There are many facets to creating award winning cannabis concentrates. This article explores the basics of material preservation and its effect on producing high quality extracts. The Basics of Terpenes & Material Preservation The cannabis plant’s smells and flavors are created by naturally occurring terpenes. Terpenes are a large group of volatile, unsaturated hydrocarbons found [...]
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a naturally occurring chemical compound found in cannabis. In studying the plant, researchers identified more than 100 such phytochemical compounds that are collectively called cannabinoids, and CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the most prominent in terms of typical volume. CBD does not have psychoactive properties that produce euphoric highs, and [...]
BHO commonly refers to "butane hash oil", a cannabis or hemp extract made with hydrocarbon solvents such as butane, propane or a mix of both. The solvents strip the plant of its essential oils, including THC, CBD, terpenes, vitamins, antioxidants and other good things, creating a highly potent oil. BHO extraction is the most efficient, [...]
By Nick Tennant (as featured in Marijuana Venture Magazine, October 15, 2015) When industries thrive, business gets regulated. Depending on where you operate or plan to operate your extraction business, regulation is either here or it’s on the way. Until recently, the light hydrocarbon extraction industry has been vastly unregulated. This allows business to expand at a [...]
