Category: Terpenes
What is Purple Weed, What Makes Weed Purple & Is Purple Weed Better than Normal Weed?
Photo by Diyahna Lewis on Unsplash Thanks to legalization, the cannabis industry is booming for medical patients and recreational enthusiasts. This exploding market has driven demand for a string of cannabis innovations and a growing demand for new and interesting forms of cannabis. Did you know there’s even purple weed? The growing industry has…
What is Farnesene? Farnesene Effects, Benefits & Strains
Photo by Clem Onojeghuo One major impact of the expansion of cannabis legislation is a greater interest in plant medicine. Besides the controversial THC and everyone’s favorite legal cannabinoid CBD there are other plant compounds a.k.a. phytochemicals that show the extensive potential of medical marijuana. Farnesene, while not widely known, is one of these wonder…
What is Ocimene? Ocimene Effects, Benefits & Strains
Photo by Karolina Grabowska Ocimene is one of the terpenes commonly found in cannabis. What are terpenes exactly? Terpenes are various chemicals in plants that help keep them alive and give what we observe as their flavors and scents. Expanding marijuana legalization is leading to more scientific and medical interest in these compounds. Ocimene is…
What are Terpenes? Types of Terpenes & Effects
Photo by Jane Doan THC has driven much of the world’s love affair with cannabis and a fair amount of its controversy, after all, the only thing separating legal weed from hemp is its THC content. However, it’s not the only important compound in cannabis. What about terpenes? Terpenes are chemicals found in everything from…
Alpha-Humulene Terpene Effects, Benefits, Flavor & Strains
Photo by Joris Neyt Cannabis may be highly coveted and contested due to its THC content. However, the expanded adoption of medical marijuana across the United States has led to a greater understanding of the countless biological chemicals found within everyone’s favorite herb. Humuene is one of these compounds and its full list of medical…
What is Pinene? Alpha-Pinene & Beta-Pinene Effects, Benefits & Strains
Photo by Lum3n People are turning to marijuana for more than just the high. Whether for pain relief, to reduce anxiety, or to better connect with their body cannabis offers a whole host of health benefits. It’s not just due to name-brand cannabinoids like THC and CBD. Many of these benefits are due in part…
What is Terpinolene? Terpinolene Effects, Benefits & Strains
Photo by Olia Danilevich Science is continually discovering a whole new batch of health benefits from the countless compounds found in cannabis. There are more than 538 chemical compounds in cannabis that are also found throughout the plant kingdom, and more importantly, interact with the human body. Terpinolene is one of these marijuana marvels. Besides…
What is Resin & What is the Difference Between Rosin vs Resin vs Live Rosin?
Photo by Jeff W One sad side effect of the stigmatization of cannabis is that there is an entire industry of new developments that began before legalization and so many new cannabis users can have no idea about them. New innovations continue to expand as weed products become more popular and drive business at dispensaries.…
What is Caryophyllene? Trans-Caryophyllene & Beta-Caryophyllene Terpene Effects
Photo by Photo by Eva Bronzini The stigma of “weed” has robbed us of many opportunities to explore the full scope of health benefits from the almost countless chemical compounds in the cannabis plant. Marijuana has countless beneficial phytochemicals (plant-created chemicals) that can do amazing things to and for the human body. One of these…
What is Myrcene? Understanding Beta-Myrcene Effects & Benefits
Photo by Ron Lach Part of the widespread popularity of medical marijuana is the countless beneficial compounds found in cannabis. Everyone is familiar with the more notable compounds like the cannabinoids THC and CBD. While these more well known cannabinoids can encourage people to buy cannabis, there are quite a few chemicals that continue to…
