PSYCHEDELICS ARE ALL SET TO POUNCE ON MENTAL HEALTH. BUT IF YOU DON’T HAVE SPIRIT, YOU CAN’T HEAL While the past 60 years have certainly obscured it, psychedelics were once explored for a plethora of mental health disorders, including a…
ONE THING THAT CONTINUALLY COMES UP IN THE NEW RESEARCH IS THAT PSYCHEDELICS HAVE TO BE GUIDED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE MAXIMUM EFFECTS. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW PSYCHEDELICS HOOK UP WITH MEDITATION, YOGA, AND OTHER MINDFULNESS PRACTICES. WHAT…
WILL PSYCHEDELICS CHANGE SOCIETY? Just like the hippies of old could never have imagined the sorts of discoveries that would come out of cannabis legalization, the emergence of psychedelic therapy will impact our society in ways we cannot imagine. Matter of fact,…
The ascendance of wellness has uncovered many different healing modalities previously and prematurely buried by fearful and unheeding authority figures. But as any cultivator will tell you, a lot of growth can happen while things are germinating underground. Now that cannabis has…
You may be asking, “What is THCP?” If so, you’re not alone. Simply put, it’s close to a dead ringer for Delta-9 THC, except for a seven-chain alkyl — the longest of all the THC variants in the plant. That…
WHAT IS THCV? First detected and identified as a cannabinoid by Edward Gill in 1970, Tetrahydrocannabivarin, or THCV (C19H26O2,) represents another fate the mother cannabinoid of CBGA can take within the plant. Instead of combining with olivetolic acid, it meets…
WHAT IS THCA? Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid (C22H30O4) or THCA, is the prodrug of the famed delta-9-THC molecule in cannabis. As you’ll recall from a previous post, it descends directly from CBGA. Once heated excessively, a carboxyl group leaves the molecule, and…
THE DELTA-8 THC BASICS What Is Delta-8 THC? How does it differ from delta-9 THC? Delta-8 Tetracannabinol is a tricyclic meroterpene that differs from its fraternal twin Delta-9 in the placement of one double carbon bond. Reports show it to…
Chances are if you’ve been going around the internet, you’ve probably heard talk about the “Cadillac of the cannabinoids,” but wondered what sort of ride you were in with CBG. So far, the information we’ve been getting has been sporadic,…
WHAT IS CBN? Just like the plant where it all began for us, WE are the entourage effect. And while we’re all about getting the full healing potential of cannabis out to the masses, we know we’re not 100% there…
Humulene: What It Is, What It Tastes Like and Where to Find It Also known as alpha-caryophyllene, humulene is a monocyclic sesquiterpenoid that is highly prevalent in hops (aka humulus lupulus), the only other plant in the Cannabacaea family outside…
It’s possible that if you’ve ever checked out your grandmother’s medicine box, she may have a bottle of camphor oil, and its smell probably brings back strong memories. As a cyclic monoterpene, camphene isn’t necessarily its terpenoid cousin camphor, but…
WHAT IS OCIMENE? Yet another fragrant terpene, this acyclic monoterpene is a relative rarity in most cannabis plants, but abundant in many other fruits and herbs. Think kumquat, mango, mint, lavender and bergamot. WHAT IS OCIMENE’S AROMA? It’s often used…
D-linalool is a monoterpenoid alcohol, found in at least 200 plants, including lavender, pine needles, Korean goldenbell tree, cinnamon, rosewood, birch, and green huajiao. Like many of its monoterpenoid brethren, its distinctive aroma is used as a fragrance-enhancement in many…
WHAT IS LIMONENE? Yet another sweet-smelling monoterpene, limonene is again omnipresent within the cannabis plant — in some cases making up as much as 16% of its essential oil composition in some varieties. In her TEDx talk, recent DELTA 8/9…
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE/B-CARYOPHYLLENE — WHAT IS IT? Beta-caryophyllene (BCP) is a bicyclic sesquiterpene (versus the monoterpene myrcene which we explored last week) prevalent throughout not just cannabis, but throughout much of your favorite foods. Expressed in the essential oils of many of…
Question: Do you know your terpenes? Responsible for a lot of the aroma and character in many of the plants in which they are found, terpenes are versatile and helpful assistants in any number of soothing and replenishing activities. This…
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