BY JENNY CORSO, CHIEF SCIENTIST, DARWIN BRANDS The cannabis industry has a budding love affair with terpenes, not only because they provide each chemovar with its own distinct smell, but strongly dictate the effect and therapeutic value of each strain, as well. Under the vast umbrella of phytochemicals, the group of biologically active and beneficial …
BY JENNIFER CORSO, DARWIN BRANDS How about a bit of trivia: Do you know the first cannabinoid structure that was identified and isolated? If you guessed it was THC because of its iconic and superior identity with cannabis, think again (and take a puff… games are fun!) It was actually cannabinol (CBN), discovered in the …
By: Jennifer Corso, BA, MA Biochemical Physiologist, Darwin Brands Our nation is struggling to treat lifestyle constructs that foster chronic disease, an opioid crisis, and an obesity epidemic. Further, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 6.7% of U.S. adults have suffered from a major depressive episode at least once in their life, with another …
