Cannabis Processing
Category: Extraction & Processing · Level: Intermediate
Cannabis processing covers the post-harvest steps — drying, curing, trimming, extraction, and formulation — that turn raw plant material into finished products.
Processing spans everything between the grow and the retail shelf. After harvest, material is dried and cured, then trimmed to market-grade flower or directed into extraction. Processors run solvent-based (BHO, CO2, ethanol) or solventless (rosin, ice-water hash) extraction, then refine, decarboxylate, and formulate concentrates into vapes, edibles, tinctures, and topicals. Licensed processing is heavily regulated for safety, testing, and traceability, and in many markets requires a distinct processor or manufacturing license. Extraction technicians, lab operators, and kitchen staff make processing a fast-growing plant-touching segment of the workforce.
Also known as
cannabis processor, post-harvest processing
Usage
- Industrial