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.

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The Cannigma

APRIL 5, 2022

There are many red flags that your weed is reaching peak “harvestability,” but here are the crucial features to add to your watchlist: most trichomes are opaque and bright white pistils are brown and orange fan leaves start curling at the ends more fan leaves are yellow or brown fan leaves start falling off buds are thick and dense.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

DECEMBER 30, 2020

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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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

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. This batch of flower tested at 1.1% THCa, and 26.3% total cannabinoids. One large thin cola was joined by a few smaller popcorn-sized pieces.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

What are trichomes? Under the microscope, cannabis trichomes actually have an otherworldly, almost alien appearance. Those crystals that cover cannabis flower — and the exterior of countless other plant species — are called “trichomes.” But what exactly is kief, and what can you do with it? Shutterstock).

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 7, 2025

The buds were turf green across the rest of the surface and brightened by a frosty looking layer of milky trichomes. ILNJ photos Two larger pointed flowers and two smaller rounded pieces had been lightly trimmed, retaining some of the closest-clinging sugar leaves and a network of thick, fire-orange hairs.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Glandular trichomes, the sparkly crystals that cover potent cannabis flower (and the “sugar leaves” that sprout from buds), are a form of resin that contains the cannabinoids and terpenes produced by the plant. A homemade screen for separating trichomes from marijuana. Dry sift hash. Laurin Rinder/123rf). How to make bubble hash.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 5, 2025

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. Terpenes were 1.21% of the total weight with limonene, linalool, -myrcene, and -caryophyllene.

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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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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

First, put the cannabis flower inside a rosin filter bag, cover it with parchment paper, and place it into the press, which applies heat and pressure to squeeze the trichomes and create a concentrate called rosin. To add more confusion to the definitions, some people also use the term THC crystals for trichomes.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The dry rice particles will dry with the sticky trichomes. That sticky stuff causing your pieces to stick together are the trichomes from the plant, where a majority of the cannabinoids and terpenes are stored. Extract the trichomes immediately after bringing your grinder out of the freezer. Save any plant material on a plate.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Ice and water is used to wash and then dry the trichomes off the plant to produce this hash (Shutterstock). These resin-rich trichomes heads are then dried to make a refined form of hashish, known as ice water hash (aka bubble hash). The result of the poll was surprising since ice water hash is made strictly from cannabis trichomes.

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The Cannigma

JANUARY 9, 2023

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. Cannabinoid Results from Frenchy Cannoli Trichome Research Initiative Project. The bottom line on hashishene.

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The Cannigma

MAY 24, 2022

First, put the cannabis flower inside a rosin filter bag, cover it with parchment paper, and place it into the press, which applies heat and pressure to squeeze the trichomes and create a concentrate called rosin. THC crystals are not the same thing as trichomes, though some people use the two terms interchangeably.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 13, 2025

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. ILNJ photo Three equally sized flowers had chunky rounded bodies but terminated at a sharp point at the top.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Glistening concentrations of milky trichomes at the creases caught my eye, but the overall trichome character was light. ILNJ photos Popcorn-sized turf-green flowers carried very thick fire-orange hairs and a close enough trim job that no sugar leaf remained.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 19, 2025

Untucking the flat-top end revealed a ground turf-green flower with a light trichome frost still visible in the grind. ILNJ photo Densely packed in a traditional bleached cone with an unbranded crutch, the Grease Monkey preroll came slightly shorter than I was expecting.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 14, 2025

ILNJ photo The buds were a mix of light and dark green with dark orange pistils and covered in milk-colored trichomes. Primary terpenes included caryophyllene, limonene, and humulene. The fox-tailed buds were dense but kept a bounce back when squeezed.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 28, 2023

These consumers used to determine quality cannabis by characteristics such as color, aroma, bud density, trichome coverage, and overall effect. This is the cannabis that many people have gotten used to and is sparkly and sticky, slathered with resinous trichomes. Why is Weed Different Colors?

