Evaluation of Cannabis floral trichome developmental state

大麻的药用用途作为止痛药具有潜在的治疗作用，在 治疗多种疾病。活性成分是在小腺(毛状体)中产生的。 大麻花组织的表面。大麻品种的培育是为了获得高水平的大麻化合物。 在毛状体中，如四氢大麻酚(THC)或大麻二酚(CBD)。Tilray是一家获得许可的制片人 根据加拿大卫生部规定的医用大麻，为加拿大各地的患者提供干大麻 有适当的医疗文件。Tilray在生长室中种植药用大麻菌株 在严格控制的条件下，收获和干燥开花植物，并测试大麻类物质的含量 他们的产品。目前，Tilray正在根据每周的计划为他们的收获计时。这样做的目的是 这项研究是为了调查在Tilray设施中种植的医用大麻植物的毛状体成熟情况。目标是 是将大麻素含量与毛状体的视觉特征相关联，包括毛状体的外观 手持紫外线照射下的毛状体。这将允许Tilray调整他们的收获计划以 优化其产品中活性成分的生产。

The medicinal use of the plant Cannabis sativa has potential therapeutic benefits as an analgesic drug and in the treatment of a variety of diseases. The active ingredients are produced in small glands (trichomes) on the surface of Cannabis floral tissues. Marijuana strains have been bred for high levels of cannabinoid compounds in the trichomes, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol (CBD). Tilray is a Licensed Producer of medical marijuana under Health Canada regulations, providing dried cannabis for patients across Canada who have the appropriate medical documentation. Tilray grows the medicinal marijuana strains in growth rooms under carefully controlled conditions, harvests and dries the flowering plants, and tests the cannabinoid content of their product. Currently, Tilray is timing their harvests based on a weekly schedule. The objective of this study is to investigate the trichome ripening of medical marijuana plants grown in the Tilray facility. The goal is to correlate cannabinoid content and visual characteristics of trichomes, including the appearance of the trichomes under a hand-held ultraviolet light. This will permit Tilray to adjust their harvest schedules to optimize the production of active ingredients in their product.