Cannabis Alchemy

by D.Gold

Chromatography

An advanced separation method known as chromatography may be used to remove non-active elements from the product. This involves filling a tube with a material which retains unwanted constituents of the oil. The oil is dissolved in a solvent and passed through the material. Chromatography of the hexane extract of hashish in the following formula (hexane is a solvent with properties similar to petroleum ether) removed unwanted constituents of the oil amounting to 49% of its weight. The chromatographed extract obtained was almost totally composed of cannabinoid elements. Alter conversion of the nonactive elements of the oil, the resultant extract will be nearly all THC. The process following is derived from the Lloydia Journal of Natural Products, page 456, vol. 33, no.4.