Floral, lavender, slightly spicy
Linalool
The lavender terpene. Sedation and anxiolysis claims trace to aromatherapy research and rodent studies, not to cannabis trials.
Preclinical onlySupported only by laboratory or animal studies, frequently at doses far above what a cannabis product delivers. No human clinical evidence.
- Aroma
- Floral, lavender, slightly spicy
- Also found in
- Lavender, Coriander, Birch bark
Linalool produced cannabinoid-tetrad behaviours in mice in a 2021 Scientific Reports study — but the authors themselves noted that this required generally high concentrations, above 10 micromolar in vitro and 200 mg/kg in vivo. Those are exposures far beyond what smoking or eating cannabis delivers.
A 2024 systematic review listed linalool as a sleep aid and for relief of exhaustion and mental stress, and explicitly classed that evidence as exploratory.
What marketing claims
- • Sedation
- • Anxiety relief
- • Stress relief
What the evidence supports
Rodent and exploratory human data at doses far above cannabis-realistic exposure.
Conditions where Linalool shows up in the suggested profile
Sources
- LaVigne JE, Hecksel R, Keresztes A, Streicher JM. Cannabis sativa terpenes are cannabimimetic and selectively enhance cannabinoid activity. Scientific Reports. 2021;11:8232.(DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-87740-8)Accessed 2026-08-15.
- André R, Gomes AP, Pereira-Leite C, et al. The Entourage Effect in Cannabis Medicinal Products: A Comprehensive Review. Pharmaceuticals. 2024;17(11):1543.(DOI 10.3390/ph17111543)Accessed 2026-08-15.