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For years, cannabis aroma was explained with one word: terpenes. Terpenes matter. They just do not explain everything, especially the unmistakable skunky part.

Indoor, greenhouse and outdoor are growing environments, not quality grades. Each changes the grower's relationship with light, climate, consistency, cost and risk. The finished batch still has to prove itself.

Pectin and gelatin can both make a gummy hold its shape. They do it with different ingredients and different gel structures, which changes the bite far more than it changes the cannabinoid number on the label.

A cartridge that started gold and slowly turned amber or brown did not necessarily become a completely different product overnight. Color changes can come from ordinary chemistry, but appearance alone cannot tell you whether a cart is good, bad or safe.

Purple cannabis looks dramatic enough that people naturally assume the color must mean something about potency or quality. It does mean something. Just not what most people think.

More voltage means more heat. That can mean more vapor, but it can also mean less flavor and a burnt cart. Here is how to think about the dial.