Meet California’s Massive Hemp Farm Transforming Cannabis Flavors
In a pioneering effort to change the way cannabis products are flavored, Shareef El-Sissi has turned his sights to terpenes, the aromatic compounds responsible for the distinctive smells of cannabis. As SFGATE reported, El-Sissi, former CEO of a cannabis company, founded Terpene Belt Farms in 2017 on the eastern edge of the Bay Area near Byron, California, to provide a natural alternative to synthetic flavors in marijuana products. Now, with a 260-acre hemp farm producing millions of pounds of hemp flower annually, El-Sissi’s vision is transforming the cannabis flavor industry.
Natural Terpenes Over Synthetic Chemicals
Terpenes, which are responsible for the smell of cannabis, have long been overlooked in favor of THC and CBD, the active compounds in marijuana. …