If gummies are described as “live resin,” that means they’ve been boosted with flavorful live resin terpenes derived from cannabis plants. In comparison to other flavoring ingredients, live resin terpenes are entirely natural and come from the cannabis plant itself. In addition, terpenes are widely understood to offer potent therapeutic benefits — benefits that are enhanced when terpenes are provided in their undamaged, unoxidized live resin form.

Yes, the intoxicating cannabinoid THC only reaches its full potential when accompanied by live resin terpenes. In cannabis flower, THC, other cannabinoids, and terpenes all work together to provide the entourage effect, a natural form of synergy that can only truly be recreated with live resin terpenes. So yes, by every conceivable measure, live resin THC is altogether better.

Yes, live resin edibles (like gummies) are better than normal edibles because they contain undamaged terpenes. Though terpenes have impressive therapeutic benefits, they’re easily damaged during the manufacture of cannabis and hemp products. By reintroducing live resin terpenes derived whole from flash-frozen, freshly-harvested cannabis plants, live resin edibles recreate an intensity and potency that can usually only be experienced with flower that’s fresh off the vine.

Most users who have tried both would contend that live resin makes you higher than normal edibles. At least theoretically, this position makes sense from a scientific standpoint. Cannabinoids can only reach their full potency, after all, when they’re combined with terpenes, and live resin terpenes have been spared the natural oxidation that usually robs them of their virtue.

If you feel like you got higher than you usually do after using live resin, that’s because live resin terpenes are less oxidized than terpenes in other cannabis products, strengthening the entourage effect. Scientists believe the entourage effect is responsible for the observed increase in potency that occurs when cannabinoids and terpenes are used together.

Especially since live resin usually isn’t any more expensive than non-live resin products, live resin is almost always worth it. The only reason you might not like live resin is that the increased concentration of terpenes combined with the reduced distillation process often results in slightly lower cannabinoid concentrations than are possible in more-refined distillates.

Yes, most users would agree that live resin THC gummies serve their intended purpose. Whether you want to get high or you’re just looking for relief from pain, live resin terpenes boost the THC in cannabis gummies to the greatest-possible heights. The result is a THC gummy that both tastes and performs better than comparable cannabis edibles.