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