Cannabis sativa is a plant that contains many compounds with medicinal properties, including phytocannabinoids and terpenes. While phytocannabinoids have been studied extensively, less is known about terpenes and their potential interaction with phytocannabinoids. The “entourage effect” is the hypothesis that terpenes can modulate the activity of phytocannabinoids and produce unique therapeutic outcomes. A study published in Scientific […]

This week, U.S. Democrat and Republican lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to set the basis for the legalization of adult-use cannabis at the federal level. Although the proposed legislation won’t have a real effect on the cannabis industry in the short term, it will help lawmakers to have the tools to create a regulatory system to legalize

  The terpenes contained in cannabis essential oil bask in the limelight, while the less common aromatic compounds are overlooked. Unfortunately, this is because the world of cannabis research has only scratched the surface in studying them. The fact is that cannabis essential oil is composed of hundreds of compounds that together when combined with their

A Scentspiracy study shows us what different chemical groups smell like. Chemical groups (e.g., alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, phenols and more) are how we categorize the constituents in cannabis essential oil. Why? Cannabis essential oil is complex. Each variety contains hundreds of constituents — each one of which, alone, has specific properties. Chemical group categories allow us