Preparing Marijuana Seed For Seed Oil
Marijuana, the plant that is also called cannabis or pot, is a species of flowering perennial herb growing wild in tropical regions. Marijuana can be identified as a member of the cannabis genus and it belongs to the cannabis family. The scientific name of marijuana is “cannabis“, which is derived from the Indo-European words “kanno” (meaning “pearly”) and “indica” (meaning “cultivated”). The Latin name of marijuana is tetrahydrocannibos, which means “bitter, hot”. Marijuana plants belong to the Lamiaceae or Labiatae, a group of flowering plants that are native to Central America and the Caribbean.
Indoor cultivation of marijuana has spread across the world with the advent of new strains of marijuana, the most popular of which is the cannabis indica. Marijuana indica is an annual flowering shrub native to central Asia but today of widespread cosmopolitan cultivation due to its widespread commercial cultivation in countries such as United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. The leaves of the marijuana plant are short and flat, with the exception of the stolon, which is a long leaf that can be thick or short. In its wild state, marijuana grows on trees in large numbers but after being introduced indoors it is grown in small clusters of six to twelve plants. Each plant has four to seven leaflet leaflets, each with a single flower stem.
In cultivating marijuana indica, the primary concern in relation to seed production is the size of the seed so that it will fit within the seed‘s capsule. To achieve this size, the seed should be taken out of the mother plant after the flowering period is over. After the flowering has stopped, the leaves of the mother plant should be separated from the mother plant. Seed should not be taken out of the mother plant.
After the seed‘s pod is completely detached from the leaves of the mother plant, the pod should be dried by the sun and placed on a flat surface for about ten days. Before it is prepared for use as seed, it should be kept in an airtight plastic bag. and sealed with wax paper. The process of preparing the seed for storage should be carried out once a month.
The seed should then be prepared by using a cold-pressed method similar to that used for ‘sativa’. This is because the cold-pressed method provides the best extraction of essential oils and compounds that are extracted from the marijuana. from the seed. The cold-pressed method can ensure that the seed is always fresh when it is used for seed production.
After the seed is completely dried and ready for use as seed oil, it can be pressed by hand or by machine. Hand pressing requires that the seed is allowed to dry naturally, while machine pressing involves using a pressing machine and a pressing pressurized cylinder. The procedure used for pressurizing the cylinder determines the thickness of the seed and the quality of the seed oil. The seed should be heated at between 160 degrees Celsius and 180 degrees Celsius. The pressing machine is set to an appropriate pressure by the manual control mechanism.
The seed should be kept at room temperature for a week before being stored for use as seed oil. After this, the seed is packed into bags and can be stored in a cool, dry place. The seed is not suitable for direct light exposure because the heat causes the seeds to germinate. during the dark hours of the day. After three to five months, the seed can be harvested and can then be used as seed oil.