Extract Concepts
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Closed Loop
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A method of solvent extraction that recovers and re-uses the solvent.
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Curing
It's not just for meat!
To transform an extract’s appearance and/or form over time.
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Dabbing
Time to find out about the consumption method that has driven the modern extract scene.
Dabbing is the consumption of extracts by adding them to a pre-heated chamber and inhaling the vapor.
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Decarboxylation
You can probably see why it often just gets called
"Decarb"
A change to the structure of acidic cannabinoid molecules, which converts them into a non-acidic form.
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Hydrocarbon
Hank Hill is a big fan of one of these.
Hydrocarbons are a class of chemicals. Specific ones, like butane, can help produce and refine extracts.
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Live
When this word is on the product label,
it's usually a more expensive product.
Find out why that might be!
Extracts made from fresh or freshly frozen cannabis - not dried or cured, are given the prefix: “Live-”
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THC-A
Not THC. THC-A.
It does matter.
THC-A is a cannabinoid synthesized by many cannabis plants. It is often targeted in cannabis extraction.
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Vacuum
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learning about vacuum.
The near or total lack of air pressure inside equipment used in cannabis extraction.
This is usually achieved by sucking out the air.
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