Ever wonder what gives your favorite cannabis strain its pungent peppery smell and taste? Chances are, it’s caryophyllene. If you’re like most people, you’ve never heard of it. And that doesn’t surprise us the least little bit. That’s because caryophyllene is a chemical component of cannabis that often gets lost in the glow of its […]

Have you ever wondered why weed smells like, well, skunk? Researchers recently uncovered the science behind cannabis and its skunky smell. Even though cannabis is increasingly becoming legal in more countries, we didn’t know the reason behind its smell — until now. Before, many speculated that the skunky smell came from terpenoids, a compound found [&hel