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Sticky trichomes of a carnivorous plant, Drosera capensis with a trapped insect, contain proteolytic enzymes Glandular trichomes on Cannabis, rich in cannabinoids Trichomes on the surface of a Solanum scabrum leaf Trichomes on the petiole of a Solanum quitoense leaf Antirrhinum majus buds with glandular hairs Scanning electron micrograph of a trichome on a leaf of Arabidopsis thaliana; the ...
Kief (from Arabic كيف kīf, "Joy, pleasure" [1] [2]), sometimes transliterated as keef, also known as "Dust" and "Chief" a.k.a cannabis crystals among other names, refers to the pure and clean collection of loose cannabis trichomes, which are accumulated by being sifted from cannabis flowers or buds with a mesh screen or sieve.
Hashish is a cannabis concentrate product composed of compressed or purified preparations of stalked resin glands, called trichomes, from the plant. It is defined by the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (Schedule I and IV) as "the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from the cannabis plant".
[11] [12] [13] The ancient Greeks learned of the use of cannabis by observing Scythian funerals, during which cannabis was consumed. [12] In Akkadian, cannabis was known as qunubu (𐎯𐎫𐎠𐎭𐏂). [12] The word was adopted in to the Hebrew language as qaneh bosem (קָנֶה בֹּשׂם). [12]
Bhang (referring to cannabis in general) can also be acquired medically. [68] [69] The narcotics act does not list bhang/cannabis, instead documenting both charas and ganja (as cannabis plant products) separately; [69] in the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, cannabis leaves are not included in the definition of cannabis for Indian ...
Cannabis plants can exhibit wide variation in the quantity and type of cannabinoids they produce. The mixture of cannabinoids produced by a plant is known as the plant's cannabinoid profile. Selective breeding has been used to control the genetics of plants and modify the cannabinoid profile.
Trichomes usually reverse their polarity randomly with an average period on the order of minutes to hours. [100] [101] Many species also form a semi-rigid sheath that is left behind as a hollow tube as the trichome moves forward. When the trichome reverses direction, it can move back into the sheath or break out. [102] [3]