Chemical Constituents
Cannabis chemical constituents including about 100 compounds responsible for its characteristic aroma. These are mainly volatile terpenes and sesquiterpenes.
- Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
- Cannabidiol (CBD)
- α-Pinene
- Myrcene
- Trans-β-ocimene
- α-Terpinolene
- Trans-caryophyllene
- α-Humulene, contributes to the characteristic aroma of Cannabis sativa
- Caryophyllene-oxide, with which some hashish detection dogs are trained
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