HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS: THE CONCENTRATES EVOLUTION
THE HURDLES
With the realization that concentrates that are closer to their pure starting material are of higher quality, there’s a strong push now for products that are clean, smooth, loudly flavored and kept as close to their original genetic expression as possible. The use of synthetic salts, foliar sprays and sulfur burners just won’t do. Even words like “organic” are no longer held in as great esteem these days, as there are many organic elements that one would not want to smoke or ingest. Dead ladybugs, insect feces and even the once popular sulfur burners impart organic material that can affect the taste, quality and healthiness of a cannabis product. Cleaning cannabis is not an option, unlike with most other crops.
Concentrates themselves have become cleaner, and the extraction process has gone from being dangerous to relatively safe when performed in the right conditions with the correct setup and knowledge.
Extremely high taxes, fees and exacting regulations make many growers and extractors focus less on quality and more on ensuring that their products can meet the necessary requirements to make it to the open market. What was once a highly profitable endeavor in the black market no
