Terpenes
Analysis
TERPENES MAKE STRAINS SMELL THE WAY THEY DO. TERPENES, COUPLED WITH CANNABINOIDS LIKE THC AND CBD, HELP DRIVE THE NUANCED EFFECTS CANNABIS CAN HAVE ON US. EACH PERSON IS UNIQUE AND CAN RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO THESE TERPENE PROFILES. TERPENES HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN THOUGHT TO MERELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE OF CANNABIS BY ENRICHING ITS AROMA AND FLAVOR. MORE RECENTLY, TERPENES GAINED ATTENTION FROM THE EMERGENCE OF THE “ENTOURAGE EFFECT,” WHICH PROPOSES THAT CANNABIS’ THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS ARE IMPROVED BY THE ADDITION OF MULTIPLE CANNABINOIDS AND TERPENES, COMPARED TO SINGLE CANNABINOIDS ON THEIR OWN.