EXPLOIT CVE: 420:710

Using Ethephon as a Cannabis Hack
How Ethylene Does the Trick

The hack using Ethephon as an exploit in cannabis relies on its ability to convert into ethylene within the plant, and it's the ethylene that really does the "trick."

We’re about to create an ethylene overflow.

Once applied to the plant, Ethephon breaks down due to the action of water and heat. This breakdown releases ethylene, a natural plant hormone.

Ethylene is key in many growth and maturation processes in plants.

For example, in the case of tomatoes, ethylene is the signal that starts the ripening process, turning tomatoes from green to red and developing their characteristic flavor and texture.

So, by applying Ethephon, we are essentially introducing an external source of ethylene, which "tricks" the plant into starting these processes earlier or more quickly than it would naturally. In terms of hacking, Ethephon acts like a shortcut or command that triggers the plant’s natural ripening program ahead of schedule.

But in cannabis, ethylene is a hormone that, besides regulating maturation, can also influence sex expression.

That's our exploit!

In male cannabis plants, which typically develop only male flowers, an increase in ethylene induces the formation of female flowers, a phenomenon known as "sex reversal." While underlying genetics primarily determine whether a cannabis plant will be male or female, ethylene can influence the expression of the plant’s sex.

In cannabis, sex is genetically determined by a pair of sex chromosomes, similar to the XY system in humans, where female plants are XX and males are XY. However, sex expression can be influenced by environmental and hormonal factors, with ethylene being one of these influences.

Applying Ethephon, which breaks down into ethylene within the plant, can alter the usual flowering process. This treatment forces male plants to produce flowers with pistils and female organs, morphologically capable of producing seeds after pollination, yet distinct with their characteristic five pistils. The real intrigue lies in the possibility of uncovering a SuperMale. By generating female flowers with male XY chromosomal formation, there’s a chance of pollinating an XY female flower with XY pollen, leading to a 25% chance of producing a SuperMale YY a mythical creature that has never been proven to exist in nature. This is our quest, our potential discovery. Will you be the first to find it? Your name could be immortalized in the stars of cannabis breeding history.