Which has the highest THC content

[sherm]

Hi IC
This is my first time and I am about to place a order for some seed .i would like to get a strain that has a a really high thc % .
I am think of a indica but I don't know what strain or what breeder . I am looking for a couch lock strain .

Can anyone one tell me a good place to order from . This is my first time ordering and I'm not really sure what to expect . I have heard story about breeders selling seeds with really low THC content . Thank you . SHERM

 

[Cvh]

Hi, I would recommend visiting leafly.com. You can find a lot off info about all the strains there. Choose one from the top most popular and you can't get wrong.

https://www.leafly.com/explore

 

[Levitationofme]

I think all the breeders on ICM have a decent following,
I would read up on a few of the vendors forums if I were you.
Something will catch your attention.

 

[Chimera]

Check out our cookies @ breedersretail, tested @ just over 28% THCA using a validated methodology.

 

[seeded]

Pretty much any strain you buy is going to have a high thc content because the breeder wouldn't consider it worth selling if it wasn't a good smoke. Not only that but each plant is going to be unique so some are definitely going to be better than others and only you will be able to tell which one you like the most after you harvest them.

So what strain should you buy? The one that sounds the best to you. Look at the flowering times (add 2 weeks to most though), descriptions of the tastes and smells, yields, types of highs, etc. and once you've got a short list of your favourites look for reviews to narrow the hunt down to just a few options. If you get stuck flip a coin and listen to your gut instinct as it goes up because you'll know which side you want it to land on before the coin even starts coming down but if not at least fate will choose for you.

Just remember that the feeling of having chosen poorly is natural so remember to keep that short list and don't get too hung up on those negative feelings

 

[dansbuds]

check out the gorilla bubble thread here , its right in line for what your looking for , & was tested at 30%THC & i'm pretty sure theres still a few packs left on seedbay . if not & your interested , PM me & i'll make sure you get some .

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=313330

 

[Chimera]

30% THC? Doubtful. 30% THCA, maybe.

 

[dansbuds]

whatever , you know what i mean . THCA was 29.96%
total active cannabanoids was 30.02 %

 

[Chimera]

It may seem like splitting hairs, but it's not.

29.96 % THCA is 26.36 % THC.

GG#4 and her hybrids are a good starting place for high cannabinid plants, no doubt. Not the highest I have seen, but up there for sure.

That doesn't mean all the offspring will be, however.

 

[dansbuds]

its only the first to be tested & 90% of the phenos found have been superb . more will be tested as time goes on & i'm willing to bet there are plenty in the 30% range .

 

[Chimera]

I have a cookies x OG line that tests in the 32% THCA range, not a plant in the population below 27% THCA.

It's not all about THCA though, even 15% THCA cannabis with the right suite of terpenes is very nice to smoke, there is more to Cannabis than just the THCA content.

 

[dansbuds]

whats with all the back & forth ??? this guy asked for an indica type high THC content strain & i gave him a suggestion ......... thats it !

 

[mojave green]

I have a cookies x OG line that tests in the 32% THCA range, not a plant in the population below 27% THCA.

It's not all about THCA though, even 15% THCA cannabis with the right suite of terpenes is very nice to smoke, there is more to Cannabis than just the THCA content.

Beginning to think just the old farts recognize this.

 

[Tynehead Tom]

whats with all the back & forth ??? this guy asked for an indica type high THC content strain & i gave him a suggestion ......... thats it !

no kidding.... don't worry man, we all see it.
It's just a certain someone losing the reigns on their ego and trying to stay relevant in a fast changing world of legalization.
I will say though I am no longer a fan based on that guy's behaviors here towards other breeders and members who have crossed swords.


it's getting silly , really.

 

[Chimera]

Just trying to share some info Dan, no need to get all twisted.

 

[stoney917]

Beginning to think just the old farts recognize this.

I couldn't agree more... Imo sole focus on thc A is where the inexperienced ppl show... It takes much more then thc to make a strain good... N there's not so much difference between 20% and 30% ers ...a lot of time as mentioned by chim a 15@ with the right other components can be much nicer smoke...caryophylene I think is one terp that can make a 16%r feel like a 30....
Now if your looking for a 30-% strain both chimera and dans gave you excellent choices.,have heard great things about both gbubble n chims cooks..,,

 

[Top_shelf_farms]

Yep chimera, knock it off.

