Product Definitions

CBD BIOMASS

Dried hemp plant materials including the stalks and leaves that may include flowers/buds and/or seeds that have been harvested. Free of mold, grit, minimal (< 0.1%) non-hemp organic matter, and at least 80% dry. An industry-wide acceptable moisture content is necessary to establish uniform pricing for hemp biomass. Any hemp biomass material that is above the standard moisture content will result in decreased value and an adjusted sale price to reflect a lower volume of the end product to account for further water evaporation. Biomass can also be milled, ground or pressed into pellets.

CBG BIOMASS

Dried hemp plant materials from cultivars that primarily produce cannabigerol (CBG) with the same specifications described above in regard to CBD Biomass.

CBD/CBG CLONES

A clone refers to a plant that is an exact reproduction of an original parent plant, known as a mother plant, through asexual propagation. A clone is made by taking a stem cutting (or tissue culture) from a mother plant and placing the cutting into media to facilitate root growth. Once the roots begin to grow, the clone is transplanted into a field or cultivation facility. Hemp clones are genetically predisposed to high CBD and/or high CBG content and are sold as such. 

CBD/CBG ISOLATE

Isolate is the purest form of a cannabinoid, which is produced by removing all other compounds found in the plant including terpene, flavonoids, plant parts and other cannabinoids. Isolate comes in a granular or powder form and is odorless and tasteless. The end product contains 0% THC and is made up of 96% to 99.9% CBD or CBG, respectively.

CBD SEEDS (Non-Feminized)

Hemp plants that are pollinated naturally or with traditional breeding techniques produce both male or female seeds. These are known as regular, or non-feminized, seeds and generally result in an even split between the two sexes.

CBD/CBG SEEDS (Feminized)

Feminized seeds are seeds that have been modified to produce almost 100% female plants. There are a few techniques that can produce reliably feminized seeds. Feminized hemp seeds can be genetically modified to produce only female plants by eliminating the Y chromosome. A non-genetic technique is to stress a healthy female plant by interrupting its light cycle during flowering. Another common and controlled method is to spray female plants with a colloidal silver or silver thiosulphate solution.

CRUDE HEMP OIL

Crude hemp oil is extracted from the hemp plant and contains all of the cannabinoids, terpenes and other plant compounds found in the biomass. Processors use a number of different methods to extract crude oil from hemp. Supercritical CO2 extraction uses pressurized carbon dioxide (CO2) to pull CBD (and other phytochemicals) from the plant. Solvent extraction uses ethanol or hydrocarbons, such as butane or propane, to process hemp biomass into crude oil. Other processes use olive oil or water as a solvent. Crude hemp oil is often “winterized.” Crude oil is winterized to remove organic plant compounds, such as lipids, waxes and chlorophyll, that increases the potency of the oil and creates a more transparent distillate.

DRIED CBD FLOWER

Dry flower is the dried flower and bud fraction of a hemp plant that has been removed from the stalks and contains minimal stems. Flower is suitable for smoking and for use in pre-rolled joints.

INDUSTRIAL SEEDS

Industrial hemp seeds comprise a broad range of hemp cultivars used to grow hemp biomass, hemp seed and grain for food oils and food products, and fiber for woven and non-woven applications.

REFINED HEMP OIL

Crude hemp oil is further refined through distillation to produce refined hemp oil, which includes full spectrum oil, broad spectrum oil, and THC Free Distillate. 

CBD full spectrum oil distillate

Refined hemp oil extract that contains all the compounds found naturally occurring in the plant, including all the cannabinoids, terpenes and essential oils.  

CBD broad spectrum oil distillate

Refined hemp oil extract with various plant material, cannabinoids or terpenes that have been partially or fully removed.

CBG distillate

Refined hemp oil extract with various plant material, cannabinoids or terpenes that have been partially or fully removed.

THC Free Distillate

Broad spectrum oil distillate that has had all THC components removed using advanced techniques such as chromatography.

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