What are full-spectrum cannabis extracts and how are they made?
Full-spectrum extracts, often called whole plant extracts, maintain the full profile of the cannabis plant. They contain a variety of cannabinoids, including THC, THCa, CBD, CBDa, CBG, and CBN, as well as terpenes and other compounds such as flavonoids, proteins, phenols, sterols, and esters. These extracts are desirable for several reasons. From an experiential standpoint, […]
Why won’t your doctor prescribe you cannabis?
Almost 60% of US healthcare providers feel negatively about medical cannabis, while less than 12% view it positively. These results, the product of a survey reported in the forthcoming March 2020 issue of Preventative Medicine, provide a startling insight into the relationship between medical cannabis and those who can prescribe it. The survey, which investigated […]
Decarboxylating Cannabis
By Zoe Sigman On February 27, 2020 Cannabinoids are specialized compounds produced by cannabis. The two most well-known plant cannabinoids are THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol). But THC and CBD are hardly present in cannabis when the plant is rooted and growing. When the plant produces cannabinoids, they initially appear in their “acid” forms. Acid […]
How to clone a cannabis plant
Did you know that you can clone a cannabis plant? It may sound like a mad scientist experiment, but there are benefits to cloning a plant vs. growing from a seed, and cloning weed is easier than you think. Jump to a section in this article: Why clone cannabis plants? How to clone a cannabis […]
Cannabis Botany and Breeding with Ryan Lee
Transcript Project CBD: Welcome to another edition of Cannabis Conversations. I’m Martin Lee with Project CBD and today I’m delighted to have as our guest Ryan Lee, an expert cannabis botanist who works with a company called Chemovar Health as one of the founders. It’s based in British Columbia. Ryan, thanks for joining us. Lee: […]
Male vs. female cannabis: How to determine the sex of your plant
In the world of plants, reproduction can happen in a variety of ways. Monoecious plants produce two different types of flowers on the same plant, and hermaphrodite plants grow single flowers that have both male and female reproductive organs. Cannabis is a dioecious plant, meaning male or female reproductive organs appear on different plants. With […]
