CBD crew reliable, stable?

[comustal]

yes very interesting cbd crew is I believe the only seedbank with stable seeds and really does sell what they say they are selling

 

[CrazyKoala]

On the MR nice forums there were quite a few herm reports but mostly indoors.

My theory on this is there are autosomes involved. I'm no geneticist, but the herm reports seemed to correlate with small-ish pots and indoor grows, so I'm thinking some of the plants have a survival mechanism trait to propagate its genes under stress.

A friend of mine in Spain grew out the CBD SnS outdoors and they became 10ft-15ft monsters smelling like sweet onion. No hermaphrodites.

I think when people have 5 gal pots indoors and try to grow a strain like critical mass which is allegedly a bigbud (big yielder), or the CBD hybrid thereof, they can expect problems that the CBD crew did not eliminate in their rush to be one of the first. Who grows critical in small pots anyhow? It's meant to be able to stretch its legs (roots).

If I may criticize the crew, I don't think they did a stress test on the fems to eliminate plants that easily show intersex traits before the STS or CS reversal step. I say this because the fems show more problems consistently than the regs, like when fems first became popular in amsterdam.

 

[CrazyKoala]

We grew out Harlequin and the effects were nothing like any other strain we have tried. There is no buzz. You get a feeling in your body but it's hard to explain. Pain goes away with it but like yoss said, there are no mental effects. No anxiety killing properties and definitely not a heavy sleepy effect either. It seems its the weed for people that wanna smoke, get the taste and not get high...

Unless you have a special CBD-only genotype of Harlequin through selective breeding, I don't think all of the 'no-high' can be attributed to CBD because after a long long long break, or for a virgin, HQ will still get people 'high'.

I think your experience is half tolerance, and half the strain being mixed CBD-THC. The CBD tends to lower the peak of the high making it less perceptible, but it also tends to drag it out, and it also has anxiolytic properties.

A friend has a no-THC 20%+ CBD plant, and that is truly a no-high deal. But the mental effects are obvious for me. More sober than sober is the best way I can phrase the effects.

 

[CrazyKoala]

I know the person who ran the analytics for the CBD crew, and saw his methodology in play, and held the results (TLC plates) from the CBD Crew test grow in my own hands, and can confirm 100% that the CBD crew seeds are all CBD enriched and show the desired THC:CBD ratio in the desired 1:1 ratio. In practice, you may find plants that are 1:2 or 2:1 but they are all cannabinoid type II plants with both significant amounts of both THC and CBD.

From the result of 100 plants I saw that were tested, they all showed the desired Chemotype II profile consistently. You might find a 7%:7% plant or a 12%:12%, but they will all be CBD rich and in a roughly 1:1 ratio.

Hope that answers your question.
-Chimera

Some at GW probably have this answer unpublished, but if we're talking simple co-dominance, how are we seeing the whole-number ratios? Tandem repeats?

I'm curious because the mechanism behind the non-1-1 ratios will affect what will happen upon crossing a 1:1 chemotype to a 3:2 chemotype.

 

[CrazyKoala]

Absolutely CBD is for real in terms of valuable medicine. I am using Cannatonic for chronic arthritis pain and it's excellent. I think Project CBD's plants may be crosses of Cannatonic.

Not all of Cannatonic was supposed to have CBD, but both of the two females I got have it - one seems to be all CBD, the other a split of THC/CBD. It gives me the same feeling as the CBD plant when mixed with other strains.

I am interested in trying project CBD some time down the road, I don't buy seeds often though. I would highly recommend Cannatonic, not only does it have CBD but it's hardy and an oustanding yielder. I'm wondering why they haven't done another run, perhaps the original clones are not available anymore. That would be a shame.

I thought this too but you would change your mind if you sampled cannatonic and the CBD varietals. Cannatonic has a distinct citrus that carries onto offspring. Distinct as in I can't explain it, but the character of the aromatic compound mix you get make it clear what is related to what.

 

[CrazyKoala]

I have their Z7 (tested at 10%THC and 15%CBD) and I love it. Good smoke, with very complex flavor, and a nice calming & relaxing high.
I've been on darn pain-killers since quite a few years and am currently in the last days of my shifting from codein to cannabis (oh boy did the Cup help for that!).
For pain management, I prefer to ingest it so I have to find the right dose, but this morning I brew a tea with 0.3gr. The flavour was insane strong and had me drink only half the cup. Felt no pain during the day, being from the last twitches of withdrawal or from my back itself, just a light & warm buzz wrapping the whole body with clear & relaxed mind.

And this IQ thing.. It's rather the society they grow in that makes them IQ go backward, certainly not the Healer of Nations !


Irie !

Is the Z6/Z7 lemony/citrusy as the main aroma?

 

[CrazyKoala]

I picked up a Harlequin clone a few weeks ago at Harborside. I plan on flowering it sometime this year. I've never tried a high CBD strain, but I'm interested in the medicinal properties. It would be nice to have a strain that works well for pain (if I ever need it) without getting me too high to do my job effectively. I'm interested in the cancer fighting properties too, just in case I or someone close to me needs it.

Keeping a high CBD mother plant just seems like a good idea for the long term. I have other strains when I want something more spiritual or recreational.

Harlequin is a great plant. I don't know if there is secret further development under what is called "Harlequin" but the numbers at clubs keep climbing. It used to be a 3%-5% on both CBD THC strain, but the total cannabinoid levels are now climbing around 20%.

Just keep in mind, a Harlequin cross is not going to necessarily be CBD rich because it is of the mixed CBD-THC, meaning many bad breeders (or imprecise thinkers?) have gotten nowhere with HQ x (Your favorite 'high' weed here).

With such a cross, half would be all THC, and half would be mixed.

 

[CrazyKoala]

yes very interesting cbd crew is I believe the only seedbank with stable seeds and really does sell what they say they are selling

SOHUM has some worked strains. Resin seeds too.

And a lot of private breeders have some great CBD stuff-- Michigan, Colorado, Washington, California.

 

[tosh.o]

yes Shanti stated publicly that you can't just cross a CBD rich variety with a traditional variety and expect high CBD or 1:1 ratios...there is supposively some new technique that will be revealed about their breeding project and how things work but I think they are trying to make a little more money before allowing every seedbank to rip off their formula for 1:1 CBD rich strains...i know they have begun working with Dutch Passion and a few other companies which will be offering CBD rich varieties based on the CBD Crews formula...best of luck

 

[Yesca73]

Good thread guys and liked the video
I am doing a test of CBD#1 for Shanti so I am excited to see what I get . I am hoping to have it tested as well. It would be great if I could fine a high CBD plant and make a spray like dude in the video.

 

[mriko]

Is the Z6/Z7 lemony/citrusy as the main aroma?

Not at all, it's rather a complex mix of herbal, musky, piney, cheesy, hashy aromas.

Irie !

 

[Ruosk]

I'd recommend CBD strains to kids under 16 due to the fact that it doesn't get you "high" it gets your equalized. I did feel a slight effect in the Nordle but by no means pain relieving or anxiety relieving. Infact I had troubles with insomnia after smoking the nordle. That's my 2 cents there on the medi benifits.

I on the other hand found CBD Crew's Nordle a very good medicine for both anxiety and insomnia, and it got me high too. I don't have a very high tolerance though.