Cannabis is slowly becoming destigmatized and legalized across various states allowing for an explosion of new and diverse cannabis products to be manufactured and offered to consumers.
One of the most popular of these products is cannabis concentrates. Cannabis concentrates aim to streamline and hone the positive benefits of cannabis and leave behind all the extra plant matter.
In this article, we will go over the diverse uses of cannabis concentrates and their benefits.
What Are Cannabis Concentrates?
Cannabis concentrates are the result of extraction methods that aim to pull all the active components of cannabis away from the plant matter of the cannabis plant. On a bud of cannabis, you can see this desired concentrate as the sticky beads gathered over the surface of the bud.
Concentrates contain all the desired active cannabinoids such as THC – responsibly for the “high” of cannabis and CBD – responsible for the healing properities.
As a result, cannabis concentrates are more potent and effective than traditonal buds and can be used in a huge variety of ways.
Concentrates come in various types such as shatter or diamonds.
How To Consume Cannabis Concentrates
Dabbing
You can directly consume your cannabis concentrate by heating it to a high temperature and directly inhaling it.
Often done with a dab pen or bong, this is the simplest and quickest way to get the benefits of a concentrate.
Topping
Concentrates are also commonly used to “top” a regular joint. The addition of a concentrate to regular bud will give your regular toke an extra kick.
Topping does require any extra expensive equipment and can add potency and flavour.
Topical
Cannabis concentrates are in the perfect form to subtly mix into various healthcare products to access its healing properties.
There are many balms and creams available on the market infused with cannabis concentrate that allows you to use CBD to directly target pains without the head high of direct consumption.
Edibles
The concentrate is also the best way to mix cannabis with your food.
You can buy all sorts of products from gummy bears to cookies on cannabis markets but you can also mix concentrate into your own baking.
Edibles are favoured for those who want a gradual high that comes on over time rather than a hard hit of dabbing.
Benefits of Cannabis Concentrates
Therapeutic
CBD within cannabis has many health benefits both physically and mentally such as:
- Anti-stress
- Pain relief
- Anti-inflammatory
Purity
Cannabis concentrates are prefered by those who want the purest forms of cannabinoids available.
Concentrates lack all the “extras” that may be irritating to some (think of the extra smoke in a regular joint that causes coughing in sensitive lungs).
High Dose
Cannabis concentrates are also high in potency and can give a quick and hard high or relief to those who want it. They tend to act quickly with less product required.
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