Being a Sativa it will be a connoisseurs smoke, it is also an extract, concentrated goodness and seeing as it is a tropical Sativa, there is a high likelihood it contains THC-V (tetrahydrocannabivarin). It is known to produce a more motivated, alert and energizing feeling of euphoria.
Medical benefits - THCV is analgesic and anti-inflammatory, it's neuroprotective, which means it protects the nervous system. It's anti-nausea and vomiting. It helps with bone health and bone formation, it's sleep-promoting, it's anti-epileptic, it's anti-anxiety. It's a major anti-psychotic.
Diabetes - Slightly higher doses of THCV between 10 to 20 milligrams have been found to assist in the regulation of blood sugar levels and can reduce the body’s resistance to insulin – a finding that makes the compound of interest as a novel treatment for diabetes.
Another well-documented research area for THCV is its potential to act as a powerful anti-inflammatory agent.
Seizure prevention is a hot spot for research associated with many of the most prominent cannabinoids, such as THC and CBD. Naturally then, THCV has also been investigated as a potentially useful anticonvulsant medication.
Vaping - THCV's boiling point is a whopping 428 degrees Fahrenheit (220℃)—a full 114 degrees Fahrenheit (45.5℃) higher than THC.
Strength & Quantity - THCV can induce a psychotropic effect, meaning that it can get you high. However, you will need to consume relatively high quantities of THCV before you feel any intoxicating effects. By and large, THC is still the most psychotropic cannabinoid, and the one largely responsible for the infamous high of cannabis. Vaping THCV laden rosin in high doses will do it and get you to that psychotropic high!
THCV is playfully nicknamed the “race car” or the “sports car” of cannabinoids, as high doses reportedly give users a short-lasting but very energetic high. The compound has also been linked to a variety of other physiological effects that make it an notable prospect for medical cannabis research.
Just a few thoughts on why the high is different and a few other health tidbits thrown in for good measure.
But hold the press, have you ever heard of THCP & CBDP?
The Italian Ministry of Health gave the authorization to study the FM2 cannabis strain which led to the discovery of THCP. This variety was produced by the Military Chemical Pharmaceutical Institute of Florence.
Although THCP is supposedly '30 times more potent' than THC, we still do not know if this means that it is more psychoactive or makes you '30 times higher'. But tests on mice have proved that THCP is more active than THC at lower doses (at approximately half the dose).
It is still early days for being able to understand what this really means in the great scheme of cannabis science, but THCP's discovery could help explain the puzzling pharmacological properties of certain cannabis strains that could not previously be attributed to the presence of THC alone.
Seems we still have plenty to learn from our favorite plants and who knows in a few years time we will have THCP rich strains, where only a pinch is needed to get you high?!