Strain Hunters: Thailand Expedition Episode 02

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Prepare for a journey with the Strain Hunters as they immerse themselves in Thailand's vibrant cannabis scene in Episode 1 of their Thailand Expedition. Led by - Arjan, Dust, Mr. X, and Heiko from Green House Seed Co. - this expedition is all about uncovering the hidden treasures of Thai cannabis and the recent legalisation of the plant in Thailand.
The adventure begins amidst the bustling streets of Bangkok, where the team dives into the city's lively atmosphere before venturing off to the tranquil shores of Koh Tao. From there, they embark on a captivating journey to the enchanting landscapes of Chiang Mai, nestled in the picturesque mountains of northern Thailand.
As they traverse the country in search of the finest Thai cannabis strains, the Strain Hunters connect with the OGs - the legendary growers who have preserved the essence of Thai cannabis culture for generations. These encounters offer a fascinating insight into the rich heritage and expertise of Thai cannabis cultivation.
But this expedition isn't just about exploration; it's a mission to honor and celebrate the legacy of cannabis. With each step, the team aims to unearth rare cannabis strains that hold the key to unlocking new adventures, experiences and medicine.
Join the Strain Hunters on this epic quest as they delve deep into the heart of Thailand, uncovering the secrets of its cannabis culture along the way. Episode 1 sets the stage for an unforgettable expedition filled with discovery, camaraderie, and many smiles.
In Loving Memory of Soranut "Beer" Masayavanich
March 7th, 1985 - April 7th, 2024
&
In honour of Franco Loja, one of the original Strain Hunters.
"Cannabis is my passion, my bread, my home. I am a strain hunter. For life." Franco, the Strain Hunter May 20th 1974 - January 2nd 2017
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[@strainhunters]

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[@Albert1Stein69]

wish i could meet you Arjan lovely human you are hopefully meeting you someday. love this channels since 2017 much love strainhunters much love brothers and sisters💙

[@RedFishBlueFish]

The info shared regarding there being lots of hermaphroditism in strains in the US is not wholly accurate any more. Legalization here has spread/increased strains that differ much more in heritage and genetics now, as opposed to even just 5 years ago. It is not correct that Herms are a big thing here now as they were in the past.

[@JACK_TheAllSeeingEye]

Arjan: My time managing The Dispensary in Vancouver left me bequethed with some original rare genetics from long time growers that came north to escape the Vietnam war conscription. ORIGINAL SEED FROM THE 70s and 80s. ...actual orig seed of Panama Red Columbian Gold/Red ...many others Rare landrace from Japan - most lemony/lavender thing ever ...more Contact me

[@assog5737]

First off great show. I've been enjoying them for many many years. Also I've been enjoying and growing cannabis for over 50 year's. But there is something that I don't understand, in this video. It seems like every plant that you looked at in this video, has seeded. Why ? Why are all these growers letting their plants seed up ? I don't get it. And then it looks like you all are smoking some of those seeded plants. And enjoying it. Is that true ?

[@JB-sv5pr]

@@DaStarchild666Kevin is the man

[@wadi5145]

Rip Franco 🇮🇹🔥🔥🔥

[@mirkoortolano941]

Forza Italia 🇮🇹 Grazie Franco per tutto 💚💚🍋🧀🍋🧀

[@wadi5145]

@@mirkoortolano941 it's not the same without him

[@andreasiven21]

@@wadi5145 He is with em surely

[@wadi5145]

@@andreasiven21 Arjan and Franco were the two real hunters 😭⚔️⚔️👑

[@RegulareoldNorseBoy]

@@wadi5145 Actually, It -IS- the same without him. Franco sure is smiling down from heaven, participating in all of our hearts in this experience. Strain Hunters keeps being the same journey. Even if Franco left the train.

[@greenbrick.5266]

We miss franco. His knowledge, connection and everything. Rest in peace.

[@MalasPalabras]

I was going to say the same thing.

[@MalasPalabras]

I feel these episodes have become less technical.

[@greenbrick.5266]

@@MalasPalabras I think simon should be there for the next episode

[@jakerichardson6160]

Could tell he was a good one!

[@ThunderMLG]

This is currently the only KZbin channel I'm still getting excited for when I see a new upload

[@lbeattie92]

Used to watch all the old ones, glad you guys are back again

[@DanSeabright]

100%

[@wadi5145]

Yes

[@henrikbollstrom3134]

Same here,and still only buying seeds from them. Been a costumer for over 10years !!

