spacejunkOG
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(this seemed like the most appropriate section to post my question considering it relates to vaporization).
So as most of us know, Cannabis is made up of dozens of chemical compounds called cannabinoids (Delta-9 THC is just one of many). One cannabinoid is called THCV and is supposedly found more commonly in Sativa strains. It apparently attributes to a more "euphoric" high among other unique attributes such as being a painkiller. After doing a bit of research I recently found out that different cannabinoids have different boiling points - including CBD, THC, and THCV. THCV seems to have the highest boiling point of any of the cannabinoids - and it's a boiling point that is higher than many vaporizers go, or at least higher than many people prefer to vaporize, for health reasons.
This leads to my question: could this mean that by vaporizing Sativa-dominant strains at temperatures under 220C (see chart below) that the user is not getting the benefits of the THCV cannabinoid and therefore not getting the same effect that a sativa strain would provide if smoked?
It would be very much in line with my own experience; after buying a Volcano, a Pax, and a few other vaporizers, I realized that none of them gave me even close to the same feeling as smoking, but this was mainly with Sativa strains. I still find that I can vaporize Indica strains at low temps and get the sedative / insomnia-relief effect that I use Indica for. But with Sativas there was so much less of that classic sativa rush when vaporizing; it felt much less psychoactive as well - more physical and medicating.
Has anybody else heard of these different boiling points, the prevalence of THCV in Sativa over Indica and whether or not there is any legitimacy to this whole question of vaporizing Sativas?
CANNABINOID BOILING POINT CHART
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Chemical name: Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol AKA THC
Boiling point: 157 * C
Features: causes euphoria, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-vomiting
Chemical Name: Cannabidiol
Also known as: CBD
Boiling point: 160-180 * C
Features: anti-anxiety, analgesic, anti-psychotic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-convulsive
Chemical name: Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol AKA Delta-8-THC
Boiling point: 175-178 * C
Features:
1. Similar to delta -9
2. Less Psychoactive
3. Anti-vomiting and more stable than Delta -9
Chemical Name: Cannabinol AKA CBN
Boiling point: 185 * C
Features: oxidation, is broken down, by-product, sedative, antibiotic
Chemical Name: cannabichromene AKA CBC
Boiling point : 220 * C
Features: anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, anti-fungal
Chemical Name: Cannabigerol AKA CBG
Boiling Point: MP52
Features: anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, anti-fungal
Chemical Name: Tetrahydrocannabivarin AKA THCV
Boiling Point: <220 * C
Features: painkiller, causes euphoria
thanks in advance for any input
So as most of us know, Cannabis is made up of dozens of chemical compounds called cannabinoids (Delta-9 THC is just one of many). One cannabinoid is called THCV and is supposedly found more commonly in Sativa strains. It apparently attributes to a more "euphoric" high among other unique attributes such as being a painkiller. After doing a bit of research I recently found out that different cannabinoids have different boiling points - including CBD, THC, and THCV. THCV seems to have the highest boiling point of any of the cannabinoids - and it's a boiling point that is higher than many vaporizers go, or at least higher than many people prefer to vaporize, for health reasons.
This leads to my question: could this mean that by vaporizing Sativa-dominant strains at temperatures under 220C (see chart below) that the user is not getting the benefits of the THCV cannabinoid and therefore not getting the same effect that a sativa strain would provide if smoked?
It would be very much in line with my own experience; after buying a Volcano, a Pax, and a few other vaporizers, I realized that none of them gave me even close to the same feeling as smoking, but this was mainly with Sativa strains. I still find that I can vaporize Indica strains at low temps and get the sedative / insomnia-relief effect that I use Indica for. But with Sativas there was so much less of that classic sativa rush when vaporizing; it felt much less psychoactive as well - more physical and medicating.
Has anybody else heard of these different boiling points, the prevalence of THCV in Sativa over Indica and whether or not there is any legitimacy to this whole question of vaporizing Sativas?
CANNABINOID BOILING POINT CHART
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Chemical name: Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol AKA THC
Boiling point: 157 * C
Features: causes euphoria, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-vomiting
Chemical Name: Cannabidiol
Also known as: CBD
Boiling point: 160-180 * C
Features: anti-anxiety, analgesic, anti-psychotic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-convulsive
Chemical name: Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol AKA Delta-8-THC
Boiling point: 175-178 * C
Features:
1. Similar to delta -9
2. Less Psychoactive
3. Anti-vomiting and more stable than Delta -9
Chemical Name: Cannabinol AKA CBN
Boiling point: 185 * C
Features: oxidation, is broken down, by-product, sedative, antibiotic
Chemical Name: cannabichromene AKA CBC
Boiling point : 220 * C
Features: anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, anti-fungal
Chemical Name: Cannabigerol AKA CBG
Boiling Point: MP52
Features: anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, anti-fungal
Chemical Name: Tetrahydrocannabivarin AKA THCV
Boiling Point: <220 * C
Features: painkiller, causes euphoria
thanks in advance for any input