Here’s What Marijuana Looks Like Under The Microscope [Photos]

SteamBoy · Apr 24, 2014

Here’s What Marijuana Looks Like Under The Microscope [Photos]

Ever wonder what marijuana looks like up close and personal?

Now you can see how cannabis appears to the scientists who study it, thanks to a new book called Cannabis Under The Microscope: A Visual Exploration of Medicinal Sativa and C. Indica by Ford McCann.

The book features over 170 images of cannabis in its full glory, taken with optical and scanning electron microscopes.

http://www.leafscience.com/2014/04/22/heres-marijuana-looks-like-microscope/

Have a peek below:

SteamBoy · Apr 24, 2014

mik' · Apr 24, 2014

impressive pictures !

thank

Doobie Nyce · Apr 24, 2014

Amazing!!!! So cool

moodster · Apr 24, 2014

amazing pictures buddy

trichrider · Apr 24, 2014

wild and crazy

Photosynthesis · Apr 24, 2014

Bad ass!

ft100 · Apr 26, 2014

In the first and fourth pictures what do the colors represent? Or how does an electron scanning microscope work? Really great pics to share!!!!

Pinball Wizard · Apr 26, 2014

I like that stem picture :tiphat:

I harvest some plants with hollow stems. Is this a biological defect?

SeedsOfFreedom · Apr 26, 2014

ft100 said:
In the first and fourth pictures what do the colors represent? Or how does an electron scanning microscope work? Really great pics to share!!!!

Exactly what I was wondering. Are those the terpenes?

Weird · Apr 26, 2014

pure awesomeness thanks for sharing

so glad i am organic nice to know my senses are accurate

CalcioErba2004 · Apr 26, 2014

Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

Ziggaro · Apr 26, 2014

That last picture seems to explain the rash I get from the leaves.

djonkoman · Apr 30, 2014

Pinball Wizard said:
I like that stem picture

I harvest some plants with hollow stems. Is this a biological defect?

no, the middle of the stem is called the pith, it consists of non-functional, dead cells(as the stem elongates, the cells that form ther transport canals also elongate, and eventually collapse as their structural integrity doesn't allow anymore stretching. the plant fixes this by just forming new transport canals, the middle of the stem is the oldest part). in some plants, like cannabis, the middle of the pith can disappear and create hollow stalks/stems.
the functional part is around that lightgreen ring. this is part of what I have to study for an exam next week, about the morfology of plants. I haven't really started studying yet, and am used to seeing these cross-sections trough an ordinary light-microscope, but I guess the lightgreen ring in that picture of the crossection of a mature stem is the cambiumlayer, with the (secondary) plhoem and (secondary) xylem on either sides of it(I fiorgot wich of the 2 is on the inside and wich on the outside).
I can't really distinguish the vascular bundles in this pic though.

Nifty_PoT · Apr 30, 2014

This is awesome! thanks

SmokinSteveW · May 2, 2014

Woah great find!

Betterhaff · May 2, 2014

djonkoman said:
...but I guess the lightgreen ring in that picture of the crossection of a mature stem is the cambiumlayer, with the (secondary) plhoem and (secondary) xylem on either sides of it(I fiorgot wich of the 2 is on the inside and wich on the outside).

The cambium layer is a very thin meristematic tissue that continuously divides to form phloem tissue to the outside and xylem tissue to the inside.

dr.penthotal · May 2, 2014

Amazing pictures, tnx for sharing

SteamBoy · May 6, 2014

Thanks guys!

ft100 said:
In the first and fourth pictures what do the colors represent?

Could they be trichomes primordia?

MJPassion · May 7, 2014

SteamBoy said:
Thanks guys!

Could they be trichomes primordia?

How about just trichomes? I understand cannabis produces a few different types (at least 5).
Never herd em called primordia before. I thought that was a reference to the initial development of sexual parts.

Anyway... the pictures are awesome... please post some more.

Make me want to get a microscope even more now. Hehe

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