>>512722845not really. alot of factors at play.
Plants aren't premature, they are just selected for fast growth, fast finish genetics. Grown in SOG and scrog methods, no buckets or outdoors. Temp is the most important variable.
Most regular weed starts off as THCa weed. It is dried, cured, then tested, packed, and distributed.
THCA weed is dried at lower temps, then tested, THEN cured and packaged. By the time it gets to you, it would not pass the COA because most of the thca is converted to THC by then. Especially if it sat in a hot car or storage room at some point.
Further, THCd9 levels were genetically optimized for testing for show when that industry came around. Prior to 2012ish, all the weed had mixed cbd/thc/thca/cbd etc levels. Many growers are going back and finding excellent THCA and CBD producers locked up in old pre 2000's genetics.
Another factor is consumption method. Baked into edibles, it's fully converted.
Vaped, depends on vape temp.
Smoked in a joint, it's mostly converted.
Smoked in a spliff or blunt, it's completely converted.
Smoked in a bong, most of it is lost to incineration, just like with regular weed. But it depends on your grind and lighting technique.
Don't smoke bongs kids. mmmkuy? bongs are bad. mmmkuy?
Bongs will give you lung infections and rot your brain with lighter fluid.
MMMMKAY?