Cannabinoids and Terpenes Flashcards
What are phytocannabinoids?
Phytocannabinoids are cannabinoids derived from plants, specifically cannabis plants.
What are endocannabinoids and what do they do?
Endocannabinoids are signaling molecules that help regulate various processes, such as pain, memory, mood, immunity, and stress.
What are Total Active Cannabinoids (TAC)?
Total active cannabinoids (TAC) is the sum of all the cannabinoids in the product and gives you a better idea of the cannabinoid content in a product or strain.
What’s the difference between terpenes and cannabinoids?
The main difference is that terpenes contribute to the taste and scent of cannabis while cannabinoids do not.
Besides smell and taste, what are some differences between terpenes and cannabinoids?
- Terpenes are very abundant and found in almost all plants while cannabinoids are mostly found in cannabis.
- Terpenes from plants other than cannabis are legal but cannabinoids such as THC may not be.
- Terpenes don’t have a direct effect on the endocannabinoid system and cannabinoids do.
Do terpenes work with the endocannabinoid system?
How do terpenes work with the ECS?
- Terpenes don’t work directly with the endocannabinoid system.
- However, they affect receptors in the body and can contribute to the entourage effect.
- They influence how cannabinoids behave in the body
What are cannabinoids?
What are the types?
Cannabinoids are chemical compounds that help keep the endocannabinoid system in balance.
Phytocannabinoids are produced by plants such as cannabis
Endocannabinoids created by the human body.
What do terpenes impact?
Terpenes significantly impact how cannabis users feel and the effects medical marijuana has on a person’s symptoms and overall quality of life.
How do you pick a strain based on terpenes?
Understanding the individual properties of each terpene and then mixing and matching accordingly is a great way to maximize and synthesize the benefits.
Do terpenes make you high?
Terpenes do not directly make you high but may have indirect psychoactive effects through their interaction with THC.
In addition, some people may feel psychoactive or “heady” effects from the stimulating aromas of terpenes.
Are terpenes bad for you?
Some terpenes are toxic, while others will irritate your lungs if you inhale them in concentrated form.
What can terpenes help with?
Terpenes may reduce general anxiety in people with mild to moderate stress in their lives.
How do you maximize the benefits of terpenes?
Mix and match them based on their qualities to suite a users needs
What are some of the common terpenes?
Linalool
Limonene
Alpha and beta pinene
Alpha-bisabolol
Myrcene
Beta caraphyllene
Terpineol
Trans-Nerolidol
Humulene
(LLAAMBTTH)
Are tepenes legal?
Terpenes that come from cannabis are illegal on the federal level.
