RECOGNIZING THCA: THE NON-INTOXICATING PRECURSOR TO THC

THCA, or tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, is an interesting molecule located generously in cannabis. Unlike its even more well-known counterpart, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), THCA does not create the psychoactive "high" related to marijuana usage. Nevertheless, THCA plays an important role in the marijuana plant's chemical makeup and supplies its own po