The Importance of Cannabis Testing
Cannabis is a beautiful flower, but can also be moldy, contain fungus, and bugs. Interestingly, when cannabis is in the cultivation stage, it absorbs everything around what it is exposed to. This includes nutrients in the soil to contaminant pesticides in the air. Cannabis is tested to get rid of any materials that cannot remain in the final product thus eliminating anything that could potentially harm […]
Sativa Vs. Indica Strains
Indica Indica strains of cannabis and extracts are usually closely linked between their THC and CBD ratios. With indica, CBD is a primary cannabinoid so one may expect the following effects. Pain Relief Anxiety levels lowering Decrease in muscle spasms. Enhanced sleep Increase in appetite. With an emphasis on the balance of both THC and CBD, users of indica based […]
Medicinal vs. Recreational Cannabis
What is the definition of medical cannabis? According to pharmacists.ca, “The term “medical cannabis” is used to describe products derived from the whole cannabis plant or its extracts containing a variety of active cannabinoids and terpenes, which patients take for medical reasons, after interacting with and obtaining authorization from their health care practitioner.” (Canadian Pharmacists […]
Applications of CBN and CBG
Marijuana has hundreds of compounds that each have their own health benefits, which is why the cannabis plant is more like a medicine cabinet than a single medication. By isolating the compounds, we need, we can create medicine for all sorts of health issues. Medical marijuana experts focus on cannabinoid compounds when examining cannabis’ components. You may already […]
Cannabis Extraction Process
With a strong emphasis currently on the cannabinoid concentrate consumables market, it would appear as though extraction-based products are the future of cannabis consumables. There are currently two main alternatives for extraction process and these are through the use of: (1) supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2), a relatively new method, and (2) ethanol. Supercritical extraction process […]
THC Versus the Rest
The stereotype of cannabis is that, in a recreational capacity, individuals consuming it are seeking the psychoactive effects. However, this is gross misrepresentation of the plethora of applications that come from cannabis. This point is demonstrated even when one looks at the constituents that make up cannabis. There are over 600 different constituents in cannabis, […]
Effective Drying Time on Cannabis Cannabinoid
The yields from extraction of cannabinoids and terpenes from cannabis are subject to influence from a magnitude of interconnected variables. People commonly mistake the yield variables as being exclusively associated with the extraction process itself. This, however, is not the case. The upstream steps, such as the preparation of the cannabis, are equally as important […]
Effects of Particle Size on Extraction Efficiency
Cannabis is a rapidly emerging market, with the technologies traditionally utilized being optimized or outright displaced in favor of better solutions. This metamorphosis is still in its early days and much research and development need to take place. However, what may be a surprise to some is where significant innovation is taking place; it’s not […]
The New Ways of Consuming Cannabis
Since the advent of Cannabis 2.0, the cannabis consumer finds themselves confused. The culprit for this tribulation is indecision stemming from conflicting opinions around consumption methods for cannabis. While there is a surplus of knowledge on the topic of consumption through smoking, vaping, oral ingestibles, mouth spray, and topicals, but as for advice based on […]
THCA TO THC
THCA TO THC Most people are under the false impression that cannabis contains THC initially, however, this is not the case. THC (delta-8-THC and delta-9-THC) is found naturally in an acidic form called THCA. The reason why people smoke, vape and bake cannabis before consuming it, is because heat is required to convert the THCA […]
