
The result of this process means that the cannabis plant is fully expressed, with the strain’s complete suite of cannabinoids and terpenes. The trichomes are filtered out, creating water hash (aka bubble hash or ice hash), which is then turned into gooey, potent live rosin using heat and pressure. Next, the plant material is placed in an ice-water bath and gently agitated to separate the trichomes from the rest of the plant material. The live rosin process starts by freezing the plant immediately after harvest, which helps to preserve the trichomes that contain the cannabinoids and terpenes. To isolate the plant’s natural components, rosin extraction relies on physical forces-cold, heat, agitation and pressure-to yield a cleaner product and consumption experience. That means that you won’t have to worry about the trace residue of a manufacturing process in your edible. Live rosin comes from a recently developed extraction process, which, unlike other extraction methods, does not use any solvents or chemical processes.

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However, if you are more interested in a smoke-free experience of the full plant, hash rosin may better fit your aesthetics. If you are satisfied with a typical edibles high, distillates will do the job. The cannabis plant actually has over 100 cannabinoids, as well as an array of terpenes, the compounds responsible for scents and flavors. However, any cannabis scientist will tell you that there is much more to cannabis than THC and CBD, and this is where distillation can fall short. This makes for an efficient system to add this one particular cannabinoid into gummies and other products. This process is precise enough that distillates can have incredible potency, up to 99% THC. Cannabis is heated to the melting point of its cannabinoids.

Cannabis distillation is like a high-tech version of an experiment you might have done in chemistry class (with a material you definitely weren’t supposed to have at school). Distillate gummies are confections with distilled THC added in.
