Colombian Gold technique?

[Native Hopi Guy]

Thai Stick mmmmmmmm......lol

[peterdavis87]

its actually not proven that we have more potent weed today. High thc plants are more widely available, but this does not correlate to plant strengths. The differece in potency is due to growing, drying, and curing techniques used. The whole stronger pot argument is false.

[Medical Marijuana]

I read somewhere long ago that plants that were ripe would be ringbarked to in effect starve the plant, and hasten the metabolisation of chlorophyl, giving it that golden colour when dried. Not sure if that's true.
As far as the old weed goes, I have to side with Racefan and Rangerdanger. I don't know if they remember but there used to be a famous Australian strain called Mullumbimby Madness. A lot of Vietnam Vets probably came across it when they were in Australia on R&R. It was a classic blasting tropical sativa that gave the old Thai sticks a run for their money. Gees, the old Thai sticks eh - you really used to go ballistic on them. They aren't exported much, if at all any more, but you can still get them in the highlands if you visit. The opiated Thai sticks were something that you could only dream of DankCloset, despite your claims that modern strains are the ants pants. New isn't always best!

[Janjaweed]

Cali Orange

man i love the orange stuff
!!!!!


just ordered this, i was desperate because its pretty hard to find a specific flavor around here. and i really needed some orange medication.

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Strain: Mostly Indica
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Planting: Indoor / Outdoor (warm climates)
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Yield: High (up to 500g per sq m)
11 Seeds Per Packet

[Paladin]

Thai sticks ....lime green ones .....red ones ....same strain ? or just cured differently? .....Either way , totally kick ass shit !

[peterdavis87]

Good weed was just less accessable back in the day. The has always been very strong weed. Back in the 60's and 70's, growing, drying, and if at all curing methods were primitive compared to the care taken. So of course, plants grown with care will be more potent, but it is in no way due to potency just suddenly increasing.

[CharlieMopps]

They dried the stuff the easiest and cheapest way they knew how. Also, how the hell are they supposed to use the jar method on like literally tons of bud?

[GUERILLAGRIZZ]

Originally Posted by Akornpatch

Well they had poor techinique and it still kicked your ass! Just think how good it would have been if done properly. Also it makes me doubt the point of "...the pot today is 20x stronger than back in the day." comments the nay-sayers always spout.

All information from the American government regarding potency is a lie. Peoples around the world have been using sensimilla growing techniques for thousands of years. I'm sure bud quality has improved a bit since then, but certainly not 20x.
:robgriffin:

[Medical Marijuana]

The technique of growing Sinsemilla only really developed in the 60's and 70's. Prior to that there were no intentional efforts to grow seedless marijuana. Sinsemilla is the term that refers to seedless weed.

[Urdedpal]

First Documentation was in 1972 in Cali. I forgot the guys name. But before that it was all seeded bud that was used all over the world for thousands of years. Our ancestors just weren't very bright.

[mr.mike]

A passage from George Washington's own diary would suggest different, even to the most doubting of Thomases:

May 12-13 1765: "Sowed Hemp at Muddy hole by Swamp."
August 7, 1765: "--began to seperate (sic) the Male from the Female Hemp at Do--rather too late."

So, push that back from 1972 to 1765, as far as documentation goes.

[Medical Marijuana]

Good find. Is there any reference as to why the males were removed?

[Urdedpal]

Originally Posted by *mr.mike*

A passage from George Washington's own diary would suggest different, even to the most doubting of Thomases:

May 12-13 1765: "Sowed Hemp at Muddy hole by Swamp."
August 7, 1765: "--began to seperate (sic) the Male from the Female Hemp at Do--rather too late."

So, push that back from 1972 to 1765, as far as documentation goes.

I read something very similar buddy, If you need more on the subject may I suggest a author name Robert Clarke. I have a answer too. Male and female plants are very easy to identify, heavily seeded hemp is harder to manage and they were mostly after the fiber, in the horticulture world this is practise for centuries and not just with hemp. Unfortunately, the reference was toward seed reduction, not sensimilla. There are a lot more references about this in his book called Hashish. I can dig up more info on the subject, but even in his book, the history becomes a dry read.
Anyways, I am a grower not a scholar so historical references are not the top of my list of things to learn and do. I am also not a debater on the subject, just throwing out a lil info I have read. There is a nice portion in the book that also talks in detail more about the gold hue of columbion gold which is what this thread was create for in the first place. But I am happy to see people wanting know more about the history and origins of are beloved plant.

[Medical Marijuana]

However they did it, the Colombian Gold I smoked in 1978 was magnificent.

[FreakNature]

Likewise, though I'm not sure if it was 1976 or 1977. It was on a car trip to Flagstaff and then bicycling trip from Flagstaff to and along the south rim of the Grand Canyon. What I remember most about the Gold was saying "this is really strange" and "this is really weird"! ...and listening to Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Good Morning - Good Morning! - with all of the animal sounds as the sun rose in the desert).