Category Archives: Guides

Cannabeginners: Esters

Alcohol, Cannabeginners, esters, fermentation, flavors, Guides, Leopold Gmelin, phenols, Raphael Mechoulam, scent, thc

While most homebrewers know about esters, due to their role in creating flavors during yeast fermentation of alcohol, many cannabis consumers and businesses aren’t very knowledgeable about these exciting flavor and scent chemicals. Recent research has shown potentially notable medical effects, and one company even has a patent on some esters of THC. While the term “ester” was coined in 1848 by the German chemist Leopold Gmelin, likely as a contraction for “essigäther,” which means “acetic ether” in German, their discovery goes back almost a century earlier. […]

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Jon’s Stone-Cold Cop List #38: Y’ALL LOVE FLOWERS?

A golden state, Cadre Verde, Cam, cop list, Culture, D1, drop list, Errl Hill, featured, Fig Farms, Funk Farm, Green Dawg, Grumpy Tiger, Guides, Hall of Flowers, hash holes, Hasher Snacks, Heritage Hash Co, High 90's, Ice Box Flat Farms, Jon Capeta, Jon Capetta, Jon Cappetta, MK Mints, Oakfruitland, R&D, Real Deal Resin, Rosin Tech, Space Gem, Surefire Selections, Talking Trees, Traditional, Vincent D'Accolti, Wendy Baker, Wood Wide

Hall of Flowers felt a little different this year. Widely regarded as the flagship trade show for the industry at this point, this was the first year that HOF felt a little BizCon-y, and I mean that in the absolute nicest way possible. With less flower than ever on display, and less rooms to view even, I wouldn’t blame this as much on the production team as I will the state of the industry right now. Shit’s tough out here, especially in California, and the only ones […]

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