Terpenes’ is the new hip word of the medical marijuana movement. For those of you that haven’t jumped on the terpenes medical marijuana bandwagon, there is still time. It always blows my mind how many people are talking about terpenes and cannabis right now that have no idea what it really is. To see what I mean, just ask someone what the definition of terpenes is, and you will quickly see that about 99% of marijuana consumers don’t know.
A great explanation for terpenes can be found in an article that was written by David Downs for newsreview.com. I was e-mailed the article by Americans for Safe Access – San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. Below are some excerpts that I think explain what terpenes are, and how they fit into the medical marijuana world:
“According to Donald Land, a UC Davis chemistry professor who cofounded Halent Laboratories, which tests for terpenes and conducts occasional smelling classes, “Terpenes are a set of relatively simple organic molecules that are present in all living organisms.” He noted that most of the flavors and aromas of plants comes from terpenes. Check out the best us cannabis seeds and buy bubblegum seeds feminized.