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

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LeafScience
Apr 22, 2014

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.

Have a peek below:

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Flower of the cannabis plant. Field of view 3.5 mm.
(Photo: Cannabis Under The Microscope/Neatorama)







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[In_The_Wind]

1. It's incredibly beautiful!

[DeSwiss]

3. And there are more at the 2nd link:

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[BlueJazz]

2. They are the most beautiful pictures I've ever seen. Thank you for posting.

[trusty elf]

4. ....

cool photos!

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[leveymg]

5. Only one question - where's the hooka-smoking caterpillar?

Oh, I see him, behind the Cheshire Cat smile.

[Oilwellian]

6. Why does it feel like I just took LSD?

I'm going to go ask Alice.

(Beautiful pics!)

[tridim]

7. The Trichome image bugs me...

Because trichomes are translucent, like this:



I've never seen a trichome look like the ones in the included image.

[jtuck004]

9. I'm not a scientist, but I think they are stained so they stand out better under a microscope.

Can you imagine how much popular it would be if they really looked like that?

[mike_c]

11. scanning EM images are not optical light images....

Surfaces are covered with an electron reflecting metal layer a few molecules thick, from which electrons bounce back to a detector, so no transmitted light through trichomes. The resulting images are in black and white, and are secondarily colorized in Photoshop or another image editing program. But all objects are effectively opaque in the scanning EM view.

[tridim]

13. It's just weird because you don't need a scanning electron microscope to see them.

A $3 ebay microscope resolves trichomes better than that SEM image. It's overkill, and ugly IMO.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

16. i like this pic better

Pretty. Love the shades of green, the translucence, the gel-like appearance of the trichomes, the light reflection off the wet surfaces.

[Faux pas]

8. Amazing

pics! Can't believe I've never seen any before.

[jtuck004]

10. Damn those are pretty. Thank you for this. n/t

[L0oniX]

12. K & R

[mountain grammy]

14. these are beautiful!

I know it's a good crop when my buds look like this without the microscope!

[valerief]

15. Who knew cannibis is Jewish? (note the trichomes).

[KG]

17. oh. wow. man.