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on terpene compositions or a search engine on terpenes.
Most LP sites let you filter on CBD or THC or the form (dry, oil, capsules, kief, etc) and even the strain type but I have yet to come across any that have a filter on terpenes or for that matter what strains their data suggests for each medical condition. In other words, to my knowledge there is not an LP with a search engine dynamic enough to allow the user to search on, for example:
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Terpenes may also play a key role in the edibles and infused beverage segments as well as in the animal sector segment. Just what are terpenes?
Terpenes are essential oils that in some cases may enhance the "high" from cannabis and terpenes appear to hold numerous medical benefits. In fact, it is the terpenes that sniffer dogs find and not THC. The groundbreaking 2011 paper by neurologist and researcher Ethan Russo described the way cannabinoids and terpenes work together to augment and modulate the effects of one another in the body's endogenous cannabinoid system. Previously, THC was considered the only chemical of psychoactive importance in cannabis. Russo and team helped reveal how other cannabinoids (such as CBD) and terpenes can either increase or decrease the effects of THC and other chemicals in the body that interact with the endogenous cannabinoid system. Per heylocannabis.com:
Myrcene, for instance, potentiates (increases) the effects of THC, induces sedation (sleepiness) and provides anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and analgesic (anti-pain) effects. Limonene, on the other hand, is an energizing anti-depressant. The difference between an energetic and uplifting high compared to a sedating and relaxing high is a factor of the terpenes within the strain.