Kief: Indica vs. Sativa

Hey everyone. I'm a n00b, so please forgive anything that might seem naive. If kief is mainly THC, would there be any significant difference between kief from an Indica or a Sativa?

good question

kief are the resin/trichome glands which contain most of the cannabinoids and terpenes...yes it will be the same profile as the plant material as the ratios will be the same just alot more potent due to the absence of plant matter

surely that when looked at under a microscope, or when tested chemicaly, they differ a lot? im not sure how technical the OP was wanting to get... but I would be interested in a very technical explanation *cough* *cough* *cough* fadedawg *cough* *cough*

not really that technical...the plant matter has far less cannabinoid content than the glands, but the glands have the same cannabinoid/terpene ratios as the plant matter...so the interaction of these produce the same effect as does the plant matter....it is not just thc which affects the high but all the other things working together...the glands do not just contain thc as the op indicated it contains all of them and it is this interaction which produces different highs...sativas more uppy and high.... indicas more stony and lazy...and the kief will also have the same characteristics

yes I know all that. what I meant, and I should have been clearer. was what would the difference be between the head of a trichrome from a sativa, and the tric head from an indica? maybe its a different shape, like the leaves... and thus would maybe collect more of one in a set of 8 different sized bubble bags? the sativa might produce more results in a bigger bag because of the head sizes.. whereas the indicas as smaller and would collect in a smaller one (completely guessing just to help clarify my point) maybe?? thats just physical differences though. Im curious about the chemical properties and other "differences" between the head of a sativa trich vs indica tric.

I am also high as a kite while typing this... this glass nail thing you guys use is very fuckin efficient!

sorry if I am threadjacking your thread OP. I have a feeling me and you are on the same page though regarding curiosities.

Well to be honest I do not do bags...I do solvent extrations like bho so can't really help you there

that was just an example I used as some of the possible differences of the kief..like a possible size difference? thats just a guess. how about chemical differences? what exactly is it that gives the uppy feeling of a sativa, and an indica more drowsy.

thcv's interaction with thc in sativas...cbd's interraction with thc for indicas...plus all the components and terpenes etc.

Thanks for the info.

wannagrowsum said:

Hey everyone. I'm a n00b, so please forgive anything that might seem naive. If kief is mainly THC, would there be any significant difference between kief from an Indica or a Sativa?

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well your question is about potency not extraction, in regards to potency and high there is no difference. originally when they classified sativa it was for hempfiber bc it was so tall, and indica merely means "medicinal" but in 2013 sativa v indica is a bunch of gobbledygook. there is no difference. technically they are classified as the same species and produce the same thc thcv cbd, components.

in regards to extraction the sativa and indica classes are generally from different latitudes and because of the light intensity differences in their homes their trichomes come out different sizes, so the larger trichomes from equatorial sativas get trapped in a higher micron bag

igothydrotoneverywhere said:

well your question is about potency not extraction, in regards to potency and high there is no difference. originally when they classified sativa it was for hempfiber bc it was so tall, and indica merely means "medicinal" but in 2013 sativa v indica is a bunch of gobbledygook. there is no difference. technically they are classified as the same species and produce the same thc thcv cbd, components.

in regards to extraction the sativa and indica classes are generally from different latitudes and because of the light intensity differences in their homes their trichomes come out different sizes, so the larger trichomes from equatorial sativas get trapped in a higher micron bag

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wait a minute...you say that different ratios produce exactly the same effects? You are saying that the only difference is potency but not the type of high...you fell on your head or what? This is so incompetent that I feel almost pity but then just realize you're a buffoon....whoa this is rich

Kite High said:

wait a minute...you say that different ratios produce exactly the same effects? You are saying that the only difference is potency but not the type of high...you fell on your head or what? This is so incompetent that I feel almost pity but then just realize you're a buffoon....whoa this is rich

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you cant respond without calling names huh? toughguy?

maybe you should let your sativas go full term before you call them "uplifting".
what i am saying is factual information. there is no chemical difference between your indica and sativa species. i would retort with another name for you but well,im too old for that

why dont you read a book on weed instead of assuming everything based on everyones elses assumptions?

igothydrotoneverywhere said:

you cant respond without calling names huh? toughguy?

maybe you should let your sativas go full term before you call them "uplifting".
what i am saying is factual information. there is no chemical difference between your indica and sativa species. i would retort with another name for you but well,im too old for that

why dont you read a book on weed instead of assuming everything based on everyones elses assumptions?

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yes there is and it is a subspecies variant and of course different amounts or ratios of these same chemical will produce different highs...why dont you get you head out of books and do some real world growing and using then you would recognize how asinine your claims are...


must be hydroton poisoning your brain old chap
whatever dude...have a nice existence...

igothydrotoneverywhere said:

So as far as I understand it, the way they calculate THC potency is by taking a picture and counting the number of trichomes in say one square cm or inch?

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I'll let your words prove my allegations

Sativa tends to have a higher ratio of THC than Indica, and the trichomes are slightly smaller.

Chemically different? I'm not sure what you mean by that exactly. Would you mean that, sativa and indica have different chemicals composing each one?

Or perhaps, the same chemicals, in each one, but arranged differently.

I would have to say, that all things tend to vary slightly to greatly from one another. It's the reason some people like chocolate, and other people like vanilla. And all things have this relationship because of chemistry.

Or perhaps the quesiton is, if I make hash from a sativa, and hash from an indica, can I tell the difference if I smoke them?

Well sure you can, just like the bud is different from each other, so is the hash.

Another interesting note on hash, it has been my experience, that most hashes, don't entirely satisfy. What I mean by that, is for example the Wonder Seeds "Thunder Powder" product made from the Thunderstruck clone.

It is produced by freezer extraction, and is a wonderfully flavorfull, very potent, intoxicating product.

(<=Large chunk of the Wonder Thunder Powder)

The Thunder Powder, is a 4 to 1 extraction. Meaning one ounce extracted will give you 7 grams of powder.

I would say it's easly one of the most impressive things I've seen, especially for the extraction ratio.

But, you know what? I find, that I could smoke that whole chunk, and even as impressive as it is. I still crave some bud, others have told me something similar.

Bizzare huh? But it's the extraction process. I find that making hash by sifting, gets around that problem. So, I make sift all the time

Everybodys different though, some people just won't like hash

igothydrotoneverywhere said:

you cant respond without calling names huh? toughguy?

maybe you should let your sativas go full term before you call them "uplifting".
what i am saying is factual information. there is no chemical difference between your indica and sativa species. i would retort with another name for you but well,im too old for that

why dont you read a book on weed instead of assuming everything based on everyones elses assumptions?

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seems to me you need to learn when to harvest and stop letting your stuff degrade into cbn and clouding your thoughts



you are the one that needs to read