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Does anyone have a view on THC->CBN conversion from aging or high decarboxylation temperatures, or the role of terpenes in the subjective experience of marijuana high? I had previously read about how terpenes affect mood when reading about phytochemicals and essential oils. The idea that THC acts as a vehicle for terpenes, which then influences experience, is pretty interesting and would have wide (and fun) implications.

I one hundred percent think it's real, but I have no scientific evidence. A good budtender can guide you to the right strains, and it sure as hell seems to work. I'm also interested in the science, but don't wait for the chemistry to catch up to the reality.

IME, terpenes by themselves do very little (although they do have an effect). Whereas THC by itself has a very strong, clear, unmistakable effect. So I don't think that theory is true.

Well the idea is that the “high” effect of THC (and maybe CBD) is “directed” by the addition of terpenes. So a relaxing terpene would make the experience more relaxing, or an energetic one more energetic. The circumstantial evidence is that the user-graded relaxing strains only differ in specifically higher terpenes which are shown to promote relaxation in human and mice studies. How this would work is understudied. You know how you can get high one day and feel like a child again, but then on another day you might feel like you’re in a Truman Show scene? This may be due to terpenes + environmental context (and perhaps terpenes are just another element of environmental context).

It's likely that they interact, yes. Have you heard about wild dagga (Leonotis leonurus)? It has terpenes similar (but not equal) to those in cannabis, but no cannabinoids. It could be interesting to test that + THC and compare with cannabis and THC on its own. Any difference in effect due to terpenes should become apparent.

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