The Secret Behind the Funky Smells and Tastes of Marijuana

‘Even though federal laws in the United States still classify marijuana as an illegal drug, many states have formulated more lax laws surrounding cannabis, with varying acceptability of both medical and recreational marijuana use. However, the nascent industry is far from standardized, especially in terms of the many variants of weed that are available in the market.
Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada are trying to change that with a new study on the flavor of different strains, hoping a better understanding would lead to cultivation of consistent high-quality varieties. Published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE, the open-access study is based on scanning the genome of different cannabis plants to identify the genes responsible for flavor.’
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