Archive for November, 2007

Cannabis users

November 26, 2007

The prevalences of lifetime cannabis use, heavy use, abuse, and dependence were 47.9%, 6.7%, 7.2%, and 2.2%, respectively. Model fitting suggested that twins’ resemblance for liability to cannabis use was due to both genetic and familial-environmental factors, while twins’ resemblance for heavy cannabis use and abuse and symptoms of dependence resulted solely from genetic factors, with heritabilities ranging from 62% to 79%. The frequency of adolescent social contact between co-twins, which was greater among monozygotic than among dizygotic twins, predicted the twins’ resemblance in cannabis use. However, further analyses suggested that the heritability of cannabis use was at most modestly inflated by such social factors. The MS subjects surveyed have specific therapeutic reasons for smoking cannabis. The survey findings will aid in the design of a clinical trial of cannabis or cannabinoid administration to MS patients or to other patients with similar signs or symptoms.

White Widow

November 19, 2007

Cannabis was one of the first plants cultivated by humans. Its fibers and seeds have been found in excavations of sites of human communities that are over 6000 years old. The plant has many uses and helped societies advance time and time again. The symbiotic relationship humans have had with cannabis probably began when a hunter-gatherer discovered the plant’s seed-laden branches. The seeds are still used as a grain and are easily gathered from varieties which hold them on the colas (branches laden with buds). The fiber sheath around the stem is one of the strongest and longest fibers in the plant world. It is easily removed from the core after it has been retted, or left to soak for awhile (White Widow Seeds). The fiber was probably discovered after lying in a pool or puddle. Hemp fiber allowed many human communities to make their first rope and netting (both revolutionary developments) and then to make the move from animal hides to plant fiber clothing.

a new cannatrick

November 12, 2007

This is put into the oil vial and a hit’s worth is picked up on the end. I hold this directly over the ash-filled pipe bowl and heat the coat hanger with a butane lighter. This causes the drop of oil to fall onto the ashes and spread out. Then I smoke the pipe just like it was full of weed or hash. The ashes are totally inert as they have been completely burned once and all that comes through is the water-cooled taste of the DW oil. The process (of getting the oil from the bottle to the bowl with no hassle) is very easily repeated with little mess or waste. This is what I found to be the product that I like the best. Good-tasting, high-potency oil with the crystal-clear Isomerized effect just can’t be beat at under $4 per gram.This is indeed a good way to smoke oil (semi di marijuana). Spreading the oil on an inert medium is very efficient. The same effect as given from the ashes can be had by filling the pipe with steel wool or layers of cloth mesh pipe screens.

cool cannabis stuff

November 8, 2007

This seems logical, as the oils on the outside of the lump hermetically seal off all the cannabinoids. When I’m done harvesting, I figure that I should have a cube of this stuff about 1 foot on each side. Is the best way to store it to wrap it in several layers of lightproof plastic and then ice it away in the bottom of my deep freeze, only opening the package when I need another ounce? Thanks again for the Iso®News, with special thanks to Tex.Congratulations on your lifetime stash. A truly enviable position (semi cannabis). To answer your first question, you were right to use the maximum amount of alcohol when processing a relatively large amount of grass, especially when the powdered cannabis is left in the alcohol/oil/acid solution. As a general rule, whenever processing over several ounces of cannabis, especially when not powdered, fill the reaction vessel to a depth of at least several inches.

not only cannabis

November 5, 2007

The following is a letter written to us from an alchemist who has researched several methods of speeding up the pre-isomerization extraction process. (Editor’s Note: Thai Power encourages experimentation but in no way can be responsible for accidents resulting from any deviation from the instructions.)As all users of the Isomerizer® know, before the cannabis is isomerized, the oil must first be extracted from the grass or hash. The Isomerizer® instructions tell how to do this by a soaking and soxhleting method. This is very efficient and no doubt the best general method of extraction. There are, however, several variations I have tried which have proven useful under certain situations. As you folks are keeping in contact with your public, I thought you would want to relay my findings. I have found that soxhleting time and actual machine operation time can be cut considerably if you increase the soaking time by following this procedure:Soak for 24 hours as indicated in the instructions.Pour the cannabis/solvent mixture through a coffee filter.

cannabis can save the world

November 1, 2007

A long piece of garden hose is attached to the tube; the hose runs into a large jug which is set in a place which is safe from flame or electrical spark. As long as ice water is being circulated through the condenser drum, no fumes or liquid will appear in the jug. Feminized cannabis seeds. If any fumes or liquid are given off from the hose, the boiling water is removed from the bath, and ice and water are immediately added. The condenser and coolant system are then checked. The electric hotplates are turned on and allowed to heat the water bath to boiling temperature. This, in turn, heats the mixture of solvent and powdered cannabis material. The solvent fumes rise to where they contact the copper tubes and bottom surface of the condenser barrel, then recondense into liquid and fall back into the boiling mixture. The mixture is refluxed for three hours, then the hotplates are turned off and disconnected. The boiling water is removed from the tub. The tub is refilled with ice and water, and allowed to stand for at least one-half hour. After the apparatus has cooled sufficiently, the oil-saturated solvent is removed using a siphon pump to draw the mixture through the drain tube.