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Which Terpenes Enhance the Cannabis High?

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Ten years ago, most cannabis consumers couldn’t tell a terpene from a cannabinoid. A 2021 study 2 by University of Arizona scientists concluded that certain terpenes are “cannabimimetic” (in a mouse model of cannabis intoxication) and can selectively enhance cannabinoid activity. But today things are different.

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CBD Market Report

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HerbalGram, the acclaimed quarterly journal of the American Botanical Council, recently published its 2021 “Herb Market Report,” which included data on sales of CBD as an herbal ingredient in mainstream and natural retail channels in the United States. in 2021 reached $2 billion, according to Statistica.)

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Industry Snapshot: Cannabis Plant Patents

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Patent Office between December 20, 2016 and June 29, 2021. There are three species in the Cannabis genera: Cannabis sativa (C. sativa) , Cannabis indica (C. The key classes of phytochemicals in a cannabis plant are cannabinoids and terpenes. [iii]. For more information about plant patents, click here.

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Answer of the Day for Aug 31, 2021

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Are cannabinoid receptors present on skin cells? Cannabinoid receptors are present on many types of skin cells, including keratinocytes and fibroblasts. Positive Effect of Cannabis sativa L. Herb Extracts on Skin Cells and Assessment of Cannabinoid-Based Hydrogels Properties. Molecules 2021, 26, 802. Ziemlewska, A.;

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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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Canna Solutions to Support Your 2021 New Year’s Resolutions

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This could make keeping our 2021 resolutions more difficult than ever before. But what does 2021 have in store for us? Is 2021 the year you’re going to make a New Year resolution and stick to it just to stick it to 2020? Sativas for Motivation May be Key. 2020 was definitely a rough year.

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The Tip of the Spear Piercing the Regulated Cannabis Industry: How Intoxicating Hemp Cannabinoids and the Illicit Market Pose Significant Challenges to the Emerging Industry

Cannabis Law Report

Unfortunately, this appetite combined with a lack of access to regulated marijuana has perpetuated both a robust and unregulated illicit marijuana market, and an unregulated hemp industry where intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids like Delta-8 THC, Delta-9 THC, THC-O and HHC are freely sold directly to consumers. If the plant tests above 0.3%