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Cannabis sativa , the Latin name for the cannabis plant, produces a resin that supports the medicinal and psychoactive properties within the plan. The terpenes dictate how the particular strain of cannabis effects a patient. The images above illustrate Cannabis inflorescence and stalked glandular trichomes.
The more time medical patients spend growing their own medicine, it seems, the more likely they’ll eventually breed their own plants. It’s a sativa cross of Cappuccino and Trainwreck [Ghost Train Haze x Koffee] x [(Mexican and Thai sativa) x (Afghani indica)].
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.
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. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
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.
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.
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.
There is a plethora of Indica, Sativa, and hybrid cannabis strains available on both the recreational and medical cannabis markets. It is considered a pure Sativa cannabis strain that produces consistent results thanks to a lack of other genetic influences from cannabis plants in the area. Rare Cannabis Strain #1: Malawi Gold.
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.
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.
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.
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. To qualify and receive a medical patient card at a discounted rate, visit here.
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.
Recreational cannabis consumers get excited when new strains hit the market, but often times, medical patients have already grown the “new” strains. As growers, most medical patients keep a close eye on genetic releases by their favorite breeders. The dense buds were drenched in trichomes with dark-orange pistils flaring out.
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. To qualify and receive a medical patient card at a discounted rate, visit here.
Manzano is a sativa-dominant cross of Apples & Bananas and Apples & Bananas, bred by Compound Genetics (in collaboration with Cookies). A heavy coat of trichomes gave the buds a cream-color hue. Though I enjoy sativa strains from Revolution, I’ve never found a Work Sativa that checked all the boxes until this review.
The white trichomes covering the buds stuck to my grinder. This sativa leaning-hybrid in my opinion is best as a “Wake and Bake” strain (fitting our Work Sativa series). To qualify and receive a medical patient card at a discounted rate, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
I’ve extolled the benefits of the sativa landrace strain from South Africa here before, so it should be no surprise that I was itching to try the UpNorth run of Durban when I found it on the menu at Trinity Compassionate Care. Durban Poison is a sativa leaning South African landrace. The batch of flower tested at 28.71% THCa, 0.8%
Sirius B is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Ain’t One and (3rd Coast Panama Chunk and Amnesia Haze). The creamy amber colored trichome covering gave a shimmer to the forest green flowers and highlighted the heavy covering of burnt orange hairs. To qualify and receive a medical patient card at a discounted rate, visit here.
Bright-lime green with large-dense patches of rust-colored hairs, these flowers carried a trichome frost that was solidly milky throughout. Productive and focused, 2090 was a mental Work Sativa with a relaxing and pain relieving indica-body buzz. ILNJ photo To qualify and receive a medical patient card at a discounted rate, visit here.
ILNJ photos The eighth came as a handful of loosely structured, bright green buds with patches of clumped-together thick-orange hairs and a generous milky trichome frost. Surprisingly energetic and uplifting, The Glove effect profile was more sativa leaning than the hybrid label indicated.
But increasingly, researchers, physicians, and patients are recognizing the value of cannabinoid acids as well as other compounds found in the raw cannabis plant, which contains various enzymes, vitamins, minerals, protein, fiber, essential fatty acids, flavonoids, carotenoids, terpenes, and other polyphenols. Br J Pharmacol. Ofojekwu, A.
Chem OG is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Chemdawg and OG Kush. Fire orange hairs stood out against the turf green flower background, while the light trichome frost provided some additional brightness with its milky coloring. ILNJ photos To qualify and receive a medical patient card at a discounted rate, visit here.
After publishing my previous News Joint Grow Journal about my four Work Sativa strains, I decided to give a final update on each one, starting with Anti-Lemonade by Anti-Apparel (bred by Curtis Crosses ). The dark green and purple buds mixed with rusty pistils and a good coat of creamy trichomes.
These flowers were bright green with random orange hairs here and there and a thick trichome frost. I kept returning to Fruit Stand for the contrast of the fruit and cheese flavor and simply because I could fit it into any point in my schedule, from Work Sativa to night use. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
The larger flowers were nicely trimmed with a sparkling trichome frost, but the smaller buds had a bit more sugar leaf left over. While Panama MAC didn’t give me enough of a boost to be classified as a “sativa,” the initial energy and playful attitude it provided made it better suited for socializing or being out than relaxing at home.
Deep-forest green flower contrasted against wiry fire-orange hairs, splotches of purple, and a trichome frost concentrated at the creases that had just begun the process of ambering. Gelonade struck right in the center of the sativa-indica spectrum providing a spacious and relaxed mindscape without pushing my energy levels up or down.
