PS268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cannabis Indica, Cannabis Sativa, Hash Oil
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Lecture 14, 15, and 16 marijuana i, ii and iii2/7/2013 3:54:00 pm. Pot around for 5000 years, criminalized for last 90. 2 bil in tax revenue in cali if taxed. Bigger than mining and logging in bc. Grows like a weed in us and cda. Hybridized with c. indica to yied canibis sativa indica, which has thc (can get 2 lbs off of one plant) Potency (amt of thc) varies depending on plant genetics and environmental conditions. Thc is concentrated in resin, most of which is flowering tops: less in leaves, little in stocks. There are 66 (close to 100) compounds unique to cannabis, many of which ,ay be psychoactive. Med companies trying to isolate and patent. Traditional (ceremonial) preparations in india correspond roughly to types available in canada: charas hashish, ganja known as sinsemilla. Without seeds : bhang leaves and stalks (<1% thc) Seedling growth 16 hrs a day.
