After seeing this thread and watching the video I decided I had to do something (I cant do much lol). I smoke alot of weed and frankly this is insulting. Ive been having alot of problems with my father about me smoking so I sent him an email after watching this. RAWR tell me ur proud my fellow smokers! (u may also correct mistakes I made) hehe
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So dad I was on youtube and I found a video I decided to tell you about propaganda they try to sell people, which has worked well actually.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNPLIlbsW6E
Watch this then read the rest please
- I also suggest you read the comments about the video on youtube.
People who dont know anything about marijuana will look at that video and believe the guy. It's all a bunch of bullshit.
1 - An ounce of Kush usually costs about 240$ from my experience
2 - Kush is 5x stronger than outdoor, non medicinally grown Marijuana. In fact, almost all the good types of Marijuana (what people tend to smoke) are as strong and stronger than Kush. (There is a cannabis cup where strains of marijuana get awards and Kush hasnt won any, meaning it's not as potent as some other types)
THC Level: Strong 15-20%.
http://www.weed-seeds.net/hindu_kush_seeds.html
3 - If you heard, at the end, they call it Hydro. Hydro simply means the plant has been grown HYDROPONICALLY, a common way of growing plants (it could have been grown in any other way though).
"
Hydroponics (from the Greek words
hydro water and
ponos labor) is a method of growing
plants using mineral
nutrient solutions, without
soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their
roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium, such as
perlite,
gravel, or
mineral wool."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroponics
4 - Marijuana has nothing to do with crack-cocaine and they are obviously using that word just to scare people.
5 - More propaganda about marijuana,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT7JEFtmLyQ&feature=response_watch
"It is sticky to the touch, has a purple tint to it, it can smell up an entire building."
Kush and skunk are not sticky marijuana plants and they usually have an orange-brown tint, not purple tint. The fresher the plant, the softer and maybe stickier it is, the drier, the more easily it breaks. The reason why it's not sticky like some other types of Marijuana is coz it doesnt grow alot of "resin" on it.
"The resin produced by most plants is a
viscous liquid, composed mainly of volatile fluid
terpenes, with lesser components of dissolved non-volatile solids which make resin thick and sticky."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resin
There are many different types of Kush and Skunk so some of them do indeed have a purple tint. Of course it can smell up an entire building, what type of marijuana doesnt?
6 - Skunk
Kush
7 - The reason why they are using words such as "Skunk, Kush, Hydro" is because those are common words on the street in the US, meaning it can probably spread propaganda easier and faster. Often, these words are even used to describe marijuana itself.
Skunk
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Dutch cultivated hybrid Cannabis plant that is a cross mix between Cannabis Sativa and Indica. It has the high and flavor of the Sativa combined with the fast growing and blooming of the Indica.
The plant was cultivated and stabilized in the late 70's and was a mix of Afghan Indica, Acapulco Gold, Mexican Sativa and Colombian Gold Sativa It has become a sort of his own with all kinds of varieties (White Widow, Haze, Northern Light, Orange Bud, etc, etc.) and is cultivated for weed consumption. The weed of these plants can reach THC-quantities from 8% up to more than 20% depending on the variety that is used. This is due to breeding and selction.
Kush
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A strain of Cannabis, almost solely of the Indica variety. The name "Kush" originates from the Hindu-Kush mountains where it was cultivated for thousands of years. This sweet smelling plant is part of the Cannabis Indica family, which leads the plant to be short and squat in appearance. Some forms of Kush, however, are in fact a hybrid between Cannabis Indica and Cannabis Sativa...which leads to greater harvests. Varieties of the Kush plant include,(But are not limited to), Hindu Kush, OG Kush, Purple Kush, Master Kush. Many crossbreeds exist as well.
Hydro
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Marijuana grown indoors using a hydroponics system (tubes and filters with water and fertilizers). NO marijuana causes mental problems - but it does get you really high.
These definitions have been taken from
urbandictionary.com. It is a dictionary made for words used on the street (urban) and people write their definitions and are voted on them by others. As you can see, both Kush and Skunk have been known to mankind for a long time and haven't caused problems.... Till now.
8 - I hope this helps defend my cause