medicine

Marijuana plants are cannabinoid factories

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

Isn’t it time we stopped pussyfooting around federal marijuana legalization?

    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…

Steve DeAngelo – O.G. of the medical cannabis movement.