Trichomes are the unsung heroes of the cannabis plant. These frosty formations found glistening atop cannabis buds are, in every way imaginable, nature’s real gift to the masses. Once upon a time, the flower covered with these sticky, translucent appendages was highly revered as the “good shit.” The potency boost that gripped a smoker’s lungs after a single hit was capable of putting even the most veteran cannabis connoisseur flat on their backside. Many caught up in the haze unexpectedly swore off Mexican brick weed forever, once they could finally stand on their own two feet and quit clutching their chest.
Back in the day, none of the heads and stoners, not even those spiritually moved by the first inception of craft weed, ever stopped to consider that the real abracadabra coming from a fat sack of pungent grass was in those crystals that everyone was marveling over. They knew it was stronger, sure, but didn’t fully understand why.
Unfortunately, the good old days have come and gone and not much has changed since then. The average cannabis consumer still doesn’t get how critical trichomes are to the cannabis experience. These gooey protuberances on cannabis flowers are responsible for the creation of cannabinoids and
