Is it OK to smoke partially damaged leaves?

Matrix54

Matrix54

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OK - I know that this is a pathetic question, especially for those of you who have access to real bud - harvested, cured, etc. I don't have access. This is my first grow and I am in Week 5 since seed germination. I have had my problems, but have them under control. I have lost quite a few leaves in this process and have smoked a few of them. Since I am a lightweight, it doesn't take much to get high.

This morning, I woke up with quite a bit of lung congestion and just felt like crap. Could that be from smoking leaves that are less than perfect? Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for your feedback.
 
Smoking fan leaves is up there with smoking bowl resin/

Gross worthless and disgusting. No one admits to doing it, but all have.

But yeah man in a pinch why not, but still:spew::spew:

~~Joe~~
 
There is no THC production in the plant untill it starts its flowering cycle you probably got high of the nutes in the soil brother sorry.....patience is a glory man....flower that baby when sh'e ready and get some real bud
 
yeah i smoke any fan leaves that are damaged enough to be removed or fall off on their own or accidentally get broken off.... im not scared to admit it... im a pothead to the core... and yes i smoke all the resini collect in all my bowls... why not? dont wanna waste anything... i use my weed like the native americans used the buffalo... every bit goes for something, nothing is wasted... except maybe me!
 
dude, i understand smoking resin, but the leaves? im a true pothead, and as a true pothead i know there is no THC on leaves, its a waste of time and my lungs, but to each their own!
 
Joe Camel said:
Smoking fan leaves is up there with smoking bowl resin/

Gross worthless and disgusting. No one admits to doing it, but all have.

But yeah man in a pinch why not, but still:spew::spew:

~~Joe~~
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Joe - Yes, it is embarrassing to admit it. But there you have it. I haven't smoked in 3 years and don't have a clue where to get it. Do you know what a tease it is to have these 4 beautiful plants growing in your own home? I will tell you that you can get a decent buzz from the leaves....better than nothing. But it did occur to me that maybe it's not such a great thing for the lungs. Thanks for your response.
 
BAYTECH said:
There is no THC production in the plant untill it starts its flowering cycle you probably got high of the nutes in the soil brother sorry.....patience is a glory man....flower that baby when sh'e ready and get some real bud
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Bay - I am growing in DWC so, no soil. But you'd be surprised what the leaves can do. I keep thinking that if the leaves are this good, what is the actual bud going to be like. Strain is Magic Bud (Paradise Seeds) - and I think it must be magic :).
 
mkay420 said:
yeah i smoke any fan leaves that are damaged enough to be removed or fall off on their own or accidentally get broken off.... im not scared to admit it... im a pothead to the core... and yes i smoke all the resini collect in all my bowls... why not? dont wanna waste anything... i use my weed like the native americans used the buffalo... every bit goes for something, nothing is wasted... except maybe me!
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mkay - Thanks for that reply!! I know other people who have stolen a few leaves on their first grows. That's what gave me the idea to do it in the first place. But this morning really freaked me out. I wasn't sure exactly what I was smoking. Thanks for your response.
 
dsmoker2 said:
dude, i understand smoking resin, but the leaves? im a true pothead, and as a true pothead i know there is no THC on leaves, its a waste of time and my lungs, but to each their own!
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leaves will definitely give you a buzz, especially if you do not smoke all the time... i can smoke a few fan leaves and get a decent mood altering buzz for a few.... obviously its not like smoking buds but it still can be a good time if you arent wanting to get totally ripped! and if you say there is no thc on leaves you are smoking the wrong strains... :bigjoint: i ahve grown plants where even the fan leaves have had a decent coating of crystals... for example, white widow, hawaiian snow, jack herer.... so if you say there is no thc in leaves you are WRONG and you need to find better weed to grow! why is it people make hash out of their leaves and trimmings... people do not trim off alot of leaves covered with crystals yet they still get great hash from the leaves and trimmings they have taken.
 
dsmoker2 said:
im a true pothead, and as a true pothead i know there is no THC on leaves,
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Really? I find that to be highly interesting.

Since that is the case would you please explain to me how and why hash is made from leaf matter?

Since there is no THC on leaves then where does the THC in hash come from?


 
Brick Top said:
Really? I find that to be highly interesting.

Since that is the case would you please explain to me how and why hash is made from leaf matter?

Since there is no THC on leaves then where does the THC in hash come from?


