Marketing Greenhouse Thai

[Jay Ryan 6]

I am currently growing two Greenhouse Thai plants. They are tall, with thin airy buds. I'm sure the buds will close up, they have been in bud for 5 weeks, and have at least 9 weeks left to go until they are finished, but it has gotten me thinking.

Back in the 70s Thai Stick was the precursor to the great weed of California. It was far better than acapulco gold, panama red, columbian gold, mexican rag weed and it was a few years before the great Northern Cali Skunk, and the Hawaiian weeds. It filled the early to mid 70s market in California, and probably US wide.

With Greenhouse Thai we have a chance to go back in time, and experience a great Sativa. Though what I have found in California, a lot of the medical users are all about the Kush, and many have never exprienced real Thai, in stick form like we used to get in the 70s.

The other thing I've noticed in Cali is that anything is called Kush. It would be funny if it wasn't absurd. We have Kushs described as "Pure Sativa" or "Pure Indica" or "A 60/40 Hybrid" yada yada yada. It's gotten to the point that other than OG Kush, the term Kush has become totally meaningless.

But, it's marketing. Plain and simple.

I've mentioned my grow to the patients I normally supply, and they are excited to try it out. Yes, they are all over 50, so to them, Thai Stick means something.

As many of you know, in a few weeks we will likely enact the first legalization of marijuana in America, but I think the distribution chains are already in place through the medical market, and well, it's all about marketing.

So, here's my thought, and I want your opinion on it, should I try to recreate the original Thai Stick experience? I've read that Thai stick was soaked in opium, or covered in Hash oil, but the Thai Stick I had, back in the 70s, was just good buds wrapped around stick, in a uniform way, and that is what I'm going to try to recreate.

I plan on drying all the long branches, there are tons, and then cutting them to a uniform length, say a little shorter than the width of a bag, and supplying them rolled on sticks to the medical community. Draw them in with the packaging, keep them with the tripy high.

What do you all think? Does anyone have any experience making the stick, tying it, wrapping it?

Thanks!!!

[Guest superbluehaze]

I remeber thai sticks but i never saw anything but good buds wrapped around a bamboo stick.

It sounds like the way to go to me.

good luck with it Ryan, and enjoy the smoke

happy harvest,

john

[Salem Medicine Man 0]

I remember the untied Thai, and I remember the Thai Stick ~ Unbelievable smoke.... Funny subject, since I am sitting in Northern Thailand right now!

[aussie haze luver 29]

Wow the old Thai stick...

I remember bck when i shared a room with my sister no two separate beds lol with a gap in the middle when i was 14 or so and people didnt think it was weird...

My mate and i mowed a few yards and had the 10bucks or so to buy one or two...

All i can remember is smoking so much we whited out and was fighting over the bucket in between the bed to see who needed to throw up.....damn good times lol

[Jay Ryan 6]

Thanks everyone, I'll post pics when their done, probably end of December.

I heard some where that one reason they were wrapped was because the airy buds would dry too fast. Tying them to the stick kept them moist.

We shall see

[anguscr 290]

Love to see those Thai sticks... I think it will be a good marketing hit & as Tokage says it will show new generations something good & new for them. Very good idea Jay, wish u the best.

[Syn 48]

Thai sticks !

Sounds like a good idea to me Jay ,,

From a pure buisness perspective it works ,,

As you say it's all about the marketing ,,

You got 2 markets already the old ones that remember such things ,

Then your younger generation for whom these things might as well be an urban myth !

I've made them a couple of times , different methods,

Method 1,,

What we niknamed dry sticks !

It's efectivley a weed kebab packed but not to tight then bound with the hair string ,,

Method 2 ,,

make your stick up as before,,

Then brush it with oil and roll it in decent scuff untill it starts to build ,,

Repeat as many times as you like !

The once again tie with a hair string ,,

1 is good for anxiety

2 pain relief all the way

StayStoked

[Salem Medicine Man 0]

You can get bamboo skewers at almost any store, and they are exactly what the Thai Sticks I remember in the early 80's to be tied to... Only difference is that the skewers will be sharp at one end.

[Jay Ryan 6]

Since Thai plants have such long branches I was going to dry them, clean them up, and use them, but that is an interesting idea, I could cut off the sharp ends.

Thanks!

[Salem Medicine Man 0]

Bamboo is authentic... I'm actually sitting in bangkok right now, and the thought crossed my mind while eating chicken off of one them skewers...LOL

[Jay Ryan 6]

Authentic is what I'm aiming for, so I shall get the skewers and use them. BTW Salem, do they still do them in Bangkok?

[Salem Medicine Man 0]

I really haven't looked into it, but most offers I have had have never mentioned the Good Old Sticks...

[Jay Ryan 6]

Salem, I read some where that back in the 70s it was Americans that went over and set up the whole thai stick thing so that the loose thai buds wouldn't over dry on their way to the states.

I have no idea if any of it was true, but it makes sense to slow down drying, and to add weight, then not sell it for weight, but as volume (stick).

[Salem Medicine Man 0]

I never heard that one.... What I remember is around '81 or '82, it was all we could find in Oregon ( That, and the Afghan Hash). It was both Thai Stick, and untied Thai. It all came to an end when they busted a very large ship anchored off the Oregon / California coast line full of it! Then it was all about the Humbolt ~ Nice white popcorn buds!!! Those were the good old days!

[Jay Ryan 6]

Hopefully Greenhouse Thai will bring it all back!

[Romeu9 491]

Great post, Jay!

You started here a good discussion!

I'm a newbie. I only started smoking weed wen I started growing my own, 3 years ago. Thank God I have started this. I Love cannabis plants, they are now part of my life for ever.

Before I always looked for good polen bars and very very good ashishe to smoke...

So, I dont even know what Thai sticks was and I still try to get it right!

Thanks for open up this discussion!

take care

[jah is rasta 0]

This looks very interesting man and im sure will work from a marketting point of view!

never smoked thai weed but heard its very nice,and cheap in thailand!!

soo ya have a go at it man seems like a very good idea!

PEACE

[Glocalgrower 3]

So what happened to those sticks? Its well past december now.

[Jay Ryan 6]

Glocalgrower,

I harvested, some in Dec, the rest in January (19 weeks in flower!!!). Most is cured. I have about 1/2 lb after "taste testing" a few ounces worth

I was going to bring some by a new collective that opened up near my house, and see what they thought. Everyone that has tried it loved it, and just the word "Thai" got their eyes glazed over.

I'll post when I figure this out. Or IF I figure this out...