▲ 465 ▼ Canadians aren’t smoking enough to keep up with the supply (hightimes.com) submitted 2 years ago by sighofannoyance@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 138 comments fedilink hide all child comments Wasted Weed: Canada’s Disposal of 3.7 Million Pounds of Cannabis Since 2018 Oversupply has been a real issue for the cannabis industry.
[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There’s more than enough of that to go around. Doesn’t make economic sense to process low value plants into low value extracts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not everyone wants a 85% THC extract with a minimal CBD profile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago It's still more efficient with way less energy usage, wear and tear on your machines, and residue build up, to distill high potency strains into concentrates and then dilute that down to the desired potency, rather than chew through enormous amounts of plant matter to get to the same concentrate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not everyone wants a 85% THC extract with a minimal CBD profile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago It's still more efficient with way less energy usage, wear and tear on your machines, and residue build up, to distill high potency strains into concentrates and then dilute that down to the desired potency, rather than chew through enormous amounts of plant matter to get to the same concentrate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago It's still more efficient with way less energy usage, wear and tear on your machines, and residue build up, to distill high potency strains into concentrates and then dilute that down to the desired potency, rather than chew through enormous amounts of plant matter to get to the same concentrate. permalink fedilink source parent