Why so many are growing ganja like they were on a mission to Mars?

Every day more frequently I see growers inside this “Gacp” “GMP” certified facilities where everything is “controlled” or better said faked.

The air, the oxygen, the CO2, the water, the light, the medium, the nutrients, the floor, the roof, and walls all made of petrol plastic, synthetic, chemical and dystopian.

I cannot imagine myself working there for a second, is worse than a jail. Nothing is alive aside the growers and the plants that usually are just “cuts” of other “cuts” not even plants anymore but branches forcefully kept alive to produce the harvest and than be terminated same as pigs in the factory farms.

We even have reached the point that in many countries the only allowed way to grow is that one.

Now I like to precise that I’m not totally against this kind of research facilities. I mean, places like that can be usefull if made as research facilities for going to Mars.. but allowing them to be the dictatorship model of growing ganja on planet Earth?

I like to remember the history of Prohibitionism, there is a good book I like to refer “The Emperor Wears no clothes” of Jack Here’s that last time I reade I was near the Mediterranean sea side of Cataluna in the cross border from France and Spain guest of the founders of the “La Creme Garcia Cannabis Club Barcelona”.

That book, I was saying, describes very well what are the political and economical reasons of the modern prohibitionism against ganja. One of the main is the conflict the plant has with the petrol chemical power because can replace almost all use of petrol being at the same time cheaper and way longer more eco-friendly.

But , and that was the problem, more democratic because everyone can grow some ganja and make his own fuel, food, clothes and medicine almost for free or once the industry is activated at the mere cost of labor.

Now because of that the petrol companies and the big pharmaceutical companies (modern pharmacology is based on petrol derivates) they when all in destroying their worse enemy on business: Nature, and so plants and so Ganja.

The have begun the war on drugs that truly was the war on plants as chemical drugs they when viral because they was themselves making them and selling them.

Now after a century of total madness something is moving in the global conscience and we are discussing seriously to end the War on Drugs for save our people for save the entire world!

Many countries now have legalized at “medical level” ganja.

But what “medical level” really means?

You may think that is because ganja is a medicine so have to be grow organic way in clean natural spaces and preserved well and cure well and sell by people who have experience using it or at least that have learned from who this experience had.

But no. Is not like this. Medical means that the ganja has been mandatory growing inside petrol made plastic/cement containers with petrol , growing towards petrol made light powered by petrol electricity, feed with petrol made nutrients , sprayed with petrol made pesticides, and wrapped in petrol made packaging. So you see the petrol is controlling the plant.

If you are for ganja liberation you cannot support. Ganja is a plant , a herb, a weed, that grow very easy almost invasive in almost all climates of the planet

If you love ganja , if you want ganja legal all around the world you have to figure this picture in your head and grow ganja without supporting the very enemies of the ganja or they inevitably will just push it back to illegal. There is no a way around.

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There is no better feeling than to see plants outside like they were meant to be.

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They are on a mission to separate the average person from their money. It’s not complicated.

Peace

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I agree 100% For over 50 years, I have argued with many that Mother Nature knows best. And outdoor growing, although it comes with its pitfalls, still produces the best medicinal quality ganja. :clap:t3::purple_heart::folded_hands:t3::green_heart::clap:t3:

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The short answer is the almighty $. Capitalism has poisoned everything, so now the cannabis “industry” only cares about growing in artificially “ideal” conditions chasing faster harvests, higher yields, a designer catologue of exact terpenes, an unnaturally high thc content, and absolutely no other cannabanoids. All just to make as much money as fast as possible with no consideration towards the quality of the final product.

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Feeding your soil and watching nature take care of the rest is superior. Many just don’t want you to know it.

Ohio is newer to legal outdoor grows, handing family members and friends seeds or some plants (I tend to grow out more than they say I can :man_shrugging:) . They will grow and produce their annual supply and gift away to others it has been pretty amazing.
Fell like it has opened their eyes :eyes: to how badly :ganja: needs to be just another plant amongst the garden and needs no regulation from governments or corporations

:seedling::green_heart: :ganja:

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Just learn to grow. Become instinctual, Research the net with keyword searches. Don’t rely on the social media weed sites for info. Too much of a competition mindset. My2

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Agreed. Too many are obsessed with growing “perfect” ganja, and this comes with more than one problem. Newcomers are too afraid of doing it “wrong”, i know i was for a while, and it stifles creativity and experimentation amongst more experienced growers. The best suggestion i have is; Just grow out your first crop, make mistakes, learn from them, and do it again and again until you just know.

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i agree thats why we have lost so many strains because these people have messed with the genetics in the cannabis plant

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i remember the days you could roll a joint a share it with five people and have a few puffs and you were high as a kite and get the munchies these days im flat out trying to find weed that will get you high on one joint its all about looks and smell and taste these days the days of getting smashed from a couple of puffs are over two xmas’s ago i had some weed given to me and a block of hash i smoked it and it was a waste of time it was complete rubbish

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Can somebody tell me about thca weed and is it really safe to smoke?

