you do realise you're comparing a cannabinoid to a cannabinoid (and not a cannabinoid to a terpene), right? zero probative value there, sorry.
quote #1: that speaks to my claim how? ok, so terpene is an isoprene derivative. that's not my point here, and i never disputed that.
it says right in the second quote you used, thc is a terpenoid, not a terpene. (yes yes i realise i'm splitting hairs here, sorry kona for the threadjack.) (a terpenoid is a terpene derivative, hence why they have different suffixes.)
this quote also directly cotradicts this statement:
"It is pertinent to examine the organization of the disc cells because all contents in this cavity must be derived from the disc cells. Cannabinoids, or their precursors, are secretions from these cells.
Another major group of secreted compounds are the terpenes (monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes). Monoterpenes are the more abundant of the two. Terpenes compose the "essential oils"; they contribute to the odors of the plant, and are sticky in character, as evident when one touches the plant. Different combinations of terpenes in different strains contribute to odor differences among the strains. Cannabinoids, and THC, are odorless to most humans."
[they wouldn't make the distinction if they were part of the same group, right?]
culled from this article:
http://www.hempreport.com/issues/17/malbody17.html
[edit: i feel like i should mention that this is a report from hemp researchers, whose goal is to *decrease* thc content for legal reasons, imo their input is just as pertinent as cannabis folks looking to increase it]
further:
"As described in the cannabinoid pathway, these dimeric compounds consist of terpene and phenolic components. The abundant secretory activity of the disc cell plastids, and knowledge that this organelle does synthesize terpenes, suggests that they contribute the terpene component. Our detection, in previous studies, of abundant phenol in whole glands, and knowledge that phenols accumulate in vacuoles of cells, suggests that this cell feature may contribute the phenol component. Phenols are transported in the plant as glycosides and, when becoming localized in a cell vacuole, they accumulate there upon dissociation of the sugar moiety which returns to the cell cytoplasm.
We hypothesize that terpenes and phenols, when released from their respective sources, accumulate at the plasma membrane and cell wall interphase where enzymes dimerize these compounds into cannabinoids. It is necessary to determine enzymes involved in cannabinoid synthesis. Such an enzyme, when available, can be prepared as an antibody probe that can be used to identify more precisely the locus of cannabinoid, and THC, synthesis. Glands represent unique structures, and can be utilized to broaden our understanding of cannabinoid synthesis and aid in our effort to reduce the cannabinoid content of Cannabis strains for production of industrial hemp."
"Little or no THC was detected in the cytoplasm of the disc cells. This suggests that the terpene and phenol precursors, which must occur in the disc cells at some interval, may form the cannabinoids at the surface of the plasma membrane, or in the cell wall facing the secretory cavity."
...... in short, i'm not disputing that increased terpene production = more cannabinoids.
i'm only speaking to your statement that cannabinoids are terpenes. which they're not.