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What are trichomes?

Marijuana Seeds NL

If you’re familiar with the stickiness of good bud, then you’re already familiar with the peculiar term of ‘trichomes’. Trichomes comes from the Greek word Trích?ma In weed’s case, trichomes are the sticky-icky microscopic crystals that contain the plant’s beneficial cannabinoids and terpenes. What are trichomes?

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What is bubble hash and can you make it at home?

The Cannigma

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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Everything You Need To Know About Cannabis Trichomes

The Herb Collective

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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Kief vs. Hash—What’s the Difference and How Can They be Used?

Veriheal

From applying a topical products, to consuming a cannabis infused beverage or edibles ranging from cheesecake and cheese puffs, vaping cannabis or dabbing cannabis concentrates, the list goes on and on. Kief is the nickname given to trichomes when they fall off of cannabis. Kief itself tends to be more potent than cannabis buds alone.

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Shake weed – good, better or best?

The Cannigma

These remnants often contain plenty of trichomes , which is where cannabinoids and terpenes are produced and stored. Over time, those scraps collect, and if they come from a high-quality cultivar, can be great addition to to a joint or a bowl. Joints, blunts, bowls, and dry-herb vapes. Uses for shake weed. Dried out shake.

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Understanding THC Concentrates: Types of Wax, Their Forms, and Extraction Methods

The Herb Collective

Characteristics: Hash is one of the oldest cannabis concentrates, made by compressing the resin glands (trichomes) of the cannabis plant. Some types are easier to handle for dabbing or vaping. Extraction Method: Heat and pressure extraction, which uses a rosin press to squeeze cannabinoids and terpenes from the plant material.

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Cannabis Accessories That Enhance The Consumption Experience

PrestoDoctor

See, all of the chemical goodness we smoke is found in the trichomes (little glands of oil that grow up from the surface of the plant). I don’t think “flower” will ever go away, and most folks who vape also smoke flower. So over time, it collects kief in the bottom chamber. It’s not in the plant itself.