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An Introduction to Cannabis Trichomes

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

If you’re not already familiar with the ins and outs of the cannabis plant, then you might not know about cannabis trichomes. How can trichomes best be utilized by cannabis fans? Today, we’d like to answer each of these questions and give our readers a thorough overview of cannabis trichomes.

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Finding Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Plants

Project CBD

Special glands protruding from cannabis flowers express a series of unique molecules. Cannabinoids, as they are known, exist in cannabis. But it turns out that identical molecules are present in non-cannabis plants, as well. move through the trichome. Yet, woolly umbrella is evolutionarily distinct from cannabis.

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Understanding Hash and Its Many Varieties

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

While we have long been aware of the potential medical benefits of the cannabis plant, it is only in more recent years that we’ve truly started investing in research on the subject. However, what many don’t realize is that hash is derived from the cannabis plant as well. What Is Hash?

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What Is Cannabis Rosin?

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

In today’s vast and ever-expanding ocean of retail cannabis options, potent concentrates have carved out a major niche among both therapeutic users and those seeking general recreation and relaxation. Better yet, our commitment to you goes beyond merely selling cannabis. Demystifying Cannabis Concentrates: What Is Rosin?

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What Is Kief, and Should You Use It?

Leafwell

Kief refers to the collection of loose cannabis trichomes – the amber and white hairs that grow on cannabis flower and leaves – accumulated from the sifting of cannabis flowers with a mesh screen or sieve. Kief is the resin gland of the cannabis plant.

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Three Delicious Raw Cannabis Smoothie Recipes

Project CBD

It was once a common assumption within the cannabis community that plant cannabinoids aren’t “activated” or useful until they are “decarbed” — short for decarboxylated — which refers to the process of heating cannabis before it is consumed. Jump to raw cannabis smoothie recipes. Cannabis roots.

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What does ‘full spectrum’ cannabis mean and why is it important?

The Cannigma

“Which form of cannabis if the most “Full Spectrum?” Well, thanks to decades of strict prohibition, cannabis terminology is far from standardized. Here’s what they mean: Isolate is used to describe any product that only contains one purified cannabis constituent, like CBG isolate. Why all the confusion?

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