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What Is Nanoemulsion and What Does It Mean for Cannabis Beverages?

The Cannigma

There is not extensive safety data available, however. Trichomes on a cannabis plant. Because traditional edibles have to make their way through the digestive tract to the liver — where THC is metabolized — it can take well over an hour to feel the effects. What nanoemulsion means for cannabis products. Shutterstock.

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What Is CBD Oil? Let Us Explain….

Miss Marijuana

These compounds are found in trichomes , which are specialized glandular structures that cover the buds on cannabis flowers. According to Zoe Sigman at Project CBD , “The oily trichomes protect the plant from heat and ultraviolet radiation. 3. Testing process because safety y’all. The solvent is a non-toxic fluid CO2.

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Things to Know about CBD Hash

Cannabis Law Report

Begin with frozen plant material (trim, leaf, kief, shake, or bud) that contains visible trichomes. As dry ice is about five times colder than regular ice, the combination of the low temperature and the friction created by shaking the bag will force the trichomes to break off and fall into the catch container. The Dry Sift Technique.

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Centrifugation is No Substitute for Enrichment

Medicinal Genomics

The primary reason we, and presumably AOAC, require enrichment as part of our microbial safety testing protocol is to overcome the sampling bias. The cannabis DNA in the pellet is mostly live DNA, presumably from the trichomes often found in these pellets. Any test that cuts this corner will not be compliant with the AOAC SMPR.

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