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enished product <br />How to:Vt from lllmp to THC:gummift <br />Since hempby legal definition has a mirtusculbamount of naturallyoceurringTHC, it.must <br />be converted. from CBD (cannabidiol) via chemical reaction. <br />L An unrefined oil is extracted by running carbo-1 Hemp <br />dioxide or ethanol through canisters packed with °Oz <br />hemp flower. The buds are often heated before <br />extraction to activate chemicals like CBD. <br />2. The oil is filtered and often "winterized" with <br />ethanol to separate CBD from fats, organic matter <br />and other compounds found in cannabis. <br />3: Ethanol or other solvents are removed and.thej0/f <br />ail Is dlstilled`to purify and Isolate the CBD. Ethanol <br />Cab,Y . <br />4. CBD is added to a carrier oil, like coconut, to be <br />used in a.variety of.products .and quantities. <br />5. CBD Is converted to THC by combining a <br />solvent with.th a CBD and a strong acid: The <br />'resultirlgTHCls purified and cleansed of solvents, <br />ands 00 isyproducts. <br />6. The final CBD or THC product is tested to <br />ensure unwanted chemicals aren't present and to <br />determine precise amounts of cannabinolds <br />present. <br />Source: Carpe.Diem CSD, Hemp Acres, Amerlean <br />Chemical Society • By Mark Boswell. Star Tribune <br />Third -party testing — Minnesota statelaw <br />requires cannabis products undergo third -party <br />testing to ensure there are "nomore than trace <br />Carrier <br />oilk'A <br />t <br />amounts of any mold, residual solvents, i <br />CBD or THC <br />pesticides, fertilizers or heavy metals:" The end products <br />CBD Qr THC product, not ti hprnp from which it <br />Is derived, must underggatliatesting, and products <br />on shelves are.legally requiredto provide.consumers a link to test.resulm <br />1RC—Hexahydrocannabinol',ts another intoxicating cannabis compound that, like <br />delta-8 THC, gained prominerice after the2018 Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp. and <br />its extracts. While HHC is not specifically allowed.or outlawed in.Minnesota, as it is not <br />a type of THC, it remains unregulated• and largely unstudied. <br />THC-Q —THC-0 acetate,.or more commonly THC-0, is said to produce a high more <br />akin to psychedelic drugs. It is not found naturally incannabis: plants —it must be <br />synthesized from extracted or converted THC — and thus its legalityis.murky. <br />"Given the lack of human studies surrounding delta-9 THC-O acetate, caution should be <br />advised.for.any individuals who choose to synthesize, sell or use this product;" the <br />National Poison Control Center says a=s;/Iwww.22ison&Xg amides/studies-about- <br />d elta-9-the-o-acetate-are-limited. <br />Medical --Like.Minnmta's legal.THC market, the medical marijuana program in the <br />state is an outlier. A.regulated duopoly of Companies — RISE Minnesota and Vireo <br />Health/Green Goods lhttns; /w-wv.stattribune:com/second7ieensed--medical-marijuana <br />cco poly-in-mirinesota-sold-to-national-c6nsolidator%600141869/) —are allowed to run <br />a specific number of dispensaries for a relatively limited set of conditions. As of Sept. 8, <br />