ILNJ photos Slurricrasher definitely had bag appeal with dark purple buds highlighting the green and heavily cream-color trichomes. Overall, Slurricrasher started with a sativa-leaning effect and ended with indica-leaning effects. ILNJ photo To qualify and receive a medical patient card at a discounted rate, visit here.
As medical cannabis professionals, our PAH staff makes suggestions with the patient understanding that it’s entirely up to you to identify your medication “sweet spot” in order to treat your qualifying condition. Phytocannabinoids and terpenoids are produced in the plant’s secretory cells inside glandular trichomes.
You’ll learn all about what the difference is between sativas, indicas, and hybrids. Well, those are trichomes. THC loves to live in the trichomes, which can be found all over the stems and leaves of cannabis. You want the trichomes on your cannabis to be amber or milky in appearance when you use them.
Type of Strain Sativa strains tend to have a shorter shelf life than Indica strains. This is because Sativa strains have a higher moisture content, which can lead to mold growth and a loss of potency. If you are seeking cannabis-friendly doctors in California , turn to United Patients Group.
Hybrid (80% Sativa, 20% Indica). A sativa-dominant cross between Mexican, Thai, and Afghani heirloom strains, Trainwreck hits hard with its high THC content, producing light psychoactive effects in some, altering their perception of space and time. Trainwreck is a potent mixture of Thai and Mexican sativa and Afghan indica.
Whether you are after a blissed out indica body high or a mentally energizing sativa high, Original Glue is likely to take effect on both mind and body. Hybrid of Chem Sister (sativa dominant). Sour Dub (mix of sativa and indica). Chocolate Diesel (mix of both sativa and indica). Recreational.
The effect you want (Indica, Sativa, or hybrid). This strain is made up of 95% Indica and 5% Sativa which makes it a highly sedative strain. It is made of 60% Indica and 40% Sativa which creates an energizing effect. This is the result of the cross between the Brazilian Sativa landrace and South Indian Indica.
Terpenes are hydrocarbons that are stored in the trichomes , and when the plant dries and cures, as with cannabis flower, the terpenes begin to oxidize and shift from terpenes to terpenoids. . Combining pinene and CBG can be beneficial to patients with conditions such as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Hybrid – 50% Sativa / 50% Indica. The flower is enveloped by a thick coat of trichomes. The large quantity of trichomes is indicative of high THC levels. Many arthritic patients use cannabis to manage the pain in their joints and muscles. The high density of trichomes indicates massive THC levels.
Its positive effects are making waves in the medical community for patients with untreatable diseases and chronic pain, like Epilepsy , Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis. Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the many chemical compounds found in the Cannabis Sativa plant.
one of our science reviewers at The Cannigma and a cannabis trichome expert who is getting his master’s in Plant Sciences. As part of his master’s degree, Steve is currently using electron microscopes to take super close-up pictures of trichomes, tiny protrusions on cannabis plants. So, a trichome is what? EG: Super cool.
When we think of a sativa strain, we usually think of energy, or a “head-high.” Sativa Hybrid. Also known as Azure Haze, Blue Dream is a sativa-dominant strain that was birthed in the great state of California. Also known as Azure Haze, Blue Dream is a sativa-dominant strain that was birthed in the great state of California.
60% Sativa. This Sativa-dominant hybrid is one of the more elegant flowers to be developed and boasts a rich THC percentage clearly seen and tasted in its profile. The nuggets are vibrant shades of green coated with a high trichome concentration making it look like the bud was dipped in sugar. Is Bruce Banner a sativa or indica?
Indica vs Sativa vs Hybrid. And while were at it, wed like to debunk the idea surrounding "indica" being a "nighttime strain," "sativa" being an "uplifting/daytime strain" and "hybrid" being a mix of indica and sativa. In the words of Dr. John M. " Huh? What does that mean?
Under each strain you’ll find info on its lineage, type—indica, sativa, or hybrid—dominant terpene, activities its good for, backstory, why we love it, and where to buy it around you. GDP flowers bloom with shades of deep purple, a beautiful backdrop for its snow-like dusting of white trichomes. Strain type: Sativa.
As medical cannabis professionals, our PAH staff makes suggestions with the patient understanding that it’s entirely up to you to identify your medication “sweet spot” in order to treat your qualifying condition. Phytocannabinoids and terpenoids are produced in the plant’s secretory cells inside glandular trichomes.
The buds from the two topped plants grew way more dark-orange pistils, while the non-topped plants were covered in more trichomes, like the buds were from the mother plant. With this strain as my Work Sativa, I am flat-out more productive. To qualify and receive a medical patient card at a discounted rate, visit here.
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