Project CBD

MAY 18, 2023

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. J Nat Prod.

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Cannabinoids Trichome Research and Development Cannabis 245

FloridaMarijuana.net

MAY 23, 2019

Cannabis sativa , the Latin name for the cannabis plant, produces a resin that supports the medicinal and psychoactive properties within the plan. The images above illustrate Cannabis inflorescence and stalked glandular trichomes. C) Stalked glandular trichomes on the surface of strain Finola pistillate flowers.

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Terpenes Trichome Strains Sativa 189

The Cannigma

MARCH 16, 2021

These included qualitative traits, such as a width-to-height ratio, and quantitative measurements, including the number of leaflets and the general appearance of the inflorescences and trichomes on the plant. Instead, sativa strains are generally understood to have tall and narrow leaflets whereas indica strains have much wider leaves.

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Strains CBD Indica Sativa 144

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 31, 2023

When I noticed Raspberry Shortcake as one of the cultivator’s entries in the High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup , I couldn’t help but wonder how the release balanced sweet berry and that classic doughy tone. Raspberry Shortcake is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Raspberry Bellini and Slapz.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Research and Development 105

The Cannigma

APRIL 5, 2022

Generally you can follow these simple rules: feminized cannabis seeds take four to eight months to reach maturity 1 sativa-heavy strains generally take longer to flower versus indicas 2. Ideally, when you harvest your cannabis most of your trichomes should have a milky white color (Shutterstock).

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Trichome Strains Cannabinoids Hybrid 125

FloridaMarijuana.net

MAY 17, 2019

The rosin is available in Indica, Hybrid or Sativa strains. Hammer , Trulieve Sativa White Buffalo , Trulieve Hybrid Gorilla Grapes and Trulieve Hybrid Space Bomb. Effective today, Blue River Rosin is now available in Trulieve dispensaries. Strains may vary by Trulieve location and may include Trulieve Indica 9 lb.

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Hybrid Indica Sativa Terpenes 100

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When I chose to review the Sativa Flower category of the Illinois High Times Magazine People’s Choice Cannabis Cup , I wasn’t only motivated by the fact that the category had the most entries but also by a search for more motivating Work Sativa. B52 Bomber is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Durban Poison and Blue Dream.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Strains 105

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Of course, I chose to review first the strain most likely to fit our Work Sativa series, Cali Sour. Cali Sour is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Cali Chem (Cookies N Chem and Chem 91) and Sour Diesel. As hoped, the effects fit our Work Sativa review series with a clearheaded and cerebral head high and head-to-toe body buzz.

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Collective Sativa Trichome Strains 111

Veriheal

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A strong sativa with an invigorating high, Durban Poison is not for the weak of heart – or the low of tolerance. As a flower enthusiast with naturally high anxiety, I’m on a mission to find the perfect sativa: one that keeps me energized and focused throughout my day without causing panic.

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Strains Sativa Terpenes Trichome 115

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Not only did the name promise a citrus-heavy profile, the genetics leaned toward the sativa side of the spectrum. Orange Mojito is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Orange Cookies and SinMint Cookies. Overall the heavy citrus flavors and easygoing focus from the effect profile made Orange Mojito a good Work Sativa.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Strains 111

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Space Junkie was the singular Triple 7 entry for the High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup this year. Space Junkie is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Starfighter and Tres Dawg. The flower was closely trimmed and a few points in the trichome layers had been damaged.

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Trichome Sativa Hybrid Terpenes 105

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 30, 2025

Im a huge fan of orange and fruit flavors and thought this strain would fit our Work Sativa series. Squirt is a sativa-dominant cross (20% Indica/80% Sativa) of Blueberry Muffin and Tangie. The buds delivered even more sweet pastries with hints of citrus and berries and developed a heavy layer of trichomes late into flower.

