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Plain-English answers to everything about terpenes, the entourage effect, and how MONDAYS delivers the character of cannabis with zero THC.
What Are Terpenes?
Terpenes are the aroma compounds that give plants their smell. They are what makes lavender smell like lavender, citrus smell like citrus, and pine smell lik...
Read the guide →What Is the Entourage Effect?
The entourage effect is the idea that the many compounds in cannabis, including cannabinoids like THC and the aroma compounds called terpenes, may work toget...
Read the guide →Terpenes vs THC
Terpenes and THC are both found in cannabis, but they are completely different kinds of compounds that do completely different things. Understanding the diff...
Read the guide →Terpene Edibles Explained
Terpene edibles are a newer category of product built around terpenes, the aroma and flavor compounds of cannabis, rather than around cannabinoids like THC. ...
Read the guide →Cannabis Alternatives Without the High
If you love the flavors, strains, and culture of cannabis but do not want the high, you have more options than ever. The short version: look for products bui...
Read the guide →Are Terpene Chews Legal?
The short answer: terpene chews that contain no THC and no CBD are, in practical terms, candy, and food-grade terpenes are common, widely used flavoring ingr...
Read the guide →Lab Testing and COAs
Trust in a category like this comes down to one thing: proof. Anyone can say their product is clean. We verify it, batch by batch, with independent lab testi...
Read the guide →Are Terpenes Safe to Eat?
If you have ever eaten a citrus dessert, chewed spearmint gum, or drunk a fruit juice, you have already eaten terpenes. Many of the terpenes found in cannabi...
Read the guide →What Is California Sober?
California sober is a term for a lifestyle where someone cuts out alcohol and harder substances but keeps a lighter relationship with cannabis, or moves towa...
Read the guide →Delta-8 vs Terpene Chews
Delta-8 and terpene chews are often shelved near each other as hemp products, but they could not be more different. The short answer: Delta-8 is an intoxicat...
Read the guide →Do Terpenes Get You High?
The short answer is no. Terpenes do not get you high. They are aroma and flavor compounds, not the intoxicating cannabinoid THC, and on their own they will n...
Read the guide →Gifts for Cannabis Lovers Who Don't Smoke
Shopping for someone who loves cannabis culture but does not smoke, or cannot right now? The short answer: a zero-THC terpene chew is one of the few cannabis...
Read the guide →Hemp-Derived vs Botanical Terpenes
Terpenes are the same class of compound wherever they come from, but the source matters, both for character and for how a product is treated. MONDAYS makes t...
Read the guide →How Long Do Terpene Chews Last?
The short answer: like most taffy and soft candy, terpene chews keep well for months when stored properly, and you should always go by the best-by date print...
Read the guide →How Terpenes Are Made and Extracted
The short answer: plants make terpenes naturally as part of their essential oils, and manufacturers capture them through extraction methods like steam distil...
Read the guide →Natural vs Synthetic Terpenes
When people ask about natural versus synthetic terpenes, they usually want to know one thing: is what I am consuming derived from plants, or made in a lab? T...
Read the guide →Terpene Chews vs CBD Gummies
The short answer: a CBD gummy contains the cannabinoid CBD, while a terpene chew contains no cannabinoids at all, just the aroma and flavor compounds of cann...
Read the guide →Terpene Chews vs THC Gummies
These two products can look similar on a shelf, but they are fundamentally different. If you are weighing a terpene chew against a THC gummy, here is a clear...
Read the guide →What Is a Terpene Wheel?
The short answer: a terpene wheel is a visual tool that groups terpenes by their aroma families, citrus, pine, earthy, floral, spicy, so you can navigate can...
Read the guide →Will Terpenes Fail a Drug Test?
The short answer: standard drug tests screen for THC and its metabolites, not for terpenes. Terpenes are aroma and flavor compounds and are not what these te...
Read the guide →Terpenes for Beginners
New to terpenes? Here is the whole idea in one sentence: terpenes are the aroma and flavor compounds that give plants, including cannabis, their smell, and t...
Read the guide →Terpenes for Focus
Focus and daytime energy are common reasons people gravitate toward certain strains, and a few terpenes come up again and again in that conversation. As alwa...
Read the guide →Terpenes and Mood
Mood is one of the more researched angles in terpene science, largely because the studies overlap with anxiety and stress work. Here is a fair look at what h...
Read the guide →Terpenes and Relaxation
Relaxation is probably the single most common association people have with certain strains, so it is worth looking at what the research actually says, and wh...
Read the guide →Terpenes and Sleep
Sleep is one of the most common things people ask about when it comes to terpenes and cannabis strains. It is a fair question, and there is real research to ...
Read the guide →Terpenes in Essential Oils
Here is something that surprises a lot of people: the compounds that give cannabis strains their aroma are the exact same compounds behind your favorite esse...
Read the guide →Terpenes vs Cannabinoids
Terpenes and cannabinoids are the two big families of compounds in cannabis, and they do different jobs. The short answer: cannabinoids like THC and CBD are ...
Read the guide →Terpenes vs CBD
Terpenes and CBD both come up in conversations about cannabis and wellness, and they are often confused. They are not the same thing, and the difference is w...
Read the guide →THC-Free Edibles
THC-free edibles are exactly what they sound like: edible products with no THC, and therefore no high. If you are searching for one, you are probably after t...
Read the guide →What Are Flavonoids in Cannabis?
The short answer: flavonoids are a class of natural plant compounds, found throughout fruits, vegetables, and flowers, that give plants much of their color a...
Read the guide →What Is a Terpene Profile?
A terpene profile is the specific mix of terpenes in a given strain or product, the combination and relative amounts of each aroma compound. It is essentiall...
Read the guide →Why Does Weed Smell Like That?
The short answer: terpenes. The distinctive smell of cannabis, whether it reads as diesel, citrus, pine, or berry, comes almost entirely from terpenes, the p...
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