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