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Sativa Indica Trichome Strains 104

Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 30, 2023

I’ve been eyeing Nature’s Grace and Wellness’ Twenty Twenty brand for quite a while now and but not able to sampled the flower until after picking up the sativa judging kit, which included the Twenty Twenty’s sole contender for sativa flower, Wonka Bars. Even with the high energy level, I remained calm and collected for the duration.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 111

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Gelonade is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Lemon Tree and Gelato #41. 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.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 111

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 2, 2024

Golden PuTang is a sativa-leaning collaboration of Golden Pineapple (C99 and White Widow) by Green Bodhi and PuTang by Mass Medical Strains. Almost everything I grow is what I consider Work Sativa , and Golden PuTang was on the list to try. I’m back with the fourth and last strain for News Joint Grow Journal 6.0.

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Strains Sativa Trichome Banking 105

Illinois News Joint

JULY 17, 2023

Tangy citrus sativas are a bit of a focus point for the team here at Illinois News Joint. Rythm Grapefruit Sour Diesel fits the bill by name, so I picked up a sample at Rise Effingham to see if it fit our other Work Sativa review series criteria. Grapefruit Sour Diesel is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Grapefruit and Sour Diesel.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 98

Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 31, 2023

I recently sampled a gram of the Wildfred Root Beer MAC, as part of the sativa flower Illinois High Times Magazine People’s Choice Cannabis Cup kit, picked up from Rise Mundelein. Root Beer MAC is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of MAC #11 and Root Beer, originally bred by Mosca Seeds. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 119

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

One answer involved having favorite effects ( Work Sativa ) instead of a favorite strain, and the other answer was that I enjoy the most having a variety of strains at my disposal. The plants’ yield was not super high, but the buds were dense with heavy trichomes and easy to trim.

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Strains Sativa Trichome Hybrid 105

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

It’s a sativa cross of Cappuccino and Trainwreck [Ghost Train Haze x Koffee] x [(Mexican and Thai sativa) x (Afghani indica)]. The large buds display natural foxtails with dark green, olive, and brown colors and a heavy coating of trichomes. The aroma delivers a sweet cocoa, hot chocolate, cream front with a citrus background.

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Sativa Patients Trichome Medicine 105

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Don Shula from nuEra , which has been featured at multiple events and is the label’s sole entry in the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower category, is a perfect example. Visible milky trichomes dotted the surface, but the frost layer was light.

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Sativa Hybrid Trichome Strains 105

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 26, 2025

On my journey finding lemon-flavored Work Sativa strains, I grew Lemon Bubblegum , Lemon Cleaner, and Lemon Biscotti by 34 Mongrels Genetics. The next News Joint Grow Journal is Lemon Cleaner, a sativa-dominant cross of Lemon Bubblegum and Mr. Clean. The Lemon Bubblegum turned out exactly how I hoped with a sweet, natural lemon flavor.

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Sativa Trichome Strains Events 105

Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As a reviewer, I want to sample as many Illinois products and brands as possible, and this year’s High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup Kit included 16 labels, a few of which I had not yet tried. From the Sativa Flower kit, I pulled the 3D strain for my first Seed & Strain review.

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Strains Sativa Trichome Hybrid 106

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Acapulco Gold is a sativa-leaning hybrid strain. A light milky trichome frost concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves had once sat. There was a lightness to my awareness and mood throughout, a hallmark of a great sativa at the core of the experience that made Acapulco Gold a good wake-n-bake choice.

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Sativa Strains Trichome Concentrates 105

Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

That was what attracted me to 93 Boyz’ entry for the High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup , Jet Fuel, as the strain combines two personal favorites from my days in Colorado, High Country Diesel and Aspen OG. Jet Fuel is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of High Country Diesel and Aspen OG. This batch of flower tested at 1.1%

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Sativa Trichome Strains Hybrid 105

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Ambering trichome stalks and heads dotted the outside of the flower and lightened up the overall color. Northern Lights Haze was a sativa boost that stopped just short of becoming racy or unfocused. The indicated terpenes were myrcene at 1.79%, caryophyllene at 0.35%, and ocimene at 0.35%.

