TERPENES ARE EVERYWHERE
Terpenes are a class of aromatic compounds produced by thousands of plants. Lavender smells like lavender because of linalool. Pine forests smell like pine because of α-pinene. Hops taste hoppy because of β-caryophyllene and humulene.
Cannabis produces 100+ terpenes. The ~8 most common ones drive the vast majority of strain-to-strain aroma and effect differences.
THE ENTOURAGE EFFECT
The entourage effect is the hypothesis that cannabinoids and terpenes work together to produce the felt experience — a strain isn't just THC percentage, it's the combination of the cannabinoid stack and the terpene profile.
This is why two strains with identical THC percentages feel completely different: their terpene profiles differ.
The entourage effect is still being researched. What's not contested is that terpenes contribute to flavor and aroma, which matters a great deal to connoisseurs.
THE BIG FOUR
Myrcene — earthy, mango, musk. Sedative feel. See /terpenes/myrcene.
Limonene — citrus, bright, uplifting. See /terpenes/limonene.
β-Caryophyllene — pepper, gas, kush. Grounding body feel. See /terpenes/caryophyllene.
α-Pinene — pine, clarity, daytime. See /terpenes/pinene.
Every batch of Rosin Royale rosin and flower carries a full terpene panel on its COA — showing which of these (and the other dozen common terps) drive the profile.
