The Top Shelf Blog

What is Biomass & Why is it important in the cannabis industry?

What is the entourage effect? How does it work? And, Who discovered it?

Have you heard about cannabis terpenes and the amazing power that they hold?

How exactly was THCP discovered?

A look into how hemp farming can benefit our planet's environment.

Are the very same cannabis products we love good for our pets too?

A brief summary on what the future holds for cannabis' legality in America.

Trans-nerolidol, or simply nerolidol, is a terpene found in many plants with intense aromas. Isolated in 1972, this terpene shows some...

Pinene has two structural isomers found in nature: A-pinene and B-pinene. As their name implies they are closely associated with pine...

Humulene is another common terpene. It shares the same chemical composition as B-Caryophyllene, an isomer, but has a distinct structure....

Commonly known as Caryophyllene or B-Caryophyllene, this terpene has the distinction of being the first known "dietary" cannabinoid....

Limonene is a common aromatic terpene produced in the trichomes of the cannabis plant. It comes in at around 1% of the volume by weight...

Myrcene is the most common terpene found in commercial cannabis products. Produced in the trichome just like cannabinoids, it constitutes...

Marijuana gets smoked a lot! Marijuana culture gravitates towards the pipe. To be fair, Marijuana is also frequently infused into foods....

Since the 1970s, cannabis consumers have distinguished between two kinds of herb: Indica and Sativa. But this framework is flawed –...

By now, a number of us have come across hemp products that come in a specific variety of strains. Names like “Durban Poison”, “Girl...

The hemp market has been a whirlwind for all involved in the industry. With the passing of the U.S. Farm Bill in 2018, which finally...

Whenever it comes time to purchase a new cannabinoid product, we can’t wait to see how it’s going to affect us for the better. There is...

In 2007 I attended a Lavender festival in Fairfield Pennsylvania. Everything Lavender. There was even a Lavender Bonsai making class!...

THC-O was discovered sometime in the last 80 years years ago. There's not a lot of research on THC-O just yet, though things are looking...