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When’s the best time to harvest cannabis flowers? 

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It’s a good idea to look up data specific to your strain on reputable cannabis forums. Ideally, when you harvest your cannabis most of your trichomes should have a milky white color (Shutterstock). Most cannabis cultivators determine whether their plant is ready for harvest by carefully examining the trichomes.

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What is hashishene? Examining the unique chemistry of hashish

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For hundreds if not thousands of years, human beings have been separating glandular trichomes from cannabis plants, pressing them into shapes, and allowing them to cure like fine wines as a product known as hashish, or hash. Cannabinoid Results from Frenchy Cannoli Trichome Research Initiative Project.

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What Is Nanoemulsion and What Does It Mean for Cannabis Beverages?

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They require a process in which THC or other cannabinoid particles are reduced to nanoscopic size that allows them to then be mixed with water or other aqueous liquids. There is not extensive safety data available, however. Trichomes on a cannabis plant. What nanoemulsion means for cannabis products. Shutterstock. Shutterstock).

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How Cannabis Preservation Techniques Impact Terpene Content

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Many people think that losing terpenes is a good trade for acquiring the cannabinoids but the terpene content responsible for the flavors and aromas associated with cannabis. Terpenes are also located in the trichomes, which has been found to be the key to potency. The Eybna Technologies Terpene Study.

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Scientists say they can spot high-CBD strains just from their leaves

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Chemical and genetic analysis are still the most accurate measurements of a strain’s cannabinoid content, the authors say, but this new understanding of the cannabis plants’ physical trains could help growers to get a good first read of their crop’s qualities as it grows, without having to use destructive and expensive testing methods.

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Why Terpenes Are Vital To Your Cannabinoid Therapy

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Why Terpenes Are Vital To Your Cannabinoid Therapy. 3,4] By observing the terpene profile, cannabinoid presence and potency, and quantity of standard biomolecules like lipids and waxes, scientists can identify different chemovars. Terpenes also interact with the cannabinoids to help the therapeutic benefits take effect!

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What is CBGA?

The Cannigma

While CBG (cannabigerol) has been hailed ‘the mother of all cannabinoids,’ it’s time to reveal the true heir to the throne – cannabigerolic acid, or CBGA. This cannabinoid has only recently been studied, and future studies will certainly divulge its exact importance. Common cannabinoids in cannabis. What does CBGA do?