My plant secretes resin in liquid form

[Chemdoge]

Guttation. It's xylem sap, not resin.

You must be one of the online "breeders" I've talked to... Completely backwards.

Sugars flow in the phloem..

They are made in the leaf...

They are transported out of the leaf..

They don't always make it to the sink.

This "guttation" problem shows phloem mobility issues, which the online Cannabis community has continually ignored since it's inception.

I've watched starved plants deflate their own trichomes for energy. Of course that stuff can get you high when the plant strips carboxylic acids down for energy because your petioles are clogged.

Phloem sap and leaf δ13C, carbohydrates, and amino acid concentrations in Eucalyptus globulus change systematically according to flooding and water deficit treatment - PMC

Phloem is a central conduit for the distribution of photoassimilate, nutrients, and signals among plant organs. A revised technique was used to collect phloem sap from small woody plants in order to assess changes in composition induced by water ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Everyone traded in quality for purple stems from what I see?

 

[clockwork]

Guttation. Its not resin Its plant sap, sorry lads

Glad someone mentioned guttation, this is best answer. Its a beneficial trait for insect life as its consumed by multiple species in nature. For those that don't know guttation occurs in a lot of other plants and is the process where they emit sap/ liquid from the edges or tips of leaves. Usually caused by an imbalance in root pressure and transpiration rate. There have been studies showing droplets are composed mostly of carbohydrates and proteins. If any pesticides are used on the plants there will be of higher concentration in the sap too so be careful if consuming it from plants that have been sprayed with anything. Other flowering plants produce nectar from special floral nectaries which is a similar liquid but those are usually produced in symbiosis with an evolutionary pollinator

 

[Wolverine97]

As others have pointed out; that is not resin. It's sap, and what's happening is called "guttation". It's fairly common.

 

[Orange's Greenhouse]

furthermore, wouldn't the thc still be bound up in thca form? and therefore it couldn't give you an effect via oral administration?

unless there could be some acidic decarboxylation (speculation based on anecdotal evidence), but then that would require quite the emulsifier, since sap is mostly water, right?

is there the possibility of some yet unidentified compounds, which are only produced in (for example) the stems and leaves, and could potentially have some subtle psychoactive effect that only the most discerning psychonaut such as op (i'm not making fun of you op, just having fun with the subject matter) might be able to... discern?

Additionally it is not bioavailable. It just sits as a ball of resin in the intestine and gets passed, like chewing gum.

That's why very strong edibles are fatty and have emulsifiers like lecithin added. It improves dissolution which is the necessary first step.

 

[Dime]

I ate this drop and I've been feeling it for a few hours now. It tasted sweet, very delicious. In my opinion it's definitely not plant sap

Sweet and delicious resin?

 

[kazuya20]

Well, gentlemen, you are right, it is juice, a phenomenon of water droplets secretion {guttation}
But believe me, I ate that drop and it kicked me in the head and I don't know what you're thinking, but don't take me for a fool.

 

[revegeta]

But believe me, I ate that drop and it kicked me in the head and I don't know what you're thinking, but don't take me for a fool.

Wait I'm gonna need my monocle for this.

 

[Orange's Greenhouse]

But believe me, I ate that drop and it kicked me in the head and I don't know what you're thinking, but don't take me for a fool.

I believe that you had an effect. The effect was not just your subjective experience but also had a physical dimension, e.g. lower blood pressure.

But you're a fool to think that is not in the realm of placebo.

 

[clockwork]

Well, gentlemen, you are right, it is juice, a phenomenon of water droplets secretion {guttation}
But believe me, I ate that drop and it kicked me in the head and I don't know what you're thinking, but don't take me for a fool.

I would assume when cannabis produces the sap it contains some natural mixture of cannabinoids, terpenoids, etc in small amounts along with the carbohydrates and protein. There are a few studies that talk about cannabinoids and secondary metabolite being found in other parts of the plant than just the flower inflorescence. Since the sap is a concentrated product I could see it yielding some effects though not the same as the flower resin

 

[Nannymouse]

Well, gentlemen, you are right, it is juice, a phenomenon of water droplets secretion {guttation}
But believe me, I ate that drop and it kicked me in the head and I don't know what you're thinking, but don't take me for a fool.

There are insects and animals that flock to certain trees/plants(such as copaiba) that have been injured. The juice/sap that results from the injury attracts like a magnet. Sweet, but also may have healing benefits...so some of the 'essential oil' peoples have stated. I, for one, love the aroma of copaiba balsam.

 

[stinkybudz420]

Does thca work like that? Won't the layer of acid keep you from feeling the effects?