[@bigtoelittlefinger6133]

Snap

[@magnumxlpi]

@henrikbollstrom3134 there's way better stuff out there though. Solfire for example

[@letterboxpops]

Man, watching Strain Hunters just relaxes me and puts me in the best mood. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. Props to Green House Seed Co, Arjan, Dust, Mr X, Heiko, and everyone else!

[@kokokaikia8843]

นาทีที่ชายสองคนนั้นซื้อหางกระรอกพื้นบ้านจากฟาร์มนั้นๆ ผมตกลงกับใจผมว่าผมจะปลูกมันอีกครั้ง หวังว่าคุณจะได้เห็นข้อความนี้ Love U So much Brothers

[@SoulRebelFarms]

Tuning in from California just to watch these amazing shows!

[@jasonb5613]

So great to see you guys again!! Have to admit, when I got your notification a few weeks back. I did pull out my seed collection out of the fridge and had a 30 year journey back in time. You guys always remind me of what I loved about cannabis. Welcome back my friends.

[@JohnKingston-dw9ys]

That Black Mango looked like something really special special! Wish youtube was scratch and sniff!!! Thailand is so beautiful wish you all safe travels and good luck

[@chuckeshleman2123]

I just got back 11 days ago from Thailand and visited greenhouse dispensary in China town. I had alot of green house cannabis in the north as well. Thailand has so much great smoke and Green house was one my favorite places to sit. Great show.

[@Josef4U99]

Miss Franco, but also Simon. Hope he is doing well and we will see him in another Strain Hunters epizod. Stay save guys, big love from Czech Republic. ❤

[@shannonandsheila1403]

Simon was cool

[@IainBruce7]

Was wondering where Simon was

[@tijama]

I’m think he is in Africa

[@kuhicop]

If I'm not wrong Simon was in a Congo expedition (or still is) We all love every Strain Hunters member and the collaborators are always nice too, that guy that was smoking 100g of pot per week was really funny

[@danielbell5487]

UtMost Respect Strain Hunters been a massive fan from day one 💪🙏😎🇬🇧

[@kuhicop]

Thank you for this content, this is the best program I've ever seen, it's been years waiting for a new expedition Franco couldn't be more proud of you. You are heros

[@pendragon6207]

So glad you're back! Loving every second of it.

[@user-pq1yu1bh5t]

I'm watching from Okinawa, Japan.

[@strainhunters]

Japanese subtitles included

[@user-pq1yu1bh5t]

@@strainhunters Thank you so much🙏 I visited Green House in Amsterdam.✈️

[@aaedreonguile1896]

@@user-pq1yu1bh5t do people smoke weed in Japan?

[@user-pq1yu1bh5t]

@@aaedreonguile1896 Yes.😂It is also used for food and clothing. Japan's cannabis has a deep history.But it's not a legal country yet. It was controlled by GHQ after the war.

[@user-pq1yu1bh5t]

@@aaedreonguile1896 History of cannabis in Japan. ➀kzbin.info/www/bejne/povdn4Obd6xsrqcfeature=shared

[@azrulmosha]

Great episode! Thank you Arjan and the Green House team. Love from Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@user-gs3tq6bx2u]

I used to see some Thai plants in the 80's that grew naturally without a leading top cola...the plants naturally kept low, wide and grew more like a creeping vine than a classic landrace tall "teepee" shaped sativa. The branches were very thin and flexible with very long node spacing the plants were later to kick into flowering mode than other classic Thais and very long flowering, they would mature a month or more later.. these were low yielding as the buds were tiny and spaced apart on the branches (and this was in the tropics) I guess their seeds were not selected for growing and that trait is lost or rare now....but the high from the best of these was very good. I(n regards to the most Thais I grew back then, it used to be (and probably still is) that to grow one seedless female Thai to full maturity, you really need to start 20 bag seed Thais in early Spring...a few won't germinate, a few will be runts, around a third (sometimes less, rarely more than half) will be males and out of the remaining plants there will be a few or many that will hermy, some hermies will show early, some will appear in mid flowering and heartbreakingly some will appear in late flowering...from memory, many females will first show sex in September, gradually start flowering in October and will mature in February and March. But you can start seedlings anytime from Spring to late Summer, but you need to have the right latitude, climate and patience to get great results. Out of 20 or 30 females, there will be one or two that will stand out with a special high that keeps you coming back which will make it all worthwhile. Happy growing!

[@RobFomenko]

Back in the '80s I grew hydroponically indoors. I got my seeds from the Netherlands. It was called creeper. It was a lot like what you described as far as the physical aspects of the plant were. Had a really good buzz too.

