Last updated: October 3, 2026
Every label in this shop has a stack of letters on it. THC, THCA, CBD, CBN, sometimes CBG or THCV. They're all cannabinoids, the word for the active ingredients in cannabis. Here's what each one does, which ones get you high, and how to read the numbers next to them.
The short version
THC gets you high. CBD doesn't, and it's added to THC products to take the edge off. THCA is THC before heat, which is why flower and vapes list it. CBN is what THC turns into as it ages, and it's used for sleep. CBG and THCV are minor ones that show up in a few specialty products. The big milligram number on a pack is the whole pack, not one piece.
THC
THC is what gets you high, and it's the ingredient everything else on the label is arranged around. A small amount is a good mood. A larger amount slows you down, and past a certain point it can tip into anxiety, which is where the other letters start to matter.
When a label says THC on its own, it almost always means Delta 9, the version the plant makes in bulk. There's also Delta 8, a milder variant made by converting CBD. That one gets its own article: Delta 8 vs Delta 9.
Where it is: every gummy, chocolate and cookie we sell. If you don't know where to start, Bliss Gummies 100mg at 10mg a piece is the middle of the road. The full range is in the Delta 9 THC collection.
THCA, which confuses everyone
THCA is THC with one extra chemical group attached. That group stops it from fitting your receptors, so raw THCA does nothing. Heat removes it. A lighter, a vape or an oven all do the job, and the moment you light THCA flower it's THC flower, smoking exactly like the regular thing.
So why does the label say THCA instead of THC? Because the product is measured before it's lit. Fresh cannabis holds almost all of its THC in the THCA form, and finished hemp products are tested for Delta 9 only. A product can be rich in THCA and still pass as hemp on paper. The chemistry is the same as any flower you've ever smoked. The paperwork is what's different.
Where it is: Sour Diesel 3.5G and Pineapple Express 3.5G flower, the Blue Dream and White Widow vapes, and all our pre-rolls. Everything with it is in the THCA collection.
CBD
CBD doesn't fit the receptors THC uses, so it doesn't get you high. On its own, some use it to take the edge off a day. Its more common job in our shop is sitting next to THC in the same gummy. The idea is that CBD blunts the anxious side of a THC high while leaving the good part alone.
How solid is that idea? Partly. The human studies that showed CBD calming a THC high used hundreds of milligrams of CBD, far more than the 5 or 10mg in a gummy. At gummy doses the evidence is mostly what customers report, and plenty of them report it. CBD's best-proven medical use is in a prescription drug for rare forms of epilepsy, at doses nobody is getting from candy.
Where it is: Balance Microdose Gummies at 5mg THC and 5mg CBD each are the clearest example. Also the Infused Caramels and the THC + CBD collection.
CBN
CBN is what THC slowly turns into when it's exposed to air and light. Old flower has less THC and more CBN, which is part of why it feels weaker and duller than fresh.
On sleep labels CBN is always paired with THC, and that pairing is the point. On its own it's a weak sedative at best. Alongside THC it makes a heavier, sleepier version of the high. The evidence, the dosing, and why CBD shows up in those gummies too are all in THC for sleep.
Where it is: Deep Sleep Gummies 1000mg, Sleep Gummies 625mg, and the THC + CBN collection.
CBG and THCV
CBG is the compound the plant makes first, before converting most of it into THC and CBD, so little is left by harvest. It doesn't get you high. Regulars who use it describe a clear, alert kind of calm. The research is early and mostly from lab and animal work.
THCV is the odd one out. At small doses it seems to work against appetite rather than for it. A 2015 brain imaging study found THCV changed how people's brains responded to pictures of food, and animal studies show it reduces eating. That's a thin stack of evidence, but it's the reason "skinny" gummies exist. Keep in mind those gummies also contain THC, which pulls the other way, so treat the appetite claim as a maybe.
Where they are: both in Skinny Gummies 625mg, which has THC, THCV, CBD and CBG in one gummy.
Reading the milligrams
The number on the front of a pack is the total for the whole pack. Sleep Gummies 625mg with 25 gummies inside means 25mg per gummy. Deep Sleep 1000mg with 40 inside is 25mg per gummy too. A bigger number on the front does not mean a stronger gummy. Divide by the count, and compare that.
For a mixed product the per-gummy number is the total of everything in it. Deep Sleep's 25mg is 15mg THC and 10mg CBN. When you're judging how strong something is, the THC part of that split is the number to look at.
How to pick
Skip the chemistry and start with what you want the evening to be.
- Sleep: THC with CBN. Sleep collection.
- Wind down, still awake: THC, indica, or THC with CBD. Chill collection.
- Out with people: THC, hybrid. Social Gummies 300mg.
- Good mood, daytime: THC, sativa. Euphoria collection.
- Without the munchies: THC with THCV. Skinny Gummies.
- No high at all: CBD with CBN. Sleep Gummies 3300mg.
Common questions
Does THCA show up on a drug test?
Once you've smoked it, it's THC, and yes.
Is CBD stronger than THC?
They don't do the same job, so neither is stronger. THC gets you high. CBD doesn't, and it's there to tone THC down.
What does "total cannabinoids" on a lab report mean?
Everything the lab found added together: THC, THCA, CBD and the rest. For how high a product will get you, ignore that line and look at THC and THCA specifically.
Do I need all of these?
No. Most customers settle on one or two products and never think about the letters again. That's what the list above is for.
Sources: Russo, "Taming THC: potential cannabis synergy and phytocannabinoid-terpenoid entourage effects", British Journal of Pharmacology, 2011. Englund et al., "Cannabidiol inhibits THC-elicited paranoid symptoms and hippocampal-dependent memory impairment", Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2013. Tudge et al., "Neural effects of cannabinoid CB1 neutral antagonist tetrahydrocannabivarin on food reward and aversion in healthy volunteers", International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2015. Corroon, "Cannabinol and Sleep: Separating Fact from Fiction", Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 2021.
