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  2. Chemical defenses in Cannabis - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] Inside the transcriptomes of glandular trichomes in the cannabis plant, the pathway for cannabinoid production takes place. [9] Beginning with the formation of 3,5,7-trioxododecaneoyl-COA by the condensation reaction between hexanoyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA , catalyzed by type III polyketide synthase (PKS), the product is then used to form ...

  3. Heavy cannabis use may increase risk of certain cancers, new ...

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    Cannabis and cancer risk. The cannabis plant contains more than 100 cannabinoids, including THC and CBD, and hundreds of non-cannabinoid chemicals. Scientists are just beginning to understand the ...

  4. Cannabinoid - Wikipedia

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    The bracts surrounding a cluster of Cannabis sativa flowers are coated with cannabinoid-laden trichomes. Cannabis indica plant. The classical cannabinoids are concentrated in a viscous resin produced in structures known as glandular trichomes. At least 113 different cannabinoids have been isolated from the Cannabis plant. [6]

  5. Daily marijuana use linked to increased risk of deadly head ...

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    The analysis showed that people with cannabis use disorder were about 2.5 times more likely to develop an oral cancer; nearly five times more likely to develop oropharyngeal cancer, which is ...

  6. Trichome - Wikipedia

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    Sticky trichomes of a carnivorous plant, Drosera capensis with a trapped insect, contain proteolytic enzymes Glandular trichomes on Cannabis, rich in cannabinoids Trichomes on the surface of a Solanum scabrum leaf Trichomes on the petiole of a Solanum quitoense leaf Antirrhinum majus buds with glandular hairs Scanning electron micrograph of a trichome on a leaf of Arabidopsis thaliana; the ...

  7. Hashish - Wikipedia

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    Hashish is a cannabis concentrate product composed of compressed or purified preparations of stalked resin glands, called trichomes, from the plant. It is defined by the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (Schedule I and IV) as "the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from the cannabis plant".

  8. Kief - Wikipedia

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    Kief (from Arabic كيف kīf, "Joy, pleasure" [1] [2]), sometimes transliterated as keef, also known as "Dust" and "Chief" a.k.a cannabis crystals among other names, refers to the pure and clean collection of loose cannabis trichomes, which are accumulated by being sifted from cannabis flowers or buds with a mesh screen or sieve.

  9. Medical cannabis - Wikipedia

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    Cannabis began to attract renewed interest as medicine in the 1970s and 1980s, in particular due to its use by cancer and AIDS patients who reported relief from the effects of chemotherapy and wasting syndrome. [91] In 1996, California became the first U.S. state to legalize medical cannabis in defiance of federal law. [92]