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Brick knows THC production can start in the seedling stage, and leaf can contain plenty of THC before flowering.

The think is you're smoking a lot of plant mater (carcinogen's), and if you haven't flushed properly you're smoking nutrients and whatever else is in your soil :spew:

But do what you must :bigjoint:
 
Green Cross said:
Brick knows THC production can start in the seedling stage, and leaf can contain plenty of THC before flowering.

The think is you're smoking a lot of plant mater (carcinogen's), and if you haven't flushed properly you're smoking nutrients and whatever else is in your soil :spew:

But do what you must :bigjoint:
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I agree about the yuck that can be found in and goes with smoking leaf … my only point was clearly made, that leaves can and do have THC producing resin heads on them.
　
As anyone who has grown much at all knows some strains have very little THC production on their leaves and other strains will look like it just snowed or there was a sleet storm because they are white as heck and covered in crystals. It just depends on the strain and at what stage of growth the plants are at any given time as to if there will be any THC found and if it is high enough in content to be worth toking and what color the trichomes may be as to if it would then give someone a high or stone they enjoy enough to make it worth smoking leaf or not.

Now I did not read every message so if someone, maybe the initial message in the thread, said seedling stage leaves I would say don’t bother lighting them up because of there is anything at all, which I would doubt would be the case, it will be next to worthless due both to being in such an early stage of creation and a also lack of quantity of such weak product to consume to then be able to at lest somewhat be able to make up for quality.
　
I was only commenting on the statement of; "im a true pothead, and as a true pothead i know there is no THC on leaves."
 
thank you... you have just backed up my point perfectly, and yes it can be very nasty to smoke em haha... i dont understand why some people think because they have smoked weed for a couple years they know everything about marijuana and the internal workings of the plant. in reality they need to listen to those who know better and need to learn with an open mind. its ok not to know alot... that is where everyone starts!


sorry for ranting a little
 
Brick - Thanks for that explanation. Since I am new to the whole growing thing, I didn't know when resin production begins. I have been smoking leaves that are about 5 weeks old and I can see crystals on the leaves already. And I definitely got a good buzz from them, so something is going on there :). I am not growing in soil so hopefully that makes them less nastry. I also don't foliar feed so there is no nutes on the leaves - other than what they acquire through the roots in the reservoir. I will have to work on my patience lol!
 
Should I be saving the leaves that I trim at this stage (Week 5-6) to use for hash making later on, or are they too young to add anything to the hash?
 
you really shouldnt be trimming leaves unless they are more than 50% damaged. the fan leaves are what create the most chlorophyll for the plant... think of them as solar panels: the more you take away the less power the plant is getting to grow.
 
mkay420 said:
you really shouldnt be trimming leaves unless they are more than 50% damaged. the fan leaves are what create the most chlorophyll for the plant... think of them as solar panels: the more you take away the less power the plant is getting to grow.
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mkay - Yes, I hear what you're saying. I made some very rookie mistakes at the beginning of my grow - res temps over 80 that created pythium and then some pH issues that shocked the plants as I got used to using pH Up and Down. This created alot of damaged leaves that had more than 50% damage on them. These are the only leaves I have trimmed. I figure both those mistakes have put me about 2 weeks behind schedule. Next time I will be a whole lot wiser and the plants will be better off. But, thankfully, these are very forgiving and resilient plants and they look really great right now.
 
I've smoked fan leaves b4 didn't get much of a high buzzed for a few and I stopped I'm never doing it again it's nasty as fuck and it's just not worth smoking 2 bowls of leaf to hardly get anything. i just take old dead leaves crush em up and throw em in my soil
 
P. STONIE said:
I've smoked fan leaves b4 didn't get much of a high buzzed for a few and I stopped I'm never doing it again it's nasty as fuck and it's just not worth smoking 2 bowls of leaf to hardly get anything. i just take old dead leaves crush em up and throw em in my soil
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P = Really? Do you notice a difference in growth from doing that? Interesting. It definitely couldn't hurt to try. Just interested in your results. Thanks.
 
Matrix54 said:
P = Really? Do you notice a difference in growth from doing that? Interesting. It definitely couldn't hurt to try. Just interested in your results. Thanks.
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I haven't been doing it for long and my plants are just recovering from over watering but I thought I'm gonna try it anyways...I'm a rookie I just thought of the idea it's kinda like mulch in a way
 
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