[@user-gs3tq6bx2u]

@@RobFomenko The creeper Thai plants I grew came from Thai bag seed in Thailand. Out of the hundreds I grew, I remember only seeing a few examples of this creeper phenotype, there were also some examples that looked like they were part creeper and part classic tropical sativa with a central cola but the bud were grape sized or slightly larger. If a typhoon blasted the area where they were growing, all of the Dutchies and other modern hybrids and Thai/hybrid crosses would be laying in the mud, many of the classic Thais got beat up too, but not these creepers, you could grow these in a wind tunnel x sauna x blasted with a fire hose and they would still be fine..from memory, the leaves were smaller than the classic Thai sativas. .by the way, for those who may be confused of the word "creeper", it has two meanings..it was often a way of describing a high that starts off like you're not high then over the next 20 minutes or so builds up and bee-atch slaps you as you realize you're off ya face. The Creeper Thai I wrote about above describes the way the plant grew..it was quite unique, wiry, bushy and spread low, without a main central stem, it was very easy to bend and train. I didn't see anything like it in any of the hundreds of Thai plants shown growing in this video.

[@RobFomenko]

@@user-gs3tq6bx2u yeah the creeper I grew was due to its spreading out not the buzz you got from it which was still quite nice. The buds were fairly small. But oh so fragrant.

[@daleadelic]

yep thats the old thai i remember that had a very woody and minty taste and the thai sticks also had a bit of spice in the notes on the inhale. super head high... my fave plant for high but not really for taste. never see it these days coz of the size and spacing and yeild to space ratio in all directions plus the flowering time never ended on those. my mate grew one for a laugh but it never reached finish and stayed in the stretch period for ever. could probably flower 4 indica hybrids in that time that had more bag appeal and taste but alas not anywhere near the high and not as safe in the body to smoke all day. every now and again somebody claims to have thai stick in the uk but its usually always turning out to be seedy bricks from laos and not very good

[@lalremruataroyte4439]

Yep i grew it last harvest. It seems like what you describe. I asked in a fb group and they say it was a thai sativa. The buds are also small. Like a pop corn only.

[@Calistria-]

Marketing is spot on! A big shoutout to all the video editors, filmmakers, and others for brilliantly recapturing a slice of the past in today's world. As always, Arjian is pushing the boundaries! Keep up the great work!

[@rynorth4299]

You have been doing such a great job with your videos!! Even the older ones! Thank you! 🙏🏼🙌🏼

[@franciscorodrigues8789]

You made't again guys...❤❤ Keep showing the world what really is "the cannabis culture "...❤❤😊😊🙏🙏👍👍

[@FORD6689]

Will be watching from yokosuka japan

[@Wayzor_]

I've wondered how Japanese weed is. Or if it's been eradicated.

[@Evil_Chronic]

@@Wayzor_ Japan is one place I wouldn't want to get caught with weed. 98% conviction rate, on everything not just weed.

[@iceberg420boi]

I really want japan legalize it imagine how cool name of strain gonna be 😂

[@user-gs3tq6bx2u]

@@Wayzor_ There are parts of Japan where hemp still grows wild.....I've heard you can catch a light buzz from it. The thick rope that surrounds the raised Sumo fighting area is made from Japanese hemp plants.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

There is apparently a “well known Japanese” cultivated strain called Shiatsu Kush.

[@RABBIT-420]

So glad you guys decided to continue this. Franco love for cannabis and knowledge is incredible. And will be missed forever. R.I.P Franco Loja

[@Science8-ii2eq]

I’m flabbergasted that you put so much passion, money and love into this series! Thanks so much! ❤️

[@Assadawut420]

ผมคนไทย ชอบคลิปของคุณมากครับ 🇹🇭💚

[@GuSmilEz]

เติมๆ

[@runescapeppl41]

Truly a magical plant, keep on hunting guys. Nothing but love, wonder, and amazement for what you guys do!

[@godpan7365]

Next Episode 3 Strains Hunter I can’t wait to watch! 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@nex1k381]

Thank you for this episodes, it's amazing ❤

[@brokeboi_heady710]

Love this channel and everything they do for this beautiful plant much love and happy strain hunting

[@liamporter6243]

I wish there were more strain hunter episodes. I have watched them all several times. Could you do New Zealand or even Amsterdam for a laugh? What about delivering seeds to the Amazon tribes? You guys are awesome.