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 26, 2025

ILNJ photos This eighth came as four large dark-green and purple colas with rust-colored pistils and a heavy coating of milky trichomes. The primary terpenes included linalool, limonene, and caryophyllene. The aroma hit with a heavy mix of earth, gas, and sweet pine with back notes of cinnamon, sweet spices, and dough.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 3, 2022

Kief is a fine green powder made from fallen trichomes, the shiny, hair-like substance on cannabis plants. These trichomes house a majority of the cannabinoids and terpenes in the plant, making a small amount intensely powerful. How to collect kief. Kief powder can easily be compressed and squashed against the rough teeth of a grinder.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 27, 2025

ILNJ photo The dense, spade-shaped Morning Dew buds were a mixture of light green, grass green, and olive green with dark-orange pistils and a light coating of cloudy trichomes. The primary terpenes included terpinolene, ocimene, and myrcene.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The trichome layer was noticeably dense with developed milky trichomes at all points, glittering when held up to light. The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, α-humulene, linalool, and β-myrcene. ILNJ photo One chunky, carefully trimmed, royal purple and turf-green bud sat inside the jar.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

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. The flower was closely trimmed and a few points in the trichome layers had been damaged.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Whether you’re growing CBD or THC -heavy flowers, you need to wait for most of the trichomes to switch from clear to white. If you could see through most of the trichomes, that means they don’t have high cannabinoid concentrations. This tool will come in handy as you scan your plant’s buds for trichome colors. .

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 17, 2025

Large capitate-stalk trichomes were transitioning from clear to milky and visible with the naked eye. Terpenes were 3.47% of the total weight. ILNJ photo A few large chunky flowers reached out in various directions revealing shades of grass green, olive, lilac, and royal purple.

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Medicinal Marijuana Association

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Look for the pistils to change color from white to amber or brown, and check the trichomes using a magnifying glass for a milky or cloudy appearance. When about 70-90% of the pistils have changed color and the trichomes are mostly cloudy, it’s usually the right time to harvest for a balanced high.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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. The effect profile leaned hard into the indica side of the spectrum, an effect often found in heavily ambered trichome carrying flower.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 27, 2024

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. 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.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2024

ILNJ photos Three pointed flowers made up the eighth, carrying a bright turf-green tone at the base with tiny highlights of royal purple turned lavender by the milky trichome frost. Concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves once sat, the milky trichomes took on a slight amber tone in concentration.

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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.

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Otherside Farms

MAY 6, 2025

Typically, hemp is harvested when approximately 70-80% of the trichomes turn from clear to cloudy or amber, signaling peak CBD potency. Harvesting and Processing for Gummies Timing your harvest precisely maximizes cannabinoid content and quality.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 18, 2023

The underlying green flower was a very dark forest green, but the trichome frost gave them a more yellow-amber hue at the surface. Thin and light orange hairs were dried against the surface of the flower and obscured by the dense trichome covering. ILNJ photos Two large-rounded chunky flowers made up the eighth.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In cannabis, terpenes are found in the trichomes (the small resin glands) on the surface of buds. Trichomes can produce hundreds of different compounds to protect themselves from pests, including the blend of terpenes and cannabinoids our endocannabinoid systems interact with.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 13, 2023

The flowers were adorned with a generous coating of trichomes, imparting a sparkling effect and resulting in an orange-amber hue that contrasted with the underlying green tones. Throughout the buds, I noticed remnants of large sugar leaves that shared the same trichome sparkle as the rest of the flower.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

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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The Cannigma

JULY 18, 2021

Be it Nepalese “temple ball hash,” black Indian “charas,” or sweet golden brown Moroccan hash , the same principles apply — use your hands and some basic tools to to remove the dry, THC-containing trichomes (also known as “kief” ) from the flowers and leaves of the plants, and press it into hash. But what if all you have are stems?

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