Hear my out here, why would I buy or make RSO for anything when I can buy distillates and recreate a very similar profile with stronger terps, more balanced ratios of CBD, CBG and THC.
RSO seems like the last options to infuse anything with and seems outdated unless you have no access to any extraction methods? Why would I buy something full chlorophyll when I can combine alot more pure extracts including full spectrum at different ratios to replicate a much cleaner product?
The vast majority of consumers are still uneducated.
Lots of companies try and educate their consumers but the vast majority never see that “propoganda” or “info”.
People still buy prerolls when we all know thats the shittiest weed, bottom of the barrel option.
I think what keeps customers so confused too is that a majority of the time these companies don’t focus as much on actually educating customers about their products as they do on trying to scare them away from their competitors if they are even educating them at all.
RSO is a crazy catch all term where it could be a fresh beautiful plant, or floor scraps and fan leaves.
Could be naphtha, or organic ethanol. Could be made in a centrifuge, or a crock pot from goodwill. Could be properly purged, could be poop soup.
What a terrible way to describe something.
I think the quality of the input material with RSO is rarely considered. Always just seems to be
“take this, RSO good!” (caveman voice)
I mean I havent seen and studies on anything other than cannabinoids and cancer. thats what the NIH has a patent on. I would think the purer the better. some terps added back can be great. We make a FSO in syringes in MS with our CO2 machine. 60% THC limit in MS so it works.
RSO has always been bullshit.
There was no thought put into the process, it was just what was available to dude at that moment in time. Nowadays, like mentioned already, it’s just a catch-all for products that aren’t good enough for any more specific terms.
What’s included, what’s excluded. It’s all up in the air.
I guess people that buy shitty pre-rolls are doing their shopping in the wrong shops and shops that are selling shitty pre-rolls are not sourcing from the right wholeseller.
Your correct, its not only the walk in customers that need education. Its also the dispensary management that needs education. However, money always talks louder. For the most part, the blame falls on the dispensary for providing a cheap shitty preroll but if they keep flying off the shelf then i dont blame them for not changing it.
Theres a reason why dollar stores and walmart exists, cuz people are broke/cheap af.
If u can sell a $10 preroll for $2, then thats awesome but that doesnt happen in the real world.
RSO i feel is good for a consumer if they require such a potent product due to their medical condition(s). Now with that being said, the vast majority of RSO on the market are not made with good starting material and most likely have residuals lying around. If its properly brought down to a ND level of etoh and are using good, clean, and fresh material you can make some of the best tasting and very potent RSO that yields great. Best yield to date is 44% from biomass with a 86.8 TAC and 1.89% Terpenes (highest terp % i’ve had on RSO was 4.21%). it started to become borderline FECO over the years with improved methods. Some places might not find it worthwhile to produce and sell just because they don’t have a market for it/produce similar products already and that is entirely fair.
Dumb question - but other than being solvent extracted what would differenciate RSO from decarbed rosin?
I think the original concept behind rso was to get the widest range of compounds from the plant in a whole plant extract, potentially even multiple strains/batches and it’s more for the diversity of the profile. possibly stems from a mindset of “not sure what’s working hit it with everything”. I’m sure someone could also take it from the perspective that other compounds that you wouldn’t want to smoke may potentially provide health benefits as well. Yeah, chlorophyll ruins the taste but can have antioxidant, detox, digestive and anti-inflammatory properties potentially.
In my state the DOH has a “no fun” policy and just recently brands release their gummies as a product called troches which imo is basically a shitty gummy they want you to pretend is a lozenge? Idk I don’t like the consistency or texture of anything I’ve tried yet. So sometimes id rather buy rso and use it to make my own choice of edibles or take a dip.
Personally, I actually think sublingually taking a dip of RSO and letting it dissolve under your lip is a quite enjoyable way of dosing.
From what i know and have worked with, the main thing to differentiate is the addition of certain flavonoids/flavorants that’re able to stay in solution (Decarbed Rosin) moreso than Solvent RSO. Yield is a big one between them. Another thing to note would be potentially a higher tac (more thc less spectrum more likely) on Solvent RSO vs Decarbed Rosin having a lower thc and a more full spectrum. Terpene content can be similar depending on the decarbing process (mostly higher than Solvent RSO) . at the end of the day they are extremely similar in terms of they will both be a pure potent oil for ingestion and immense medical benefits. in my opinion solvent RSO is more of use for heavy medical ailments while the decarbed rosin is more of use for the less extreme conditions that may not require heavy dosage. Again, this is all from my experience and research
What is RSO? Full spectrum and decarbed. It says nothing about the solvent, source or strength. It could be black tar or beautiful golden color. Unfortunately, there’s years worth of information available about “bad” quality RSO still supporting it as a product.
@zaxlol I saw some Delta-8 Cannadip on the market. Quality RSO sublingual or “chew” dip would be a cool product.
