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7 Tips to Freeze-Dry Cannabis Flower

Buckeye Relief Post-Harvest Director Nathan Ferencak and former Freeze-Drying Technician Neil Kopchak provide insights into their craft process.

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Tony Lange

May 24, 2023

Freeze-drying cannabis is a process used to preserve fresh flower immediately after harvest so that more of the terpenes and cannabinoids, sometimes degraded during more traditional drying techniques, are maintained.

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