The main psychoactive component that can be isolated from cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC for short. Trichomes, which are glands on the plant, contain most of the cannabinoid THC.
These are the tiny protrusions from the plant’s surface that resemble hair. These trichomes are most densely packed on the female plant’s blossoms (buds), while they are also present on the leaves of the female plant that are close to the flowers.
It stands to reason that when growing and gathering cannabis, a lot of attention would be paid to the trichomes, since they are responsible for the production of cannabinoids such as THC. Trichomes can be seen on the cannabis plant’s flowering tips.
Cultivators have the ability to manipulate the chemical profile of the plant, including the quantity of THC generated, by optimising the growing circumstances. This allows them to change the age and composition of the plant’s trichomes as well as their density.
The presence of THC in cannabis leaves cannot be ruled out, although the amount present is likely to be much lower than in the flowers (the buds) of the plant.
The THC-producing glandular trichomes can be found on both the flowers and the leaves, but there is a far higher concentration of them on the blossoms. This is due to the fact that the highest levels of THC are found in the flowers.
Sugar Leaves hold a small amount of THC
In particular, the sugar leaves—the little leaves that develop from cannabis buds—may contain a respectable amount of trichomes and, hence, THC.
Sugar leaves are the newly formed leaves that appear on cannabis plants. Sugar leaves can refer to either the sugar flower petals or the sugar plant’s leaves.
These leaves are commonly utilised as a component in cannabis extracts and edibles. However, the trichomes and THC concentrations on the larger fan leaves that branch off the main stem of the plant tend to be much smaller.
It is widely recognised that the highest concentrations of THC are found in the flowers (buds) of mature female plants.
