I want to learn more about Cannabis and seed breeding. What should I study in college

hydrochetta

hydrochetta

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I'm interested in going back to school. I would like to learn more about marijuana so I can become more involved in the movement. I was recently arrested for a joint which is ridiculous and I would like to learn more about the plant to inform people of the benefits. The plant can be used to heal a lot of illnesses and I would like to be able to prove it scientifically.

I was recently informed by a friend of mine who lived in Florida that in 1984 a man was arrested for cannabis. I believe the man was currently a student studying biochemistry. My friend informed me the man took the genetics from cannabis that caused the plant to produce THC and cross-bred it into an Orange tree. The Orange tree then produced oranges that would contain THC and allow you to feel the effects without carrying an obvious illegal substance.

This is ultimately the kind of things I would like to learn but I am curious if there is something more suited to my goal.

I am currently looking into signing up at my local community college for genetics and chemistry and transferring out to a different school later on. I am interested in what your opinions are for courses I should study and possibly what schools to attend. My goal is to learn about plant genetics and horticulture as well.

http://thecrit.com/2008/10/05/florida-biochemist-designs-a-citrus-tree-with-thc/
 
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The Mantis

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hydrochetta said:
I'm interested in going back to school. I would like to learn more about marijuana so I can become more involved in the movement. I was recently arrested for a joint which is ridiculous and I would like to learn more about the plant to inform people of the benefits. The plant can be used to heal a lot of illnesses and I would like to be able to prove it scientifically.

I was recently informed by a friend of mine who lived in Florida that in 1984 a man was arrested for cannabis. I believe the man was currently a student studying biochemistry. My friend informed me the man took the genetics from cannabis that caused the plant to produce THC and cross-bred it into an Orange tree. The Orange tree then produced oranges that would contain THC and allow you to feel the effects without carrying an obvious illegal substance.

This is ultimately the kind of things I would like to learn but I am curious if there is something more suited to my goal.

I am currently looking into signing up at my local community college for genetics and chemistry and transferring out to a different school later on. I am interested in what your opinions are for courses I should study and possibly what schools to attend. My goal is to learn about plant genetics and horticulture as well.

http://thecrit.com/2008/10/05/florida-biochemist-designs-a-citrus-tree-with-thc/
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1st - call it cannabis. then go to a school surrounded by farms and study botany, horticulture, genetics, etc. then grow the shit out of it :weed:
 
TheChosen

TheChosen

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Just go to admissions and when they ask if you've filled out an application hand them a pack of Zig Zags... they'll know what's up.
 
TheWiseInfidel

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i don't know the difference between ethnobotany, botany, and horticulture, but yeah i was thinking of taking classes like that just to get my knowledge to a professional grower lvl but i'ma just dive into growing and take a class next semester maybe n step my game up to 5lb yielding plants HOLLA. lol.
 
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The Mantis

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TheChosen said:
Just go to admissions and when they ask if you've filled out an application hand them a pack of Zig Zags... they'll know what's up.
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greatness. i just laughed my ass off.


@thewiseinfidel - in the interim you can just order a bunch of books on amazon and make your way through them. one on the shitter, one in the living room, car, etc.
 
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The Mantis

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or you could just find out where this chick goes to school and just stalk the shit out of her (just kidding please don't) until she teaches you how to grow good pot. because i guarantee she could grow 28% thc 10 lb monster melon size buds in a cfl mini closet (in 35 days with no veg).

[video=youtube_share;-qhR0Ie64PI]http://youtu.be/-qhR0Ie64PI[/video]
 
TheWiseInfidel

TheWiseInfidel

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yeah theres the grow bible and i also heard the growers guide is good, not sure if that's the name of the book but i'd have to get reccomendations first before i delve into any of these books.
 
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The Mantis

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TheWiseInfidel said:
yeah theres the grow bible and i also heard the growers guide is good, not sure if that's the name of the book but i'd have to get reccomendations first before i delve into any of these books.
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i liked:

the grow bible - greg green
the cannabis breeders bible - greg green
marijuana horticulture - cervantes
grow great marijuana - logan edwards
books by ed rosenthal, etc.

high times, cannabis culture, etc. all of them are good and you will learn from every singe one. you pick up enough info and then apply it however you see fit. you will then experiment and try new stuff until you and your plants are happy. plenty of material on here and other boards to read. read, read, read - and grow some weed
 
hydrochetta

hydrochetta

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Haha, all great responses. My local community college does not teach horticulture but I can take genetics for the time being and transfer out at a later time. Currently my state does not have medical cannabis in use and I tend to try and play by the rules, aka I'm afraid of the po diggers. My state is in the process and it did pass in senate but unfortunately failed in congress. So ideally I would like to educate myself via school so when it does become legalized in my state I will be ready to become a caretaker that people can trust and understand I did go to school to provide them with grade A medicine.
 
