SeaF0ur
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Let's talk frost.
We all love it, but how closely does it track to THC potency?
I ask because I have run into strong pot that did not look that frosty.
Your pictures are over whelming.
I see whelmed in the rear view mirror.
Interesting point. I've also come across great strains without much frost. Inversely, I've also seen real frosty garbage. Drying and curing cannabis properly could be one factor, but plentiful trichomes are not the be-all and end-all of potency...
Potency of Cannabis can be roughly estimated by : Size of trichome head, length of trichome stalk, number of trichomes/mm squared.
However what has to be taken into consideration is the composition of the trichome in regards to its cannabinoids and terpenes. Some terpenes affect cell-wall permeability and increase the human bodys THC absorption rates. DJ Short said in one of his books that the best he'd ever had actually did not test very high for THC. It is my thought that the terpene combinations are MUCH more important than THC numbers, and therefore, you could easily have a really frosty strain that does not contain the right combinations of terpenoids to get you properly sedated. Oppositely, you could have a low THC sample with little frost - but the right terpene combinations to absorb every bit of it.
I think of it like this.
The THC% in a test gives you a MAXIMUM amount of the potential THC that the body can possibly absorb.
The terpenes and secondary metabolites are the gatekeepers that either allow or deny that contained THC from being absorbed properly.
Aptly named, then. Kahlisi!It is... That is the runt-y one that frosted first and smelled the sweetest. I pollinated a branch of it with my Sour Bubble male. It smells extremely fruity and "purple" although it is a nice lime color.
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