some kind of fire/explosion prevention device on it. I'm not positive, though (no longer have the ability to just wander in and do whatever I want during their night shift, unfortunately), and it probably cost $10K or some other ridiculously expensive amount.
there's an amazing CBD Mango Haze out there right now that I personally want so bad I can taste it.
I was lucky enough to get to (help) smoke a joint of Mango Haze two or three years ago. It was... quite pleasant
. I believe it was the Mr. Nice strain, and related to Neville's Haze. Neville's Haze and I fell in love back in the '90s. And I have missed her terribly since 2002. I went through several packs to find my NH keepers, and even the "not quite good enough" were pretty spectacular. People couldn't figure out why on earth I was so happy to grow something that took like 20½ weeks (went almost a month longer than its sister) - and then I showed them why
...
Ya just had to get me thinking about Neville's Haze, didn't you? (LOL.)
I keep spending my money on essential grow supplies.
That beats spending it on trashy gossip magazines and strippers, I reckon. Hmm... Although there was this one
particular... err... gossip magazine...
Thankfully I have no lack of seeds on hand.
Just out of curiosity, lol. Whatcha got? Got anything that causes you to forget that you're holding the joint in your hand? I might have heard somewhere that you were capable of rating cannabis at an expert level, heh.
The breeders who manipulated CBD out of the plant weren't doing us the favor they thought they were doing.
Some of the historical landraces must been close to a nil CBD content, too. After all, they wouldn't have given the original assassins (or as they were referred to natively,
Hashshashins, lol) a strain that would have glued them to the nearest flat spot.
Now we have to spend all this time breeding it back in.
Do you blend your meds? The friend you met thinks nothing of doing so. My brother has always been dead-set against the practice. Myself, I have always been somewhat ambivalent about it.
CBD Critical Mass is a good balanced ratio, a straight 1:1 THC:CBD. I've seen it out there marketed as Critical Mass, but I believe they're very similar.
I think that they are two distinct strains. Critical Mass has a relatively high CBD content, but it has something on the order of 4x as much THC or thereabouts. It'll definitely pour you onto the couch (Sasquatch (lol) loves it, IIRC). But... I think there might be two different versions of that, so... IDK? Maybe the
other one has even higher CBD content and a significantly lower THC content, IDK. But my guess is that the "CBD version" is its own, second (third?) strain.
Hmmmm..... I'll be coming into some Mango Haze seeds.
Don't tempt me to start walking!!!
I wonder if I could breed the two strains and come out with something useful?
You could take the pollen-chucker route and just cross them and consider yourself done :rolleyes3 . Or you could go through several generations, selectively back-crossing in an attempt to bring out wanted traits, and try to stabilize what you come up with. It seems like work - but you get to consume your work, so... If you were going to sell seeds, commercially, then I'd consider the first method to be lame, and half-arsed (although some people seem to make a good living at it). But if you're just doing it for yourself, it's entirely up to you. And if you intend to keep a mother plant, of course, then you do not have to be concerned about whether or not the qualities (you settle on when determining which plant will be your mother) will "breed true," because...
clones.
I'm not ready to start breeding.
Personally, some days, I feel like I'm getting to old. Oh, wait... You're talking about
cannabis, huh?
I just noticed that I haven't seen my cat in almost 24 hours. This is troubling, because her food and water bowls are about five feet away, so she hasn't eaten/drank anything. I sure hope she hasn't expired on me. I better go on the hunt. Wish me luck. I'm not even going to
look in the grow space.
Sounds like a sativa-lover's dream. 
That was kinda fun. 
