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What are trichomes?

Marijuana Seeds NL

If you’re familiar with the stickiness of good bud, then you’re already familiar with the peculiar term of ‘trichomes’. Trichomes comes from the Greek word Trích?ma In weed’s case, trichomes are the sticky-icky microscopic crystals that contain the plant’s beneficial cannabinoids and terpenes. What are trichomes?

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How to make edibles with kief

The Cannigma

While kief is usually collected for rolling into joints or topping off a bowl pack, you can also use it to make potent edibles. Kief is a fine green powder made from fallen trichomes, the shiny, hair-like substance on cannabis plants. Like all forms of raw cannabis, kief is abundant in acidic cannabinoids , like THCa and CBDa.

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Everything You Need To Know About Cannabis Trichomes

The Herb Collective

But the more you learn about cannabis, the more interesting every single part of the plant becomes! Look closely at photos of cannabis plants. The crystals growing off of your cannabis plants are trichomes. Some would say that they smoke cannabis just for the trichomes! What Are Trichomes?

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What is hashishene? Examining the unique chemistry of hashish

The Cannigma

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. Is hash, or hashish, really all that different from the cannabis flower? Related Stories.

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What is bubble hash and can you make it at home?

The Cannigma

The color is determined by how well the hash was extracted, by the cultivar of cannabis and its ripeness. All cannabis plants produce trichomes from resin glands on the buds. To the naked eye, trichomes are tiny fine hairs, but under close examination, trichomes are actually shaped like mushrooms with a fine stalk and big head.

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How to make THC Crystals

The Cannigma

Thanks to their unrivaled purity and potency, THCa crystals or “diamonds” are growing in popularity in the cannabis community. This novel cannabis concentrate is the raw form of THC, the main intoxicating compound found in cannabis flower. Learning how to make THCa crystals is best left to experienced cannabis extractors.

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Kief vs. Hash—What’s the Difference and How Can They be Used?

Veriheal

Cannabis legalization has been positive in many ways. For states that have legalized cannabis, residents no longer have to fear arrest and prosecution as long as they abide by state guidelines regarding cannabis legalization. Nowadays cannabis consumption includes a rich variety of methods. Kief vs. Hash: What is Kief?

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