What Are Terpenes?

There are 6 predominant terpenes in cannabis. Here is a simple breakdown of each one, which we'll go into more fully in individual blog posts.

 -- Read more in-depth about terpene effects on you here --

Using these guidelines, you can experiment with different types of terpene profiles to find the cannabis strains that best work for you. 


Terpenes are organic compounds that are found naturally in all plants, not just cannabis. Terpenes give marijuana its smell and taste. They each have their own unique properties, which also cause you to experience different effects from your marijuana. If you choose to watch Dr. Jake Felice's terpene video below, he goes into detail about how plants use terpenes in nature, how we can isolate terpenes, as well as how they then affect us.


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Dr. Jake Felice is one of the best people I have found on YouTube that really breaks down how cannabis affects our minds and bodies. I have learned a lot from his videos. Here is a great video where he explains terpenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGfHmM5Og3w

Here is an amazing infographic from Leafly - if you go to their page you can enlarge it.






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