// Definition
A cannabis concentrate produced from fresh-frozen plant material that has not been dried or cured, preserving the original terpene profile as it existed on the living plant. Live resin captures volatile monoterpenes that would otherwise evaporate during traditional drying and curing, resulting in a more aromatic and flavourful extract. The term distinguishes this approach from concentrates made with cured material, where the terpene fingerprint has been transformed by the drying process.
// From the Episode
Live resin was contextualised in Episode 13 within Robert Connell Clarke's discussion of terpene science. The key insight is that the terpene profile of fresh cannabis is fundamentally different from cured cannabis — volatile monoterpenes that define the plant's aroma on the vine are lost during drying. Live resin captures this fresh profile by extracting from material that was frozen immediately after harvest. This connects directly to the fresh frozen concept from earlier episodes, but live resin specifically refers to the resulting extract rather than the starting material. Clarke's framework helped explain why live resin tastes different from traditional hash: it's preserving compounds that traditional methods inherently sacrifice.
// Source
Ep. 013 Hash Church XIII →