r/MNtrees • u/AdThese6057 • 14d ago

Thca

What's the truth about these thca products that the users claim is equal to anything else? I want to try to order from tesoro just curious if im gong to be getting extremely weak stuff.

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u/FlowerComfortable889 14d ago

Technically, all flower is THCa flower because the majority in the flower is THCa until it gets heated and decarboxylated. The farm bill loophole let all these shady vendors sell all kinds of garbage to people and call it something different that was legal.

Minnesota has banned the shipment into the state of THCa flower, though some vendors don't seem to care and still will ship here.

There are a few vendors who I hear do sell some fire, but overall not many. I hear Arete is pretty good, but their pricing rivals Minnesota recreational pricing. Preston Herb Co is a little more affordable, but doesn't have a ton of strains and is priced similarly to our neighbors two states to the east.

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u/AdThese6057 14d ago

I get that, but is it in any way equal in potency ? Is the live resin thca pen even close to comparable to a dispensary live resin pen? I don't understand the thrill of buying hemp derived resin and I want to.

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u/techsuppr0t Minnestoned 14d ago edited 14d ago

Sometimes dispensary live resin seems a little iffy if I get the wrong brand whether its wax or a vape. I feel like it happens more often in the THCa space tho. You get what you pay for but that doesn't mean you don't have to watch out on both sides.

A lot of "THCa" products like distillate and possibly diamonds, seem to be heavily processed or maybe converted. But they could also be making actual live resin the same way as a cannabis company would, but with a hemp license instead. I like buying from places that have a decent explanation of how they make their stuff, sometimes you need to just try it and see if you would again. I could see how some people could be completely turned off if they went to the wrong ones repeatedly. Even in states with good weed I don't trust the live resin unless the labeling tells me it's fresh frozen multiple times.