I don’t smoke or live in a country where it’s legal. Can you literally go in and knowingly buy strains tested to be low and high ratio? Is it listed in the product description?
I live in Las Vegas (where it's recreationally legal), and they break down not only the amount of THC, but by percentage of each terpene in the strain. Nevada's cannabis industry is pretty heavily tested and regulated, definitely moreso than places we like to vacation, such as the PNW. Our last trip to Portland, we stopped by a dispensary to pick up a couple pre-rolls, and probed the bud-tenders about mercene percentage, only to realize later, it's not something regulated by the state. We left with some prerolls they suggested, and probably looking a bit like pretentious tourists.
I'd be interested in a list of all the terpenes, and maybe what they do, or at least how they smell and taste? Is there anything like this?
It's actually quite unbelievable. My local dispensary in CA is like going into a high end health food store where each employee is extremely knowledgable and able to recommend product based on your specific preference. The aesthetic is very clean and minimalist (compared to the head shops I frequented in my youth). Product descriptions have a number of seemingly standardized details listed and the employees will contextualize those for you.
Yes, they're listed in percentage values on the product labels, and depending on what you're buying, they can come in a variety of combinations.