Ever tried wrapping the flowers tightly in banana leaf and burying it in ground for 40days?
And then smoking it?
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I'm very interested as some local farmer sometimes they want to try experiments. I see on youtube people making this from other countries and also AI generated videos.. but some footage about Malawi people doing it seems not easy to find..
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Yes-what you've heard is very likely referring to the traditional Malawi cob. Cannabis
wrapped tightly in banana leaf is a documented part of Malawian cannabis tradition, rather than just an internet myth.
What's happening chemically?
The interesting part is that "fermentation makes it massively more potent" isn't scientifically established. But several things can change at once:
• Plant pigments and other compounds break down. This can reduce the green/ grassy character and change colour, aroma, and harshness.
banana-leaf wrapping and warm, moist, low-oxygen environment create conditions
very different from ordinary dry curing.
• Terpenes can be transformed or lost.
Some of the smell/flavour profile may become deeper, fruitier, earthy, or fermented-but others may degrade.
• Cannabinoids can change over time.
THCA/THC can slowly transform
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The original Malawi genetics may already
be extremely psychoactive.
Traditional Malawi varieties have a reputation
for powerful, long-lasting effects. A dramatic experience might be attributed to the cob process when much of the intensity actually
comes from the starting cannabis. -
Fermentation may change the character of the high without increasing THC.
Cannabis effects aren't determined by THC alone. Changes in the chemical mixture-and
potentially the ratio of THC to degradation
products and other compounds-could change
how the experience feels.
3. Dense cobs can make dosing deceptive.
A small-looking amount of highly compressed cannabis can contain more flower than
someone visually expects.
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Interresting so some cannabinoids may become more bio available or just affects the endocannabinoid system differently then normally cured flowers
Makes me want to try some type fermentation curing
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On Icmag , Tangwena (irc)has a nice topic on how to do kinda , corn husk alternative and bury in earth , has pictures of cob drying on nev haze etc .
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I created this Forum because before I'm in Icmags , but them have problems with moderator management and the mood there is very aggressive / insulting many time. Just yesterday I have ask them to remove all my data's from their servers 
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Me and my perfect timing hahaha
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don't worry. Is true that there is many interesting things there too. Just the problems they have with some old users and moderators seem to be a bit too endemic for me to be acceptable. At the begin I don't want to make a forum.. I was motivated by the problems I had using other platforms. So we can repurpose interesting topics and knowledge here.
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I never thought that one day I was going to share an AI generated video .. images.. are horrible and after a while gets redundant and not accurate. Still was interesting enough at the begin till we don't find better material.. 
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So strong a few puffs will rearrange your afternoon plans 555
Love it
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Ace Seeds' Malawi would be very interesting grown in your garden
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Yeah
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