Like with any substance on the illicit market, finding a “pure” form is rare. This is not considered shatter, however, and therefore semantics are important. Technically, a water extraction method is purer than a solvent-based extraction method since there will be no residual solvent to purge from the final product (although, again, there may be residual grow chemicals present, or mold and/or mildew). Shatter is therefore not pure or free from adulterants. Shatter contains residual solvents and may even contain residual pesticides, fungicides, or even mold or mildew from the plant product. In highly regulated markets such as those in Colorado, the residual parts per million (ppm) of the solvent used is required to be listed on the label, in addition to the nutrients and chemicals used in growing the cannabis that is ultimately turned into concentrate. There is almost always residual solvent left in shatter since a solvent is used during the extraction process (which would be known as an “organic impurity,” a natural byproduct of production). When something is labeled or marketed as “pure,” it means that it is not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material. However, stating this is misleading, much like stating that Molly is the “purest” form of MDMA (which we debunked in this previous blog ). Shatter is rumored to be the “purest” form of cannabis. “Shatter” (butane hash oil or “BHO”) is extracted using butane, or a combination of butane and other gases, and is a hard, translucent glass-like product that has been stabilized during the post-extraction processes. The process of the extraction, the solvent used in that process, and the post-extraction process (oftentimes referred to as “purging”) all dictate the consistency, purity, potency, and ultimately the moniker for the final product. The nail is usually made of titanium, quartz, or ceramic, as those materials can be heated and reheated at high temperatures without breaking down as fast as other metals. The act of “dabbing” occurs when cannabis concentrate is vaporized on a hot nail that is heated somewhere between 350-750 degrees. The final product can contain anywhere from 40-80% THC, depending on the extraction method and the strain used. These are all varying terms for different types of cannabis concentrates that are available in today’s legal (and, let’s be honest, illegal) cannabis market–one that is technologically advanced and highly concentrated, with advents of an impressively long list of new ways to consume cannabis - most notably, dabbing.Ĭoncentrates are produced when the cannabinoids of the cannabis plant (like THC and CBD) are extracted from flowers of the plant using a solvent like butane or CO2, or without a solvent by being pressed with heat or using an ice water extraction method. Dabs: shatter, wax, budder, live resin, sugar, sauce, moonrocks, full melt.
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