[@nocomment1469]

Lol wtf landraces are in NZ? 😂

[@liamporter6243]

@@nocomment1469 There are a lot of small towns in the middle of nowhere. Depending on where you live is what kind of weed you can get. Only in the main cities will you find skunkies. Everywhere else is outdoor locally grown strains. In my own little town, there are about three or four strains and their crossovers.

[@D.Cooper420]

I'm from NZ and I'd love to show them around but no land races here sadly. Very good old-school Asian and South American genetics still about though, not to mention all the expected American and Dutch cultivars too and a deep history of Pacific cannabis culture and a perfect climate for growing trees outdoors. Legal medical now but legacy market still reigns supreme.

[@ssingh1772]

Need to go to Fiji for L/R's

[@TheGrowBros]

I think they've been everywhere...thus...no landraces left 🥴

[@grakka72]

Heerlijk die liefde voor een plant. Ik geniet ervan wat jullie allemaal laten zien over de gehele wereld. En overal dezelfde voor liefde voor dezelfde plant. Een geweldig undeground cultuur die er is die mensen samen brengt.

[@davescott8750]

Good to see the crew, recovering, after such a terrible loss; wonderful that you're back on the road doing what you do. 😘

[@achimaufachse5925]

You guys have to come to germany next year ... we are allowed to homegrow now and we have a lot of old landraces coming out of the Guerilla Grow Shadow just now...I know an old Lady growing weed since 50 years and I guess with a little research you will find even older landraces. Best regards from Thuringia/ East Germany.

[@PhatRobsOils]

Name a Landrace strain from Germany? Ill wait.

[@achimaufachse5925]

@@PhatRobsOils i know what you mean... landraces might be the wrong word, but we have a lot of people growing theire own strains since decades. Mostly varieties of the oldschool strains and adapted to the clima over the years. I have seeds from that old Lady in a little box with an handwritten label: Purpel Thai, Nothernlight Mix. That Lady alone has cultivated them for decades. I would call that a quite stable race.

[@twenty6ixteen]

@@achimaufachse5925 landrace or not, if she's been growing that long, she gotta be good.

[@Kalus_Saxon]

@@achimaufachse5925closest thing to a wild land race weed strain we have in the U.K. is stinging nettles 😂

[@realbasicclips6674]

Please come to hippi capital, you won't regret this country, Nepal

[@MKn-hw1pc]

I would love that episode bro

[@happybee7725]

I would like to see a Nepal episode too. Some nice hand rubbed charas. They have some genetics in nepal that grow really tall untopped plants sativa type plants. They done one in India where they were making charas but I would still like to see it in nepal.

[@realbasicclips6674]

Yes it really needs a strain hunter’s expedition and research 💫

[@HenryKlausEsq.]

YES. Please do an episode in Nepal. Land races would be very interesting.

[@mr.herbman1079]

Welcome to Thailand.🇹🇭

[@daxatthemax]

love watching arjan with the locals. This man has sooo much respect when speaking to people, even in his body language.

[@WildPitchSound]

Wild Pitch Sound deyah.. waiting with spliff and coffee 💯🆙️

[@ArnoSchlick]

To me, its one of the most interesting things to do out there - searching for landraces of crops of all variations. Of course Cannabis is very special in this approach, but it should build no exception.

[@primitivebulliestony9090]

Only if Franco was still here! I can imagine how he will explain everything in a unique way everyone SMOKE for him. Another good hunt guys ❤

[@CrazyRockerDude71]

Yeaaa !! Back in it! From South Africa, now in Thailand. I like to watch all the episodes 🍁🍁🍁

[@Digithaiz]

Love these wish there were more

[@TommyChong2024]

Big J and wait for this 👌🍁💨💨💨

[@nicodrews]

Thank you very much for this wonderful series. All the best 4 24 Yours, Nico

[@AJointADay420]

RIP FRANKO We Lost a LEGEND but he will never be Forgotten and his WORK will CHANGE LIVES FOR THE REST OF TIME!!!!

