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Terpene Tuesday: Pulegone

Pulegone is a lesser-known monoterpene found in many plants, such as peppermint and catnip, and ...

Heady Vermont Staff 13 Dec 2022
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Terpene Tuesday: Carene

Delta-3-carene (also known as 3-carene or simply carene) is a bicyclic monoterpene commonly found ...

Ella Guinan 25 Oct 2022
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Terpene Tuesday: Terpineol

Terpineol is a cyclic monoterpenoid alcohol commonly found in tea tree oil, and bears a ...

Ella Guinan 4 Oct 2022
Learn about acidic vs activated cannabinoids.
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Acidic vs Activated Cannabinoids: What’s the Difference?

What’s the difference between acidic, or inactive, and activated forms of cannabis? Explore what ...

Heady Vermont Staff 11 Sep 2022
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Terpene Tuesday: Ocimene

Ocimene is a monoterpene found in various plants and fruits that bears a sweet, woodsy ...

Heady Vermont Staff 30 Aug 2022
cannabis terpene geraniol
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Terpene Tuesday: Geraniol

Geraniol, though not as prominent as some of the more popular cannabis terpenes like limonene ...

Heady Vermont Staff 23 Aug 2022
Bisabolol terpene in chamomile flowers
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Terpene Tuesday: Bisabolol

Bisabolol (also known as levomenol and alpha-bisabolol) has a warm floral aroma with nutty or ...

Heady Vermont Staff 2 Aug 2022
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What are Cannabis Flavonoids, or Cannaflavins?

When we talk about bioactive compounds in cannabis, the more broadly known cannabinoids and terpenes ...

Heady Vermont Staff 29 Jul 2022
Eucalyptus leaves contain large amounts of the terpene eucalyptol
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Terpene Tuesday: Eucalyptol

Eucalyptol, sometimes referred to as cineol, is a terpene found in eucalyptus trees, and other ...

Heady Vermont Staff 26 Jul 2022
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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 ...

Diana-Ashley Krach 6 Jul 2022
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Terpene Tuesday: Pinene

Pinene, one of the most researched and documented terpenes found in cannabis, is available in ...

Heady Vermont Staff 16 Nov 2021
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Terpene Tuesday: Valencene

Valencene is one of the lesser known terpenes found in cannabis, but still provides powerful ...

Heady Vermont Staff 7 Nov 2021
Cannabis Terpenes: What Are They?
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Terpenes

Terpenes are the compounds responsible for the way most plants smell. They are abundant in ...

Heady Vermont Staff 4 Nov 2021
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Endocannabinoid System

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a complex nerve cell signaling system that modulates the central ...

Glossary 1 Aug 2021
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Decarboxylation

Decarboxylation, also called ‘decarb’ or ‘decarbing’, is the chemical reaction responsible for activating the cannabinoids ...

Glossary 7 Jun 2021
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Cannabinoids

Cannabinoids are chemical compounds found in cannabis and produced by all animals, including vertebrates and ...

Glossary 13 Apr 2021
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BHO

BHO stands for butane hash oil and is a potent concentrate of cannabinoids made by ...

Glossary 20 Feb 2021
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What is a Budtender?

A budtender is an employee who works at a cannabis retail storefront and represents the ...

Glossary 10 Aug 2020
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Strain

In botanical terms, “strain” means offspring or descendants from specific plants, though this use has ...

Glossary 10 Aug 2020
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Concentrates

Concentrates are substances in which the more desirable properties of cannabis, namely cannabinoids and terpenes, ...

Glossary 10 Aug 2020