Cannabis 101
Welcome to Zenleaf’s Discover Cannabis series. Both on our website and in store, our goal is to make sure you are a well-informed part of our family. That starts with dropping a little knowledge and hoping you start to love this plant as much as we do! Lets dive right in: Cannabis (also known as marijuana, mary jane, bud, weed, reefer, ganja, dope, and many more fun names) is a very special plant that has been under cultivation for various purposes, by many different cultures and people, for many centuries and generations. Cannabis has worked wonders for countless people in so many different ways and can be enjoyed stress free in the state of New Mexico now! Cannabis contains different compounds that makeup its chemical structure, but there are a set of compounds found only in cannabis that make this plant so unique. These compounds are known as cannabinoids and terpenes.
There are over 100 different cannabinoids in cannabis to include THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), CBD (Cannabidiol), CBG (Cannabigerol), CBC (Cannabichromene), and CBN (Cannabinol), just to name a few. You can read below to find out which effects each of these compounds are responsible for. Terpenes are responsible for the taste and smell you enjoy in the cannabis plant. There are hundreds of different terpenes but the most common are Myrcene, Linalool, Limonene, Pinene, Caryophyllene, Humelene, and Ocimene. Terpenes can also be found in other vegetation, flowers, and vegetables such as lavender and lemons. Peep our terpene section below for more information. When these compounds are combined in consumption, they deliver something called the “entourage effect”. We would also like to take the time to touch on the consumer based classification system of “indica” and “sativa” – these non scientific terms are what we want to stray away from when making cannabis purchasing decisions. We encourage you to learn more about cannabanoids and terpenes through our Discover Cannabis series in order to find terpene driven decision making so that you can achieve the desired effect you really want out of these high quality experiences.