Live Resin/Rosin

Live resin is a cannabis concentrate produced from fresh, flash-frozen cannabis plants. This process preserves the plant’s terpenes and cannabinoids, resulting in a flavorful and potent product.

Live resin is made by flash-freezing cannabis plants immediately after harvest. This preserves the plant’s trichomes. The frozen material is then extracted using solvents, and the resulting concentrate is purged to remove residual solvents.

A live resin vape uses cartridges or pens filled with live resin concentrate. When heated, the live resin vaporizes, allowing for inhalation.

Live resin carts are pre-filled cartridges containing live resin concentrate, designed for use with vape pens.

Live resin is extracted using solvents from flash-frozen plants, while rosin is a solventless concentrate produced by applying heat and pressure to cannabis. Live rosin specifically is made from frozen starting material.

Live resin has a saucier, more terpene-rich consistency due to the flash-freezing process, while shatter is a hard, glass-like concentrate with a more stable form.

Live resin retains more of the plant’s natural terpenes and cannabinoids, offering a more flavorful and complex experience. Distillate is a highly refined concentrate with a high THC content but often lacks the full terpene profile.

Live resin is a type of full-spectrum concentrate, meaning it retains a wide range of the plant’s compounds. However, “full spectrum” can also refer to other extraction methods. Live resin is specifically made from frozen starting material.

Making live resin at home is not recommended due to the specialized equipment and solvents required. It’s best to purchase live resin from licensed producers.

Live resin can be consumed through dabbing, vaping, or adding it to a flower for smoking.