A throng of new variants of the marijuana-based cannabinoid delta-9 THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) has recently entered the market, gaining...

The recent controversy involving cannabis- and hemp-derived minor cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC has alerted both industry...

We write often about the business and biochemistry of the legal cannabis industry. Terms such as "nascent" and "burgeoning" have become...

At Higher Learning LV™, we've been writing about the cannabinoids and terpenes produced by hemp and cannabis for almost 20 years. During...

In April 2021, a research study entitled "Cannabis Sativa Terpenes are Cannabimimetic and Selectively Enhance Cannabinoid Activity" that...

The controversy of the appropriateness and scientific validity of the cannabis classifications of sativa and indica continues. Despite...

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Flavonoids are a third category of wellness molecule produced by the cannabis plant—beyond psychotropic cannabinoids and fragrant...

In July 2021, a group of researchers led by Dr. Ethan Russo, a Seattle-based neurologist and cannabinoid researcher, released a research...

In December 2019, a group of Italian researchers discovered not only two new cannabinoids, but an entirely novel family of cannabinoid...

Varin molecules, technically called varinolic cannabinoids, are only beginning to be included in commercial hemp and cannabis product...

Silymarin is a flavonoid that is produced by milk thistle and cannabis, among other plant species. It has been shown, via a wealth of...

Luteolin is a flavonoid that is produced by cannabis/hemp/marijuana and other plant species. Research has demonstrated the potential...

All cannabis consumers and industry professionals are familiar with the phytomolecule THC that is produced by the cannabis plant. Many,...

In 2018, Canada shocked the world—including itself—when it legalized adult-use cannabis at the federal level. Montreal, Toronto, and...

Research has demonstrated that the flavonoid vitexin possesses anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties that could result in it...

Cannabigerolic acid, or CBGA, is the acidic precursor to cannabigerol (CBG). CBGA is a special acidic precursor in the overall scheme of...

Interestingly, phytocannabinoids were discovered nearly a century prior to endocannabinoids. In 1896, a group of British chemists first...