CBD is all the rage lately, and it shows no signs of its popularity slowing down. 

A chemical substance separated or removed from a mixed mixture is called an isolate. In this article, we are going to be talking about cannabidiol, or CBD. CBD isolate, being the result of the isolate process, is the purest form of CBD, containing no additional cannabinoids, terpenes, fats, lipids, or other chemicals present in the cannabis plants. 

CBD isolate is a white powder that contains 99.9% CBD and offers versatility unequalled by other pure CBD alternatives. When it comes to adding white isolate powder into your regular health routines, you have many more options available with a wide range of benefits.

How Is CBD Isolate Made? 

The hemp plant needs to be processed. This is done so that cannabinoids can be separated from plant matter before isolating pure CBD. The first step of the extraction process is to inject ethanol into a huge centrifuge containing the raw hemp biomass plant and chill it at extremely low temperatures.

The hemp/ethanol mixture is spun and agitated to allow the ethanol to dissolve the desired cannabinoids from the hemp material into a concentrated solution. 

The extracted CBD solution is combined with a non-polar solvent in a reactor. These cannabinoids crystallize when the liquid is heated and cooled. Once fully formed, the crystals are recovered and cleaned with the same non-polar solvent to eliminate any residual impurities.

The result will be a fine, white powder comprising 99.5% pure CBD (ours has a requirement of 99.5%).

So What Are The Uses of White Isolate?

CBD has been shown to reduce anxiety, pain and inflammation. White isolate powder is a wonderful alternative for anyone searching for the purest CBD product available while minimizing noticeable concentrations and effects of THC in their health routine.

CBD isolate is added to create final products like tinctures, edibles, and topicals to enjoy the benefits of the cannabinoids’ therapeutic properties.

The Benefits and Effects of White Isolate

It contains no THC

The fact that CBD isolate has no THC is one of the main reasons for its popularity. While many people believe that CBD contains no THC, many full-spectrum CBD products still contain small levels of THC, which can still be sold as provided the THC content is less than 0.2 percent.

While the amount of THC isn’t enough to affect the brain, it does have the possibility to appear in a user’s system.

It’s easy to calculate dosage.

Because the isolate is free of other cannabis compounds, you may measure the milligram amount to get the proper amount of CBD you require. A simple, good-quality household scale will work. 

When you first start, experts recommend starting with a small quantity of CBD Isolate. They further suggest trying the small doses for three days to see how it affects you.

How do you use CBD isolate?

CBD isolate is already activated, so unlike other kinds of CBD products, it does not have to be heated before being used. This increases the versatility of white isolates. CBD Isolate can be taken orally, topically, inhaled, or combined with other things.

It can be mixed with any food or beverage of your choice. It operates in the same way as a typical CBD tincture does. One of the best parts about CBD isolate is that, unlike CBD oil, it has no taste or smell.

Among the simplest and most popular methods to consume CBD is mixing it into an existing vape juice. You have complete control as to how much to add and the strength.

Pure CBD does not contain other cannabinoids, terpenes, or flavonoids and is absorbed rapidly into the body.  While you won’t get the entourage effect of full-spectrum CBD products, CBD isolate does contain most CBD benefits without any THC. Besides having no THC, it has no smell or flavour, making it popular for those who want to use it without advertising it or don’t like the taste and smell of other CBD products.

For more information about White Isolate or any of our other products available at Abundant Labs, contact us and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube. 

Whether you choose to smoke, vape, or consume edibles to get high, it’s always better to know what to expect.

Part of what makes the experience enjoyable is knowing just how hard the effects of THC will hit you–and how long they will last. 

First and foremost, if you’re looking for “how long does a weed high last” because you’re desperate for it to end, take heart. No high lasts long, and you’ll most likely be back to normal after an hour or so.

Every person is unique, and the duration of a cannabis high is determined by a multitude of factors. The duration of your high is generally determined by how you react to cannabis, the type of cannabis consumed, and the manner utilized to consume it.

Here is a breakdown of what influences how hard a high will hit you and how long it will last.

The “Highness Equation”

Cannabis highs can begin almost instantaneously, or take up to an hour to take effect. The length of time it takes for a high to begin depends on your specific body’s reaction, but it is also directly related to how you consumed it.

