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>"Vape cartridges are often only worth the investment because the byproducts of plant trimming and packaging aren't sellable otherwise." Interesting. Can you s

• iaw 4y ago
  Not seeds or stems, trimmings. There are non-negligible amounts of THC is the trimmings of the flower even though they aren't comparable to the actual flower. These used to be a waste product sold/given away but now it is turned into distillates/oils.
• i_am_toaster_2 4y ago
  To add to iaw's response, it's worth noting that a large amount of value flower has is in relation to it's presentation and appearance. Trimming of flower is done to both remove excess plant material as well as create a more favorable product for consumers. Because this process of trimming is necessary for the sale of flower, any vertically integrated business that both grows and sells their own flower will inevitably create this excess of trim byproduct.
  • evil-olive 4y ago
    if a non-cannabis analogy helps: a grocer sells carrots, baby carrots, and carrot juice the full-size carrots for sale are picked from the most "attractive" looking carrots the baby carrots are the "ugly" carrots, shaved down to be baby-carrot-sized and the carrot juice is the result of taking all the trimmings, juicing it, and straining it