X-Tract ramps up in Vermont's new cannabis market

In Vermont, newly legal recreational cannabis is a "cottage industry," said Trevor Schell, general manager of X-Tract, which specializes in cannabis oil extraction. The business ecosystem there is mostly made up of small farms and start-ups that "don't have the resources" to go around the state selling their wares to dispensaries, he said.

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That's why his company, which buys dried cannabis and works with brands to produce pre-rolls and edibles, has forged relationships with retailers. “We let dispensaries know what we have, they order it, and we have a delivery van that we drive around the state,” he said.

Seventy cities in Vermont will allow retail sales, which is more than many expected. People knew college towns and big cities would allow retail, said Catherine Burke, an attorney who works with cannabis companies in Vermont, but neighboring New Hampshire has yet to legalize cannabis. substance and small towns in Vermont "go for business and tourism". , she said.

X-Tract has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in mining equipment and plans to use it all soon. Schell currently produces pre-rolls (marijuana cigarettes aka "joints") and cannabis-infused caramels, gummies, peanut butter cups, and candies.

To produce edibles, after extracting the cannabis oils from the plant, a sample of the production is sent to a lab to be tested to ensure it is free of impurities and it is safe for human consumption. It can currently take two weeks to see results, and production can't begin before then, Schell said.

Vermont law states that cannabis concentrates cannot be more potent than 60% THC.

As procedures such as testing become smoother and more streamlined, Schell's priority will be to maintain a steady flow of products rolled out to dispensaries to meet new demand in Vermont. "They want constant stocking," Schell said of dispensaries, "their big fear is running out of product."

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X-Tract ramps up in Vermont's new cannabis market

In Vermont, newly legal recreational cannabis is a "cottage industry," said Trevor Schell, general manager of X-Tract, which specializes in cannabis oil extraction. The business ecosystem there is mostly made up of small farms and start-ups that "don't have the resources" to go around the state selling their wares to dispensaries, he said.

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That's why his company, which buys dried cannabis and works with brands to produce pre-rolls and edibles, has forged relationships with retailers. “We let dispensaries know what we have, they order it, and we have a delivery van that we drive around the state,” he said.

Seventy cities in Vermont will allow retail sales, which is more than many expected. People knew college towns and big cities would allow retail, said Catherine Burke, an attorney who works with cannabis companies in Vermont, but neighboring New Hampshire has yet to legalize cannabis. substance and small towns in Vermont "go for business and tourism". , she said.

X-Tract has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in mining equipment and plans to use it all soon. Schell currently produces pre-rolls (marijuana cigarettes aka "joints") and cannabis-infused caramels, gummies, peanut butter cups, and candies.

To produce edibles, after extracting the cannabis oils from the plant, a sample of the production is sent to a lab to be tested to ensure it is free of impurities and it is safe for human consumption. It can currently take two weeks to see results, and production can't begin before then, Schell said.

Vermont law states that cannabis concentrates cannot be more potent than 60% THC.

As procedures such as testing become smoother and more streamlined, Schell's priority will be to maintain a steady flow of products rolled out to dispensaries to meet new demand in Vermont. "They want constant stocking," Schell said of dispensaries, "their big fear is running out of product."

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