A more-or-less scientific method of “calculating” how long your cannabis high will last is known as the “highness equation.”

The highness equation takes into account the four primary factors that influence how long your marijuana high will endure. Here’s what it is:

((dose x concentration) / (metabolism x tolerance)) x delivery method = Length of High

In essence, how much weed you put in your body is divided by how your body processes and responds to it, all of which is influenced by the exact path the weed takes through your system.

It seems complex, but it’s not, really–and it also isn’t a perfect formula. However, it can guide you in getting a “ballpark” idea of how long your high will last.

The Delivery Method

The delivery method used to consume THC will influence how high you get–and how long you feel the effects.

Dabbing 

Onset of high: Nearly instantaneous

Dabs are sticky cannabis oils prepared by extracting the THC and other active elements of cannabis into a powerful wax, shatter, or oil. The extract is burned to extremely high temperatures (often with a blowtorch), and the resulting vapor is ingested through a specially designed dab rig. People that dab their cannabis will most likely experience the effects of a weed high the fastest, with the high setting in practically instantly due to the high concentration of THC.

A weed high from a dab might last much longer than a weed high from smoking pot.

Still, everything is relative. Dabs typically attract seasoned cannabis consumers with a taste for potency and, as a result, a higher tolerance to THC. For some, a dab high might last just as long as a flower high. A dab high, on the other hand, can be a very long-lasting experience for people who are new to dabs or who only dab on occasion.

Edibles

Onset of high: 30-60 minutes 

Edibles like brownies, chocolates, gummies, and other THC-infused treats have the longest-lasting high of any delivery technique. This is due to the fact that the entire process of putting THC into your bloodstream is unique. To begin, edibles often have a considerable onset period, ranging from 30 minutes to a couple of hours. It’s difficult to forecast because it is dependent on a variety of digestive and metabolic processes in your body.

However, once that THC hits, it hits hard, because the activated version that enters your bloodstream from your liver is a more “potent” form—technically, it’s more pharmacologically active and bioavailable.

A high from edibles can last up to 8 hours, depending on your dose and how quickly your body absorbs THC. But don’t worry if that seems excessively long. The peak of the high will last approximately two hours after it begins, and it will gradually fade from there. In other words, the high is rather mild in the last few hours.

Smoking or Vaping

Onset of high: 2-10 minutes

Smoking is one of the most popular ways to consume cannabis. People who want to smoke cannabis have a variety of options, ranging from rolling papers or cigar wraps (joints or blunts) to glass hand pipes (bowls) to glass water pipes (bongs or bubblers). 

Some cannabis users choose to vaporize their cannabis rather than employ these methods, which rely on combusting cannabis. Weed can be vaporized as a flower, wax, or oil, and a number of devices, ranging from handheld pens to massive machines, can be employed. People who smoke or vape cannabis will have a somewhat delayed reaction, but the effects will normally be felt between 2 and 10 minutes after smoking or vaping.

How High Will You Get?

In a nutshell, your high will last for as long as THC interacts with your endocannabinoid system.

Your marijuana high is the result of an incredibly complicated chain of metabolic and chemical processes that occur all over your body.

The intensity of those reactions, as well as our sensitivity to them, determine whether we feel their effects. As a result, studies claim that the effects of cannabis might extend anywhere from 5 hours to a whole day.

Drug Metabolism and Energy Metabolism

Another factor that influences the intensity of your high is your metabolism. 

There are two types of metabolism processes that happen in the human body. The one most of us are familiar with is energy metabolism. Your energy metabolism is made up of a network of interconnected pathways that can work in the presence or absence of oxygen to “burn” nutrients and transform them into fuel (energy) for your body.

It’s a popular fallacy that a person’s weight impacts how high they become and how long they stay high. In reality, a person’s metabolism has a significant effect on the duration of a high. The duration of your high is determined by the amount of THC in your bloodstream. THC is carried by your blood to the endocannabinoid system, a network of cell receptors with which it interacts (ECS).

Your body is also in the business of metabolizing what you put into it, breaking it down, absorbing what it needs, and excreting the remainder. As a result, if you have a fast metabolism, your highs will be shorter. Or, at the very least, your body is laboring against the clock.