[@rediospot]

I hope some Day legalize here in Philipines ,i see already cbd pils .Im from Spain but here in Filipinas better dont grow cose the law still strong against the planta Santa, in some muntains the native use but i dont want take the risk ,Tailandia is near ,i need go holidays there someday

[@user-gs3tq6bx2u]

I used to spend a lot of time in the PI in the 80's and some of the sativa bud I scored then would male you laugh until your stomach hurt.....great stuff!,

[@JovanieBangot-wm5yb]

Long live arjan! 🥇

[@user-pv5ez1zd9k]

you always respect your team.in life and after..Mr franco is still part of your team...we don't see this in the world anymore you are an exception.. Respect

[@janoballes4538]

Sheshhh!! After a long time to wait a new episodes 💚👌🏻 jahbless all 🫶🏻✌🏻

[@hansgreif2503]

Thanks so much 4 sharing all this wonderful moments , Greenhouse, Strain Hunters = big love ❤ R.I.P. Franco 🙏

[@user-gs3tq6bx2u]

The plants I saw in the fields and the plants they were trimming in this video all seem to need another month or two more before they are fully mature and ready for harvest......the difference between a plant with a nice head high and one with a trippy, hours long "experience" is the difference between cutting down the plant early or when it's really mature. The best advice I ever got about growing Thais is when you think it's ready, wait another month lol and it's true..but, hey, that's the difference between growing for the high or growing for the cash..it's also the difference between being experienced and inexperienced ..between being patient and impatient . But many of these growers are relatively new to it, but they've farmed for generations so we will see big improvements in the quality of their bud in years to come as they learn and understand the growth and flowering cycles and the plant's needs better and then are paid more for bud that is closer to the legendary bud from the 70's Thai stick and not just brick weed.

[@T.Watts89]

Hahaha these are some of the best in the game! Let's see your grows!

[@user-gs3tq6bx2u]

@@T.Watts89 "best in the game" You might be right.......but with only two years experience, every plant in the fields were lightly seeded (with hermie pollen!) and they seemed as if they were harvested a month or more too early from what I could see....so I don't think so, but hey, I wasn't there, I didn't smoke them and it's only my opinion. Unlike you, I don't judge cannabis by it looks, smell, taste, structure, color etc, i judge the quality of the ganja by how good the high is but I can tell by looking through this monitor I can make an educated guess that every single plant in that video was cut too early based on my previous growing experience with Thai plants. If you base maturity of a tropical sativa the same way you judge when a 8 week hybrid is ready you will end up with light heady high, it's nice but wait another month or more and the high becomes something that you will remember forever. Most Thai plants will flower in bursts of growth, they will drop almost all of their leaves and the buds will be resiny and tight when close to being ready to cut. I used to grow guerrilla style in the bush for personal stash when I was younger and "bullet proof", but I don't grow any more due to the harsh penalties where I live...you can only run the gauntlet so many times, so you either stop or get caught, I chose the former. Happy growing!

[@beammer328]

@T.Watts89 they are far from being the best in the game not even close

[@tyler5120]

@@user-gs3tq6bx2u whoa there pump those brakes. Great weed stands out for sure, but "remember forever" is a bit of a hyperbole. Ill always remember my first week smoking, because that was generally lifechanging at 21. Other than that, i smoke way too much to remember a good high. It all eventually blends especially with 90% thc distillate.

[@kumarikumar4656]

Problem we have growing outdoors is bugs🕷🐌🐛🐛🐛 More ripie buds more bugs attraction 🐛🐛

[@StrudlePie]

Strain Hunters in 2024?!?! LETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[@jebac110]

Love every single video from you, especially the extended ones. Keep it up! Greetings from Germany ❤

[@Tossabrick]

Super excited for this video can't wait to watch it 👌🏿💯💚

[@Dan-bv8ne]

I really like how, after a period of graceful non-commentary, dutch breeders finally call out pollen chuckers.

[@CriticoolHit]

Those super-baked zoom-ins around 30:10 had me rolling. You can tell it's great stuff when everyone is lit all the way up like that.

[@BobLeeSwagger910]

Anazing❤ thank you Arjan! And Franco R.I.P.

[@pollorenzo136]

Mr.KD is the man!

[@godpan7365]

Now I m watching from Myanmar!

[@user-gs3tq6bx2u]

How's the bud in Myanmar? Is smoking tolerated or harshly cracked down on?

[@godpan7365]

It is convenient only when the bud is medium. Farmers don't have technology anymore, they plant naturally, they don't use chemicals.

[@Pablodwnunda]

R.I.P Franco. Great episode guys. Tyvm! ❤

[@null4624]

That black mango landrace is beautiful :) thank you for sharing this journey toppers.

