Relative Potency of Male and Female Plants

The first observations about the differences in potency of the male and female marijuana plants were probably made thousands of years ago. The ancient Indian practice of separating males 

however, are much more difficult to manipulate than females. For example, their flowering is not triggered by decreasing y length as the females generally is, but is relatively fixed and inherent in each strain. Pinching the flowers before they open is difficult because males tend to produce flowers all over the plant, especially when they arc frustrated by bothersome human fingers. 

In the University of Mississippi experiments, the male and female Mexican plants had identical cannabinoid contents when first measured at 13 v/eeks, and were still about equal even at 17 weeks (see table 2). Note that many of the males die by 17 weeks and that the later measurements refer to the more slowly developing males. The table abo shows that high CBD, low THC strains behave similarly to the high THC strains. 

Each set of values represents a different seed stock. Eigures rounded off to one decimal place. 

THC and CBD are given in % dry weight of manicured mature flowering tops unless otherwise noted. 

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