However, there is also drug metabolism to contend with. The term “drug metabolism” refers to the biotransformation of pharmaceutical drugs in the body so that they can be removed more easily. Because the enzymes that assist the reactions are concentrated in the liver, the majority of drug-related metabolic activities take place there.

The rate of medication metabolism varies widely across individuals. This has an impact on the drug’s efficacy and toxicity in people with extremely high or low metabolism rates.

Rapid metabolizers, for example, remove the drug fast, and the therapeutic concentration of the drug in the blood and tissues may not be attained–meaning the high will be less intense and fade quickly. In certain patients, the medicine is digested so slowly that it builds up in the bloodstream. The higher the concentration of the substance in the body, the greater the possibility of unwanted effects…and the stronger (and longer-lasting) the high will be.

Many factors contribute to the intensity of your high and its duration. Effects can typically range from 2 to 10 hours. The length of a high is determined by a variety of factors, including:

• How much cannabis did you consume or inhale?
• How much THC was in the cannabis that was consumed or inhaled?
• Your body mass index (BMI) and body fat %
• Regardless of whether you have a sluggish or fast metabolism
• Whether you’ve eaten or not
• Your personal tolerance level
• The delivery method

At Abundant Labs, we are all about science–the science of quality. Our hemp products, including distillates and isolate, are extracted with the utmost precision in our cutting-edge lab. Want to learn more? Contact us today!

*Disclaimer: Abundant Labs is an extraction facility and is not a medical laboratory. 

At the end of the blog can we distinguish between drug metabolism via energy metabolism, as those two processes are fairly independent of each other.

With the slow but steady legalization of cannabis products across the United States and the world, the cannabis industry is gradually growing with it. This brings along a whole new set of rules, regulations, and guidelines that need to be followed in order for cannabis businesses to remain compliant. 

One such guideline that businesses in the cannabis market have to adhere to is providing purchasers of their cannabis products with a certificate of analysis (COA) for that product. According to a study published in the National Library of Medicine, there is an emerging trend of cannabis products being mislabelled as to their cannabinoid potency, or that are failing to disclose the presence of certain cannabinoids (such as THC) in their products. 

At Abundant Labs, we believe in the “Science of Quality,” which is why we are committed to bringing you premier, consistent cannabis products along with the information and resources you need to navigate this highly regulated industry. 

What Is A Certificate Of Analysis?

A Certificate Of Analysis is obtained from an accredited laboratory and is a verified report of the chemical analysis of the cannabis product (namely the potency of the cannabinoids, such as CBD and THC) along with particulars of the testing lab, the brand, and the product at hand. Furthermore, the COA will tell consumers if the product contains any damaging toxins like heavy metals, pesticides, molds, or bacteria. Many cannabis consumers do not like the idea of purchasing a product whose chemical analysis was tested by the manufacturer themselves, due to unfair bias. There is a multitude of impartial, third-party organizations that offer accredited CBD testing services that cannabis businesses can utilize. 

How To Read A COA 

Understanding the data within each section of the COA is crucial, most accredited lab reports follow the same general format, so once you have an understanding you’ll be good to go. The heading is also important as it contains information that verifies the legitimacy of the certificate. 

• Cannabinoid Types 

 The hemp plant contains a wide range of cannabinoid chemicals. 

A full-spectrum certificate of analysis should compile all detectable cannabinoids, including but not limited to CBD, THC, CBN, CBDV, and CBG if it’s full-spectrum CBD oil that you’re selling. THC, the cannabinoid you don’t want if your product isn’t identified and legally sold as cannabis — at least not in quantities that exceed 0.3% weight — will also fall into this section. 

You might see the initials ND, or non-detectable, next to some of the compounds as you skim down the list. This means that there was so little of the compound detected for it to be negligible. 

• Weight Percentage

Weight percentage is the percentage by weight of each cannabis compound, located to the right of the cannabinoid types. Additionally, the weight of the product should not include the weight of the packaging. 

• Concentration

The following column will be a report on the concentration of each cannabinoid compound which will be measured in milligrams per gram (mg/g). This section allows you to verify that the cannabinoid levels of the product match what you paid for (especially with CBD oils). If you purchased a product that weighs 50 grams and contains 500 milligrams of CBD then it should say 10mg/g in this section. 

• Safety Profile

Like all commercial products, cannabis products should be screened for possible harmful chemicals, such as pesticides, heavy metals, solvents, microbes, mycotoxins, foreign matter, etc.