[@prempavee]

At minute 20.00 I think there is a potential misunderstanding about the new law because it makes seems that is something already active. Actually the answer was referred to the future possible proposal of a law. At the moment the growing licence is at 3.000 baht wich is fair. To increase this at 50.000 is a plan of a future law. ##-We ask to the government to keep things as they're and dont make more difficult for the farmers

[@user-gs3tq6bx2u]

I'd love to seeo Strain Hunters go to Reunion and check out Zamal and other local strains (before they are watered down by the introduction of Dutch and Cali genetics like in so many other places). I've grown out Zamal seeds in the tropics and the high from the best of them will make you rise off the ground like you're on a magic carpet ride...very trippy and they taste like carrots, they're very unique. By the way the best Thais I've smoked was a trippy, technicolor high that affects your vision like you're in a cartoon, it's a fun high...but you won't get that type of high when you cross it with a fast Dutchie or from smoking Thai brick..but you will if you grow enough pure landrace Thais and allow them to fully mature (which is when the plant has been flowering under the tropical sun for 5+ months then slow cured for another 3 ~ 6 months...Thais usually drop all their leaves, lose color and the small buds and budettes become hard and resiny if you grow them right...if you pick a Thai when it's green, airy and lightweight, then you're doing it wrong and that's why so many Western growers say Thais and other tropical landrace buds are airy and weak. And Thais also very easily drop their seeds when fully formed (they evolved this trait due to the climate and the long flowering duration) so care must be taken when breeding them, especially with lightly seeded Thais that have been pollenated in early flowering..it's best to fully seed a lower branch only, so it can be covered in a mesh to catch them when they fall). These Thai cash croppers will get to regret growing hybrid/Thais when they have a bad (wet/humid/strong winds etc) end of growing season as the tropical rains and wind will make them fall over and/or get mold which can happen every 4 or 5 years or so. I grew some Thais crossed with modern hybrids that I lightly seeded and the seeds germinated in the buds that were a month from harvest, it's not common, but it can happen when it's unseasonably rainy and humid for weeks at a time. The pure Thais I grew alongside them were unaffected as they have been selected and evolved with bendy,. wiry, branches so typhoon winds won't snap branches or topple whole trees into the mud and the buds are not super dense so water doesn't get trapped and mold occurs when it's overcast and rainy for weeks at a time. What these cash croppers should do is also grow some pure Thais in case of a bad season.

[@strainhunters]

Réunion is on our list!

[@user-gs3tq6bx2u]

@@strainhunters I'm looking forward to it!

[@oliverkovarik5791]

absolutely perfect short films

[@supremeguru2753]

Met Franco in Amsterdam back in early 2000 and in the U.S when they won the best cannabis I was there now his spirit has lived on with strain hunters through out the world.

[@georgem.6136]

Love seeing all these farmers & gardens! Great show!!

[@JaSon-wc4pn]

Same, sadly in the UK they would all be classed as "organised Criminals" And black market . Who's really living in a broken society

[@lowcostgamer9681]

My country has good herb

[@thc7556]

Espectacular 💫 Gracias por estos documentales 💚💚💚💚

[@miha559]

Small country of Latvia here. Love your work and this series. Keep it up guys! 😊

[@user-gs3tq6bx2u]

re : brick weed.......the best way to process commercial Thai bud into bricks so the end product is not a crappy, harsh smoke is to re-trim the bud and remove every single seed, stem and leaf, even the really tiny stems before pressing it into bricks.... try to do it so only the calyxes remain, it's a slow, tedious job but it's worth it. This will reduce weight by as much 30% or 40% or even 50% and will take the trimmers a long time to do it thoroughly but the smoke will be much smoother and will command a much higher retail price. The problem with commercial brick weed is that if the bud is perfectly dry it doesn't press into a brick form and stay that way which is no good for transport , so what they sometimes do is press bud that is not fully dry which can result in musty smells, mold and a harsh taste...to fix this problem, they need to fully dry the bud then lightly spray the loose bud with a light mist of alcohol which will prevent mold and help the brick stay solid and compact after it is pressed into bricks. This extra trimming might not be worth it right now for cash croppers, but as soon as production ramps up and prices drop with excess bud entering the market, the bud that is the best quality will sell for a higher price and sell much faster. If you're in Thailand on holidays and come across some brick weed, do yourself a favor and sit down with a pair of fine scissors and spend the time to trim the bud so every single stem and leaf is removed and you will notice the difference in improvement in the taste, lack of harshness and reduction in phlegm production you get from smoking dirty old brick weed..and it will be stronger because you not smoking all that non-psychoactive plant matter (stems, bits of leaf etc). By the way, I haven't been in Thailand since the early 90's but I spent about 6 months of every year in the 80's there and could speak basic Thai then and I thought I had forgotten it but it amazed me that I could understand most of what the Thais were saying in this video.

