There’s a ton of different cannabis concentrates to try, and nearly a ton of ways to consume them.
So what are the best choices for you to look at? We’ll go over a few o them, and also just what they are at the bottom of it all.
What are cannabis concentrates?
They are basically cannabis-derived products where the plant material is discarded, resulting in potency that’s high, and is basically medicinally useful. The most common types for extraction are both THC and CBD, with THC giving a more “euphoric” kind of high, and THC also offering a lot of other benefits, with CBD offering similar effects, mostly being anti-inflammatory and anti-epileptic, all without the psychoactive high that’s created through THC.
There are also terpenes as well that show up in this, which are basically what give the flavors and aromas of some plants, including fruits as well.
Why cannabis concentrates
Some people like this because it’s far more potent, and simply because it’s convenient and distinct. This does offer a very intense experience. They also take up far less space than THC flower, and it doesn’t have the pungent smell that cannabis flower does. It can be vaped, with a dab pen, or even eaten or have it on top of the flower for the best consumption.
Types of Concentrates
There are different kind of concentrates which we’ll go over now.
First is kief, which isn’t chemical in process, and basically the friction and vibration do separate the trichome from the rest of the plant matter that’s less potent. This results in green, sticky “pollen” that’s vaped and smoked.
Then there is hash, which is basically compressed kief into a form that’s semi-solid, creating hash or what is called hashish.
There is also butane hash oil, which is basically concentrated oil with the terpenes and cannabinoids put in there. Butane is basically taken through your cannabis flower, taking the trichomes as well with this. Once completed, it’s then heated to take out the butane. This does come with different consistencies, and it’s popular to consume via dabbing.
Then there is distillate oil, which is cannabis that doesn’t have solvents in it, and is created with this process. Once this cannabinoids and terpenes are pulled via the solvent, the extract is then heated to the lowest boiling point for this, with the vapor then being funneled, recondensed to a pure form of liquid, with the residuals left behind. This can be done repeatedly until it takes out all of the flavors, terpenes, and basically is just pure CBD and THC. This is then combined with terpenes and oils in cartridges, or it can be used with edibles, without requiring a flower to be a part of this.
Shatter is another one that has an opaque amber color where it’s shattered and used for dabbing.
Wax is basically all forms of cannabis concentrates and is another name for it.
Live resin is flash frozen cannabis plant material, where it’s frozen immediately upon harvesting, so the terpenes and cannabinoids are basically the same as in the plant.
Then there is crumble that looks like honeycomb, created by melting shatter, with the extract being whipped to crate air pockets, and the put in an oven vacuum to properly stabilize, so it will crumble when it’s touched as well.
Rick Simpson oil is basically oil with a ton of potency to this, with the concentrate being full-extraction cannabis oil since it does have all of the lipids, fats, and the chlorophyll that are there, and you should never inhale this one.
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