Food color your Cannabis (Rainbow Weed)

Miasa Mura · Mar 16, 2019

Hello fellow ICMag friends!

I wanted to share my findings from last years curiosities;
Coloring my cannabis

The first attempt was taking a small flower and letting the stem sit in a food color and water mixture of a single color. The flower took up some color but it was rather poorly shown.

I attempted a second time, but scratched the stem to expose the tissue under the rougher “bark” or “hull”. This time the colors were much more vibrant!

The smoking of the colored herb was terrible!!! I used no nutrients on my plants, just good old water, so the flavors were unparalleled. Unfortunately the coloring seemed to have “clogged up” the breathability of the smoke, creating a black ash. Not to mention, who knows what dyes convert to when I’m smoking them!

Visually appealing but I wouldn’t recommend it for smoking. I’m inspired to take some white flowers from variegated cannabis and do a ‘Rainbow Rose’ coloring. :peacock:

Miasa Mura · Mar 16, 2019

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Examples of food colored cannabis.

JustSumTomatoes · Mar 16, 2019

Interesting little experiment. I could totally see some idiot get the wrong idea though and try to use this as a means to up bag appeal.

Switcher56 · Mar 16, 2019

1 Q, why?

Nico Farmer · Mar 16, 2019

Food dyes are toxic when consumed.
there is no point in doing this, this plant already has extraordinary colors naturally.

MJPassion · Mar 16, 2019

Some food dyes are cancer causing agents and that crap should never be considered safe for consumption!

bigtacofarmer · Mar 16, 2019

Why not breed a colorful strain. I used to grow a reefermans sour d that had red, orange, purple, green and every shade in between.

Same goes for the people flavoring weed and extracts. Just stop. Grow a yummy strain or buy weed from a grower that does.

Switcher56 · Mar 16, 2019

^^what he says^^

Nico Farmer · Mar 16, 2019

bigtacofarmer said:
Why not breed a colorful strain. I used to grow a reefermans sour d that had red, orange, purple, green and every shade in between.

I totally agree, I have all these color with a lot of strains, even black, pink and blue.

Lester Beans · Mar 16, 2019

Here you go, colored cannabis. Grown organically in it's natural state. Cannabis plants have all the colors already there. Grow up and throw away the poison, learn how to grow.

Switcher56 · Mar 16, 2019

I just soiled my pants...

Miasa Mura · Mar 16, 2019

Hey all!
I totally agree with NOT using it for consumption.

I was just curious about it after seeing flowers on a table in a restaurant, and thought I’d give it a try with a few bottom buds and share my findings. It was a fun art project

I’m all about breeding colorful cannabis with no additives! Thanks everyone for your input

Drewsif · Mar 16, 2019

Cut a glow stick in half and try soaking that up. Glow in the dark bud! Would be a cool display in a shop but you know someone would try to buy it

Miasa Mura · Mar 16, 2019

Drewsif said:
Cut a glow stick in half and try soaking that up. Glow in the dark bud! Would be a cool display in a shop but you know someone would try to buy it

Some Brando buds

Miasa Mura · Mar 16, 2019

Haha I meant Brawndo

Green Squall · Mar 16, 2019

Drewsif said:
Cut a glow stick in half and try soaking that up. Glow in the dark bud! Would be a cool display in a shop but you know someone would try to buy it

Sounds like a great idea.

Just don't put it in the microwave.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRUSQm5ZskQ

PDX Dopesmoker · Mar 16, 2019

Miasa Mura said:
Hey all!
I totally agree with NOT using it for consumption.

I was just curious about it after seeing flowers on a table in a restaurant, and thought I’d give it a try with a few bottom buds and share my findings. It was a fun art project

I’m all about breeding colorful cannabis with no additives! Thanks everyone for your input

What you're doing seems like a harmless and possibly even attractive arts & crafts project to me, so just disregard all that nattering nabobs of negativity that showed up. Their irrepressible monkey genetics forces them to try to act big and put on threatening displays when they're confronted with any confusing new or unusual ideas.
Smoking the dyed stuff yourself and warning everyone else not to was a nice touch.

Dropped Cat · Mar 17, 2019

I guess natural dyes can be employed, but really it's a tight, niche market.

If you told me the buds you have are dyed, I would not use it,
even if you were giving it away.

What the hell is wrong with you anyway.

troutman · Mar 17, 2019

Walter White would have used Sky Blue. :woohoo:

Miasa Mura · Mar 17, 2019

PDX Dopesmoker said:
What you're doing seems like a harmless and possibly even attractive arts & crafts project to me, so just disregard all that nattering nabobs of negativity that showed up. Their irrepressible monkey genetics forces them to try to act big and put on threatening displays when they're confronted with any confusing new or unusual ideas.
Smoking the dyed stuff yourself and warning everyone else not to was a nice touch.

Hey PDX Dopesmoker! I appreciate your support and understanding. Thanks for reaching out!

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