Culture
The roots run deep.
Cannabis history, science, and culture — the stories behind the plant most people have never heard.
The Science
What Terpenes Actually Do (And What They Don't)
Limonene, myrcene, pinene, linalool — the aromatic compounds in cannabis show up on every dispensary menu. The marketing has gotten ahead of the science. Here is what holds up.
5 min read
The Science
The Endocannabinoid System: Your Body's Built-In Cannabis Network
Your brain has receptors that bind to cannabis compounds. It also produces its own versions of those compounds, on demand. The whole system was discovered backwards — we found the plant, then found ourselves.
7 min read
Did You Know?
The word "canvas" comes from "cannabis." For most of recorded history, sails, ropes, and rough cloth were made from hemp fiber.
— Oxford English Dictionary, etymology of "canvas"