Crystals

[TheFatKid]

Is it normal for weed to not have crystals? I think I might've gotten weed with kief on it once or twice. Do they usually fall off if they aren't fresh?

TheFatKid Reviewed by TheFatKid on 12-18-2006. Crystals Is it normal for weed to not have crystals? I think I might've gotten weed with kief on it once or twice. Do they usually fall off if they aren't fresh? Rating: 5

[five0addict]

yea its normal for shwag/mex/shit/ass/dirt buds. keif is what stoners call trichromes(crystals) when shaken off of the bud. tricromes are the main production zone of thc.
they can break off if the bud is really dryed out but usually that shit is sticky like honey.
you may have gotten sold some keifed buds or buds used to make hash. but most likely its just low grade mex.

[TheFatKid]

Well, I get pretty ripped off of one bowl of whatever it is most of the time. Last week I smoked a blunt between 5 people of some straight green shit, but I was SOOOO high. I'm pretty sure its tolerance though. From what I've seen, CT NEVER has dank bud.

[lil josh]

yer i had some nice bud the other day left a lil bit in ma pocket it dried out like hell then when i grinded it i could see all the crystals in the grinder

[five0addict]

yea youd probly get that ripped from one or two hits of the med grade shit round here.

[TheFatKid]

I need to find some people around here that KNOW about weed. Most people I know don't know what strains, sativa, or indica are. One person who got the closest to knowing what sativa and indica are said it was male and female. People need to learn about weed man.

[Purple Banana]

Remember, they aren't "crystals" or "pollen," they're correctly referred to as "trichromes." The quality of herb can be determined by look, amount of trichs, ect. however, what many people don't realize is a good amount of the THC is in the actual plant matter that the buds consist of. That's why if you grind your weed in a keif collecter, you can still get high, because it's only taking the outside trichs off.

Trich- is a prefix meaning "hair," and chrome generally means colored, or crystal. The word "trichrome" essentially tells us that the actual trichromes are manufactured by the tiny colored hairs on the bud, thus why many times, colored hair on the bud (in particular red or orange) mean it has a higher concentration of trichromes.

Trichromes, although they resemble 'crystals,' are actually a byproduct of the resinous glands of the female bud, which when developed and mature, resemble crystals (but they aren't TRUE crystals, as they are not halides [a salt and metal combo, like table salt])

[TheFatKid]

interesting read, banana

[orangeman]

Well maybe there might not be visible trichomes on the bud but as for me there has never been a time that I had weed that didn't reveal a lot of crystals when put in a good light. But as Banana said the tiny single calyx's form into those big buds we get. So there are also trichome rich buds on the inside of the cluster which also have THC so yeah.

[MaryjaneAndHashley]

are they called trichomes or trichromes??

weird shit