Marijuana's Distinctive Stinky Smells Give Clues About

[worldcitizen1723]

cool
thanks!

[geekymonkey]

This is rad, as is the effects of legalization on research. I've believed for quite some time that extracts are less effective for medicating, while nice for getting high- and this would provide a mechanism (a lot of the terpenes are stripped out in the extraction process.)

[treetop]

as ever NSFE thanks for posting. Opens up a whole new world of research. I wonder when big Pharma will jump in and find a way to squeeze the joy out of weed somehow?

[EasilySuede]

“A terpene analysis is like a fingerprint,” explains the Werc Shop’s president, Jeff Raber. “It can tell you if it’s the same strain under different names. We can see strains going by different names that have the same terpene profile. We now know those strains are identical.”
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Terpene testing has enabled the Werc Shop to identify when strains have been misnamed. “We’ve seen a dozen of samples of Trainwreck, for example, that have a consistent terpene profile,” Raber says. “And then we examine some bud purporting to be Trainwreck, but with a terpene content that differs markedly from what we know is Trainwreck. By testing for terpenes, we can often verify if the strain is what the grower or provider says it is.”

Weedbusters!

very interesting, thnx again Eddie