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Terpene Biosynthesis in Cannabis

How cannabis plants build the volatile molecules behind their smell, from plastid pathways to glandular tricho...

10 sources 1 month ago

Terpene Degradation During Drying

How cannabis loses its smell between harvest and jar, and what the chemistry actually says about it.

7 sources 2 months ago

Terpineol

A floral, lilac-scented monoterpene alcohol found in cannabis and many essential oils, with limited human evid...

8 sources 1 month ago

Type II Chemotype (Mixed THC/CBD Cannabis)

The mixed-cannabinoid chemotype produces roughly balanced THC and CBD from a heterozygous BT/BD genotype at th...

10 sources 4 weeks ago

Valencene

A citrus-scented sesquiterpene best known from Valencia oranges, occasionally found in cannabis at low levels...

8 sources 3 weeks ago

Why Terpenes Matter (Or Don't)

An honest look at what terpenes actually do in cannabis, what's still speculation, and where the marketing has...

10 sources 3 weeks ago