The heavy metal analysis section of the COA should list the total amount of metals detected in the product, along with the maximum amount of each metal that is considered “safe” for human consumption. The detected amount should be well below that of the maximum safe amount. 

The microbial contamination section of the safety profile will tell us that no fungi or bacteria are present in the product. These results will be in cfu/g (colony forming unit per gram) on the COA. Negative reports will sit at <10 cfu/g. 

• Terpenes 

 Not all companies test for terpenes in their products. Terpenes give the cannabis plant its unique scent while safeguarding the plant. Should they be tested it will be measured in ppm (parts per million). 

• Other

Fatty acids and Vitamin E may also be tested and listed on the COA as these are naturally present in the cannabis plant.

[[Further Reading: How To Read A Certificate Of Analysis]]

There are many regulations and rules within the cannabis industry, however it is important for consumers to remain educated and vigilant about the CBD products that they are consuming. Abundant Labs is concerned about what is being sold into the market, and we hope this article has been helpful in informing you of the ways that you can protect yourself while enjoying cannabis products. 

Did you know that the extraction of cannabis dates back to Medieval Egypt? The cannabinoid compounds found in cannabis have long been used for both medicinal and recreational purposes. In recent years, with the slow legalization of cannabis in different countries and states, it has become more important than ever to be able to extract, purify, and quantize cannabis compounds.

At Abundant Labs, we produce and sell compliant CBD distillate and isolate, and we believe in the “science of quality” meaning that we possess the analytics and testing required to produce consistent, quality cannabis products. Cannabis extract purification is essential to the process of producing safe, high-grade, consistent cannabis products: so let’s unpack cannabis extract purification methods, such as flash chromatography. 

Flash Chromatography

When we talk about flash chromatography, we are referencing a chemical separation method used to purify chemical compounds in cannabis, specifically cannabinoids. Flash chromatography makes use of air pressure for rapid separation, generally using a pump, a column, solvent, a UV (ultraviolet) detector for detecting the cannabinoids, and a fraction collector for collecting those cannabinoids which are detected. 

There can be more than one hundred cannabinoids detected in cannabis, many of which have very similar compound structures, making the separation of compounds difficult due to their lower resolution. This is why flash chromatography is especially useful when purifying cannabis extracts due to its ability to separate the most crucial cannabis compounds (namely THC and CBD), regardless of cannabis’ low resolution. 

Normal phase and reverse-phase flash chromatography methods are available, and your purification goals will help decide which method is best to be used. The difference between the two methods lies in the column type and solvents used. For normal mode flash chromatography, a silica-filled column and non-polar solvents are utilized whereas reversed-phase flash chromatography uses a waxy, bonded silica column with polar solvents such as water or ethanol. 

Normal phase flash chromatography is better suited to the separation of cannabis extracts that contain cannabinoids that have a greater polarity in their compounds, while the opposite is true for reversed-phase. 

Other Methods Of Cannabis Extraction Purification

There are other methods that can also be utilized to purify cannabis extracts, such as high-performance liquid chromatography and centrifugal partition chromatography. 

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) uses the same basic principle of purification as flash chromatography with the key differences being that HPLC uses a stainless-steel cylindrical column, while flash chromatography uses a plastic one, which is packed with thin homogenous particles, rather than the inhomogeneous particles of flash chromatography. 

Centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC), like the previous two methods of purification mentioned, follows the same principle. The difference with this type of cannabis extract purification is that there are two liquids, that are not capable of mixing, that are used–rather than a liquid and a solid. CPC needs less solvent for the same amount of recovery, or higher, which makes it especially useful in the purification of cannabis extracts for comprehensive or large-scale production of cannabis products. 

As the legal cannabis market grows and expands, there is an increased need for further research into cannabis testing and purification. It is only with this research that the market is able to grow, which is something that we at Abundant Labs understand and implement in our cannabis production processes. 

Our team of highly qualified and educated science professionals implements rigorous testing procedures throughout the production of our quality cannabis products to ensure that they are manufactured both safely and efficiently. We understand the science of cannabis to guarantee that our customers will enjoy our cannabis products and can consume them with a sense of security. Head to the Abundant Labs website to learn more or shop our range of consistent, quality cannabis products.