They're looking at extracts, not dried flowers.
The way they do extracts now they can essentially extract the plant down to all it's base elements and re-construct a usable extract based on actual THC content, remove CBNs, add/remove CBD, etc. I've seen a few labs doing this sort of thing already in addition to research on how to lower or raise the THC in a specific batch so that it can meet these ridiculous guidelines the college of doctors put out.
Fractional distillation is the latest in the commercial scene, but THC and CBD's boiling points are very close making it basically impossible to effectively separate the two using such relatively inexpensive methods, maybe there getting CBN out but thats seems odd unless it has a specific undesired effect.
Groups making "the clear" type products are only able to distill terps, solvents and cannabinoids from each other, at this point.
If your talking about LP's I would think most could afford to invest in expensive equipment, but I dont know anyone thats touting it. Its much easier to produce buds within the ratio or ranges that you desire than to process it into proper form once extracted, imo.
Interesting how people are correlating distribution with market leading, post october there wont be much reason for LP's to be going for pharmacy outlets, small potatoes compared to the rec market. It'll be interesting to see how each province handles it, considering the antiquated control on liquor sales and distribution and how its likely that cannabis will be hodge podged into those systems. The black market will ride on no doubt, but just ask your average dealer in van or vic about the effect dispensaries have had on them. Regular users will no doubt prefer to go to a store rather than most alternatives in order to acquire good they desire. Its hard for the smaller ma and pa's to compete with large current LPs who combined have millions of sqft under cultivation. How much cannabis one has to grow and sell in order to make a living will be crunch point for BM producers, that number in prohibition era is extremely low, post prohibition it will sky rocket.
People really dont understand how much an acre of cannabis is worth and how much it will be worth. I live beside a couple of people who grow hundreds of acres of cannabis every year, and yet they dont know much about it, they know much more about farm equipment than any actual plant, but the point is they can successfully grow millions of plants between a few people, mother nature does most of the work. They make around $1000/acre at the moment. If they purposefully or accidentally planted seeds that produced a decent amount of THC, that same single acre could easily pull 65-75 kilos of oil, worth $2 million at current average prices, $4-6m retail, and $1m if you just want to get rid of it. For a single acre.
If the libs or ndp win there will be no more arrests or jail/prison for cultivating cannabis, do you think people will not grow acres in that situation?
Its a race to the bottom of the barrel money wise. THC concentrates will be extremely cheap, super nice buds will be worth slightly more as they should be cultivated in a controlled greenhouse with more labour costs.
