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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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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. This terpene has been rightfully dubbed – hashishene. Related Stories. Why does hash degrade?

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

The Cannigma

In fact, even some of the most commonly used terms have no agreed-upon definition. While there is no standard definition for what these terms mean, there is a general consensus on generic terms like isolate, broad spectrum, and full spectrum. Ice water hash – 35 votes (7%).

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What are THC crystals? THCa crystalline and its uses

The Cannigma

They’re odorless, flavorless, and free of all other cannabis compounds, including terpenes. Sometimes crystals can contain small amounts of terpenes or other impurities trapped inside the crystalline structure, but generally speaking these are pure crystals of THCa. They contain up to 99% THCa, making them incredibly potent.

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

The Cannigma

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. These trichomes hold most of the good stuff in cannabis, namely the cannabinoids and terpenes.

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5 Rare Cannabis Strains You Should Try if You Get the Chance

Veriheal

As research develops, we are beginning to understand that these classifications are of lesser importance than the terpene and cannabinoid composition of different strains or chemovars. It is said to produce an average THC level of around 18%, with a dominant terpene being myrcene. So, it’s definitely an acquired taste.

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What Is Cannabis Rosin?

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

This can result in high-end rosins that present terpene notes and cannabinoid ratios nowhere to be found in concentrates made through other processes – particularly those that rely on the use of solvents to extract THC. When zooming in on the cannabis world, the definitions become a bit more rigid.