CBG

[LesT]

This year I planted 50 CBG plants.  Is there a market for this?  Anyone have any info or helpful tips on care/processing, and finding a buyer?

[blackhorse]

So what is the CBG plants?

Is this hemp?

 

[Restorium2]

CBG vs CBD: What Are the Differences?

 

Article

  Feb 07, 2020

 

 

Alexander Beadle
Science Writer
 @alexbeadlesci

 

Products containing cannabidiol (CBD) have exploded in popularity over the past few years, as the cannabinoid’s reputed anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects have made it into a trendy ingredient for skincare brands and “wellness” products.

As the major non-intoxicating component in cannabis, CBD is fairly abundant in common cannabis strains, making the cannabinoid’s isolation and use easily translatable to commercial product making operations.

But recently another non-intoxicating cannabinoid has been making headlines as a potential therapeutic product. Cannabigerol (CBG) is a less abundant cannabinoid, but it has been observed to reduce inflammation, combat pain, and even slow the proliferation of some cancer cells.

CBG may sound similar to CBD on the surface, but dig a little deeper and key differences can be found.

What is CBG?

In the first two installments of this series on the chemistry of cannabis, CBDA Vs CBD: What Are the Differences? and THCA Vs THC: What Are the Differences?, it was explained how all of the cannabinoids present in cannabis are derived from cannabigerolic acid (CBGA).

Conversion of cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), into cannabigerol (CBG), and cannabidiol (CBD) via cannabidiolic acid (CBDA)

 

As the cannabis plant matures, CBGA, which is the acidic form of CBG, is converted by plant enzymes into some ratio of the three major cannabinoid precursors: tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), and cannabichromenic acid (CBCA).

From the amounts of CBGA that are not converted into these precursors, or any of the other minor cannabinoids, CBG is formed through decarboxylation.

Due to this process, cannabis strains ordinarily contain very little CBG, often below 1 percent by weight. In order to obtain higher yields of CBG within cannabis, specialist plant breeders have begun experimenting with genetic manipulation and crossbreeding. Leafly reports that scientists have also successfully pinpointed the optimum extraction window for cannabis in order to preserve the highest amounts of CBG, recommending extraction be done around six weeks into an eight-week flowering cycle.

CBG benefits 

Unlike CBD, which has a relatively low affinity for cannabinoid receptors and acts mostly through indirect interactions with the endocannabinoid system, CBG is thought to elicit its therapeutic effects directly though interaction with the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors in the brain.

The psychoactive cannabinoid THC also produces its psychoactive effects though interactions with these receptors; CBG has been observed to work as a buffer to THC’s psychoactivity and can even alleviate the feelings of paranoia that sometimes come with consumption of high levels of THC.

Research is relatively sparse regarding the therapeutic benefits of CBG, when compared to the apparent wealth of information available on THC and CBD within the cannabis science community. But there are early studies linking the compound to a whole host of potential therapeutic uses, such as:

• Treating glaucoma, though its vasodilator and neuroprotective effects.
• Decreasing inflammation, as seen in animal models of inflammatory bowel disease.
• Combatting Huntingdon’s disease, again through its neuroprotective effects.
• Inhibiting tumor growth, in animal models of colorectal cancer.
• Killing drug-resistant bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

The difficulty producing CBG

With no intoxicating effects and a vast number of potential therapeutic uses, why hasn’t CBG experienced the same swell in popularity as CBD?

The largest stumbling block to CBG’s realization as a common therapeutic treatment is the cost of its production. CBG is thought to be one of the most expensive cannabinoids to produce, so much so that it has been dubbed “the Rolls-Royce of cannabinoids.”

“It takes thousands of pounds of biomass to create small amounts of CBG isolate,” James Rowland, CEO of the Colorado CBG brand Steve’s Goods, told Forbes.

“That’s because most hemp only contains minute percentages of CBG, whereas there are now hemp strains that contain 20 percent CBD in the crop. If the CBG content of the same crop is only 1 percent, that means you need to extract 20 times the amount of biomass to get the same amount of CBG out.”

CBG also presents a problem to cultivators. The longer that a cannabis plant matures, the more chance there is that the CBGA and CBG present in the strain will be converted into other cannabinoids. This leaves cultivators with a choice: either grow cannabis with the express purpose of producing CBG, meaning that you can harvest the crop early before this conversion completes; or allow the crop to fully mature, so that some of the crop can be sold for other purposes but the rest will have a lower CBG content for extraction.

As well as requiring larger amounts of plant material compared to THC or CBD extraction, CBG extraction also requires the use of specialized production equipment. Due to the low levels of CBG present in cannabis strains, the chromatography apparatus that is used to isolate and purify CBG extracts need to be as precise as possible, in order to not necessitate using even more raw cannabis or hemp material than is absolutely needed. The cost of this high-performance chromatography apparatus can be a high, up-front production cost for processors who may not already operate this equipment in their standard processing procedures.

“The cannabinoid specific markets are going to wildly fluctuate for another few years until the demand evens out,” added Rowland. “I do think it will remain considerably more expensive than CBD for a long time, but if CBD prices drop, you’ll see CBG prices drop too.”

 

 

[SurudRump]

You can create CBD oil from it and sell it to people for medicinal needs. For example, I know a lot of people that would need CBD oil for dogs. It also can give a lot of benefits to dogs. For instance, I had an old rottweiler, and he got some parasites on its skin after a walk in the woods. They were creating a strong pain in the dog, and it was hurling all day. We had to give her something to calm her down, and the vet recommended the CBD oil. Strangely, it helped us get easier through the curing process, and now, luckily, everything is alright.

Edited October 29, 2021 by SurudRump

[Wild Bill]

21 hours ago, SurudRump said:

Is it possible to give CBD to dogs?

Sure. You can also give THC to dogs. I had an old Rott that had arthritis and he used to come into the grow room and munch leaves off of the plants. When I harvested he always got some of the trim. He seemed to enjoy it and I believe it helped with his pain.

[PayneEdward]

Wow, you planted enough bushes for the first time. Now you need to be extremely careful because young marijuana bushes are very whimsical and require much attention. A friend of mine used to grow weed, but it turned out to be too difficult, and he decided to give it up. Instead, he railed to order some cool gummies https://www.courierherald.com/blog/full-spectrum-cbd-gummies-top-15-brands-to-try/. They have a bit of tkg in their composition, and the effect from them is cooler than from the jamb. So I recommend being extremely careful in growing weed.

Edited August 1, 2022 by PayneEdward

[JulianKLaJohnston]

Treatment and care depends on who you are going to sell to. If you're talking about California and similar states where it's acceptable to sell cannabis, you have to read the law about what quality requirements are listed for sale. If you compare https://hub420.shop/product-category/thc-vape-pen/ with analogues, you can see that all the oils and components based on cbd have a low concentration. Care is lamps with UV light, fertilizer and harvesting and storage at the right temperature. 

Edited October 25, 2022 by JulianKLaJohnston