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Cannabis Bioengineering : The Wave of the Future

Veriheal

THC is primarily located on small outgrowths of the plant known as trichomes. If you study your cannabis flower closely, you’ll be able to see these trichomes. Because only the trichomes produce cannabinoids, much of the plant is often wasted—although there are some low-yield uses for the stems and leaves.

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What is PGR cannabis and how can you spot it?

The Cannigma

Instead, what customers get are artificially dense nugs with mild trichome counts. Since PGR weed has fewer trichomes than typical weed, these buds also won’t feel as sticky on your fingertips. Speaking of trichomes, it’s less likely you’ll detect pungent aromatics from PGRs weed. How to identify PGR weed: a few tell-tale signs.

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Cultivating Knowledge: The Science and Art of Growing Medical Marijuana at Home in Florida

MMJ Recs

Image by 2H Media on Unsplash Indoor Marijuana Cultivation: Mastering Controlled Environments Indoor marijuana cultivation represents the pinnacle of precision horticulture, where cultivators leverage controlled environments to maximize yields, potency, and quality.

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Ways to Store MMJ

LifeCannMD

Cannabis maintains itself better in cool but not cold environments. These types of bags attract trichomes and do not protect medical marijuana from air or moisture. As a side note, plastic bags pose a risk for the product to get crushed, risking trichomes being removed from the bud, rendering the plant less potent or effective.

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 Medical Cannabis in the UK: From Edibles and Grow Tents to Dry Sifting Hash and Bud Rot Prevention

The Joint Blog

This article briefly takes you through all you need to know about medical cannabis in the UK while exploring the alternative methods of consumption and production. These are enclosed and self-contained tent units that provide a controlled environment for growing and cultivating cannabis plants. What is Medical Cannabis?

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How Medical Marijuana is Cultivated, Processed, and Distributed in the USA

MMJ Recs

Other techniques include mechanical separation, such as using sieves or presses, to extract trichomes from the plant material. Cultivators must monitor factors such as temperature, humidity, light intensity, and air circulation to create an optimal growing environment for cannabis plants.

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Featured Brand: Glorious Extracts

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Drying and curing extracts can negatively alter trichomes and terpenes in the substance, which is fortunately not the case for live resin. Ice water is then used to strip the resinous trichomes from the flower, and the trichome-rich water is then placed into several micron bags to catch the hash.