Ask the Experts: Extraction, Part III: For People that Are New to Cannabis Extraction, What Is the Best Piece of Advice You Can Offer to Get Them Started?
Leading extraction scientists and researchers from the cannabis industry-John A. MacKay, Synergistic Technologies Associates and Brian C. Smith, Big Sur Scientific-participate in this round-table discussion series on extraction. This month they offer advice on how to get started for people that are new to cannabis extraction.
Leading extraction scientists and researchers from the cannabis industry-John A. MacKay, Synergistic Technologies Associates and Brian C. Smith, Big Sur Scientific-participate in this round-table discussion series on extraction. This month they offer advice on how to get started for people that are new to cannabis extraction.
For people that are new to cannabis extraction, what is the best piece of advice you can offer to get them started?John A. MacKay: The BEST piece of advice is:
Botanical integrity first.
Extraction efficacy, efficiency, economics without emotions, egos, and eccentricity.
Safety for all involved in all phases.
Testing in-house with modern technology. Good is not a number.
Brian Smith: You have to perform in-house testing to optimize extraction efficiency. My own work has shown that extractors leave behind significant amounts of THC in plant material, in the filtrate from winterization, and in terpene distillation fractions. Optimizing and monitoring your extraction process can improve yields by 20% or more. Over time as the supply of cannabis oil increases and the price inevitably goes own, only the most efficient extractors will stay in business.
Look for part IV of "Ask the Experts: Extraction" in our December 2019 newsletter. Part III of our series on cultivation will appear in October and Part IV of the series on analytical methods/cannabis testing will appear in November.
Cannabis, US Presidential Election 2024, and Beyond: A Roundtable Discussion, Part II
December 17th 2024With the recent 2024 presidential election behind us, the future of cannabis still has many unknowns moving forward and questions still to be discussed. In this roundtable discussion with four knowledgeable industry leaders, we explore the nuanced political landscape of cannabis legalization and rescheduling in the context of the election, including state and federal policies and possible paths forward for testing standardization. Join us in the second part of a compilation of responses from Kim Anzarut, CQA, CP-FS, CEO of Allay Consulting; Susan Audino, PhD, founder of S.A. Audino & Associates, LLC; Zacariah Hildenbrand, PhD, research Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso; and David Vaillencourt, CEO of The GMP Collective.
Cannabis, US Presidential Election 2024, and Beyond: A Roundtable Discussion, Part I
December 16th 2024With the recent 2024 presidential election behind us, the future of cannabis still has many unknowns moving forward and questions still to be discussed. In this roundtable discussion with four knowledgeable industry leaders, we explore the nuanced political landscape of cannabis legalization and rescheduling in the context of the election. We discuss what drives support or opposition from both sides of the aisle, the complexities of balancing state and federal priorities, and more. Join us in the first part of a compilation of responses from Kim Anzarut, CQA, CP-FS, CEO of Allay Consulting; Susan Audino, PhD, founder of S.A. Audino & Associates, LLC; Zacariah Hildenbrand, PhD, research Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso; and David Vaillencourt, CEO of The GMP Collective.
