Most consider decarb and devol (removal of volatiles) mission critical before distillation. Yep, you can skip those steps, but it is definitely not recommended.
Searching for “activate” won’t get you anywhere. You’re decarboxylating. “Activate” is a term used by folks making pot brownies at home. If you want to learn the science, you have to first learn the correct terminology.
Try reading through the links posted here Need some direction on starting with Δ9 distillate - #13 by oscar
For your purposes, there is very little difference between the distillation of THC vs CBD
Yep, except you’re trying to perform fractional distillation…the GOAL is more than one cut…
Edit: looking at your post history, it seems you have got some THC distillation under your belt. Temps won’t be identical for CBD, but they are close enough that you can’t separate CBD from THC, so just using the visual cues you use with THC will get you there.
Can you give a us a description of decarb that shows you understand why skipping that step is going to make the job more challenging? (Hint: https://www.facebook.com/reel/533349499708640/)