Method to purposely degrade THC quickly?

R

Reaper

Active member

• Dec 19, 2017

• #1

I have an opportunity to sell some buds into a new market. However, I will need to LOWER the THC % of the dried flowers to meet the legal limits.
Does anyone know of a process or procedure than one can undertake to degrade the THC fairly quickly?

Reaper

 

I

igrowone

Well-known member

Veteran

• Dec 19, 2017

• #2

this is a new one, interesting
not familiar with a method that's been used in practice
however, from what i understand sunlight, and in particular the UV portion degrades thc
just a post to get things started, curious if there is such a method in use

 

Ringodoggie

Well-known member

Premium user

420giveaway

• Dec 19, 2017

• #3

One thing I remember reading recently was (and I think Oregon comes to mind) the percentage can be measured by grinding an entire plant, stems and all, to obtain the required percentage.

Obviously, including stems in the mix is going to make the goal a little easier.

Just tossing that out.

 

Mikell

Dipshit Know-Nothing

ICMag Donor

Veteran

• Dec 19, 2017

• #4

How far?

 

H

HyDroid

Member

• Dec 19, 2017

• #5

If the measurement is being taken without a moisture purge, then one option is to add a little moisture back into the buds via slightly raised humidity over time. Total THC amount stays constant, total mass goes up, THC % goes down.

But any decent lab should account for moisture? Drying in an oven to purge moisture will purge and degrade other things, so I bet they don't.

Does anyone know?

 

hyposomniac

Active member

• Dec 29, 2017

• #6

Throw it in a kif tumbler; should lower overall thc per unit weight of flower, and not leave you with degradation products, and give you some hash.

 

Ringodoggie

Well-known member

Premium user

420giveaway

• Dec 29, 2017

• #7

hyposomniac said:

Throw it in a kif tumbler; should lower overall thc per unit weight of flower, and not leave you with degradation products, and give you some hash.

Click to expand...

Now, that's actually the best idea yet. tumbling will definitely reduce the trichs (and therefore THC %).

However, if I remember right the OP has like 700 pounds or something crazy. Would have to be a pretty big tumbler.

Sure would be one crazy pile of sift in the end. LMAO Keif Mountain. LOL

 

hyposomniac

Active member

• Dec 31, 2017

• #8

Ringodoggie said:

Now, that's actually the best idea yet. tumbling will definitely reduce the trichs (and therefore THC %).

However, if I remember right the OP has like 700 pounds or something crazy. Would have to be a pretty big tumbler.

Sure would be one crazy pile of sift in the end. LMAO Keif Mountain. LOL

Click to expand...

Long story but recently I toured the shop floor of a company that makes industrial clothes washing machines. Dude showed me one that takes 1000 lbs of clothes. Of course I was thinking of weed

 

troutman

Seed Whore

• Dec 31, 2017

• #9

Heat will do it.

Method for modifying thc content in a lipid-based extract of cannabis

Grow hemp next time.

 

S

Swiss-Ganja

Member

• Mar 22, 2018

• #10

Reaper said:

I have an opportunity to sell some buds into a new market. However, I will need to LOWER the THC % of the dried flowers to meet the legal limits.
Does anyone know of a process or procedure than one can undertake to degrade the THC fairly quickly?

Reaper

Click to expand...

curing the bud worst then you can! heat is the n°1

 

troutman

Seed Whore

• Mar 22, 2018

• #11

Dilute it with oregano.

 

xet

Active member

• May 3, 2018

• #12

+2 heat

CBN will increase though.