{"id":773,"date":"2022-10-07T14:38:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T14:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/?p=773"},"modified":"2024-12-17T11:31:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T11:31:10","slug":"concentrates-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/en\/concentrates-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis concentrates With or without solvents?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether for a more potent \"high\", for convenience in moving and storing cannabis or simply out of curiosity, marijuana concentrate is a very common practice that has been perfected over the years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Nowadays we have a great variety of cannabis concentrates. This is because HOW we concentrate it plays a fundamental role and it is what decides the final product we will get.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>But before we start with the varieties and particularities of each extract, let's start with the basics...<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_78 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/en\/concentrates-cannabis\/#%C2%BFQue_se_extrae_de_la_planta_de_cannabis\" >What is extracted from the cannabis plant?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/en\/concentrates-cannabis\/#Elementos_psicoactivos_del_cannabis\" >Psychoactive elements of cannabis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFQue_se_extrae_de_la_planta_de_cannabis\"><\/span>What is extracted from the cannabis plant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In a concentrate, the aim is always to extract only the psychoactive elements of cannabis, namely cannabinoids, terpenes and trichomes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21289 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tricomas-marihuana.jpg\" alt=\"marijuana trichomes\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tricomas-marihuana.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tricomas-marihuana-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tricomas-marihuana-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tricomas-marihuana-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tricomas-marihuana-1536x1069.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tricomas-marihuana-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>Cannabis trichomes<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 24px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elementos_psicoactivos_del_cannabis\"><\/span><strong>Psychoactive elements of cannabis<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>CANNABINOIDS<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Cannabinoids are chemical compounds that act on our human body and brain. It has been possible to isolate 113 different cannabinoids from the marijuana plant. The most important and well-known are THC, responsible for the plant's \"high\" or \"high\", and CBD, responsible for many of the health properties of cannabis. The cannabinoid composition of a plant largely determines the profile of a plant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>TERPENOS<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Organic compounds that have a strong odor and are found inside plants and even... insects! More than 120 terpenes have been found in cannabis, responsible for flavoring the plant and enhancing and modifying its psychoactive effects. An ideal concentrate should isolate and preserve the cannabinoids and terpenes of a plant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>TRICOMAS<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The aforementioned cannabinoids and terpenes in cannabis are produced inside its trichomes. You've probably seen that shiny white \"fuzz\" on the buds of the plant, right? This \"fuzz\" is the trichomes and they are the culprits that make a mature, flowering plant sticky to the touch, thanks to the resin they contain and release when handled.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Although all concentrates consist of separating the trichomes from the flowers, and thus concentrating the cannabinoids and terpenes, there are many ways of doing this and the result varies greatly. To begin with, we could say that cannabis concentrates are divided into two main groups:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Concentrates: accumulation of terpenes that do not use any type of solvent to achieve this.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Extracts: a type of concentrate that is made from some solvent (alcohol, dioxide, carbon, etc).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21290 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/concentrados-cannabis.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/concentrados-cannabis.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/concentrados-cannabis-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/concentrados-cannabis-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/concentrados-cannabis-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/concentrados-cannabis-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>Cannabis concentrates<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 24px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Some examples of CONCENTRATES are \"<strong>kief\"<\/strong>which is achieved by sieving the plant dry, \".<strong>hashish\"<\/strong>king of the pressings which is basically pressed kief, \"<strong>ICE\"<\/strong>extraction using ice and water, and \"<strong>Rosin\",<\/strong> The trichomes are extracted by pressure and heat and are characterized by a strong psychoactive effect.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It should be noted that in the cannabis environment and unlike a chemistry class, water is not considered a solvent and that is why ICE is considered a concentrate and not an extract.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>On the extracts side, as famous examples we can find shatter, wax, crumble or live resin, among others. These are produced using an external solvent to separate the psychoactive elements from the cannabis and how it is treated, dried and condensed will greatly influence the final product, even if we use the same raw material and the same extraction method.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As you can see, marijuana concentrates are many and offer a range of colors, shapes, textures and flavors completely different from each other. We know that the options are many and so much information can be overwhelming, so if you are in Barcelona, we suggest you go to your trusted cannabis association, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CUBE BCN<\/a>and try them for yourself!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether to get a more potent \"high\", for convenience to move and store cannabis or simply out of curiosity, marijuana concentrate is a very common practice that has been perfected over the years. Nowadays we have a great variety of cannabis concentrates. 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