Last updated August 11, 2026 How Do Cannabis Terpenes Affect the Mind? Cannabis terpenes may influence biological or subjective effects under some conditions, but the evidence does not support using a terpene name to predict mood, focus, memory, sedation, or intoxication. Delta-9 THC remains the main driver of the familiar cannabis high and many acute changes in attention, memory, perception, and judgment. The most useful way… Read more

Last updated August 8, 2026 What Are Terpenes? A Practical Guide to Cannabis and Hemp Aroma Terpenes are compounds made by many plants, including cannabis and hemp. Many are volatile and aromatic, helping create familiar citrus, pine, floral, herbal, earthy, and peppery notes. Plants can also use terpene compounds in defense, attraction, and signaling. In cannabis, terpenes are produced largely in glandular trichomes alongside can… Read more

Last updated August 7, 2026 Why Prerolls Became One of Cannabis’s Fastest-Growing Categories Pre-rolls became one of cannabis’s fastest-growing major categories because they remove preparation, support low-cost trial, and now come in enough sizes and styles to serve both value shoppers and premium buyers. Better manufacturing helped brands move beyond the old reputation of pre-rolls as an outlet for leftover flower, while multipac… Read more

Last updated August 7, 2026 Why Cannabis Brands Keep Getting Shadowbanned on Social Media Cannabis brands often call any unexplained drop in reach a “shadowban.” That label is useful shorthand, but it can hide the real problem. A post may be excluded from recommendations, limited to adults, removed for facilitating a sale, rejected as an ad, or counted toward an account-level restriction. Each outcome has a different cause and a d… Read more

Consumer Education and Cannabis Beverage Trends THC Drinks vs. Alcohol: Why Cannabis Beverages Are Growing Last updated: August 7, 2026 THC drinks are growing because they put cannabis into a format people already understand: a can, bottle, or mocktail that can be sipped in a social setting. They also arrive as more adults are questioning their alcohol use, retailers are giving alcohol alternatives more shelf space, and beve… Read more