2003
Cannabis is Medicine
Our Founder & CEO Chris Campagna is just a teen when a rare auto-immune disease leaves him paralyzed. Looking for an alternative to pharmaceuticals and their side-effects, he finds cannabis. The profound experience stays with Chris beyond his recovery and shapes the course of his life and work.
2011
Inspired by the Entourage Effect
The work of Dr. Ethan Russo in his seminal paper "Taming THC" teaches Chris that terpenes are the power behind cannabis and the reason why he prefers the effects of certain strains over others. For Chris, it's the Terpinolene in Durban Poison.
2016
Bringing Terpenes to the Forefront
After a successful business connecting patients with growers during the early days of medical legalization in Oregon, Chris focuses on terpenes. Inspired by strong roots in the medical market, True Terpenes is founded to bring the benefits of terpenes to medical patients and recreational consumers in a way that is consistent and safe.
2017
The Launch of Terpene Strain Profiles
Using advanced analytics, we pinpoint classic cannabis strain profiles and recreate them from botanical isolates.
2019
Flavor Infused Strains Launch
As the market grows, we meet the demand for flavor-forward blends formulated with safety in mind.
2019
A Focus on Quality, Safety, and Compliance
True Terpenes becomes the first terpene supplier in our space to invest in ISO 9001:2015, FSSC, and GMP quality compliance certifications, bringing a new standard of quality, safety, and regulatory compliance to the industry.
2020
Partnering with Dr. Ethan Russo
2021
Live Resin Arrives
Live Resin ultra premium hemp-derived terpenes hit the market, along with a line of flavor-forward Live Resin-infused botanical terpene blends, Live Alchemy.
2021
True Terpenes Sensory Program
We lean into our commitment to sensory-driven formulation, developing an evolving sensory lexicon for cannabis and launching a program for manufacturers to use in their process for education, brand building, and quality assurance.
2021
Growing for Flavor
Our Sensory and Product Development Teams work with breeders to develop a shortlist of high-terpene expression cultivars to grow and extract our own flower for Live Resin.
2022
True HQ & Lab
Six years in, we've grown from one passionate person shipping terpenes out of a garage in Portland to a team of 100 industry experts and terpene advocates. We move into True HQ in 2022 to give us full control over our process.
2022
Hand Harvest of Live Resin 2.0
Craft cannabis flavor profiles and cultivation, hand harvest, and live resin extraction techniques all come together to create the next generation of Live Resin.
2023
Advocating for Safety and the Sustainable Growth of the Industry
True Terpenes collaborates across industry and academia to create a framework for regulators and manufacturers to assess vape ingredients based on scientific data.
