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Cannabis for Allelopathy 

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This is something that involves sme biochemicals being pushed into the organism to definitely impact the way other organisms grow and develop. This action of course helps promote the development that’s there of some of the other organisms on hand, or creates something negative, harmful, and it can actually affect organisms of all kinds. The chemicals in this usually are called allelochemicals in this. 

It’s something that can actually improve or stop the growth of the other species of plants, and it can also impact how the plant reproduces. It also may impact it in a more positive manner, reducing the chances that you have to use insecticides in this, and this is something that farmers of all kinds like to use.  This is something that also does impact the growth of terpenes, and it’s something that cannabis growers do look at to when trying to figure out the best way to grow certain items. 

Using Allelopathy in controlled area 

Some plant species have traits that definitely impact the yields of cannabis, and also helps with lowering the risk for diseases and pests too. This is something that actually can be used to help repel nematodes, like marigolds in a tomato field. Some of them are able to push different chemicals in the roots that actually impact everything in the environment. 

Terpenes are something that is usually good for keeping away insects or pests and also stops seed germination.  A cool terpene like eucalyptus and pine is actually good for stopping the germination of anything else beneath it. There are tons of different kinds of specimens you can use with plants that offer good and negative benefits to this to the plant species. With that said, let’s look at allelopathic plants that are common. 

Companion plants 

These are plants that usually benefit something that push for growth. Basically, it pushes them together to create a good relationship. Usually, the chemicals that are in this push it through the stems and flowers, and sometimes the roots that help with this. Nettles is one that actually pushes for plant aroma and also helps increase essential oils too., 

Repels insect 

Pests are oftentimes quite common, and while pesticides work, for organic cannabis growth, you want something that repels these little guys.  They can go as far as 10 meters in some cases, and it won’t inhibit the way the plant grows either. 

Some aromatic plants actually will surround there, and it will offer a very positive manner and benefits. Fennel should definitely be something that you should avoid with cannabis plants, since it actually can push for pests to come closer.  Marigold, basil, horsetail, hyssop, mint, neem, oregano, and more are typical examples. 

Tarp crops 

This is something that is appealing to the pests that are there, which actually helps make sure that they don’t get your precious plants. It also is good for stopping an infestation. 

It also can help with pushing for natural predators to come in there, who take out the plagues and help the other crops grow too. Tobacco for example will be planted near cannabis, and it actually pushes whiteflies away, which makes eradicating them easier than ever. So with that said, for cannabis cultivation, you should definitely add French marigold to help bring a bit of aroma increases to your cannabis crop. Nettle is good for pushing oils, and you also can use this to help improve natural predators. 

The cool thing about this, does not only do it save you money on pesticides too, it will help boost a more environmental type of viewpoint, and something growers need. 

All about Schedule 1 Drugs 

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You’ve probably heard the term Schedule 1 drugs when you’ve heard about weed. You may not realize it, but schedule 1 drugs are considered something that’s high risk, with no medical or therapeutic value, so you can’t prescribe and process it.  However, other countries may have a differing opinion on this, so it may be a schedule 1 drug in one place, but then it’s not in another location. 

In the united states, the DEA considers LSD, heroin, ecstasy, peyote, and meth as schedule 1 drugs.  However, cannabis is also classified as such, and this is due to the controlled substances act. 

How this is classified. 

So you’ve got three locations.  The DEA, or the drug enforcement administration, the FDA or food and drug administration, and then, the HHS, which is the US department of health and human services. These three entities can petition anything that should be reviewed to possibly change the drug state, and this can then get through the DEA, then the HHS, and finally the FDA in order to look at the evidence surrounding the schedule of a certain drug. 

  • You have certain factors that do pertain to how these get scheduled and they include the following: 
  • the science behind the effects of the drug 
  • The evidence surrounding the medical use of a drug 
  • The potential for it to be abused 
  • The safety profile of a drug 

The biggest difference between schedule 1 and schedule 2, is literally whether or not the government believes it has any value medically, not whether or not it’s harmful to you. So of course, it can definitely be harmful, but it sits in schedule 2 because it is helpful. 

However, with new mounting evidence about some schedule 1 drugs, it’s been found that cannabis is one that definitely can be considered. CBD at the moment is something that’s not a schedule 11 drug, however, Epidolex, which is a cannabis extract of CBD, has been approved by the FDA and is considered a schedule 5 drug.  THC that’s synthetic, also known as Marinol or dronabinol, is considered schedule 3. As you can see from this, there’s tons of inconsistencies on how these drugs get scheduled. 

Why this matters 

This is something that definitely impacts the ability to get this, and if you get put in jail for consumption of it. But there’s more than that to it. The research that you can do on a drug is impacted by where it’s scheduled, since it’s so restrictive to get and processed in many cases. This is something that can be a major problem for getting something that is a schedule 1 drug to be put in another area. 

It also is a big thing because it does affect drug perception, since people do think that those which are schedule 1 drugs are bad, and other ones are quite good. Plus, while the process to get certain schedule 1 drugs onto different lists has gotten better, the problem with the current research in this, isn’t necessarily the drug itself, but the federal funding that it needs.  It’s a nightmare to get any for it, which is why it is oftentimes very slow, and can freeze up, since you’re not getting funding to help with this. 

It also finally affects how people get sentenced. If you have a schedule 2 drug for example, you’re less likely to get put in jail, and it’s why many innocent people get put in jail for cannabis consumption. Obviously, the system needs to change, and we are seeing slowly but surely, more changes as time goes on.