Terpenes are chemical compounds produced by living things, specifically plants, with conifers having the highest concentrations. These highly aromatic compounds are used by plants and animals for a wide variety of purposes. Most plants use terpenes to attract pollinators or to repel insects and predatory animals. Producing scents and odors...
Narcotic Use of Cannabis in the Americas In its early days, cannabis as a narcotic in the Americas was used in Brazil and Jamaica by the Portuguese and British to subdue their enslaved populations. At the 1876 World’s Exposition in Philadelphia, the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid II gifted Americans with cannabis...
Outside of medical, recreational, and ritual use in the ancient world, cannabis —oftentimes referred to as "hemp" — held a long standing in textile production. The Romans, along with many other ancient cultures, used hemp fiber for clothing as well as maritime necessities such as sails and rope. This tradition...
Cannabis became one of the earliest cultivated plants in the world during the Neolithic (circa 1900 BCE) in Eastern Asia. With a spread spanning Eurasia and the Americas, humans have used cannabis for 10,000+ years according to historical research. A study published in Science Advances found fourteen plant samples and...
Why are Delta 9 edibles legal? The 2018 Farm Bill defines hemp as: The plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more...
Getting started with cannabinoids can be a huge trial and error experience. There is a wide array of cannabinoids available on the legal hemp market, but picking the right one for you may be a tricky or confusing process. A good starting point is focusing on the major cannabinoids, and...
