Cannabis - chemical factories

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Cannabis plants are true chemical factories

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Cannabis plants are true chemical

factories

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It all begins with precursors

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Let’s simplify

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CBGA

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That’s better

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CBGA

Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

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ManyCannabinoids

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CBGA

Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

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Come from this original

combinationGD OA

CBGA

Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

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Most every Cannabis strain

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Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

Uses thiscombination

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But not all

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Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

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A few strains

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Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

Have anextra Precursor

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Called

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Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

Divarinic Acid

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Which creates anew group

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Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

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DivarinicAcid

CBGACBGVA

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With its ownsub-chemicals

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Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

DA

DivarinicAcid

CBGACBGVA

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We end upwith 2 groups

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Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

DA

DivarinicAcid

CBGACBGVA

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DivarinicCannabinoids

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Geranyl Diphosphate

DA

DivarinicAcid

CBGVA

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OlivetolicCannabinoids

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Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

CBGA

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GD OA

Olivetolic Acid

Geranyl Diphosphate

DA

DivarinicAcid

CBGACBGVA

Cannabis plants are true chemical

factories

Divarinic Cannabinoids Olivetolic Cannabinoids