Does the THC molecule differ from strain to strain? What cause the different "high"s?

Hello!


last time i checked this million dollars question, there was nothing but speculations.

so I wonder if something new came up regarding this topic

so the question is actually about the unknown element(s) that probably cause one strain to have particular effects on the user, and the other strain to have different "high"

The thc:cbd:cbn findings, was the last "discovery" science found out, as far as Im update

so obviously that not answering the question, because eventually we all know that it is not just that. I find it hard to believe that it is merely simple equation of thc:cbd:cbn ratio.


I also remember another theory, wich make much more sense. It says that THC and the other two, are simply not the whole deal. There is hounders of cannabinoids, (or whatever their name is)so it says, that shaping the whole thc experience, from whatever mental or physiological reasons.
but despite the great logic behind this theory, not too much if any evidence for that have discovered. So I cant relay on that theory either.


it's like something is missing here.


anyways, I tried looking up for data but google won't understand what im looking for, and i cant think of a way to even phrase it right.


so! What do you say, guys?

*Really sorry for bad phrasing and language mistakes

look into terpenoids and how they effect highs as i've heard that is what really makes the difference from strain to strain..

The THC molecule is always the same, if you changed it it would cease to be THC. There's a lot of cannabinoids and we don't know what psychoactive effects they have really. Then there's the terpenoids as well and there could be something else for all we know.

But they did not find any neuronal evidence, did they? Like locating and defying specific receptors in the brain for those substances

Wow, check this out. SUPER interesting and explain about so much unclear things. Even things like why harvesting after dark period is INDEED better

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Terpenes in cannabis

-over 120 different terpenes can be manufactured by Cannabis, some only in trace amounts with others in double-digit percentage-produced in the Trichomes, the same glands where THC is produced, comprising between 10 and 20 percent of the total oils produced by the glands
-about 10-29 percent of marijuana smoke resin is composed of terpenes/terpenoids
-drug sniffing dogs are able to smell odorous terpenes, not THC
-age, maturation and time of day can affect the amount and ratios of terpenes. They are constantly being produced but are vaporized by heat and light of the day… so harvest in early morning!
-climate and weather also affect terpene and flavonoid production. The same variety, even genotype, can produce a different terpene profile when grown in different soils or with different fertilizers.
-in addition to many circulatory and muscular effects, some terpenes interact with neurological receptors
-a few bind weakly to Cannabinoid receptors
-others seem to alter the permeability of cell membranes and allow in either more or less THC
-others affect serotonin and dopamine chemistry (neurotransmitters)

Terpenes! Indica varieties are not sedating because of more CBD or CBG but more so because of the terpenes that are produced within that specific chemotype. The opposite is true of sativas in that they do not produce a sedative effect because of less CBD/CBG but because the specific phenotypes commonly thought as sativa contain terpenes that are stimulants in its chemotype.