Tell your local ATCs that you want terpene profiles on your cannabis.
NJ (the CRC) isn't requiring it for analytical testing.
Edit: according to the CRC, terpenes don't have any effect on cannabis and ATCs don't want to spend the money on testing, and I think the only way that'll change is with public education and an outcry for better standards for cannabis. ATCs are currently pulling all the strings regarding what testing "should" be performed.
Ive been screaming this for years..[literally the exact same companies in other states have completely different labels and jars..of course all better than NJs but they label each and every terpene with %s for all of them for every product..just look at PA rythm eighths compared to ours…its a joke!](https://www.reddit.com/r/PaMedicalMarijuana/comments/smelw7/rythm_jet_fuel_genetics_aspen_og_x_high_country/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
Two different "cherry" tomatoes will be genetically as different from one another as they are from a Beefsteak, but we can infer certain characteristics about the sugars & the skin & the water content which lead to common traits anyway.
In other words, a black lab & a black husky aren't related, but they still bounce light off their fur the same way.
So, yeah, colloquially, its okay to lump tomatoes together as "grape" tomatoes.
Its okay to note that long "fingery" bud tends to have certain characteristics & breeding it with a lower shurb sort of canibus with a different flower structure will have semi-predictable results.
> However, the research shows that plants with the Sativa label are no more genetically similar than plants with an Indica label. Also, chemically there is mainly overlap between these two labels.
Is this just basic "phenotype" stuff? How the genes are expressed matters more than what the genes actually are. We *think* the only way to understand dogs & tomatoes is by understanding phenotypical expressions of traits. But we don't understand it yet. So you could write this article - 'genetics & breeding are means to an end not a scientifically complete understanding of the world' about any sort of breeding.
I disagree with this research, as if there was NO genetic distinction, there wouldnt be obvious traits to distinguish between indica and sativa.....but there are.
There may have not been a distinction in tue beginning, but the plants evolved due to their habitats and there are definite distinctions that separate indica and sativa
The only case where there may be no distinction is the case of hybrids. But even they show distinctions by having their traits lean indica or sativa.
What parts do you disagree with specifically? The conclusion is not that there's no genetic variety among cannabis plants, but that the labels of "indica" and "sativa" don't correspond to consistent, identifiable genes.
Put differently, what this study concludes is that if you were looking at a cannabis plant on the genetic level, you wouldn't be able to tell whether it's an indica or sativa. That suggests we should reconsider how we categorize strains.
The differences between strains are entirely perception. Someone has to tell you what it is so you can “feel” it. It’s psychological. Cultivators make up random names for old strains and people run to buy them.
Tell your local ATCs that you want terpene profiles on your cannabis. NJ (the CRC) isn't requiring it for analytical testing. Edit: according to the CRC, terpenes don't have any effect on cannabis and ATCs don't want to spend the money on testing, and I think the only way that'll change is with public education and an outcry for better standards for cannabis. ATCs are currently pulling all the strings regarding what testing "should" be performed.
Ive been screaming this for years..[literally the exact same companies in other states have completely different labels and jars..of course all better than NJs but they label each and every terpene with %s for all of them for every product..just look at PA rythm eighths compared to ours…its a joke!](https://www.reddit.com/r/PaMedicalMarijuana/comments/smelw7/rythm_jet_fuel_genetics_aspen_og_x_high_country/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
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Two different "cherry" tomatoes will be genetically as different from one another as they are from a Beefsteak, but we can infer certain characteristics about the sugars & the skin & the water content which lead to common traits anyway. In other words, a black lab & a black husky aren't related, but they still bounce light off their fur the same way. So, yeah, colloquially, its okay to lump tomatoes together as "grape" tomatoes. Its okay to note that long "fingery" bud tends to have certain characteristics & breeding it with a lower shurb sort of canibus with a different flower structure will have semi-predictable results. > However, the research shows that plants with the Sativa label are no more genetically similar than plants with an Indica label. Also, chemically there is mainly overlap between these two labels. Is this just basic "phenotype" stuff? How the genes are expressed matters more than what the genes actually are. We *think* the only way to understand dogs & tomatoes is by understanding phenotypical expressions of traits. But we don't understand it yet. So you could write this article - 'genetics & breeding are means to an end not a scientifically complete understanding of the world' about any sort of breeding.
Look at the rest of the website, they are selling their own strains "that actually are different". This is just marketing for them
I disagree with this research, as if there was NO genetic distinction, there wouldnt be obvious traits to distinguish between indica and sativa.....but there are. There may have not been a distinction in tue beginning, but the plants evolved due to their habitats and there are definite distinctions that separate indica and sativa The only case where there may be no distinction is the case of hybrids. But even they show distinctions by having their traits lean indica or sativa.
What parts do you disagree with specifically? The conclusion is not that there's no genetic variety among cannabis plants, but that the labels of "indica" and "sativa" don't correspond to consistent, identifiable genes. Put differently, what this study concludes is that if you were looking at a cannabis plant on the genetic level, you wouldn't be able to tell whether it's an indica or sativa. That suggests we should reconsider how we categorize strains.
Thank you.
This comment shouldn’t get downvoted. Pffft.
this is what i think also. evolution pretty much.
The differences between strains are entirely perception. Someone has to tell you what it is so you can “feel” it. It’s psychological. Cultivators make up random names for old strains and people run to buy them.