# What Potential Does a New Terpenoid in Hash Actually Have?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 14, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-potential-does-a-new-terpenoid-in-hash-actually-have/757380 "2016-06-14T22:27:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![MegaNazz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@MegaNazz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaNazz)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-potential-does-a-new-terpenoid-in-hash-actually-have/757380/1 "2016-06-14T22:27:56Z")

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I guess in 2014, a research team accidentally [discovered a new terpenoid](http://www.marijuanaresources.com/terpenoid-tied-to-unique-hash-making-process/) that was occurring in hashish. I know terpenoids help define flavor profiles but a lot of the articles I’ve read indicate that this is big news. There are already so many terpenoids, I guess I’m just confused about what big revelations could come from a newly discovered terpenoid in hash. Is it the possibility of somehow using it to map the genome for cannabis? Is there some health benefit that I’m missing?