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Cannabis Trichomes

Close up of a leaf on the bud of a cannabis plant. The trichomes on the bud of a cannabis (Cannabis sativa) plant. Glandular cells called trichomes have glands at the sop that store THC. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active component of cannabis when used as a drug. The width of the ball like structures is 90 um, or about the width of a human hair.

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Close up of a leaf on the bud of a cannabis plant. The trichomes on the bud of a cannabis (Cannabis sativa) plant. Glandular cells called trichomes have glands at the sop that store THC. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active component of cannabis when used as a drug. The width of the ball like structures is 90 um, or about the width of a human hair.