Gray Area Cannabis in Independence Missouri is taking advantage of the 2018 Farm Bill loopholes in a responsible fashion.

"When you harvest and grow the plant, you produce THCA, which is the precursor to THC. When it's heated, it becomes THC through decarboxylation," says Theisen. Decarboxylation refers to the ...

In order to overcome this limitation, raw THCA flower needs to be heated during a process called decarboxylation, in which THCA converts into Delta 9 THC, a highly psychoactive compound.

In contrast to THC, THCA does not get you high. THCA transforms into THC when heated through a process called decarboxylation ...

The synthases converted cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) to the cannabinoid acids THCA and CBDA, which, upon exposure to heat, decarboxylate to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD ...