Scientists brew cannabis using modified beer yeast
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Re: Scientists brew cannabis using modified beer yeast
#2yup I think that's something I'd actually call a true lifehack!
but that being said, it would be really interesting to see how a development like this could influence the nation wide development of cannabis legislation, especially down here in the Bible belt. granted I don't think it'll necessarily have a huge impact but i think having a cheap and efficient source of cannabinoids equalizing the market value and providing a larger pool to experiment upon to help support the idea of cannabis legalization
but hey even if not it's cool to see what we can hack nature to do!
Re: Scientists brew cannabis using modified beer yeast
#3THC and CBD is kind of meh. The real fun (for perverse values of fun) is when someone starts making heroin starter that can reliably turn sugar into enough opiate to risk an overdose.
And then bootleg biologics and other patent drugs, I would totally buy a yeast that let me make my own Humira and let me control the supply; even if possessing it meant a hefty prison term.
Re: Scientists brew cannabis using modified beer yeast
#4yup I think that's something I'd actually call a true lifehack! but that being said, it would be really interesting to see how a development like this could influence the nation wide development of cannabis legislation, especially down here in the Bible belt. granted I don't think it'll necessarily have a huge impact but i think having a cheap and efficient source of cannabinoids equalizing the market value and provi…
Until the next hacker crosses yeast and poppies to create home-brew opiods. Very soon you might not need to be a chemistry teacher to found your own meth empire. Some sugar water and a few drops of the right yeast might suffice.
Re: Scientists brew cannabis using modified beer yeast
#5As someone in this industry, I doubt this will become a reality. The real problem is cost. When you use yeast, you have to supply the energy for the entire system. When you grow a plant, you get free energy from the sun. The cost savings are hard to beat. Nicotine extracts aren't made from yeast either. That should be a big warning flag for the business sides of these cool projects.
Re: Scientists brew cannabis using modified beer yeast
#6As someone in this industry, I doubt this will become a reality. The real problem is cost. When you use yeast, you have to supply the energy for the entire system. When you grow a plant, you get free energy from the sun. The cost savings are hard to beat. Nicotine extracts aren't made from yeast either. That should be a big warning flag for the business sides of these cool projects.
That only holds true for the legal market though?
Re: Scientists brew cannabis using modified beer yeast
#7As someone in this industry, I doubt this will become a reality. The real problem is cost. When you use yeast, you have to supply the energy for the entire system. When you grow a plant, you get free energy from the sun. The cost savings are hard to beat. Nicotine extracts aren't made from yeast either. That should be a big warning flag for the business sides of these cool projects.
How much is grown in actual sunlight? Isnt most all of it in greenhouses under lamps?
Re: Scientists brew cannabis using modified beer yeast
#8yup I think that's something I'd actually call a true lifehack! but that being said, it would be really interesting to see how a development like this could influence the nation wide development of cannabis legislation, especially down here in the Bible belt. granted I don't think it'll necessarily have a huge impact but i think having a cheap and efficient source of cannabinoids equalizing the market value and provi…
Until the next hacker crosses yeast and poppies to create home-brew opiods. Very soon you might not need to be a chemistry teacher to found your own meth empire. Some sugar water and a few drops of the right yeast might suffice.
That happened a while back
https://engineering.stanford.edu/magazine/article/stanford-r...
Re: Scientists brew cannabis using modified beer yeast
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Until the next hacker crosses yeast and poppies to create home-brew opiods. Very soon you might not need to be a chemistry teacher to found your own meth empire. Some sugar water and a few drops of the right yeast might suffice.
That happened a while back https://engineering.stanford.edu/magazine/article/stanford-r...
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Re: Scientists brew cannabis using modified beer yeast
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Until the next hacker crosses yeast and poppies to create home-brew opiods. Very soon you might not need to be a chemistry teacher to found your own meth empire. Some sugar water and a few drops of the right yeast might suffice.
That happened a while back https://engineering.stanford.edu/magazine/article/stanford-r...
Hasn't this been around for a little time also? Yeast Can Now Produce THC, Marijuana’s Infamous Compound - September 15, 2015 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2015/09/15/modifie...