Terpene Tuesday: Pulegone
Pulegone is a lesser-known monoterpene found in many plants, such as peppermint and catnip, and ...
Terpene Tuesday: Carene
Delta-3-carene (also known as 3-carene or simply carene) is a bicyclic monoterpene commonly found ...
Terpene Tuesday: Terpineol
Terpineol is a cyclic monoterpenoid alcohol commonly found in tea tree oil, and bears a ...
Acidic vs Activated Cannabinoids: What’s the Difference?
What’s the difference between acidic, or inactive, and activated forms of cannabis? Explore what ...
Terpene Tuesday: Ocimene
Ocimene is a monoterpene found in various plants and fruits that bears a sweet, woodsy ...
Terpene Tuesday: Geraniol
Geraniol, though not as prominent as some of the more popular cannabis terpenes like limonene ...
Terpene Tuesday: Bisabolol
Bisabolol (also known as levomenol and alpha-bisabolol) has a warm floral aroma with nutty or ...
What are Cannabis Flavonoids, or Cannaflavins?
When we talk about bioactive compounds in cannabis, the more broadly known cannabinoids and terpenes ...
Terpene Tuesday: Eucalyptol
Eucalyptol, sometimes referred to as cineol, is a terpene found in eucalyptus trees, and other ...
Forget Diet Weed, THCV Is a Rockstar Compound For Other Reasons
While I have been intrigued by the cannabinoid THCV (tetrahydrocannabivarin) for some time now, I ...
Terpene Tuesday: Pinene
Pinene, one of the most researched and documented terpenes found in cannabis, is available in ...
Terpene Tuesday: Valencene
Valencene is one of the lesser known terpenes found in cannabis, but still provides powerful ...
Terpenes
Terpenes are the compounds responsible for the way most plants smell. They are abundant in ...
Cannabis Bract
The bracts are small, modified leaves that enclose and protect the seed in what some ...
Calyx
The calyx is the first part of the flower that is formed when a young ...
Entourage Effect
The entourage effect is a proposed mechanism by which cannabis compounds other than tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) ...
Endocannabinoid System
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a complex nerve cell signaling system that modulates the central ...
Decarboxylation
Decarboxylation, also called ‘decarb’ or ‘decarbing’, is the chemical reaction responsible for activating the cannabinoids ...
Cannabinoids
Cannabinoids are chemical compounds found in cannabis and produced by all animals, including vertebrates and ...
BHO
BHO stands for butane hash oil and is a potent concentrate of cannabinoids made by ...