The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

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.

Hash 126

Hash Trichome Concentrates Terpenes 126

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 21, 2024

Primary terpenes included 0.831% β-mercene, 0.466% α-pinene, 0.208% limonene, and 0.194% β-caryophyllene, which helped reach total terpenes of 1.699%. The buds were light green with darker green leaves mixed in and a coat of cream-yellow trichomes. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

Sativa 85

Sativa Strains Terpenes Trichome 85

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 16, 2023

The most significant leap in cannabis assessment has undoubtedly been the advent and elevation of the terpene panel. While the correlation between terpenes and the effects of certain strains is still debated, there is no doubt that strains with higher terpene levels are more fragrant and flavorful.

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Terpenes Strains Hybrid Trichome 81

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, α-humulene, linalool, and β-myrcene. The trichome layer was noticeably dense with developed milky trichomes at all points, glittering when held up to light. This batch of flower tested at 0.41% THC, 20.19% THCa, and 20.89% total cannabinoids.

Sativa 74

Sativa Trichome Hybrid Research and Development 74

StrainConnect

APRIL 23, 2019

Why Terpenes Are Vital To Your Cannabinoid Therapy. An intro to terpenes and how they work in hemp and cannabis. So were back with one of the most important subjects you should arm yourself with: terpenes. Ask for the end products Certificate of Analysis (COA) and require the COA to include a terpene profile as well.

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Terpenes Cannabinoids Therapy Hybrid 63

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The indicated terpenes were terpinolene at 1.31%, eucalyptol at 0.43%, and β-myrcene at 0.24%. ILNJ photo A singular large pointed flower carried undertones of bright turf green, supporting outreaching fire orange hairs and a layer of trichomes that had just turned milky. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

Trichome 74

Trichome Sativa Hybrid Terpenes 74

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Terpenes were 1.556% of the total weight with terpinolene, β-caryophyllene, eucalyptol, and β-myrcene being the heaviest. A light milky trichome frost concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves had once sat. Acapulco Gold is a sativa-leaning hybrid strain. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

Sativa 85

Sativa Strains Trichome Concentrates 85

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Terpenes were 1.16% of the total weight with β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, limonene, and α-humulene being the heaviest. ILNJ photo A small handful of loosely trimmed popcorn buds carried a deep forest green color that was almost entirely obscured by deep royal purple sugar leaf pieces and a frosty coating of milky trichomes.

Indica 91

Indica Hybrid Trichome Terpenes 91

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, α-pinene, and α-humulene. ILNJ photo A handful of small popcorn flowers carried an olive-green undertone shrouded beneath purple sugar leaf remnants, clumps of loose orange hairs, and a milky and dense trichome frost that lightened the entire color profile.

Sativa 99

Sativa Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 99

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 16, 2024

Terpenes were 1.3% A bright lime-green undertone peeked out from beneath large splotches of bright purple, clumps of dried fire-orange hairs, and a milky-trichome frost. FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Indica 97

Indica Strains Trichome Hybrid 97

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 9, 2024

Terpenes were 1.45% of the total weight with β-caryophyllene, limonene, and linalool being the heaviest. The trim job was light overall, which kept the trichomes relatively intact but left a few sugar leaves on the flower. This batch of flower tested at 1.38% CBGa, 0.48% Delta 9 THC, 23.13% THCa, and 24.99% total cannabinoids.

Trichome 81

Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 81

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Terpenes were 0.894% of the total weight with β-myrcene, α-pinene, limonene, and linalool being the most prevalent. ILNJ photo This eighth came as a handful of small popcorn buds with an off-green amber base tone, accented with splotches of purple and a light dusting of amber trichomes.

Trichome 74

Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 74

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The indicated primary terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, and linalool. Bright pinks and purples blended into a light turf-green base that was shrouded by a dense milky-trichome layer and thin-orange hairs reaching out into every direction. This batch of flower tested at 0.31% THC, 23.71% THCa, and 24.02% total cannabinoids.

