Botanically Refined Cannabinoids

Fulfilling Consumer-Led Demand for Naturally Produced Minor Cannabinoids

The low concentration of rare minor cannabinoids within the hemp plant has historically made their commercial-scale production challenging. Traditionally, chemical conversion from other cannabinoids has been the primary method for producing these minor cannabinoids. However, Red Mesa Science & Refining has developed a proprietary process that overcomes these challenges without using acids or chemical conversions.

Red Mesa’s revolutionary botanical refinement process represents a significant shift from the industry’s traditional reliance on chemical catalyst conversions to produce rare cannabinoids at scalable production. Arising out of this breakthrough in the manufacturing process, Red Mesa is bringing to market four new non-synthetic products: CBN Isolate – Botanical, CBN Distillate – Botanical, CBT Distillate – Botanical and CBL Isolate – Botanical. While CBN is quickly gaining traction, newcomer cannabinoids CBT and CBL are also rising in desirability yet are currently challenging to source.

What is the Difference Between Chemically Converted Cannabinoids and Botanically Refined Cannabinoids?

Botanically Refined Cannabinoids

Unlike traditional methods that may involve chemical catalyst conversions, our approach ensures that the cannabinoids remain non-synthetic. The process begins with the extraction and distillation of cannabinoids from industrial hemp. The resulting hemp input material is then introduced into our industrial-scale, liquid centrifugal partition chromatography system to fraction out and isolate previously elusive cannabinoids.

This innovative combination of our process with chromatography ensures products come from a botanically refined source, capturing the pure essence of the targeted cannabinoid without chemical conversions.

Botanical refinement’s unique approach offers a significant competitive edge by delivering the compounds’ natural complexity and integrity to the end-user and is increasingly sought after in various industries, including pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and cosmetics.  Aside from aligning with consumer preferences for naturally derived cannabinoids, these non-synthetic cannabinoids may offer compliant alternatives in states prohibiting synthetic or alternative cannabinoids.

Chemically Converted Cannabinoids

Chemical conversions allow for the production of scarce cannabinoids from more abundant ones, like CBD or THC, making them more accessible and cost-effective. The base cannabinoid is extracted and refined from hemp and then synthesized through chemical processes that alter the structure of the base cannabinoid into the desired cannabinoid.

Although synthetic cannabinoids are produced by way of a chemical transformation, they are chemically similar to the compounds that would be naturally extracted from the hemp plant.