Extracting cannabinoids, especially through the use of gas, as with the case of BHO, carries a range of risks, in terms of both health and safety. Encouraging risk reduction in this process necessitates looking at extraction techniques and the effects on users, in order to come up with a specific regulation.
Cannabinoid extracts are increasingly popular. Nevertheless, both their effects and production process have certain properties which differ from consuming the plant itself: Risk of accidents, the presence of impurities, risk of overdose, and so on. From a risk reduction perspective, it seems worthwhile considering these aspects in order to put in place a system of regulation which ensures these extracts are safe and not a danger to health. This article will put forward some suggestions.
In recent years, there has been an undeniable boom in the consumption of cannabis extracts. Beyond traditional hashish, oil or alcoholised tinctures, there has been an explosion in the number of available options. Amongst the new…