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Since the dawn of civilization, Cannabis has been used as a medicine

    When you go on a weed tour you’ll hear a lot of terminology thrown around – terms like Indica, Sativa, Ruderalis, 420, light deps, cannabinoids, dabs, and, of course, terpenoids  and terpenes.   If you follow pot or cannabis culture at all, you’ve probably heard something about terpenes.  It seems to be the buzzword bandied about by budtenders, cannasseurs, cronisseurs, ganjiers, and weed brands everywhere.   But what are terpenes?  Are they the same thing as terpenoids?  What is the purpose of terpenes?  What do terpenes do?     The Basics:   Basically speaking, terpenes are aromatic compounds that give cannabis, and all sorts of other plants, (and even animals!) their smell and taste.  When you smell lavender in your essential oil, or rosemary in your fresh baked bread, or when that citrusy scent pierces your nose when…

Tall Tree Society farm in Redwood Valley, California

Cannabis Ruderalis is not nearly as well known as its more popular cousins, Indica and Sativa

You’ve heard 420 referring to pot, but what does it mean? Undoubtedly you’ve seen the number 420 in reference to weed, but what is its significance, and why did the number 420 become synonymous with pot?

Why is the weed so good from pot farms in California’s Emerald Triangle? Every cannasseur has heard of it – The Emerald Triangle – that almost mythical part of Northern California where legendary weed farmers have been growing the best cannabis for generations.

Mart Clein of Martyjuana Farms, one of the boutique pot farms in California’s Emerald Triangle that every cannasseur should have on their radar As important as the terroir is to The Emerald Triangle, the reason weed farmers from around the world are flocking to California’s renowned pot growing region is to meet and learn from…