Kensington Green Guide
Cannabis aroma has both technical terms and street language. Terpenes are part of the technical side. Gas, loud, skunky, fruity and terpy are part of the everyday side. They can describe the same flower from different angles.
Terpenes are aromatic compounds found in many plants, including cannabis.
They contribute to smell and flavour.
Different products can contain different terpene profiles.
If exact terpene information matters, use information actually provided for the product.
Do not guess a terpene profile from the cultivar name alone.
Gas usually describes a fuel-like, diesel-like or sharp pungent aroma.
Some adults use it more broadly for any strong Weed smell.
It is an aroma description, not a quality grade.
Loud usually means the aroma is pronounced.
It does not identify one specific scent family.
A loud product can be:
gassy;
fruity;
skunky;
floral;
earthy.
Terpy is slang for a noticeable aroma or flavour profile associated with terpenes.
It does not identify exact terpene content unless that information is actually provided.
It also should not be used as a guaranteed-effect claim.
Lemon, lime, orange or grapefruit-like impressions.
Berry, grape, tropical and other fruit-like impressions.
A sharp, pungent cannabis descriptor.
Soil-like, woody, herbal or musky impressions.
Forest-like, resinous or needle-like impressions.
Dessert-like or softer aromatic impressions.
Those are sensory descriptions, not effect guarantees.
Drying, curing, packaging, storage temperature, air and time can influence volatile aromatic compounds.
Two products with the same familiar cultivar name may not smell identical.
A very aromatic flower does not automatically have the highest THC.
A high-THC product does not automatically have the strongest aroma.
Keep those characteristics separate.
Usually a fuel-like, diesel-like or strong pungent aroma impression.
Usually that the cannabis aroma is pronounced.
Slang for a noticeable aroma or flavour profile associated with terpenes.
No. Aroma intensity and THC are different characteristics.
No. This guide uses terpene language to explain aroma, not to promise effects.