Trichome 89

Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 89

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The indicated terpenes were β-myrcene at 0.65%, limonene at 0.61%, and β-caryophyllene at 0.51%. ILNJ photos Three large buds, chunky near the base but reaching out into a point at their apex, carried a bright lime-green-base tone, clumps of curled orange hairs, and a dense trichome frost that brightened the base further.

Hybrid 90

Hybrid Trichome Terpenes Strains 90

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Terpenes were 2.03% of the total weight with β-caryophyllene, limonene, and α-pinene being the heaviest. FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

Trichome 86

Trichome Hybrid Terpenes Events 86

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 18, 2023

While I’ve become firmly planted in my belief that cannabis is an extremely complex plant and the real secrets to the effects go far beyond simply terpenes and cannabinoids, I’m still fascinated by the consumer fixation with THC. That’s why I still get a kick when we get to add a strain to our “Thirty % Plus” review series.

Trichome 75

Trichome Strains Hybrid Terpenes 75

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Listed terpenes were β-caryophyllene at 0.63%, limonene at 0.47%, and β-myrcene at 0.23%. The bright green base tone was consistent across the sugar leaves with thick bunches of orange hairs and a milky trichome frost adding some variety. This batch of flower tested at 1.08% THC, 27.77% THCa, and 29.34% total cannabinoids.

Sativa 90

Sativa Trichome Hybrid Strains 90

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Terpenes were 3.1% The trichomes were visibly milky but shrouded by sugar leaf remnants. ILNJ photos FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Grape Jubilee is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Cereal Milk and Berry Bubba.

Indica 87

Indica Hybrid Sleep Trichome 87

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 25, 2024

The primary terpenes were limonene at 0.62%, β-caryophyllene at 0.33%, and ocimene at 0.28% ILNJ photos This picturesque half ounce came as eight thumb-sized cola tops with an almost black base color hiding beneath frosty trichome heavy creases, where sugar leaves had been and thick rust colored hairs that had dried into the body of the buds.

Hybrid 76

Hybrid Strains Trichome Terpenes 76

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 4, 2024

The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, linalool, and ocimene. Two large flowers with points reaching out from the rounded core were dark green at the base with thick bright-orange hairs reaching out and a milky trichome frost concentrated at the creases, where sugar leafs had once been.

Trichome 81

Trichome Strains Hybrid Terpenes 81

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Terpenes were 2.2% Thick-orange hairs weaved across the surface and under sugar-leaf remnants, while milky trichomes dotted the surface. ILNJ photos FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

Hybrid 75

Hybrid Trichome Strains Indica 75

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 23, 2023

Primary terpenes included limonene, β-caryophyllene, linalool, α-terpineol, and endo-fenchyl alcohol. The trichome frost covering the buds was milky but sparkled when held up to the light. ILNJ photo FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Indica 87

Indica Terpenes Trichome Hybrid 87

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene at 0.69%, limonene at 0.39%, and linalool at 0.19%. ILNJ photo This Big Chillz eighth consisted of five lightly trimmed, Christmas-tree shaped flowers carrying a mix of bright-lime green and purple-base tones and a milky trichome frost that brightened the entire bud.

Indica 79

Indica Hybrid Trichome Research and Development 79

Illinois News Joint

MAY 13, 2023

The primary indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, limonene, α-humulene and α-pinene. The primary terpenes were β-myrcene, β-caryophyllene, limonene, α-pinene, and ocimene. Throughout the buds, I noticed remnants of large sugar leaves that shared the same trichome sparkle as the rest of the flower.

