The flavor stars of the cannabis world, terpenes, are moving out of the realm of die-hard marijuana enthusiasts and becoming better known for the role the compounds play in the taste, aroma and mouthfeel of products at all THC levels.
Traditionally when growing cannabis, the thought is to simply apply over 18 hours of light per day to keep plants vegetative and switch to 12 hours to induce flowering.
This works, so why change it?
A process commonly used in food and wine production – color remediation – is becoming increasingly popular in cannabis extraction.
Organic marijuana and hemp products can fetch two and three times more than conventional cannabis, but the path to market is trickier than simply growing the plant without common pesticides.
In America, well over nine out of 10 inhabitants live in a place where marijuana is legal to some degree.
A rare cannabinoid that mimics the effects of delta-9 THC but can easily be produced from CBD is grabbing headlines and delivering impressive profits to extractors battling slumping prices for other hemp extracts.