[@truthonly7699]

maybe the tobacco is not as bad as we think if it smoked naturally. the cigarette companies add a bunch of chemicals to make it more addictive and to cause health problems, in my opinion.

[@NewHandle_]

You're kind of right. Natural tobacco isn't as cancerous as cigarettes and rolling tobacco. Real one has less shit

[@stevenleonard8111]

Man I'm so glad to see you guys back at it love this wish I could be there

[@ManjilSubedi-qc6fu]

Everytime i see you video i miss a good soul Franco , a legend, I’m from Nepal and waiting for cannabis to legalize here so we can learn and bloom alot from the legends like you who contribute a lot for booming of this industry. peace and love. Namaste 🙏

[@carlosrodriguez-xt1ug]

Not even 4mins in my mind is blown. Anyone else catch she only been growing 2yrs but has a 10,000 plant crop HOLY SHIT.

[@BeerKillenRedneck]

Really… Did You Not Notice That They All Said Two Years…?? I Can’t Imagine Why…

[@maeks030]

@@BeerKillenRedneck They scared to say because it was illegal before

[@user-gs3tq6bx2u]

re : Thai stick........it's not just Thai bud tied to a stick, there's much more to it than that. I think that the Thai sticks from the 70's were processed with a special technique (that is not that different to the way Malawi cobs are made except they weren't individually wrapped) ...they were harvested, half dried, tied to sticks, bunched together tightly, sealed airtight in plastic or leaves, fermented for a week or two (with heat), air dried for a few hours or a day until the exterior is dry (but the interior is still pliable) then resealed and long cured. This is why these 70's Thai sticks are denser, harder and looked and smelled different to Thai bud and this is why the high from Thai stick is remembered today ...no one finds anything memorable about brick weed but both Thai stick and Thai brick weed came from the same genes, the difference was largely due to fermentation in airtight conditions (which prevents mold). Brick weed, on the other hand is not fermented and that's why it smells musty as mold needs some oxygen to develop. I wonder if any of the old growers in Thailand still know how to do this? The problem is that I presume this technique stopped being done due to police crackdowns in the early 80's on dirt poor Isaan farmers (you can thank the US DEA who pressured the Thai government for that) and then Thai gangsters took over the business and just pressed heavily seeded (hermie prone) ganja into bricks (because it's all about quick cash not the high isn't it!)..so it's been over 40 years since then and they've probably forgotten, or those around today were too young then to really know the finer details about moisture content, temperature etc of this technique or those who did know have sadly passed away with that knowledge ....coupled with the fact that all Asians tend to keep trade secrets secret so the technique wasn't common knowledge or written about and is probably lost (which is why we don't see real Thai stick now even though growing is not criminalized). By the way this fermentation process doesn't increase the potency, but it does enhance the quality of the high....the other advantage was that plants could be harvested, semi-dried for 3 or 4 days then processed making them compact and easier to conceal while they cured, so they didn't have lots of trees hanging around for weeks until they were dry enough to sell which was dangerous due to police busts or theft. Buds in the US or Europe can be snap dry in a week after harvest but in the tropics and sub-tropics, it's not unusual for plants to still be pliable and too wet to smoke in a jay a month or more after harvest due to the high humidity, so the above Thai stick fermentation technique overcame this slow drying problem and more importantly, the high was enhanced. I don't know why the high is enhanced with this technique, but I suspect it's due to how this controlled fermentation changes some terpenes and/or prevents the loss of some terpenes and this enhances the high. Once a bud has dried or is too dry it won't work, even if you re-wet the bud, there will be no improvement in the high. Fermenting really works well with long flowering sativas, there's a noticeable improvement in the high, but this improvement is much less noticeable with shorter flowering modern hybrids.

[@MarryJane-vt2oh]

Where are you. i'm from thailand. I have thai chocolate 2 month fermented. in thailand it hard to find cure with fermented technique most of them are cured in jars.

[@MarryJane-vt2oh]

I'm glad that there are people who like this too.

[@MarryJane-vt2oh]

@@user-gs3tq6bx2u thank you tangwena.