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THCa is the compound that is present in ganja. Technically does not exist THC (you need a chemical reaction like for example decarbonization to transform THCa to THC) in Ganja but only THCa. So the answer is yes. Safe to use. Choose organic of course :bud:

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Overview:

“Maximizing THCA in marijuana plants requires dialing in high-intensity lighting, maintaining cooler temperatures during the late-flowering phase to prevent degradation, and applying organic nutrients focused on phosphorus and potassium. Success relies on pushing the plant to its optimal physiological limits without stunting it.” Plant material if you will!

Research further if end result is high thc. Lots of rabbit holes!

Heated thca converts to thc! My2cents

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Thca by law (some states USA), is required in the labeling of cannabis products.

THCA Potency: Look for flower testing above 20% THCA for a strong product. Total Cannabinoids: A good flower often contains 22–30%+ total cannabinoids. Terpene Profile: Bonus points for flowers that also list terpene percentages. Contaminant Testing: Check for mold, mildew, heavy metals.

Wanna chase it test your flower. . . .

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I agree the most but for me a good flower have between 12 and 21 % max. 23 % more than that is better? Not sure. During 1st Ganja Cup competition we observed (because is not a rule) that usually those who become the winners have between 19 and 23%

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I’ve worked in these facilities, it is a prison, both for me and the plants.

This is just how corporate cannabis works. The money lenders finance it, so they get total control. And money lenders are always atheist or part of that Saturn cult. So, they either see nothing as sacred, or engage in efforts to invert and pervert the sacred.

Of all the big corporations doing large scale farms around the world, you will always find Israel in the equation somewhere. A few years back, I worked for the Rockefeller family in NY at their pot farm. GMP, GRAS, all corporate, nothing sacred. The weed sucked. I refused to smoke it, even after I made their operation much better.

A couple years ago, I was at a Buddhist retreat center for a year, doing a Vajrayana retreat (taking vows, getting empowerments, doing rituals every day). I grew a modest garden around there and did my own breeding. That was my favorite garden in all 18 years of my growing. Just peace, sanctity, and bounty. No gloves, no lab coats, no standard operating procedures, no talmudic investors. It was bliss. And even though every plant was heavily seeded, I ended up with a year’s supply of medicine that was the most medicinal of any that I’ve grown.

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When I first moved far away from home to grow and breed medical cannabis, I met someone who was dying of cancer.

He fully devoted himself to growing his own medicine.

Because he had a legitimate need for medicine from cannabis and revered the plant, the plant spoke to him.

He felt compelled to break apart the cement in his garage where he was growing so his plants can grow in the earth and not on top of concrete - separated from Earth. He felt compelled to make tinctures from the roots, feeling that there are medical compounds hidden in those roots. Funny thing is, over a decade later, science is finally catching up and verifying his clairvoyance. There are medicinal compounds in the roots. There is benefit to having plants grow in soil connected to Earth.

I myself grow and breed because of my own medical needs. It all started with breaking my back, getting surgery and being out on opiates by my doctors for the pain. When my niece was born, I realized I couldn’t be a good uncle while on opiates, so I grew and bred better plants to get off opiates. It worked. That was 18 years ago. The plant communicates and works with you if you are genuine with it.

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My favorites are usually 8-16 % THC

Harlequin, Malawi, Thai, Hawaiian

Once you get over 22% THC, you lose the other cannabinoids - those that we know of and those we don’t yet have names for but are still there.

Harlequin, at 8% THC and 8% CBD is more medical than any 30% THC plant.

Malawi, at 14% THC, is trippier And more psychedelic than any supposedly 30% Cookies strain.

In fact, anything above 25% is not even enjoyable. They have a boring high that lasts 40 minutes. While that Malawi that’s half as potent makes you trip like you’re on mushrooms, and lasts for 4hrs.

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I wasn’t able to smoke for nearly ten years. Then, about five years ago, I started smoking again, but only very occasionally. The weed sucked, and I thought it was because I had gotten older and just didn’t enjoy it anymore. Then the term “landrace” made is way to me for the first time, and everything clicked. I’d heard the old-heads talk about how ganja was “better” back in the day, but that never made any sense to me since weed is so much more potent now. But that’s just the thing, potency and quality aren’t the same thing. Ganja used to be better BECAUSE it was less potent, and since it was less potent it had a broader spectrum of active chemicals that lead to a richer experience. I can’t wait for my new seeds to arrive so I can see the difference that true organic ganja brings for myself.

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I’m seriously concerned about this approach where iper controlled indoors are considered safer to be approved as “medical level”. We all know all the problems of indoors facilities and they are not that safe.. Medical Grade ganja should be only Outdoor and Organic.

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