The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Rather, plant enzymes turn the “mother cannabinoid” cannabigerolic acid (CBGa) into THCa. Most cannabinoids , including CBD and THC, begin their life as cannabinoid acids. Pure THCa won’t get you high because it doesn’t have a strong attraction to your body’s cannabinoid receptors. How to make THC crystals.

THC 120

THC Trichome Terpenes Concentrates 120

The Cannigma

JANUARY 9, 2023

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.

Hash 120

Hash Terpenes Trichome Concentrates 120

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.41% THC, 20.19% THCa, and 20.89% total cannabinoids. The trichome layer was noticeably dense with developed milky trichomes at all points, glittering when held up to light. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Sativa 76

Sativa Trichome Hybrid Research and Development 76

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 30, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.07% CBG, 0.36% CBCa, 1.19% CBGa, 0.31% Delta 9 THC, 29.75% THCa, and 31.67% total cannabinoids. The strawberry, peach, and cream notes came through clearly followed by a savory cheesy tone that added a richness to the flavor that wasn’t present in the aroma.

Trichome 89

Trichome Hybrid Terpenes Events 89

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 18, 2023

While I’ve become firmly planted in my belief that cannabis is an extremely complex plant and the real secrets to the effects go far beyond simply terpenes and cannabinoids, I’m still fascinated by the consumer fixation with THC. This batch of flower tested at 1.54% THC, 30.985% THCa, and 34.786% total cannabinoids.

Trichome 78

Trichome Strains Hybrid Terpenes 78

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 1.66% CBGa, 0.89% THC, 29.75% THCa, and 32.31% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo A singular large pointed flower carried undertones of bright turf green, supporting outreaching fire orange hairs and a layer of trichomes that had just turned milky.

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Trichome Sativa Hybrid Terpenes 76

Medicinal Genomics

JULY 9, 2023

To ensure the safety and quality of cannabis products, some jurisdictions set limits on the amount of yeast and mold that can be present. In some cases, regulators allow growers to extract cannabinoids from the failed batch, and retest. Pathogenic and beneficial microbes use trichomes as a key point of entry in other plants.

Trichome 98

Trichome Environment Cannabis Compliance 98

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 8, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 1.677% THC, 26.075% THCa, and 28.386% total cannabinoids. The trichome frost was visible on the surface and had just started the transition from milky to amber. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Trichome 82

Trichome Hash Hybrid Sleep 82

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.67% THC, 25.23% THCa, and 26.27% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo This Big Chillz eighth consisted of five lightly trimmed, Christmas-tree shaped flowers carrying a mix of bright-lime green and purple-base tones and a milky trichome frost that brightened the entire bud.

Indica 82

Indica Hybrid Trichome Research and Development 82

Illinois News Joint

MAY 27, 2023

THCa, and 27.02% total cannabinoids. While some remnants of sugar leaf were present, the entire bud was covered in a light, milky-colored trichome frost. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Trichome 98

Trichome Indica Hybrid Strains 98

Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 22, 2023

Delta 9 THC, 23.77% THCa, and 25.65% total cannabinoids. Bright-turf green with vivid-fire orange hairs crisscrossing each bud, these flowers carried a milky and sparkling trichome frost. Overall, I enjoyed the gassy and herbal flavors and calm but present experience profile, and I look forward to sampling more 93 Boyz.

Hybrid 87

Hybrid Trichome Terpenes Strains 87

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 9, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.424% CBGa, 0.458% THC, 19.36% THCa, and 20.242% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo A small handful of loosely trimmed popcorn buds carried a deep forest green color that was almost entirely obscured by deep royal purple sugar leaf pieces and a frosty coating of milky trichomes.

Indica 94

Indica Hybrid Trichome Terpenes 94

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 1.404% CBGa, 0.414% THC, 18.811% THCa, and 20.629% total cannabinoids. A light milky trichome frost concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves had once sat. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Sativa 88

Sativa Strains Trichome Concentrates 88

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 1, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 1.187% THC, 23.333% THCa, and 24.52% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo This eighth came as a handful of small popcorn buds with an off-green amber base tone, accented with splotches of purple and a light dusting of amber trichomes. Physically, a strong weighted blanket sensation built in my body.

Trichome 76

Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 76

Illinois News Joint

MAY 13, 2023

Paradise #6 tested at 0.64% THC, 26.61% THCa, and 28.46% total cannabinoids. total cannabinoids. Paradise #6 presented itself visually with a substantial chunky cola at the top, accompanied by three smaller popcorn-sized nugs. The primary indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, limonene, α-humulene and α-pinene.

Trichome 81

Trichome Terpenes Strains Research and Development 81

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 22, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.63% THC, 28.96% THCa, and 29.59% total cannabinoids. The trichomes were dense and visibly milky, sparkly when held up to a light. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Indica 84

Indica Trichome Hybrid Events 84

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.76% Delta 9 THC, 25.11% THCa, and 26.19% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo A handful of small popcorn flowers carried an olive-green undertone shrouded beneath purple sugar leaf remnants, clumps of loose orange hairs, and a milky and dense trichome frost that lightened the entire color profile.

Sativa 102

Sativa Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 102

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 17, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.12% CBDa, 1.19% CBGa, 33.33% THCa, and 34.64% total cannabinoids. The trichome frost was bright and just transitioning from clear to milky, sparkling when held to the light. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Trichome 80

Trichome Hash Indica Hybrid 80

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 1.46% THC, 30.83% THCa, and 32.29% total cannabinoids. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners. The efficacy of these products has not been confirmed by FDA-approved research.

