Live Rosin vs Live Resin: What is the Difference?

  When it comes to cannabis extracts, there are many forms to choose from — isolate, shatter, live resin, rosin, sugar, badder, distillate, etc. But what’s the difference between live rosin and live resin? Unlike smoking weed or flower, both live rosin and live resin are concentrated, potent extracts that utilize the natural resin found…

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How to Make Distillate Extraction With Refinement

Now that cannabis is transitioning into the legal market in more states, there has been increased interest in perfecting the cannabis extraction process. One step that’s key to the quality of the product is the refinement process, including distillate refinement. Cannabis is a complex plant comprising over 550 chemical compounds, all having different extracting and…

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How to Extract Cannabis for Edibles: THC Cooking Oils

Everyone is cooking with cannabis these days. As more people access legal cannabis, more are getting creative in the kitchen. But, cooking with cannabis isn’t as simple as just throwing in a handful of buds. To create elevated cannabis-infused dishes, you need to master the art of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cooking oil. This first step of…

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10 Benefits of Propane Cannabis Extraction

The cannabis concentrate market relies heavily on hydrocarbons— butane, hexane, and propane are some of the most popular. Although butane may have historically garnered the most attention through the production of butane honey oil (BHO), today, all of these petroleum products are widely used. Here, we’ll look at propane cannabis extraction. Propane, used on its…

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Using Hydrocarbon Extraction to Produce High Terpene Profile Extracts (HTFSE)

Cannabis-derived terpenes are taking over more and more consumer products, from terpene-infused pre-rolls to strain-specific, terpene-rich vape pens. As a result, extractors are pivoting to capture these value-added compounds from the more general cannabinoid extraction process. Hydrocarbon Extraction is one such way to produce high terpene profile extracts or HTPSEs. There are two critical points…

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How to Extract CBD Isolate from Hemp Biomass

There is no doubt that hemp-derived CBD is taking the world by storm. In 2021, Hemp Benchmarks detailed 195,000 registered acres of hemp in the country. Statista says that by the end of 2022, the US market alone will be $1.8 billion. It’s the transformation of hemp into CBD where the true value of this…

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Transforming Crude Oil Into Distillate: Refinement & Post Processing

Cannabis extraction is not a single-step process. Pulling the desirable contents from the raw plant material and transforming them into an isolate or distillate requires significant post-extraction refinement. Winterization, filtration, and distillation are key technologies manufacturers use to convert crude cannabis oil into a clear, pure, and potent final concentrate, turning crude oil into distillate.…

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Understanding C1D1 Certified Extraction Pods & Rooms

Cannabis is a multi-billion-dollar industry. The increasing costs of regulatory oversight are just a part of doing business. These costs have become especially apparent within the extraction sector, where C1D1 certification has become the gold standard of safe production. It’s a building code, it’s an industry regulation, and it’s an integral aspect of local compliance.…

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Distillation in Vape Pens: Why is it Important?

With the massive growth in the use and production of distillate vape pens, it’s no surprise that new distillation equipment is constantly coming to market. Before selecting equipment for your facility, you should get a basic understanding of proper distillation and the different options on the market.  What’s a Vape Pen?  A distillate pen has…

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Vacuum Purging BHO Extracts

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If you want to create quality products, learning how to vacuum purge your BHO extracts is critical to remove residual solvent after extraction. We explain the science & equipment. Butane honey oil is a thick, golden sap-like cannabis concentrate that contains an abundance of cannabinoids and terpenes. This potent extract has been known by many…

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A Guide to Extracting Terpene Oil

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With cannabis rapidly growing in popularity as states continue to legalize its use for recreation, consumers are more knowledgeable in the different compounds the plant produces, like terpene oil and the beneficial effects of each one. Extracting these delicate terpenes from your crude oil requires a delicate process to avoid damaging the molecules that give…

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C1D1 vs C1D2: What’s the Difference?

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Following safety location classifications, specifically related to C1D1 vs. C1D2,  for manufacturing cannabis products is critical to the safety and success of any cannabis processing operation. Why Safety Location Classifications? Since fires and explosions are a significant safety concern in cannabis processing operations, how do you know which safety location classification best suits a potential…

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