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silasraven

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dont forget to study something that can get you a job as a pot grower but will also have you looked at as a business man/women. if you are able to grow,seed,propagate any kind of plant it makes you a very valuable asset to someone. hemp will become legal learn about that as well since its a cuz. but also look into fruit and veggi garden, permaculture. If you can grow weed you can grow anything. people will want someone who can grow their food as well as their meds.
 
hydrochetta

hydrochetta

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I considered oaksterdam but I am a little low on funds at the moment. Ideally I would love to go there or simply find a mentor. But considering my current posistion I would still like to get involved any way I can so I would be putting all my eggs into one basket with financial aid. I was thinking of transferring out after my first two years to a legal state if my state isn't one already by then. I'm hoping by the time I graduate my state will have it for medical use and I would then be a more qualify candidate to become a care taker as I currently do not have any growing experience.
 
stoned cockatoo

stoned cockatoo

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I've almost gone back to school many times for a range if subjects but then I realize half the shit in the course is irrelevant to what I want to learn and apply it to. And then I realize that pretty much all information is avaliable for free on the internet. So by not going back to school I save thousands of dollars and can focus on the specific things that interest me in a subject in my own time and In my own way.

An example is a horticultural/ botany course I looked into required a huge section about the business side behind it which Im not interested about I just love plants and want to learn about them. Id do a business management course if that shit interested me.

So fuck paying to learn especially when you can do it for free without having to follow a curiculum that is personally pointless
 
hydrochetta

hydrochetta

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Well I'm incredibly restless, I do agree with you but I would like to find my way into the industry. I could take my education and use it to find my way into a dispensary or a grow op rather than saying, "I taught myself this on the internet." I would love to learn first hand but I would hate to risk it for the biscuit. If I had enough money I would simply move to a medical legal state and learn first hand, but I do not.
 
hydrochetta

hydrochetta

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cannabineer said:
Bad news for the THC/oranges story. The biochem seemed unreal to me ... and guess what. cn

http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=76;t=000176;p=0
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Noooooo, this was my main ambition!! O well, It has still motivated me
enough to be interested in organic genetic engineering. This brings me to another question, seedbanks, what kind of techniques and methods do these guys use to engineer their perfect strain? I love the idea of engineering a monstrosity of a plant.
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

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hydrochetta said:
Noooooo, this was my main ambition!! O well, It has still motivated me
enough to be interested in organic genetic engineering. This brings me to another question, seedbanks, what kind of techniques and methods do these guys use to engineer their perfect strain? I love the idea of engineering a monstrosity of a plant.
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Afaik they use standard breeding techniques ... well the old guard did, like Bros Grimm and the better Dutch outfits ... but it is classic technique - breeding, not engineering.
Most of the current breeders don't even deserve the appellation. They get a famous or desirable cut, stress it into "selfing", then take the offspring to see what they got ... or they take premium cuts and cross them with males from any number of commercial seed strains ... and don't to the multigenerational work needed to define and stabilize strains. It leaves a lot of uncertainty and work in the hands of a grower ... Pheno Hunt, with no guarantee of a good one. Argbl. Rant. Complain. cn
 
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silasraven

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stoned cockatoo said:
I've almost gone back to school many times for a range if subjects but then I realize half the shit in the course is irrelevant to what I want to learn and apply it to. And then I realize that pretty much all information is avaliable for free on the internet. So by not going back to school I save thousands of dollars and can focus on the specific things that interest me in a subject in my own time and In my own way.

An example is a horticultural/ botany course I looked into required a huge section about the business side behind it which Im not interested about I just love plants and want to learn about them. Id do a business management course if that shit interested me.

So fuck paying to learn especially when you can do it for free without having to follow a curiculum that is personally pointless
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dude if you only knew. no one will ever take me seriously on the hort side at all. if you dont have years in college with a b.s . no one will want to hire. its almost impossible. taking care of the management of someones crops and tree farms and managing forests to the degree of replanting on a mass scale of 100,000 along with increasing crop sizes of 1/10th an acre can get 6,000 lbs of food without damage is a huge feat. stricly speaking that you like growing and horticulture why not grow your own food even a small space can be used to do it. theres one bill yoou dont have to pay for.
 
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