max,my dear boy,you simply are a MORON! lmao Because kief(trichomes)the active resin glands that contain the thc are pure thc....im not talking about 100 percent thc level as in potency,but the form itself is pretty much pure thc. And as for potency "lies in the bud itself" made me laugh noob. What do you think you get high from the actual whole bud?hahaha,no. You get the high from the resin glands located on all buds,which makes up the thc content. No matter what bud you smoke ,the potency will be determined by what you call "crystals"lol located all over the leaf,calyx's,pistils etc,that form the bud,have a good day noob