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WHAT ABOUT THE TERPS?! It seems like many producers worldwide are heavily focused on high THC percentages, to the point where, in Canada, they’ve stopped listing the percentage of terpenes on finished in-store products. This is especially surprising with live resin carts, where the emphasis should be on the terpenes. What many people don’t realize is that a high percentage of terpenes can enhance the effects of THC. Terpenes, THC, and CBD work synergistically. When producers omit the terpene percentages from their products, it raises the question: Do they even have significant terpene content? Low or absent terpene levels are a major problem in my opinion. The masses in this new industry need to learn about terpenes just as much as they do about THC and CBD. Despite often listing negligible amounts of CBD, they still include the percentage on finished products. What’s the highest terpene percentage you've achieved on lab-tested finished flower? Do you cultivate for terpenes, THC, or both? It's wild that so many don't discuss the flavor and medical benefits of terpenes. The “super high THC, forget the rest” culture needs to change. Experienced growers have a responsibility to educate others about terpenes and their benefits. I love THC as much as the next person, but I appreciate the combination of terpenes, THC, and CBD even more. When a strain is named “watermelon” but doesn’t smell like watermelon, the name loses its meaning. Terpene profiles tailored to individual medical needs represent the future of medical cannabis IMO. If new patients and consumers understood what they’re missing, they’d change their ways—like avoiding wet weed trimming and rack drying, which kill terpenes. What if I told you I’ve achieved over 20% terpenes on dry flower tested at a Canadian federal lab? Would you believe it, or would I need to post the terpene tests to prove it? When I shared this once before, I was called a liar, which was disheartening. I took down the post because it wasn’t worth the headache. You can't pay off or fake results from Canadian federal labs. 🌲
Well said Matt, low terpenes would be like eating the most amazing looking banana, and it not tasting at all like a banana. The cultivars we remember are always those that fill our senses with awwww, especially when they already start filling the air with their sweet aromas during flowering, let alone the complex profiles that are only developed during curing. We need to get peoples noses back in the jars and more in touch with what are bodies know we instinctually need, educate them on terpenes and flavonoids and have a tailored approach to peoples medicinal needs, and not just sell them the highest THC cultivars.
How could terp % matter when each terp has a different effect per mg?
Great post 🙏🏼 but where is Hashishene lol
About doing wet trim and drying in racks.. You said that terpenes are not preserved by doing that. Why? Even if my drying room setup is 60º F and 60% R.U? (Slow drying)
Not to mention the 550+ different chemical compounds in cannabis that make it such a bio-diverse plant. One of my favorite to work with is 3-MBT.
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1moMy anecdotal observation on flower and terps: 0-1.99% Terps = Bud/Coors light quality. Pretty bland flavour and nose. Smoke smells ashy and not very inviting. 2-3% terps = Stella Artois / Kronenberg / Heineken. Nose and flavour becomes more distigushable and potent. Smells like "I wouldn't mind giving that a pull" 4% + Terps = Careful where you open the bag. This weed is loud and flavourful both in flower stage / dry pull, and being burned. Smoke is all up in everyones business for 3 city blocks. I will take a 17-22% THC with <3% terps over a 30% THC sub 2%. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't skeptical of a 20% terp percentage, but not closed to the possibility. I am definitely saying labs in Canada aren't immune to issues we are seeing elsewhere.