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Extracts or concentrates produced without the use of a solvent. Solventless extracts contain no solvents, and none were used in its production. Remember solvent-free isn’t the same as solventless.
Terpenes are the fragrant oils secreted in cannabis trichomes. Depending on which receptors they interact with, terpenes can relax, stimulate, or sedate the patient.
Cannabinoids are the chemical compounds secreted by medical cannabis flowers that imitate compounds our bodies naturally produce, called endocannabinoids.
Cannabis interacts with the Endocannabinoid System, a molecular system that the body uses to help maintain homeostasis - an internal mechanism that provides stability, balance, or equilibrium within a cell or the body.
