Scientists have studied the trichomes (or "cellular factories") of the cannabis plant in extreme detail, revealing that flowers with mushroom-shaped hairs are the most potent—both in terms of ...

The trichomes (the natural cannabinoids micro-factories of the Cannabis plant – picture ... forming a coral-shaped structure (pictures 1 and 2) that protects them from the shear forces applied ...

This resin coat is what makes weed sticky, and it's what produces cannabinoids like THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. At higher magnification, trichomes resemble some kind of ...

But if you were to look even more closely at these crystals through a microscope, you would discover that they aren’t really crystals at all — they are small resin-coated growths that protrude out of ...

cannabis trichomes, terpene- and cannabinoid-filled tentacles, layer an entire kush flower, appearing as filaments or fine hairs to the naked eye. “A lot of those [dried flower] photos are from ...

New highly detailed images taken by the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon will help cannabis researchers to ... Quilichini’s team focused on the trichomes of the plant. These are the little ...

Every part of the cannabis plant has at least a little THC in it. Leaves have around 4%, while buds have up to 25% or 30% of dry weight. The trichomes cover all parts of the buds, from the ...

What are trichomes and what purpose do they serve? Trichomes are the tiny, mushroom-like glands that cover the buds and leaves of your favorite strains of cannabis flower, serving the plant in a few ...

Max Montrose, co-founder of the Trichome Institute, has developed a series of courses that focus on interpreting the terpenes in the cannabis plant to decipher its quality and effects just by ...

Welcome to The Straight Dope, our new weekly series that explores the best cannabis products in Michigan ... and coated in a frosty layer of glistening trichomes. Since its first sale on April ...