April 13, 2024
Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plant. Let’s explore how people use it and its effects:
- Smoking and Vaporizing:
- People smoke marijuana in hand-rolled cigarettes (joints) or pipes (bongs).
- Blunts are emptied cigars refilled with marijuana.
- Vaporizers extract active ingredients (including THC) from marijuana, allowing users to inhale vapor instead of smoke.
- Electronic vaporizing devices (like vape pens) are used to inhale marijuana vapor.
- Edibles:
- Marijuana can be mixed into food items like brownies, cookies, or candy.
- Some brew it as a tea.
- Marijuana Extracts:
- These are on the rise and include forms like:
- Hash oil or honey oil: A gooey liquid wax.
- Budder: A soft solid with a texture like lip balm.
- Shatter: A hard, amber-colored solid.
- Extracts can deliver large amounts of THC and have sent people to the emergency room.
- These are on the rise and include forms like:
Cannabis extracts are a fascinating subset of cannabis concentrates. Let’s delve into what they are and how they differ from other cannabis products.
- Definition:
- Cannabis extracts are any type of concentrate obtained from cannabis through chemical extraction. These extracts are rich in the plant’s active ingredients.
- To create these potent extracts, a solvent is used to “pull” out the active compounds from the cannabis plant. The solvent dissolves the resinous trichomes, which contain cannabinoids like THC and CBD.
- Types of Concentrates:
- Cannabis concentrates serve as an umbrella term that encompasses various subcategories. Two main types are:
- Extracts: These are chemically extracted from the cannabis plant using solvents.
- Solvent-free varieties: These concentrates do not involve chemical solvents.
- Extracts, specifically, undergo a process where a solvent extracts the plant’s active ingredients, resulting in a more concentrated form.
- Cannabis concentrates serve as an umbrella term that encompasses various subcategories. Two main types are:
- Historical Context:
- Plant extracts have a long history. Crude plant oils were used as early as 2,600 BCE in Mesopotamia for therapeutic purposes.
- Ancient cultures appreciated medicinal plants and knew how to infuse their vital essences into herbal preparations.
- Interestingly, ancient texts like the Ebers Papyrus (circa 1500 BCE) mention cannabis as well.
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