Illinois News Joint

MARCH 5, 2025

THCa, and 27.99% total cannabinoids. 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. This batch of flower tested at 1.39% CBGa, 0.5%

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

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

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 13, 2025

This batch of flower tested at 0.27% THC, 15.76% THCa, and 16.36% total cannabinoids. 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. I recently stopped at Revolution Normal and picked up an eighth to review.

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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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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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Veriheal

JULY 29, 2020

If you’re looking for other ways to get your THC or other cannabinoids, your options are a little bit limited right now. In addition to the standard practice of smoking cannabis flower, people choose to get their cannabinoids from vaping, edibles, oils, and topical products. Don’t get us wrong. Cannabis Bioengineering.

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The Herb Collective

MARCH 3, 2021

Every bud looks different, with some flowers deemed more attractive or quality than others, but one thing they all have in common is trichomes! Trichomes are what make your bud give off that sticky feeling when you touch them. They may be microscopic, but there is a lot to learn about trichomes and why they exist on cannabis.

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The Herb Collective

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The crystals growing off of your cannabis plants are trichomes. Some would say that they smoke cannabis just for the trichomes! So let’s dive deep into cannabis trichomes. What Are Trichomes? Trichomes on cannabis are resinous glands that cover buds and leaves, although most are invisible to the naked eye.

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Project CBD

JULY 12, 2023

It was once a common assumption within the cannabis community that plant cannabinoids aren’t “activated” or useful until they are “decarbed” — short for decarboxylated — which refers to the process of heating cannabis before it is consumed. But that notion has proven to be way off the mark.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Cannabis drinkables offer the promise of a better THC experience — the perfect happy hour libation with friends or colleagues — without any smoking or vaping needed and no hangover the next day. Because it is not water soluble, THC won’t seamlessly blend into most beverages. Trichomes on a cannabis plant. What is nanoemulsion?

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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.

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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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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Broad spectrum is a less clear term used to describe a product that has many of the active ingredients found in botanical cannabis, but has specifically had the THC removed, ensuring a clear urine drug screen while still delivering multiple beneficial molecules. Full spectrum” is a descriptor that can be found all over the cannabis industry.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Since hash is a homogeneous mixture, it spreads THC evenly throughout a dish. If you know the THC content of your hash, you will be able to easily determine the amount of THC per serving. Hash is extracted from cannabis, specifically by removing the trichomes or resinous glands on the surface of the plant. What is hash?

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The Cannigma

MARCH 16, 2021

It is possible to visually distinguish between high-CBD and high-THC cannabis strains just by looking at the physical properties of the plants as they grow, according to new research from scientists at the University of Alberta and two Canadian bioscience companies, PBG BioPharma and Egret Bioscience Ltd. It appears here with permission.

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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. Like all forms of raw cannabis, kief is abundant in acidic cannabinoids , like THCa and CBDa.

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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. But you may want to save it!

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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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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. This batch of flower tested at 1.54% THC, 30.985% THCa, and 34.786% total cannabinoids.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

CBD and THC are the two foremost cannabinoid compounds available in products from smokeable flower to edibles, topicals, and more. So, how do THC and CBD differ, and which one should you buy? Differences Between THC and CBD. That is true if you consume a cannabis product containing THC. Medical Benefits of THC.

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StrainConnect

APRIL 23, 2019

Why Terpenes Are Vital To Your Cannabinoid Therapy. 3,4] By observing the terpene profile, cannabinoid presence and potency, and quantity of standard biomolecules like lipids and waxes, scientists can identify different chemovars. Terpenes also interact with the cannabinoids to help the therapeutic benefits take effect!

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.36% THC, 24.69% THCa, and 25.98% total cannabinoids. Glistening concentrations of milky trichomes at the creases caught my eye, but the overall trichome character was light. The indicated terpenes were limonene at 0.72%, ocimene at 0.62%, and b-caryophyllene at 0.48%.

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The Cannigma

MAY 6, 2022

These remnants often contain plenty of trichomes , which is where cannabinoids and terpenes are produced and stored. However, shake is generally not as potent in overall THC or terpenes than whole cannabis flower. Some of the THCa can degrade into THC, and some of which can even convert into CBN if left long enough.

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The Cannigma

APRIL 12, 2021

The heat and pressure extracts a sap-like substance loaded with cannabinoids and terpenes straight out of the hash or the flower’s trichomes. While potent cannabis flower strains can hover around 20%-25% THC, High Times reported in 2016 that rosin entries in its Cannabis Cup competitions averaged a THC content of 76%.

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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. How to avoid it.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Durban Poison Strain: The Basics Photo Courtesy of Herb Prominent Cannabinoids THC CBD CBG-A 15-25% 0.19% 0.92% Dominant Terpenes Terpinolene Beta Caryophyllene Myrcene 0.72% 0.19% 0.02% Originating in the South African port city of Durban, this pure sativa is best known for its sweet fragrance and lively, uplifting effects.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.41% THC, 20.19% THCa, and 20.89% total cannabinoids. 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.

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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. But how do they affect us as humans?

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Canna Care Docs

OCTOBER 15, 2021

When discussing the effects and characteristics of different cannabis strains, we often refer to cannabinoids , or the percentages of THC, CBD and other cannabinoids they contain. Terpenes are produced in the trichomes of the cannabis plant, or the crystals on the leaves and buds. What are terpenes? Scent: wood, pine.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 28, 2022

Cannabinoids are a class of chemical compounds found in the cannabis plant. There are over 100 cannabinoids, and they are responsible for the plant’s therapeutic effects. Cannabinoids interact with our body’s endocannabinoid system, which regulates many important functions, including mood, appetite, and pain.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 1.66% CBGa, 0.89% THC, 29.75% THCa, and 32.31% total cannabinoids. 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.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 23, 2022

While CBG (cannabigerol) has been hailed ‘the mother of all cannabinoids,’ it’s time to reveal the true heir to the throne – cannabigerolic acid, or CBGA. This cannabinoid has only recently been studied, and future studies will certainly divulge its exact importance. Unlike THC, neither CBG nor CBGA are intoxicating.

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Cannabis concentrates are products that are made by extracting the active ingredients, primarily cannabinoids and terpenes, from the plant. Concentrating a compound allows for increased potency, which is why these products have more overall THC than cannabis flower. What is badder/batter? Cannabis badder (Shutterstock). preparation.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

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. This rare variety of cannabis is almost mythical.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 22, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 1.81% THC, 19.2% THCa, and 21.63% total cannabinoids. The trichomes were well developed and starting the transition from milky to amber. Chilled Cherries is a hybrid cross of Sunset Sherbert and Cherry Cookies. Terpenes were 2.08% of the total weight.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 1, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 1.187% THC, 23.333% THCa, and 24.52% total cannabinoids. 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. Physically, a strong weighted blanket sensation built in my body.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.64% THC, 27.55% THCa, and 28.19% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos One longer flower top alongside two smaller pointed popcorn buds carried varying shades of light-lime and dark-turf green, splashes of purple, clustered fire-orange hairs and a robust trichome covering the entire flower with a milky tone.

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