I was trying to find out if there is a Molecular structure specific to Cannabis Indica, all I can really find is the THC structure.
So...is there a molecular structure that is Indica specific?
Please include reference
Thanks
So...is there a molecular structure that is Indica specific?
Please include reference
Thanks
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I would assume that you are wondering about what is the difference that makes the high different. There are a couple of things that matter. The first to consider is the THC. That is basically the same on both plants. THC is a chemical secreted on organs called trichomes that are basically little hairs that secrete THC out the end like a sticky ball of resin. Some plants have more trichomes or more THC on the leaves and that makes them better hash plants but the plants are very similar on a biomolecular level. The main chemical that makes you high is THC. This video is a good explanation of the effects. THC by itself sounds like it is really a bummer of a high.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9J2N6_bl…
The other cannabinoids including CBD, cannabidiol, which is what you get when you leave it on the plant longer change how the high is felt. CBD gives more of a so called body high where you are basically stoned. If you harvest early, there is less of that. Other cannabinoids influence different parts of the body mostly by affecting how THC is absorbed by certain neurotransmitters sites and other sites called cannabinoid receptors. Apparently the differences in highs is the different mixtures of the other cannabinoids other than THC. The high is only the cannabinoid receptors in the brain but there are others in the body outside the brain. Some are apparently involved with immunity and other things. That why it has great potential as a medical drug.
I don't believe that the quality control type tests are done for different strains to find the best highs. The government is only interested in prosecuting. There may be some tests done in Amsterdam or something but I haven't run across them yet. It would sure make breeding and crossing them easier if you could find which chemical mixture you should aim for. Right now I don't think people have that knowledge. It is kind of subjective to tell someone which combination of cannabinoids gives the best high. Those would be expensive tests to get all the different ones accurately sampled for several varieties. It would be a great graduate level chemistry thesis. Too bad the government would rather persecute than learn important things about how the mind is wired. It would be very useful to find out which receptors made the English lady in the link paranoid and which ones made her giddy. Even in the link, the study was geared towards making a link to schizophrenia. That is probably how it got funded so it could support the governments position to regulate it further.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9J2N6_bl…
The other cannabinoids including CBD, cannabidiol, which is what you get when you leave it on the plant longer change how the high is felt. CBD gives more of a so called body high where you are basically stoned. If you harvest early, there is less of that. Other cannabinoids influence different parts of the body mostly by affecting how THC is absorbed by certain neurotransmitters sites and other sites called cannabinoid receptors. Apparently the differences in highs is the different mixtures of the other cannabinoids other than THC. The high is only the cannabinoid receptors in the brain but there are others in the body outside the brain. Some are apparently involved with immunity and other things. That why it has great potential as a medical drug.
I don't believe that the quality control type tests are done for different strains to find the best highs. The government is only interested in prosecuting. There may be some tests done in Amsterdam or something but I haven't run across them yet. It would sure make breeding and crossing them easier if you could find which chemical mixture you should aim for. Right now I don't think people have that knowledge. It is kind of subjective to tell someone which combination of cannabinoids gives the best high. Those would be expensive tests to get all the different ones accurately sampled for several varieties. It would be a great graduate level chemistry thesis. Too bad the government would rather persecute than learn important things about how the mind is wired. It would be very useful to find out which receptors made the English lady in the link paranoid and which ones made her giddy. Even in the link, the study was geared towards making a link to schizophrenia. That is probably how it got funded so it could support the governments position to regulate it further.