Holy cow the amount of misinformation I see daily on THC percentages is incredible! Even from alleged “scientists.”
IMO the biggest culprit that many people don’t understand here, especially reading these articles, is that THC does NOT “get stronger” when concentrated. THC percentage is simply a measurement based on a samples weight, this idea that 70% THC is way stronger or more potent than 15% THC is a total fallacy. The higher THC percentages in extracts is only due to the removal of exogenous, unvaporizable plant material, it has absolutely nothing to do with perceived potency, it simply means there are more cannabinoids and less cellulose filler per gram. A lot of sources make concentrates and extracts out to be some kind of "super weed" but it's just not the case. Again, THC does not undergo any type of chemical reaction and increase in potency, inflated THC numbers only come from the removal of inactive green plant stuff - at no point does THC actually become stronger.
Now it is possible to vape much more THC/cannabinoids at once from dabbing than other vaporization methods, and that's where people are largely seeing the perceived potency difference between high thc extracts and other inhalation methods. However, some dry herb vapes on the market these days are very rapid extractors and the lines are becoming more blurred. I’ve said this many times on FC: all vaporized herb is concentrated - that's why we have AVB. If you read the vaporizer studies you will see the THC percentage of the actual aerosol/ cannabis vapor is just as high, if not higher than store bought concentrates. Dry herb vaping is an oil extraction after all.
The red bar below is the results of vaporizing flower with only 4.61% THC, but you'll note the THC percentage in the actual vapor for some devices surpassed 80% THC!
In Vitro Validation Of Vaporizers
IMO THC % is actually useful for buying flower as it denotes resinous material. Important if you cannot see/touch/smell anything. With concentrates I like to look for the lower THC% as it denotes a more full spectrum extract. What people don’t realize is that high THC percentages means less of everything else. I see this all the time where someone buys dabs at 90% THC and they don’t even get high off it as it’s such a narrow cannabinoid spectrum, and pure THC really isn’t very stoney for those that have sampled it by itself. Many of the strongest/best extracts I've had only had THC in the 50-60% range.
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IMO the biggest culprit that many people don’t understand here, especially reading these articles, is that THC does NOT “get stronger” when concentrated. THC percentage is simply a measurement based on a samples weight, this idea that 70% THC is way stronger or more potent than 15% THC is a total fallacy. The higher THC percentages in extracts is only due to the removal of exogenous, unvaporizable plant material, it has absolutely nothing to do with perceived potency, it simply means there are more cannabinoids and less cellulose filler per gram. A lot of sources make concentrates and extracts out to be some kind of "super weed" but it's just not the case. Again, THC does not undergo any type of chemical reaction and increase in potency, inflated THC numbers only come from the removal of inactive green plant stuff - at no point does THC actually become stronger.
Now it is possible to vape much more THC/cannabinoids at once from dabbing than other vaporization methods, and that's where people are largely seeing the perceived potency difference between high thc extracts and other inhalation methods. However, some dry herb vapes on the market these days are very rapid extractors and the lines are becoming more blurred. I’ve said this many times on FC: all vaporized herb is concentrated - that's why we have AVB. If you read the vaporizer studies you will see the THC percentage of the actual aerosol/ cannabis vapor is just as high, if not higher than store bought concentrates. Dry herb vaping is an oil extraction after all.
The red bar below is the results of vaporizing flower with only 4.61% THC, but you'll note the THC percentage in the actual vapor for some devices surpassed 80% THC!
In Vitro Validation Of Vaporizers
IMO THC % is actually useful for buying flower as it denotes resinous material. Important if you cannot see/touch/smell anything. With concentrates I like to look for the lower THC% as it denotes a more full spectrum extract. What people don’t realize is that high THC percentages means less of everything else. I see this all the time where someone buys dabs at 90% THC and they don’t even get high off it as it’s such a narrow cannabinoid spectrum, and pure THC really isn’t very stoney for those that have sampled it by itself. Many of the strongest/best extracts I've had only had THC in the 50-60% range.
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You friends with newer canna programs probably don't have this problem (yet) IMO it needs to be like produce where prices should drop as material gets older to encourage sell-thru.
