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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

Researchers from Israel’s Weizmann Institute recently reported that they found cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and other rare cannabinoids in Helichrysum umbraculigerum, a perennial shrub informally known as the woolly umbrella. That’s different from cannabis, where CBGA and other cannabinoids are concentrated in trichomes on flower tops.

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Review: Green T by Rythm

Illinois News Joint

The flowers were dark with an olive-drab base tone further darkened by an ambering trichome layer and the remnants of forest-green and black-sugar leaves. For more information on News Joint Bar Service, visit here. This batch of flower tested at 1.1% THCa, and 26.3% total cannabinoids. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Review: Supreme Planet by Blaze

Illinois News Joint

The buds were turf green across the rest of the surface and brightened by a frosty looking layer of milky trichomes. For more information on News Joint Bar Service, visit here. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

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Review: White Wedding RBX by Legacy

Illinois News Joint

A handful of just larger than popcorn flowers carried a consistent bright lime-green base with thick rust-red hairs and a sprinkling of large visible individual trichomes adding some visual variety. For more information on News Joint Bar Service, visit here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Understanding Hash and Its Many Varieties

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

In the simplest terms, hash is a concentrate formed by the compression of cannabis trichomes, also known as resin glands, creating a dense, solid substance. This resin is produced by the cannabis trichomes and acts as a sort of defensive barrier to protect the plant from any pests that might harm it. What Are Kief and Sift?

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Review: Funky Lo Mein by Revolution

Illinois News Joint

A layer of solidly milky trichomes reached out from beneath hairs, glittering in direct light ,while remnants of lime-green sugar leaf added even more visual contrast. For more information on News Joint Bar Service, visit here. ILNJ photo Three equally sized flowers had chunky rounded bodies but terminated at a sharp point at the top.