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From Seed to Supplement: Growing Hemp for Premium Hemp Gummies

Otherside Farms

Today, growers who master the cultivation process can tap into a thriving market by producing premium hemp suitable for gummies and other CBD-rich edibles. Regular pruning and topping help encourage bushier plants, which yield higher CBD concentrationsessential for premium-quality gummies.

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How trichomes make terpenes and cannabinoids in supercell pathways

Cannabis Life Network

A study from the University of British Columbia froze trichomes with liquid nitrogen. Using modern techniques, they found new keys that better explain how trichomes make non-polar terpenes and cannabinoids without destroying plant cells. (1) Researchers peered into cryofixated Purple Kush cells with an electron microscope.

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Why are cannabis trichomes shaped like mushrooms? Breaking the cuticle

Cannabis Life Network

They include a family of cannabinoid acids and terpenes but are conversely toxic to cannabis plants. Thankfully, terp production occurs within trichomes — glandular hairs that cover your favourite frosty nugs. And trichomes have many tricks to prevent a toxic leak of cannabinoids and terpenes, which includes their mushroom shape.

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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. What Are the Trichomes on Cannabis?

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Finding Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Plants

Project CBD

3,4 In a May 2023 article in Nature Plants , Weissman Institute scientists confirmed that woolly umbrella produces CBGA in trichomes on its leaves, but hardly any CBGA was present on its flowers. That’s different from cannabis, where CBGA and other cannabinoids are concentrated in trichomes on flower tops. umbraculigerum.

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Cannabis Terpenes 101: What are they and how do they affect the body?

Canna Care Docs

When discussing the effects and characteristics of different cannabis strains, we often refer to cannabinoids , or the percentages of THC, CBD and other cannabinoids they contain. But there is another lesser-known compound that has an important role in the aromas, flavors and effects produced by the cannabis plant: terpenes.

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Discover The Lesser Known Cannabis Terpenes No One’s Heard Of

Veriheal

Interest in cannabis terpenes is ever-increasing as consumers and researchers seek to understand the compounds behind the aromatic smells and their benefits. Most people are already familiar with the terpenes known as myrcene, pinene, limonene, linalool, humulene, and caryophyllene. Explore These Lesser Known Terpenes.