Why don't we put it this way- Male plants can have THC, but they are far lower in THC than their sisters. Males from a good strain are usually (what is the term?) a low grade schwag(?) and if you got bud, why bother? Since Stinky found the trichs, we can dispense with the "Males have absolutely no trichs" myth. I've seen them, too and used them to decide which of 2 males to save the pollen from (other was smoked immediately, since we were in early bud with the girls and out of stash- mites got in the previous grow = low yeild I know, I'm a barbarian for smoking males, but any port in the storm!). Even at that stage, the girls looked better. Males can make a reasonable emergency stash, if you can grow them somewhere where they won't cause mischief. I heard a dude say (rather crudely, so I'll clean it up) that trichs on cannabis are like breasts on humans. Both have them, but on females, they are bigger and better. Trichs on a male are counter-productive. Trichs are sticky. Pollen should not be stuck to the male plant- it needs to float free to a nice, sticky, female plant. Any male that has trichs has a good chance of carrying a nice genetic package for heavier trich production. With a few generations of selective breeding, Stinky, you may have a winner! Keep checking those males for trichs!