Cannabis Review Flashcards
1
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TRICHOMES
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-Gland Heads that Provide Protection from Insects by being Intoxicating and Sticky
2
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CANNABINOL (CBN)
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- Much Less Psychoactive Effects than THC
- Decreases Intraocular Pressure in Glaucoma Patients
- Helps Seizure Sufferers
- Is Produced as THC Degrades or Oxidizes
- Causes Drowsiness, Disorientation
- High Amounts in Hash, Low in Bud
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CANNABICHROMENE
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- Helpful for Chronic Pain
- Calming Effect
4
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-CANNABIGEROL (CBG)
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- Helps Lower Intraocular Pressure in Glaucoma Patients
- Calming Effect
- Found in Strains w/ Low THC
- Counteracts Spread of Cancerous Tumors
5
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TETRAHYDROCANNABIVARIN (THCV)
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-In Clinical Trials for Type 2 Diabetes
6
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SATIVA
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- Tall
- Long, Thin, Serrated Leaves
- Widely Spaced Branches
7
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INDICA
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- Short
- Bushy
- Faster to Reach Maturity than Sativa
8
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RUDERALIS
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- Grows Naturally Outdoors in Cold Climates Around the World
- Not as Common as Sativa and Indica
9
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HYBRIDS
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- Crosses Between Sativa and Indica and Sometimes Ruderalis
- Most Commonly Found Cannabis in North America
10
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INTERNODES
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-Pre-Flowers that Develop Where the Leaf Stems Join the Main Stem
11
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SENSIMILLA
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-Un-Pollinated Female Buds
12
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CALYX
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- Identifies Female Plant
- Pear Shaped Ball Growing where Leaf Stems Join Main Stems
- Develops Two “V” Shaped White Hairs Known as “Pistils”
13
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PISTILS
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- Identifies Female
- Two “V” Shaped White Hairs that Grow on the “Calyx”
- Not Found on the Male Plant
- Color Changes from White to Yellow, Brown, Red, Purple or Pink Depending on Strain
14
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WHAT ARE THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MALE AND FEMALE PLANT?
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- Absence of “Pistils” on the Male Plant
- Male Plant Tends to be Taller w/ Greater Amount of Branching
- Male Plant has Fewer Leaves and “Internodes”
- Male Plants Only Used to Breed Seeds
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HERMAPHRODITES
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- Usually Females that Develop Male Sex Organs
- Develop Most Often When a Plant Is Stressed
- Common Causes:
- Darkness Interruption During Flowering, such as Light Leaks
- Incorrect Nutrient Mixes
- Too Much Heat
- They Pollinate
- Should be Discarded
16
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FEMALE CANNABIS SEEDS
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- Genetically Disposed to Grow as Female, No Guarantees
- to Guarantee Female Plant, Begin w/ Clone from a Female
17
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ICEWATER SEPARATION
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- Production of Hash
- Produces “Bubble-Hash” or “Ice-Hash”
- Leaves Submerged in Ice and Water and Mixed Around
- Plant Matter and Trichomes Separated
- Trichomes Dried and Pressed into Hash
