Since skunks use several VSCs [volatile sulfur compounds] in their foul-smelling spray, lead study author Iain Oswald and researchers suspected these particles also play a role in cannabis’ smell. The team examined the flowers from 13 different types of cannabis plants using a custom 2D gas chromatography system with three different kinds of smell detectors.

— Read more in Why marijuana has skunk-like odor at Fox 5 San Diego.