Falsities in Industry THC Content Testing
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The Green Lady is proud of our accomplishments as a cannabis business that is located 30 miles out at sea surrounded by federal water and airspace. A lot of people may not realize that because of this, we are not legally allowed to transport cannabis on or off Nantucket and must cultivate and manufacture every product that is sold at our store. Not only that, but we also do our own facility testing on all the products we sell. A particularly notable achievement by the Green Lady is that owner, Nicole Campbell was able to create the first vertically integrated cannabis company that utilizes its own modified on-premises testing laboratory in the United States - officially approved by the Cannabis Control Commission in 2019!
Through our experiences, we have learned so much about creating and maintaining excellence in our quality of cannabis product. However, not all players in the industry do things the way we do. An ongoing national issue in the cannabis industry is over-drying cannabis product to achieve higher TAC content for improved sales. Many cannabis consumers look only at THC content to define the quality of their cannabis, while many formally educated users or, “canna-isseurs” understand that THC content does not always mean stronger effects.
In fact, due to the demand of cannabis testing at 25% and up, many companies simply dry out their best buds until the moisture (and overall quality) is completely gone to rack up higher THC percentages, and thus higher sales. You will notice the dryness and low quality of the flower from both smell, appearance and especially while you’re smoking it. Yet, it still flies of the shelves! Whether this is due to placebo effect, or if in the rare case your local dispensary is doing it right like we do at The Green Lady - it’s hard to say.
Ultimately “good” cannabis is based off of a concept called the “entourage effect” of cannabinoids that contribute more to the effects of the high than overall THC content. (Terpenes and even flavonoids contribute to this effect as well.) There are over 100 cannabinoids that aren’t even tested for which are part of the entourage effect. Yet, generally the only cannabinoids that are tested for are THC and CBD.
Cannabis is an extremely complex plant with marvelous medicinal properties - and it isn’t as simple as it used to be back in the 70’s. Being able to shop from a variety of cannabis strains, especially from a reliable and reputable cannabis dispensary like The Green Lady is such a privilege. Make sure you are being a smart cannabis consumer wherever you go. Consider other factors while shopping for cannabis like terpene profile, appearance, and smell.
Cannabis doesn’t need to be expensive, or test over 25% to be a fantastic smoke with a host of benefits.
To read more about this, click here to read Forbes’ Article “Science Reveals The Cannabis Industry’s Greatest Lie: You’re Buying Weed Wrong (And So Is Everyone Else)”.