Enzymatic THC A primer in biotech and marijuana Grown in marijuana or marjoram; from tobacco to tulips THC is a mere twelve carbons, thirty hydrogens and a pair of oxygens.

There are four main steps in manufacturing and harvesting THC Choose a host organism ie tobacco, or dandelions, or rice, or corn… Add DNA from cannabis to the host Feed the host a slightly special fertilizer (containing cannabigerol) Harvest THC

Choose a host organism ie tobacco, or dandelions, or rice, or corn…

Add DNA from cannabis to the host

Feed the host a slightly special fertilizer (containing cannabigerol)

Harvest THC

I - Choosing and growing a host There are many organisms that may be suitable hosts for THC synthesis We’re going to choose one we know works (tobacco, thanks to some amazing research done in Japan) For best results we recommend hydroponic systems – eg OmegaGardens has many advantages

There are many organisms that may be suitable hosts for THC synthesis

We’re going to choose one we know works (tobacco, thanks to some amazing research done in Japan)

For best results we recommend hydroponic systems –

eg OmegaGardens

has many advantages

II Adding new DNA to your host The tested strategy for inserting new DNA into tobacco requires the purchase of clones built with DNA that encodes for THC Synthase There are hundreds of labs capable of accomplishing this, prices range from several hundred (lowest price we’ve seen is a $295 special) to several thousand USD. Time ranges from 4 to 12 weeks. The DNA is added into the roots of the tobacco plant where it becomes catalytically active.

The tested strategy for inserting new DNA into tobacco requires the purchase of clones built with DNA that encodes for THC Synthase

There are hundreds of labs capable of accomplishing this, prices range from several hundred (lowest price we’ve seen is a $295 special) to several thousand USD. Time ranges from 4 to 12 weeks.

The DNA is added into the roots of the tobacco plant where it becomes catalytically active.

III Using a special fertilizer Although cannabigerol may be added into soil the conversion rate has only been tested in a hydroponic environment Over the course of seven days approximately 36% of the fertilizer is converted into THC The total conversion depends largely on the size of the root system where older plants are expected to yield more THC Cannabigerolic Acid THC

Although cannabigerol may be added into soil the conversion rate has only been tested in a hydroponic environment

Over the course of seven days approximately 36% of the fertilizer is converted into THC

The total conversion depends largely on the size of the root system where older plants are expected to yield more THC

IV Harvesting There are two excellent ways to harvest THC from our new tobacco In a system such as the Omega Garden the liquid flowing through the roots has converted ~1/2 of your total THC The remaining 50% is in the plant itself, and can be extracted through existing techniques (McKinney 1981)

There are two excellent ways to harvest THC from our new tobacco

In a system such as the Omega Garden the liquid flowing through the roots has converted ~1/2 of your total THC

The remaining 50% is in the plant itself, and can be extracted through existing techniques (McKinney 1981)