High THC low CBD Skunk Weed Strains

[Cannabis Rehab Admin]

I have mentioned this several times before throughout many posts, but I think it deserves a post in its own right. It’s the issue of how the natural balance of THC to CBD’s, has been artificially interfered with through mans selective breeding of marijuana. As a general rule the drug that allot of people smoke these days has been selectively bred to have far too much THC and far too little CBD. The problem with this is that too much THC, can have an anxiety/paranoia or psychosis like inducing effect, while the CBD’s which research indicates can actually have an anti anxiety, anti psychotic effect has been bred to a level far below its natural amount. The result been that allot of the newer strains of weed, allot of the stuff in the UK that they call “skunk”, which is not necessarily the actual skunk strain, but just how this new high THC low CBD type of the drug has become known, the same kind of stuff that you guys in the USA may call the "chronic", is far more likely to cause mental health problems, than the older lower THC higher CBD type weed. That’s what this whole “it's not your parents pot” campaign is all about.

If you watch the BBC’s should I smoke dope documentary, you see the two very different experiences the journalist who tries a high CBD lower THC dose and a high THC no CBD dose has. And when given a standard psychosis evaluation test, on the lower THC higher CBD dose she scores no significant change, on the higher THC no CBD dose she score positively psychotic.

This new type of the drug is far from natural, it’s a result of mans direct interference with its breeding and the way it is grown.

So when you pick up that really potent high THC low CBD marijuana, that everybody seems to be smoking these days, that’s absolutely loaded with crystals from all the massive amounts of THC, sure it may have much more of a kick, but it may have allot more undesirable effects also. the drug with more THC and less CBD can equal more mental health problems.

Of course there will always be exceptions such as super strong hash dating back from god knows when and some breeders who do produce higher CBD strains but they aren’t necessarily what the majority of people either were in the past or are consuming now and what I have just mentioned does seem to be a rather worrying general trend of how it is now.

[Cannabis Rehab Guest]

Smoking skunk or high THC the drug makes me feel edgy.

[Cannabis Rehab Guest]

Weed has been ruined by the way it has been bred, the old stuff was much safer, more natural and a much nicer high.

[Cannabis Rehab Admin]

Here’s some more info on high THC low CBD weed, it talks about how not only is it more likely to cause mental health problems, but is more likely to affect you cognitive abilities too.

http://www.recoveryconnection.org/bl...and-psychosis/

[kpickle39]

I'd be glad to volunteer for a test smoking THC and CBD weed. Heck, y'all don't even have to pay me.

[Just Me]

ahhhh

that makes so much sense to me, the drug used to be so much better, i see the big problem with it, with an increase of feeling agitated, and the rest that all we know of. hmm very interesting indeed.

[DrKnow]

CBD has anti-psychotic potentials. It is even being researched for the treatment of schizophrenia. THC on the other hand is a psychosis inducing molecule. It is the balance of the effect of these two isotopes that gives marijuana its classic effect of relaxing while exiting and altering certain cognitive functions. Furthermore, some of the strongest new varieties of cannabis contain THCv which has been shown to be hallucinogenic (dutch isolator hash is usually high in this). It has got to the point over the last few years (with the haze obsession) that certain strains are not for the casual relaxing smoke; they take, let us say, a little more of a commitment to smoke. Such strains should be smoked responsibly, only by people that are used to the drug or instead, just in smaller amounts. Personally as a seasoned smoker I prefer the original strains, although it has to be said that even they have much higher THC content that that which nature facilitated for herself (northern lights/ skunk #1-11, hindu kush, durban poison) it is just that it has got a little out of hand. All the best newer varieties have a higher CBD content and they are just easier to smoke (cheese, bubble cheese, NYC diesel, blueberry, euphoria). The ultra high THC varieties (G13 haze, AK-47, new hazes in general) are fine when used responsibly (great for cooking with!) but they are not really that great at providing you with a chilled smoke in the evening after a hard day, and are impossible to function properly if smoking them in the day.

[In Treatment]

This makes so much sence to me aswell.

Pot used to be used to relax you. thats what i used it for. It still does that for the most part, but afterwards is when you get edgy.

Im curious, what about medical marijuana? Is that stuff grown to be better?

[Cannabis Rehab Admin]

A very good question inthegrinder, medical marijuana has been bread and is grown specifically to be very high in THC, now many pot lovers may refer to this kind of marijuana as “high quality” or better, but if marijuana that’s too high in THC is causing you anxiety and making you feel edgy then it’s exactly this sort of stuff you want to avoid.

Take care

[In Treatment]

Just realized that "better" is not really specific. I would assume that if the government was truely growing medical marijuana to help people, they would make it with less THC, and more CBD. but since there are huge ethical issues with what they do i can see why they would simply make it with more thc.
But i dont get into the illegal acts of the government.

[Cannabis Rehab Admin]

THC is a fairly effective pain killer, most chemicals that get you high are, that’s why medical marijuana is grown specifically to be high in THC, unfortunately some people can find that levels that are too high can really mess around with their heads.

[Cannabis Rehab Guest]

sativa vs indica and THC vs CBD

Aren't sativa strains higher in THC and lower in CBD, while indica strains have less THC and more CBD?

[Cannabis Rehab Admin]

Yeah as far as I am aware that’s right, that’s probably why on the whole indicas do have a reputation for being a bit less of a head screw. Although a lot of indica strains can still be fairly high in THC, far higher than the natural cannabis plant before it got selectively bread by man used to have and a lot of strains these days are a mix of both indica and sativa.

[Cannabis Rehab Guest]

They have the drug that is CBD loaded and very relaxing although potent. In medical marijuana dispensaries they label everything so there are no mix ups. the drug with a lot of CBD is call indica while more THC is called sativa. Most the drug is a combination of indica and sativa. High THC low CBD the drug is actually less common due to the fact that it is harder to grow. I enjoy increased potency because it simply allows me to get to the desired effect with less plant matter to burn.

[Cannabis Rehab Admin]

From what I have heard most modern the drug has a much higher thc to cbd ratio than it used to when the strains were more natural than they are now, like you say most strains are actually a mix of both indica and sativa, but even strains that are mainly indica can still have a very high level of thc in them, more than enough to trip a good deal many out, depending on how you react to them. As much as many will tell you otherwise it has got stronger, what most people are smoking has anyway and it can trip you out a bit more, so it’s just a case of monitoring how you react to it. Strains been stronger may mean people are smoking less plant matter, as long as you are actually smoking less of it, I know me and my pals would still smoke large amounts even if it was really strong, we would just get more stoned than ever, but I am not saying everyone is as hardcore as we were.