Various Types Of Trichomes

If you carefully look at the surface of cannabis with a microscope (the flowers, the leaves, the stems), then you’ll notice a layer of resin. This sticky layer, is a manifestation of trichomes. Sticky resinous growths knows as trichomes are home to the active ingredients in Cannabis . A cannabis plant has various types of trichomes that can be distinguished into two categories: glandular and non-glandular. Glandular trichomes have glands (contrary to non-glandular trichomes), or little tiny balls where secretion of essential oils are taking place.