We all know that marijuana is a miracle of nature – a beautiful, almost alien looking plant. However, like almost everything else, it is almost unrecognisable when you take a REALLY close look at it. So lets take a look at cannabis under the microscope!
Cannabis under the microscope
You needn’t be stoned to appreciate the biological beauty of weed, although it doesn’t hurt! Some of these images look like they’re straight up from another planet. Even with the naked eye, you can usually see the reddish-orange hairs on the plant, but a closer inspection shows up a myriad of other colours.
Up close and personal
Moving in for an even closer look, you’ll see the crystalline frost of trichomes, the milky, clear-white glands growing on the epidermis of the buds and leaves. This resin coat is what makes weed sticky, and it’s what produces cannabinoids like THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
THC up close
Now that you’ve seen this miracle plants incredible anatomy, you’ll agree your herbs deserve to be matched by a beautiful vaporizer! Check out our latest range below – we only stock the best on the market at Evertree.
If you would like to read more on this topic, we highly recommend Ford McCann’s new book called “Cannabis Under The Microscope: A Visual Exploration of Medicinal Sativa and C. Indica”. The book features over 170 images of cannabis in its full glory, taken with optical and scanning electron microscopes. Some of these incredible images look straight up from another world