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bi s , manywi t havar i et yofpr oper t i es .Somemodul at et he wa yourbodyr eac t st oTHC, andt her ef or eal t er sourbi ol ogi c al r es pons et ot hec annabi noi d.Somear eant i i n ammat or y , ant i mi c r obi al .Manypr oduc eac al mi ng, r el ax i ng t .Ther ehasbeengr eatr es ear c hl at el y , andwear e effec onl yr ec ent l ys t ar t i ngt oappr ec i at et hei mpor t anc eont he t er pene’ sandt hei rphy s i ol ogi c al i mpac twi t hourus eof c annabi s .
Whydos omec annabi soi lmedi c i ness par kwhi l eot her s s i mpl ymel t ? Goodques t i on.Nots ur eIknowt heans wert ot hat , butI woul dv ent ur ei thast odowi t ht heot herc ons t i t uent si n t heoi l .Wes eeMANYext r ac t st hatha v eupt o8, 000ppm but ane.Thatma yc er t ai nl ys par k !Butt heot herc ons t i t uent sf r om t hepl ant , l i k et hewax esandf at s , woul dc er t ai nl y Whati st hepr oc es soft es t i ng owervsoi lvsedi bl e? ha v eani mpac tont hebeha vi oruponheat i ng.Whi c hc onEac honeoft hes er epr es ent ss i gnic ant l ydi ffer ents ampl e s t i t uent sar epr es entwi l l beaf unc t i onofwhatmet hodwas mat r i c es .Sot hewa yas ampl ei spr epar edpr i ort oanal y - us edt oc onc ent r at eorext r ac tt hemat er i al , andwhat s i si ft hemai ndi ffer enc e.I neac hc as e, wedoas ol v entex - pos t ext r ac t i onpr oc es s i ngwasper f or med. t r ac t i onoft hes ampl et oc ol l ec tt hec annabi noi dsf or anal y s i s .F or owerandoi l s , t hi spr oc es si sf ai r l ys i mi l ar . DoesPr oVer det es tf ormoi s t ur ei n owermat er i aland F oredi bl es , i ti sawhol eot hers t or y .Ther ear es omany oi l ? di ffer entmat r i xc ons t i t uent s , l i k ef at s , s ugar sandemul s i- Wec ur r ent l ydonot , butwi l l bei mpl ement i ngt hats oon. er s .Dependi ngonwhi c hmat r i xc omponent sar et her e F r om as c i ent icper s pec t i v e, i ti sabi tdi ffic ul tt omeas ur e wi l l gui dehowwepr epas ampl ef oranal y s i s .Edi bl esar e t hemoi s t ur e.Mos tpeopl ewi l l heatt hemat er i al and t hemos tdi ffic ul ts ampl est ot es tbec aus eoft hi svar i abi l i - r ec or dt hewei ghtl os s , andt henc al c ul at ewhatper c ent age t yi ns ampl epr epar at i onmet hodsr equi r ed. oft heor i gi nal mat er i al waswat er .Howev er , t het er penes Doyouus edi ffer entmac hi nes / t ec hnol ogyc ompar ed t oot herl abor at or i esi nt her egi onorc ount r y? Y es , wear et heonl yl abor at or yi nt hewor l d( t hatweknow of )t hatus esConv er genc eChr omat ogr aphyf ort heanal y s i sofc annabi noi ds .Weus eas y s t em c al l edt heUPC2( Ul t r aPer f or manc eConv er genc eChr omat ogr aphySy s t em) .I t i sbas edonSuper c r i t i c al F l ui dChr omat ogr aphy( SFC) whi c hut i l i z esl i qui dCO2asourpr i mar ys ol v ent .Thi s t ec hni quer es ul t si naf as t ermor eeffic i entanal y s i s , and gener at es100t o500t i mesL ESShaz ar douswas t ec ompar edt oc onv ent i onal t ec hni ques .
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