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Marijuana Terpenes: What They Are, Why You Need Them, How To Use Them

Cannabis Cheri

What Are Terpenes? Terpenes are the compounds that give plants, not just marijuana plants but all plants, their aromas. From the plant’s perspective, terpenes provide it with natural protection from bacteria, fungus, insects and other environmental threats.

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Beta-Caryophyllene: Terpene Powerhouse

Project CBD

Project CBD recently reported on studies indicating that cannabis terpenes — the compounds that give the plant its robust and distinctive smell — activate the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. What’s more, in the presence of THC (also a CB1 agonist), terpenes appear to modulate cannabinoid activity in varied and interesting ways.

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Marijuana Terpenes: What They Are, Why You Need Them, How To Use Them

Cannabis Cheri

? What Are Terpenes? Terpenes are the compounds that give plants, not just marijuana plants but all plants, their aromas. From the plant’s perspective, terpenes provide it with natural protection from bacteria, fungus, insects and other environmental threats.

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What is hashishene? Examining the unique chemistry of hashish

The Cannigma

But what do we know about the chemical transformation that takes place when trichomes are separated from the plant and turned into hashish? Recently, researchers made a discovery that begins to answer these pressing questions about why hash is so different from cannabis flower, and it may have a lot to do with terpenes.

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Marijuana Terpenes Explained: What They Are, Why You Need Them, How To Use Them

Cannabis Cheri

What Are Marijuana Terpenes? Terpenes are the compounds that give plants, not just marijuana plants but all plants, their aromas. From the plant’s perspective, terpenes provide it with natural protection from bacteria, fungus, insects and other environmental threats. Over 140 terpenes have been identified in cannabis.

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Expert Gives Delta-8 THC Thumbs Down

Project CBD

Scialdone, a recognized expert in the field of organic chemistry who specializes in natural product chemistry, is an inventor of 37 issued US patents and the author of 17 peer-reviewed articles in science publications. ” Explain what an isomer is and why the lack of information regarding novel THC isomers is problematic.

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Terpene Spotlight: Pulegone

FloridaMarijuana.net

As the cannabis plant gains more notoriety for its medicinal uses, more research is proving what humans have known for thousands of years. Science is proving that nature can provide the medications that humans need to improve their health. Many terpenes exist within the same cannabis plant thus proving the efficacy of the entire plant.

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