This list of the world’s top cannabis scientists was inspired by the passing of Raphael Mechoulam, who undoubtedly influenced every cannabis scientist detailed here. Supporting those who work in the science of cannabis is critical to overturning decades of stigma, pushing regulators to adopt cannabis science, and helping people understand the therapeutic and medical value […]
This one terpene meme has it all: Anticancer Terpenes, Allelopathic Terpenes, Insecticidal Terpenes, Insects that Produce or Use Terpenes, Neurological Terpenes, Boiling Points, Flash Points, and a Terpene Classes Chart. These images are developed from The Big Book of Terps and #TerpTalk.
There are 7 primary ways to manipulate the terpene content of cannabis. These methods involve manipulation of terpene content prior to drying and curing, whereafter only preservation is possible. These brief descriptions are based on a supplemental chapter in The Big Book of Terps titled “Manipulating Cannabis for Phytochemical Content,” which begins at page 556.
Some scientists claim that the entourage effect and synergy are not valid concepts, and have not been sufficiently proven to occur in a predictable manner, particularly not in cannabis. In this video, Russ Hudson presents the arguments against synergy and the entourage effect, reading directly from the Synergy chapter of The Big Book of Terps, […]
This video discusses non-cannabis plants that produce cannabinoids. Nearly all of the classic and lesser cannabinoids are known to occur in other plants, with the exception of THC. Plants use cannabinoids – which belong to several different classes of terpenes – for a variety of different purposes. Russ Hudson discusses and reads directly from the […]
Allelopathic terpenes are those produced by a plant that affect the germination, growth, propagation, and survival of cohabitant plants. In effect, these are the terpenes of plant chemical warfare. Terpenes and terpenoids have been shown to act as allelopathic agents in many different plants, and in some cases these isoprenoid compounds can affect plants of […]
These terpenes have been shown to act as neurological agents, and are capable of being used in the treatment of a wide variety of neurological conditions. Terpenes can be used to treat neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other conditions as shown:
This image shows insects that biologically produce terpenes, and/or those that use terpenes from other sources. Some insects use terpenes as a method of communication, some use them defensively, while other insects have developed highly specialized ways of making use of terpenes and terpenoids.