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Sativa Trichome Terpenes Strains 105

The Herb Collective

JANUARY 21, 2025

In this blog, well explore the brand's commitment to craft cultivation , its post-harvest trichome preservation method , its award-winning strains , and its Trailblazer Award from High Times. Trichomes are the resinous glands on cannabis buds that produce cannabinoids and terpenes, responsible for the plants potency and aroma.

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Strains Cultivation Trichome Research and Development 97

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Blackberry Moonshine is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of unknown origin. Turf green with some remaining deep-royal-purple sugar leaves, these buds were scruffy with a rough trim but fully intact trichomes that had been protected by the extra vegetation. I recently stopped into Ascend Horizon Drive and picked up a sample to review.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Events 96

Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2023

Tangie Berry is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Dreadyberry and Tangerine Dream. While the trichome frost was not particularly heavy, it formed small pockets of stark-white milky concentration. Tangie Berry was an “aimless sativa,” providing an energetic and stimulating effect, yet leaving the mind unfocused and scattered.

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Sativa Hybrid Trichome Strains 98

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 31, 2023

We aren’t shy about being fans of citrus-heavy energetic sativa here at Illinois News Joint , which is why I already had sampled one of Progressive Treatment Solutions’ flagship sativa, Orange Soda, as a crumble and preroll. Orange Soda is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Jilly Bean and Chem D.

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Sativa Trichome Strains Hybrid 98

Illinois News Joint

JULY 27, 2024

Bruce Banner, a sativa leaning hybrid cross of OG Kush and Strawberry Diesel, gave off a tangy scent of burnt-orange terpinolene that hit me heaviest when I opened the door. I went for a longer 72-day cut to really give the trichomes time to ripen, hung to dry, trimmed, then cured for 14 days in Mason jars.

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Trichome Hash Strains Hybrid 98

Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I picked up for this review a gram of Gas Station Sushi as part of the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower Kit. Gas Station Sushi is a sativa-leaning hybrid cut of OGKB, a cross of High Octane OG and Kush Mints (Rabid Hippie Cut). The trim was close and left a rounded bud and an exposed milky and sparkling trichome layer.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Cultivation 105

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

Hazelnut Cream is a sativa-leaning cross of Miami Haze and Cookies & Cream. Chunky and turf green with a smattering of orange hairs, these flowers had some left over sugar leaves shrouding the glittering trichomes below. Hazelnut Cream felt much more like a mood-boosting hybrid than an energetic sativa.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Cultivation 98

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 21, 2024

Blue Dream is sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Blueberry and Super Silver Haze. The buds were light green with darker green leaves mixed in and a coat of cream-yellow trichomes. Blue Dream kept me motivated and focused on my tasks, which of course fit our Work Sativa series.

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Sativa Strains Terpenes Trichome 105

Illinois News Joint

JULY 1, 2023

Glue Tang Haze is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of GG4 and Tangerine Haze and Puck. The trichomes still had some sparkle when held to the light and had just started the transition from milky to amber, lending a yellow-green hue to the overall color. This batch of flower tested at 1.35% THC, 23.48% THCa, and 24.83% total cannabinoids.

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Sativa Trichome Strains Hybrid 98

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 15, 2023

Revolution Cannabis recently dropped the strain as part of its Cookies genetics releases, and I visited Enlightened Mount Prospect to pick up a sample Grandi Guava is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Guava and Gelato. Grandi Guava is Grandiflora Genetics’ in-house gem that carries its reputation.

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Sativa Trichome Strains Hybrid 98

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Cannabis sativa is a fascinating plant with such a wide variety of expressions that the same genetics can display a variety of traits. ILNJ photos A handful of closely trimmed, pointed popcorn buds carried a vibrant turf-green base color, some remnant of orange hairs, and a speckling of small but visible trichomes.

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Hybrid Trichome Research and Development Indica 111

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 28, 2023

Banana Dance is a sativa-leaning cross of Banana and Dancehall. The trichomes were visible with the naked eye, giving the edges of leaves a milky frost coloring that glistened in the light. Banana Dance definitely fit our Work Sativa review series. The headspace retained this open and energetic profile throughout the experience.

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Sativa Trichome Terpenes Concentrates 98