 

[Chimera]

You guys getting your panties twisted are missing the point, maybe it's because you don't have enough experience with lab results, or maybe it's ostrich in the sand shit. I could care less, I'm not posting here for you, I'm posting here so the correct info is on record for those that want to learn. I'm not posting personal attacks, I'm posting facts. So to the folks getting upset at facts, get a grip.

You don't say a flower is 30% THC, because it isn't ever 30% THC coming off the plant- at most plants are in the 2-4% range fresh, and that's very high. The plant doesn't produce neutral cannabinoids like THC, it produces cannabinoid-acids like THCA, CBDA, CBGA etc. Molecule per molecule, THCA is heavier than THC because the cannabinoid-acids contain extra Carbon and Oxygen atoms that are released as CO2 as the decarboxylation goes from THCA -> THC. EDIT- In the herbal form though, the THCA doesn't become THC until you burn the herb, when it decarboxylates and become THC

That means, as a percentage, that THCA makes up more of the total mass of the flower than the equivalent amount of THC, post-decarboxylation. In other words, THCA numbers are going to be HIGHER. You'll see salesmen just take the number part "30" and then slyly say it's 30% THC. 30% THCA IS NOT 30% THC.

Saying the flower or sample is %30 is wrong. It's like a vector with no direction. When you say how fast you drive, you don't say I am going 50. You say I am driving 50 km/hour, or 50 MPH - the units give the context for the number - they are half the story, without expressing them you are being very confusing and not giving the info required to inform the user. In this industry, people do that intentionally because they are trying to bamboozle the ignorant consumers with "High THC counts". I'm trying to give people tools/information so they can spot instances when salesmen are trying to manipulate them with flashy "impressive sounding" high numbers. (I'm not saying dansbuds is doing this; I'm saying this is a common tactic you see in magazines, internet ads and dispensaries everywhere.)

Total possible THC-equivalents in a sample = measured THCA x (0.878) + measured THC in the sample, measured by HPLC. The 0.878 number is the molar mass of THC / molar mass of THCA, or 314.469 g/mol / 358.4733 g/mol = 0.87724525. Round it up to 0.878.

If you see THCA listed (which you almost always will now that HPLC is the most common analytical method for determining cannabinoid profiles) you need to take that number and multiply it by 0.878 to get an approximate THC equivalent. Then consider that upon decarboxylation, a certain percentage of the THCA is destroyed rather than being converted into THC, this varies with temperature, time, elevation, etc. Point being, you never get a 1:1 conversion from THCA -> THC ; some is always destroyed.

Beware of people reporting high numbers, sometimes its that they don't understand the numbers themselves, but often it's someone being intentionally misleading.

To those posting without offering anything to the thread, wank on.

 

[Tynehead Tom]

no one is getting upset at lab results and facts....

 

[Mustafunk]

Back to the topic... close to 2017 and it seems we're still stuck on the highest THC content trend?

That's one of the reasons why we are ending with such a low diversity among the poor Cannabis cultivar offer nowadays, as many people seem to be stuck on that simple number. So the same clones are being used over and over again, narrowing the genepool even more as the lack of diversity and inbreeding keeps increasing. At the end, everything becomes the same: all cultivars could fit within the same few genetic families and few works stand out from the rest really.

But maybe when breeders only focus on high THC content (and other commercial traits as bag appeal, frostyness and so on), they are missing the whole point behind psychoactive Cannabis that many people do care about as the quality of high, organoleptics, originality and especially the quality of the effect and it's comedown, possible hangover, balance of effect, the plant's character, plus other interesting properties recreational/medical wise and so on. So this is valid for both recreative and medical Cannabis use in my humble opinion.

There are loads of 15-20% plants that definitely smoke much nicer than most 25-30% range clones, so sometimes it seems it's just a number and there is something else apart from all that bland potency to be honest. Potency is just a trait among hundreds of them, but I don't know when people started to preceive more potent=better. Maybe chronic smokers or some patients demand higher potencies indeed, in order to deal with their high tolerance but I think it shouldn't be the priority all the time.

I want to get high and sometimes relax and relief some certain pain but I don't like to get wasted or when weed makes me feel like an ameba, or wake up still dazed the day after, just like when I drink too much and have a bad hangover lol.

Can you imagine arguing about the highest alcohol %VOL content over a wine forum? Sure there are some crazy 60-70%Vol moonshine, absynth and other crazy spirts out there, but does it make them better than a top wine or beer? I don't believe so.

Stronger, faster, bigger does not necessarily mean better IMHO. Sometimes less is more!

No intentions of dissing those who have differenr opinions though, just my 2cents.