I almost didn't post my "addition" after that in-depth one from
@Ms Shay Penn .
But it was on my mind, so here it is:
My sincere apologoes for not posting this along with everything else. (Another reason I need to stop posting from my cell!)
Also rolling around in my mind after reading everything in the thread was the possibility of something in the terpene profile (hadn't read Ms Shay yet).
I do know that there are charts, etc. floating around (I know there are folks here on FC that know ALOT) about what terps become bioavailable (and which get toasted) at various temperatures.
But I had also been thinking about the "terpene profile" in general, so to speak, since I have been trying to get more info there. We tend to talk "THC" and "CBD", and it wasn't until I needed some more specific information to assist in my own health. Unfortunately, no caregivers in my state, docs only (who seem to all hate cannabis in my state), and no dispensaries until 2016, so that means I am my own caregiver. Although I try to read alot of case studies, I "followed"
@Grow Goddess to FC after reading her details on several case studies involving Rick Simpson Oil, which is what I use for both sublingual and vaping, though I am moving to GG's new "Natural Decarb" process at this time, the result of which she has termed "ND Sap").
I wasn't trying to digress there, but make a specific point - I "settled" on Rick Simpson Oil / ND Sap because I felt they preserved the most "stuff", even though that same "stuff" is part of what made it taste not wonderful and a bit tougher in vape taste (not 100% cause and effect, but to a large degree). But I had, for myself, begun to think of concentrates as the "whole grain" of cannabis as opposed to just inhalation. And combustion seemed to burn too MUCH, and vaping was clearly leaving SOMETHING behind, since more could be made from "ABV", including medibles.
Wow, I really AM wordy. Sorry.
Anyway, here is a link to a PDF that I have been using/studying. It's from a place called "Elemental Wellness". I am putting them forth neither as pro or con. Just the PDF was really good, as most pages dealt with the specific properties of some of the other known cannabanoids. I hope you find it useful. The name sounds "basic", but I found their info on the specific effects of various terpenes to be very useful personally.
Awesome PDF that has great pages on specific terpenese and their effects (although the name can feel a bit insulting for those of us who have made it all the way to an in-depth discussion), but anyway:
http://www.elementalwellnesscenter.com/UnderstandingCannabis.pdf
:-)
I also wanted to mention that it can be hard to do the same thing with terpenes and cannabanoids as it is with the "Standard Formulary", which is to get beyond "one substance causes one side effect", and not take into account how various profiles might work *against* each other eventually - or at least interfere with the effects. I mention that because I had many more side effects when trying to have TWO different cannabis meds - one "daytime high-THC" and one "nightime high-CBD". I am not saying those aren't good ideas! They are - but there is not only a THC and CBD difference between most of the strains you mentioned - each one has a unique terpene profile, and a unique cannabanoid profile that goes beyond the THC and CBD counts. (I eventually settled on a white widow that had high THC and the upper end of "low" CBD, and I have found it excellent all around for myself).
And as always, anything that looked "rough or aggressive" on my part was SO an accident of my lousy communication skills. Peace to all of us!
EDIT AFTER THE FACT: Pages 11 and 12 of that PDF seemed appropriate for the discussion, and the pages that follow it discuss synergy between specific terpenoids and specific cannabanoids - or I mean at least the idea that I was trying to get across. :-)
