What Is Live Resin? Live Resin 101 – Beegreen91.com

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What Is Live Resin?
Live Resin is a high cannabinoid, full spectrum concentrate extracted from the marijuana plant. It is most often dabbed, much like shatter or other marijuana extracts.

Full-spectrum means that the product contains the full range of cannabinoids including THC and CBD, rather than an isolated compound like pure THC or CBD.

This allows for what is referred to as the “Entourage Effect” where all the cannabinoids and terpenes work together to provide certain effects.

This extract can have a variety of colours including bright yellow, gold, and brown.

The term “Live” is derived from the method of extraction in which “live” cannabis plants are flash-frozen or processed immediately after harvest when they are still “Live”.

Such a process allows for the precise preservation of volatile terpenes and cannabinoids which degrade rapidly post-harvest, which I will discuss next.

How is Live Resin Made?
What makes Live Resin unique is that this extract is made by taking freshly harvested cannabis plants and freezing them until it’s ready to be processed, or immediately extracting your resin from the live marijuana plant.

This process allows for the preservation of volatile terpenes and cannabinoids that begin to degrade immediately after harvest and will continue to rapidly degrade over time.

Fresh Plant materiel is often frozen using dry ice, although many opt to just use a plain food freezer.

Much like shatter and other weed extracts, Live resin is made using hydrocarbons such as butane or propane to strip the marijuana of its desirable terpenes and cannabinoids.

Once processed, the concentrated product is then purged of any impurities and then whipped up to get its texture.

The main difference between items like budder and live resin is the fresh frozen, live plant material used in the production process.

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