Terp School
Limonene: The Citrus Terp That Runs the Show
If terpenes had a popularity contest, limonene would win the swimsuit round and the interview. Terp of the Week, class one.
Learn moreThe Entourage Effect: Real Science or Dispensary Marketing?
Dispensaries treat it as settled law. Pharmacologists have a longer answer. The honest version of cannabis's most cited idea.
Learn morePineapple Express: The Strain That Out-Famed Its Own Movie
The rare strain where Hollywood made the myth first and the growers had to catch up. The story of Pineapple Express.
Learn moreCalifornia Sober, Explained (And Where Candy Fits In)
A judgment-free explainer of the most debated phrase in modern substance culture, and where flavor fits into the picture.
Learn moreThe Mango Myth: Does Myrcene Really Boost Your High?
Eat a mango before you smoke, they said. You will get higher, they said. Terp School fact-checks the most repeated terpene claim in cannabis culture.
Learn moreJack Herer: The Man, The Strain, The Legacy
Most strains are named after a flavor or an inside joke. One is named after the most stubborn cannabis activist who ever lived.
Learn moreIndica vs Sativa Is Dead. Meet Chemotypes.
Indica means couch and sativa means energy, said somebody at a party. Here is the better system, and your nose already knows how to use it.
Learn moreHow to Read a COA (Without a Chemistry Degree)
A COA looks like homework but it is the most useful document in the category. The five things to check, and why the per-container math matters this year.
Learn moreSour Diesel: The Strain That Smells Like a Gas Station (In a Good Way)
Every legendary strain has an origin story. Sour Diesel's happens to smell like a fuel spill. The history, the terpenes, and how gas becomes candy.
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