Ep113 - Max Monstrose & Chris Fontes: Hemp That Gets You High
Hemp gets no respect -- until now! Trichome Institute's Max Montrose and Project Hemp Flower's Chris Fontes will change your mind about this humble and much maligned flower.
Hemp is:
A. Male marijuana flowers
B. A species of marijuana with no medicinal value
C. The same species as marijuana with little to no THC
The correct answer is ‘C’, but don’t feel uninformed if you didn't know. Hemp is confusing, not only as to what it is, but what it can do, which is why I was surprised when my friend, Max Montrose, founder of The Trichome Institute and creator of the amazing Interpening course, told me about high-potency hemp flower that gets you high. These high CBD hemp strains grown on small, boutique farms are being sold by Colorado-based Project Hemp Flower. Some clock in at 8-25% CBD (average commercial “high” strains average about 3% CBD). More confusing still, these strains, many of which have no THC, are so rich in terpenes and other phytocannabinoids that they actually get you high, or at the very least cause a “head change.” It's so good, Max told me, that Trichome Institute is now sending Project Hemp Flower CBD to people who sign up for its Interpening course but have no access to legal cannabis.
These Brave New Hemp strains are just as varied as Delta-9 THC cannabis. They have names like "Alpen Gleaux," "Sour Space Candy," "Oregon Guava," and come in fat frosty nugs, small tight nugs, and many shades of green. Some are jet black – you can see a few examples below. All are tested and the results are posted on the PHF website so buyers know exactly what they’re getting.
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Max, ever evangelical about all advances in cannabis culture, introduced me to Chris Fontes, CEO of Project Hemp Flower, who says that if you can locate interesting hemp genetics, grow and cure it with the same precision as cannabis then you’ll get an aromatic, smokable flower that is great for people who need it medicinally or who don't want to get annihilated. Or, as Max puts it, “They’re taking hemp flower to the next level and it’s kind of crazy awesome.”
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