21 articles in this category. All sourced, evidence-labeled, and fact-checked.
An endogenous cannabinoid — not a terpene — that activates the same receptors as THC and shapes how cannabis a...
A family of woody, herbal sesquiterpenes found in trace amounts in cannabis and many conifer and herb essentia...
The chemistry of converting one cannabinoid into another, and why it underpins most 'hemp-derived' THC product...
A cannabis-derived prenylated flavone that is chemically distinct from terpenes and still largely unstudied ou...
A peppery sesquiterpene unique among cannabis terpenes for binding directly to a cannabinoid receptor in labor...
The body's own cannabinoids rise during sustained exercise, and they likely explain more of the 'runner's high...
A sesquiterpene alcohol with a piney, woody aroma found in guaiacum wood and a minority of cannabis chemotypes...
Why high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography give different cannabinoid numbers, and whic...
A woody, earthy sesquiterpene best known from hops and shared by cannabis, with intriguing preclinical data bu...
A citrus-scented monoterpene common in cannabis with promising preclinical effects but limited human evidence.
The most common monoterpene in cannabis, blamed and credited for a lot of things it probably doesn't do.
The earthy, musky monoterpene often cited as cannabis's most abundant aroma compound, with effects research th...
The heavier, longer-lasting C15 terpene class that gives cannabis much of its earthy, woody, spicy backbone.
A naturally occurring cannabinoid with a seven-carbon side chain reported to bind CB1 more tightly than THC —...
How cannabis compounds interact with the 'capsaicin receptor' — a foundational target outside the classical CB...
How cannabis plants build the volatile molecules behind their smell, from plastid pathways to glandular tricho...
How cannabis loses its smell between harvest and jar, and what the chemistry actually says about it.
A floral, lilac-scented monoterpene alcohol found in cannabis and many essential oils, with limited human evid...
The mixed-cannabinoid chemotype produces roughly balanced THC and CBD from a heterozygous BT/BD genotype at th...
A citrus-scented sesquiterpene best known from Valencia oranges, occasionally found in cannabis at low levels...
An honest look at what terpenes actually do in cannabis, what's still speculation, and where the marketing has...