What is rosin?

The Rosin Technique as a form of solventless extraction has been getting a lot of media attention lately – especially for the fact that it does not require a solvent. There are plenty of cannabis extracts on the market these days, but not many of them offer the advantages of being solventless.

Chemicals and other contaminants can end up in the final product of cannabis extracts, such as trace amounts of butane ending up in BHO. The Rosin Technique, on the other hand, can be used by just about anybody at home and doesn’t come with the threat of combustible chemicals. With just a few household items and some good cannabis, anybody can make rosin at home.

Rosin

[roz-in]
noun, also called colophony

Chemistry: The yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.

Although the above definition refers to all types of rosin, marijuana rosin is something relatively new. Thanks to YouTube sensations and online DIY masters, the technique of making rosin out of cannabis has only recently been popularised.

Hash has been part of cannabis culture since the beginning of time, really. Traditionally, it was made by rubbing the buds between the palms. The resin collects on the palms of the hand, after which it is scraped off and collected together.

Since the good old days, hash and other extracts are made using different technologies and different solvents. Most people wouldn’t have the expertise or the tools to make hash at home. Rosin, on the other hand, is something like the “new age” finger hash. You need almost nothing to make it, it’s fast and the final product is definitely something to rave about.

The advantages of making rosin hash

The most obvious advantage of rosin is that anybody can make it. If you’ve got some good quality cannabis, then you’re more than halfway there.

Another advantage of rosin, which we’ve gone through already, is the fact that no solvent is required to make it. Firstly, this makes it simple and easy to produce. Secondly, it means that the final product is essentially safer, there’s less chance of contamination and more chance of a smooth, delicious high.

Even for commercial cannabis producers, rosin is an enticing technique. It’s a very efficient way of extracting the most potent parts of the cannabis plant. Plus, the fact that it is solventless preserves the most appealing parts of the plant without the contamination factor. And this is a great selling point for commercial producers.