[@pedroviegas565]

Also cannabinoid conversions will happen for sure on that fermentation process. Thank you for explanation/knowledge on Thai stick processing techniques and history 🙏

[@highqualgenetics]

did the malawi cobs go through same fermentation??? cuz thats african and said to still be the best

[@BonBonAlex]

love to see u guy back

[@BCGandyman]

Enjoying your guys' beautiful journey through Thailand from Victoria, BC, Canada

[@alecscarcliff9522]

BEST KZbin CHANNEL ON THE WEB

[@user-mr6st1ms6x]

I've smoked so much of ur weed in Dutchy land but I've found out that the last four years I haven't seen a decent quality weed in AMS still looking ur arjans strawberry haze was boss seed plus ur super shining silver haze and but the stoned feeling just doesn't feel the same any more no were near as much thc on don't know what's happened but I don't think the prices match the quality of the weed either to pricey

[@SixtiesFan87]

They breed it with mother og plant, which doesn't have the secondary cannabinnoids that get you really high. If these guys found strong weed, they breed it with the mother og plant because its disease resistant, stable, high yields of delta 8 thc, smells funny

[@daniellorenzen6914]

im so hyped cant wait till 18 may 😍

[@Yala320]

Good to see you again guys 🤙🏻

[@adayinthelife5772]

The Dutch guy really gets his hands on the farmers buds. Touches the hell out of everything. I would not want him at my farm.

[@twenty6ixteen]

yeah I was thinking the same thing lol especially the landraces

[@lumix2477]

Cannabis has kept me off of drugs and alcohol since August 2022. I'm trusting in nothing but the blood of Jesus to pay for my sins to keep me out of hell. Just like accepting a plea bargain in court. 👍🔥

[@bugballsy8569]

There’s no god, you’re just a junkie

[@The_High_Gamer_]

Lmao weed is a drug if you say just a plant coke is also a plant same with heroin I agree cannabis is great for people but don't be ignorant to what your saying

[@CushazGrow]

The best show i have seen in years 🔥

[@schwastypantz8795]

Gonna get my smoke on tonight after kids in bed and watch this. You guys are inspiring and leaders of the culture. Thanks 🙏

[@ktownflaco]

How im gonna be when i have kids lol

[@swim4757]

Typical Arjan stealing seeds from others.

[@ghostlymasked4041]

For real ... his ego also is annoying

[@richardweston4493]

The channel is called Strain Hunters, it’s open knowledge to all in these videos, that he is out to collect (hunt), strains by way of seeds, he’s not stealing anything.

[@richardweston4493]

@@simxcenter ok, maybe some parts came across a tad dodge, but even his hat says STRAIN HUNTERS..!! The entire premise and intention of them being there is to gather and collect and it is open knowledge. The Thais seemed a little stand off-ish, but I’d suggest that is somewhat cultural. He was also asking questions about their business’s history that would have been considered disrespectful. Whilst they don’t seem like your typical TV gangsters, you gotta remember their previous penalties for such activities, it ain’t no joke.

[@ducketts4108]

He's strain hunting. Yall haters be bugging meanwhile you live with your mom

[@swim4757]

@@ducketts4108 That comment made you assume I live with my mom? That let's me know your brain capacity 🤣🤣

[@frankiebernard4728]

loving the old looking cameras it adds alot

[@rsjr9355]

Its very pleasing to watch. It is so well recorded and edited. Well played to the everyone that the participated. It's so cool. Thanks.

[@crebbsjd]

It's such a cool video!! Love to see the people of Thailand living a better life with this herb. The smaller local farmers need better support. I'm so happy to see this. The strains look very healthy, and some OG with hybrid. Keep up the good work. Love the videos.

[@richardsimpson7776]

I’m headed to Thailand in June! Can’t wait

[@guld1999]

you guys are legends! Greetings from Copenhagen

[@AJointADay420]

LEGENDS!!!! I wish i could do this. This is LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST!!

[@gurumayne8684]

This was a hit back in the day!#!! Love strain hunters

[@awen777]

I remember the first time I was handed a thin matchstick joint of Thai Stick. It was in the early 70's. We all joked about the futility of trying to get a group of over 6 people high with that tiny thing. Two sippy tokes later and I not only forgot where I was but also, how I got there! We were all laughing but didn't know why! Amazingly potent. And to think they talk about what we had way back then as no-stone compared to today! Not according to my memory!

[@KurtCityzens]

Thank you for video bro 💚🔥

[@jchastain789]

I remember when yall went to India over a decade ago. I was there with yall. Greenhouse seed Co has been with me for years. I love yall

[@BeerKillenRedneck]

Definitely, The Best Series.

[@StalinHaze]

Very nice Episode, thank you 🙏🏻

[@Caputo87]

Watching from Brasil, great show like always.

[@force9446]

Wow the production quality on this is amazing while still feeling like the good ol strain hunters ❤️

[@shadowbuildyourown1947]

danku mooie ep weer stay blessed

[@OmarIan18]

Missin so much Franco🙏👌❤️