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What Are Terpenes? Terpenes are aromatic compounds found in plant extracts. These are the compounds responsible for giving essential oils their aroma and their effects on your physical and mental ...
Chemical defenses in. Cannabis. Close up of a Cannabis plant. Cannabis ( /ˈkænəbɪs/) is commonly known as marijuana or hemp and has two known strains: Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica, both of which produce chemicals to deter herbivory. The chemical composition includes specialized terpenes and cannabinoids, mainly tetrahydrocannabinol ...
The scientific debate regarding taxonomy has had little effect on the terminology in widespread use among cultivators and users of drug-type Cannabis. Cannabis aficionados recognize three distinct types based on such factors as morphology, native range, aroma, and subjective psychoactive characteristics. "Sativa" is the most widespread variety ...
Industry trade name for cannabis strain. [ 63][ 59] Blueberry Diesel. Industry trade name for indica -dominant hybrid strain, a mix of Blueberry and Sour Diesel strains, its name is also a combination of theirs. [ 71] Blue Dream. Industry trade name for sativa -dominant hybrid strain. [ 59]
THC, CBD, and terpene profiles are more likely to predict the effects of the high than strain names or categorizations such as ‘indica,’ sativa,’ or ‘hybrid.’
t. e. Male Cannabis sativa in flower. Cannabis sativa is an annual herbaceous flowering plant. The species was first classified by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. [ 1] The specific epithet sativa means 'cultivated'. Indigenous to Eastern Asia, the plant is now of cosmopolitan distribution due to widespread cultivation. [ 2]
A dried cannabis flower. The effects of cannabis are caused by chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.
US: Schedule II as Syndros, and Schedule III as Marinol [ 2] Schedule I delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in pure form. Tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC) is a cannabinoid found in cannabis. [ 9] It is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis and one of at least 113 total cannabinoids identified on the plant.