Indica 85

Indica Hybrid Trichome Strains 85

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 16, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.99% CBCa, 1.59% CBGa, 0.39% Delta 9 THC, 34.05% THCa, and 37.01% total cannabinoids. A bright lime-green undertone peeked out from beneath large splotches of bright purple, clumps of dried fire-orange hairs, and a milky-trichome frost. Terpenes were 1.3%

Indica 100

Indica Strains Trichome Hybrid 100

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.71% CBGa, 0.47% THC, 34.09% THCa, and 35.27% total cannabinoids. Indicated terpenes were limonene at 0.92%, b-myrcene at 0.44%, b-caryophyllene at 0.37%, and a-humulene at 0.2%, and 1.93% total cannabinoids. Visible milky trichomes dotted the surface, but the frost layer was light.

Sativa 84

Sativa Hybrid Trichome Strains 84

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.841% THC, 20.436% THCa, and 22.956% total cannabinoids. This gram presented as one large rounded chunky bud with a tiny additional bud piece. Bright lime green throughout with a few darker sugar-leaf remnants and thin, wispy fire-orange hairs, this flower was studded with outreaching milky trichomes.

Sativa 79

Sativa Trichome Hybrid Strains 79

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 9, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 1.38% CBGa, 0.48% Delta 9 THC, 23.13% THCa, and 24.99% total cannabinoids. The trim job was light overall, which kept the trichomes relatively intact but left a few sugar leaves on the flower. Terpenes were 1.45% of the total weight with β-caryophyllene, limonene, and linalool being the heaviest.

Trichome 84

Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 84

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 22.43% THCa, 0.64% THC, and 23.83% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos Visually, the eighth presented as several chunky flowers with a sparkling trichome frost that shrouded the underlying deep green tones and gave the fire orange hairs a sticky matrix to dry into.

Trichome 89

Trichome Hybrid Indica Strains 89

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.571% THC, 29.821% THCa, and 31.848% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos A handful of closely trimmed, pointed popcorn buds carried a vibrant turf-green base color, some remnant of orange hairs, and a speckling of small but visible trichomes. The flower was very dense, a combination of structure and dryness.

Hybrid 87

Hybrid Trichome Research and Development Indica 87

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.47% THC, 24.58% THCa, and 25.05% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos Two large cola tips and a small popcorn piece carried a uniform lime-green base tone, accented by some deep-forest-green sugar-leaf remnants, wispy outreaching orange hairs, and a glistening milky trichome frost.

Collective 86

Collective Hybrid Trichome Strains 86

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.58% THC, 28.54% THCa, and 30.14% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos Three large buds, chunky near the base but reaching out into a point at their apex, carried a bright lime-green-base tone, clumps of curled orange hairs, and a dense trichome frost that brightened the base further.

Hybrid 93

Hybrid Trichome Terpenes Strains 93

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.31% THC, 23.71% THCa, and 24.02% total cannabinoids. Bright pinks and purples blended into a light turf-green base that was shrouded by a dense milky-trichome layer and thin-orange hairs reaching out into every direction. The indicated primary terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, and linalool.

Trichome 92

Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 92

Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.249% THCVa, 23.246% THCa, 0.614% Delta 9 THC, 0.309% CBCa, 1.136% CBGa, 0.190% CBG, and 25.746% total cannabinoids. While the trichome frost was not particularly heavy, it formed small pockets of stark-white milky concentration.

Sativa 87

Sativa Hybrid Trichome Strains 87

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 1.08% THC, 27.77% THCa, and 29.34% total cannabinoids. The bright green base tone was consistent across the sugar leaves with thick bunches of orange hairs and a milky trichome frost adding some variety. Listed terpenes were β-caryophyllene at 0.63%, limonene at 0.47%, and β-myrcene at 0.23%.

Sativa 94

Sativa Trichome Hybrid Strains 94

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 1.02% CBGa, 1.138% Delta 9 THC, 24.323% THCa, and 26.481% total cannabinoids. The trichomes were visibly milky but shrouded by sugar leaf remnants. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners. Terpenes were 3.1%

Indica 91

Indica Hybrid Sleep Trichome 91

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 4, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.63% THC, 29.46% THCa, and 30.94% total cannabinoids. Two large flowers with points reaching out from the rounded core were dark green at the base with thick bright-orange hairs reaching out and a milky trichome frost concentrated at the creases, where sugar leafs had once been.

Trichome 84

Trichome Strains Hybrid Terpenes 84

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 21, 2024

This eighth tested at 28.084% THCa, 0.505% THC, 0.4501% CBGa, and 29.039% total cannabinoids. The buds were light green with darker green leaves mixed in and a coat of cream-yellow trichomes. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Sativa 88

Sativa Strains Terpenes Trichome 88

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 25, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.52% THC, 21.19% THCa, and 22.05% total cannabinoids. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners. The efficacy of these products has not been confirmed by FDA-approved research.

Hybrid 79

Hybrid Strains Trichome Terpenes 79

Illinois News Joint

JULY 2, 2023

THC, 26.97% THCa, and 28.81% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo This eighth presented as one large cola tip alongside a handful of smaller popcorn style buds. Deep forest green, the bright orange hairs gave the buds a contrasted appearance and the trichome frost was sparkling and visible. This batch of flower tested at 0.7%

Trichome 86

Trichome Strains Hybrid Terpenes 86

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.349% THCVa, 1.522% CBGa, 0.509% Delta 9 THC, 28.766% THCa, and 31.146% total cannabinoids. Thick-orange hairs weaved across the surface and under sugar-leaf remnants, while milky trichomes dotted the surface. Lusty Lady is a hybrid cross of Bahama Mama and Red Runtz, bred originally by Exotic Genetix.

Hybrid 78

Hybrid Trichome Strains Indica 78

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.534% THC, 26.153% THCa, and 27.995% total cannabinoids. The trichome layer sparkled when held to the light and provided a milky reflectivity. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Indica 86

Indica Trichome Hybrid Food 86