Trichome 77

Trichome Terpenes Strains Research and Development 77

Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 22, 2023

The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, α-humulene, and α-bisabolol. Bright-turf green with vivid-fire orange hairs crisscrossing each bud, these flowers carried a milky and sparkling trichome frost. FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Hybrid Trichome Terpenes Strains 84

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Indicated terpenes were limonene at 0.92%, b-myrcene at 0.44%, b-caryophyllene at 0.37%, and a-humulene at 0.2%, and 1.93% total cannabinoids. Visible milky trichomes dotted the surface, but the frost layer was light. This batch of flower tested at 0.71% CBGa, 0.47% THC, 34.09% THCa, and 35.27% total cannabinoids.

Sativa 81

Sativa Hybrid Trichome Strains 81

Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The listed terpenes were β-myrcene at 1.05%, eucalyptol at 0.49%, and valencene at 0.09%. A close trim job left very little sugar leaf and highlighted a trichome layer that had just begun to show signs of ambering. FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Strains 88

Strains Sativa Trichome Hybrid 88

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The indicated terpenes were myrcene at 1.79%, caryophyllene at 0.35%, and ocimene at 0.35%. Ambering trichome stalks and heads dotted the outside of the flower and lightened up the overall color. FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Sativa 82

Sativa Trichome Terpenes Strains 82

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 31, 2024

Terpenes were 1.79% of the total weight. A blend of olive- and neon-green tones was further brightened by the visible milky trichomes glittering on the surface. ILNJ photos FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Hybrid 52

Hybrid Trichome Terpenes Cultivation 52

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 23, 2023

The Terpene profile is 0.60% β-myrcene, 0.45%, α-caryophyllene, 0.33% limonene, 0.06% α-humulene. At first look the buds had an army green, with the trichomes and pistils giving it that “camouflage look.” Once I found my remote, the euphoria lingered, and I allowed the terpene combination to take over my body.

Hybrid 82

Hybrid Terpenes Trichome Indica 82

Illinois News Joint

JULY 29, 2023

Something about the unique tangy terpene works for my needs, so it’s easy to see why I love strains suck as Durban Poison and Jack Herer that are heavy in the terp. Terpenes were labeled as 0.31% β-caryophyllene, 0.28% limonene, 0.12% linalool, 0.07% β-myrcene, 0.05% β-pinene, and 0.04% α-pinene. I admit it.

Strains 77

Strains Terpenes Trichome Hybrid 77

Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, limonene, and α-humulene. The trichome frost was milky and sparkled under light, bringing some additional lightness to the color tone. FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Sativa 86

Sativa Trichome Strains Hybrid 86

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 16, 2023

FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Animal Face is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Face Off OG and Animal Mints. This batch of flower tested at 1.46% THC, 30.83% THCa, and 32.29% total cannabinoids. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

Indica 82

Indica Hybrid Trichome Strains 82

Illinois News Joint

MAY 11, 2023

Terpenes were 2.267% of the total weight with β-caryophyllene, limonene, α-humulene, linalool, and α-pinene being the heaviest. The buds were predominantly light green with some purple splotches, and they had a light trichome presence. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

Trichome 100

Trichome Strains Hybrid Terpenes 100

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 28, 2023

The indicated terpenes were limonene, β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, linalool, and α-terpineol. ILNJ photos Chunky flowers just larger than the “popcorn” category carried a thick and milky trichome layer. FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Strains 77

Strains Hybrid Trichome Terpenes 77

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2023

Terpenes were 1.25% of the total weight with β-myrcene, limonene, β-caryophyllene, and β-pinene being the heaviest. ILNJ photos Visually, the eighth presented as several chunky flowers with a sparkling trichome frost that shrouded the underlying deep green tones and gave the fire orange hairs a sticky matrix to dry into.

Trichome 86

Trichome Hybrid Indica Strains 86

Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Terpenes were 2.25% of the total weight with limonene , β-myrcene, β-caryophyllene, linalool, and α-humulene being the heaviest indicated. Bright-lime-green with a smattering of small dried fire-orange hairs, these flowers carried ambering trichome frost and some deep forest green sugar leaf remnants. This batch of flower tested at 0.1%

Trichome 81

Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 81