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Diamonds & Sauce

THCa crystals (diamonds) in the terpene-rich liquid they separated from (sauce), together in one container. The product is made either by letting an extract separate on its own in the jar, or by separating the two parts and recombining them in a chosen ratio. The diamonds supply most of the potency. The sauce supplies the terpenes, the flavor, and the extract's other cannabinoids. Because the ratio of crystals to liquid varies, potency and terpene content vary from product to product. The lab report gives the totals for the batch as a whole.

THCa Diamonds

Crystals of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa), the acid form of THC. They are grown from a hydrocarbon cannabis extract, usually live resin, that is left under controlled conditions for days to weeks. The THCa slowly crystallizes and separates from the terpene-rich liquid around it (the "sauce").

Hybrid

A plant bred from both indica-type and sativa-type parents. Menus use "Hybrid" for effects described as in between or mixed. The label is often narrowed to indica-dominant hybrid, sativa-dominant hybrid, or balanced ("50/50"). Any percentages given are the breeder's estimate from the plant's family tree, not a measured one.

After decades of crossbreeding, nearly all modern commercial strains are hybrids in the genetic sense, regardless of the label they carry. The label says more about how a product is positioned than about the plant. A listed lineage (the cross) is more specific, but a strain name doesn't guarantee chemistry either.

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