If you are a curious person and like to learn about the scientific side of cannabis, then THCA will catch your eye. Why? Mainly because the percentage of THC present in your cannabis strain of choice will be directly related to the amount of THCA that the plant contains.
As soon as you begin to get acquainted with cannabis and everything related to this plant, one of the first things you hear mentioned is the infamous and controversial THC. Without a doubt, it is the most famous of the cannabinoids and the compound responsible for psychoactive intoxication. However, we must highlight the fact that this is only one of the cannabinoids that occur within the transformations that affect the molecular structure of the mother of all cannabinoids, CBGA. Among these transformations, we can find THCA or tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, which turns out to be the precursor cannabinoid of the revolutionary THC.
Especially in the last decade, things have gotten a lot more severe by bringing up the subject of cannabis. This is mainly due to all the recent information and scientific studies that support the wide range of therapeutic and medicinal properties that this plant possesses. This article will go a little deeper into the range of properties, effects, and benefits of THCA.
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However, under normal smoking conditions, not all THCA will be converted into THC. In fact, the average THCA content present in the plant matter will not convert into THC. Only between 30 and 70% of the total THCA will synthesize into this compound. Calculating the exact THC percentage you would consume would be really hard. Nevertheless, this formula can give a perfect idea of an approximate THC percentage present in the raw cannabis material.