Marijuana Budder

Budder: What Does It Mean?

Budder is a type of hash oil. While it is typically made using butane extraction, budder can also be made with CO₂ extraction, which is often touted for producing a cleaner final product. Following extraction, budder undergoes a unique purging process that gives it its notoriously thick, creamy texture that, as the name suggests, closely resembles regular butter.

What Are The Benefits Of Budder?

Concentrates (or “dabs”) are the latest craze among cannabis users, and budder is drawing a particularly strong crowd. In the early days of BHO, budder wasn’t so highly sought after since it wasn’t as potent as other butane concentrates, but that has changed in recent years.

Thanks to better extraction techniques and cleaner purges, concentrate manufacturers are now capable of producing budder with cannabinoid concentrations of 70%, 80%, and even 90%. Besides its high potency, some other reasons cannabis users love budder are:

• Its rich concentration of terpenes. When extracted and purged properly, budder can contain a rich bouquet of concentrated terpenes that give off exceptional aromas and flavours which are completely different from what you might be used to from flower.
• Its smooth smokability. Dabs are typically vaporized using a vaporizer or dab rig. Since these gadgets don’t actually combust the concentrate, they provide a much smoother smoke than a bong or joint.
• Its unique high. Like BHO, hash, and other concentrates, budder produces a unique high that many users find more clear-headed.

How Is Budder Made?

Budder is typically made using butane extraction. Dried and cured cannabis flowers are typically loaded into a container and doused (or “blasted”) with liquid butane. As the butane washes over the buds, it separates and absorbs the resinous trichomes from the plant matter. The resulting liquid is then purged using air pressure and heat (which removes the butane).

To give it its unique texture, budder is typically whipped or stirred aggressively during or after the purging process. This agitation encourages the cannabinoids in the extraction to crystalize, which gives the final concentrate a thick, creamy, butter-like consistency.

Since there’s considerable concern surrounding the safety of butane concentrates (see below), some manufacturers choose to use CO₂ extraction in their manufacturing of budder. This process is similar to that of butane extraction but is typically performed using extremely low temperatures at high pressure, which turns the CO₂ into a supercritical fluid.

Budder can be rich in a wide variety of cannabinoids and terpenes. The exact chemical profile of a particular batch of budder will largely depend on the strain it was made from, although alterations in temperature and the exact extraction method used may affect how well some of the more volatile cannabis compounds (particularly terpenes) are preserved in the final product.