[deep toke]

Russian Scientists Claim to Invent Drug-Free Cannabis, Suggest it to Replace Wild Cannabis Worldwide

https://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/06/20/nocannabis.shtml

Created: 20.06.2006 18:47 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 18:56 MSK

MosNews

Scientists from the Russian city of St. Petersburg have announced they had managed to develop a new, drug-free variant of cannabis which, if grown on industrial level, would cross with wild growing hemp end eventually force it out of existence.

Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted Sergei Grigoryev of the Russian Plant Institute as saying that the amount of psychotropic substance in the new variant of cannabis is practically zero. When the new plant is crossed with the wild growing hemp the amount of psychotropic substance in the latter will gradually become less and less. If Russian hemp is grown on industrial level, it could even force the cannabis that is used for making hashish and marijuana out of existence.

The active substance in cannabis, thujone, creates Atrial natriuretic peptides which stimulates the consequent reactions in the body.

The medical controversy of cannabis lies in the potential harmful versus helpful effects. As a professionally administered drug, cannabis has been used in alleviating pain for cancer patients, helps to stimulate appetites of HIV afflicted persons, relieving inflammation of the gastro-intestinal tract, and is known to open up the blood vessels improving circulation among its various proclaimed benefits. In conjunction with its benefits are the risks it subjects users to, among those being muscular attributes given to schizophrenics, muscular incoordination, dizziness, difficulty concentrating, confusion, difficulty walking, dysarthria, dry mouth, dysphagia, blurred vision, and vomiting most of all, as with opening up the blood vessels can produce the condition of excess blood volume which results in comas and cardiac arrest, leading to death.

The scientist went on to say that hemp is one of the oldest agricultural plants with 10 thousand-year history and at present it is “unjustly” associated with drugs like marijuana. Hemp must be used to make traditional fibers and oil, Grigoriyev said.

[Seedtoweed]

So uhm... I call bullshit on this.

They describe hemp, practically, saying that it was what they had created... Thujone is the active ingredient in Wormwood, not cannabis, although it uses the same reciptors in the brain as THC, it reacts with cannabis in a peculiar way. After smoking thujone hash (extracting teh thujone from the plant material via alcohol and low low low heat... just like with MJ) for a long period of time after, if you smoke marijuana you obtain a Thujone type high, which is much diffrent and quite trippier than marijuana alone.

[I.M. Boggled]

The active substance in cannabis, thujone, creates Atrial natriuretic peptides which stimulates the consequent reactions in the body.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Thujone (C10H16O) is the chemical compound notable for its presence in the alcoholic beverage absinthe.
It is a colourless liquid with a distinctive menthol odour.

Sources
Thujone is found in a number of plants, such as arborvitae (genus Thuja, hence the derivation of the name), Nootka Cypress, some junipers, mugwort, sage, tansy (25-77% in essential oil) and wormwood, most notably the Artemisia absinthium species, usually as a mix of isomers in a 1:2 ratio.

Pharmacology
Although it was originally believed to be similar to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), that has since been disproven. Most likely thujone antagonizes inhibition in the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thujone
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Atrial natriuretic peptide
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) or atriopeptin, is a polypeptide hormone involved in the homeostatic control of body water and sodium. It is released by atrial myocytes, cells in the atria of the heart, in response to signals of raised blood pressure and acts to reduce this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_natriuretic_peptide

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This amigo no comprende...

IMB

[naga_sadu]

I say they should focus on finding a solution to world hunger or something...

[Verite]

They tried this in cigs that had no nicotine and no tar, turns out they also had no taste and subsequently no sales. I dont think the market is ready for a new improved " water."

Damn.... I think I've bought those Russian seeds before... about time they make it official.

[deep toke]

Originally Posted by Seedtoweed

So uhm... I call bullshit on this.

They describe hemp, practically, saying that it was what they had created... Thujone is the active ingredient in Wormwood, not cannabis, although it uses the same reciptors in the brain as THC, it reacts with cannabis in a peculiar way. After smoking thujone hash (extracting teh thujone from the plant material via alcohol and low low low heat... just like with MJ) for a long period of time after, if you smoke marijuana you obtain a Thujone type high, which is much diffrent and quite trippier than marijuana alone.

Hopefully the Russians keep their focus on eradicating thujone out of cannabis and not THC!

[TAG-monk]

Its nothing new...the idea of using low-THC hemp to downgrade the potency of cannabis is quite old. Fortunely for us, we invented INDOOR GROWRING. So with a little bit of luck and a couple of air filters we gonna keep overgrowing the babylon and the evil russian scientist.

[trichomefarmer]

delushional lab coats....

wasting millions to accomplish the pointless.

there is absolutly NOTHING wrong with THC aside from it's illegality.

[Gypsy Nirvana]

.....exactly my sentiment trichomefarmer.....

Grow On!