I can’t recall the details across those vegetation cycles lol, so I searched for things I didn’t know about cannabis to make it more interesting so curious facts about cannabis.
In the late 1990s, scientists planted industrial hemp inside the 30 km Chernobyl Exclusion Zone specifically to decontaminate the soil. Through a process called phytoremediation, cannabis roots pulled radioactive isotopes (like Cesium-137 and Strontium-90) and heavy metals directly out of the irradiated dirt.
Cannabinoids are Actually Toxic to the Plant Itself
THC and CBD are cytotoxic, meaning if they leak into the plant's internal cell tissue, they cause programmed cell death and kill the plant's own leaves. To solve this, the plant evolved capitate-stalked trichomes, which act like biological hazmat suits. The plant manufactures the raw precursor compounds inside the head of the trichome, exports them outside its own living cell walls, and constructs the resin head as an external balloon. The sticky crystal are designed to keep the plant from poisoning itself!