Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
No Holds Barred!
There are a multitude of subjects that go into the hemp and botanical extraction industry. Whether you are simply interested in science, the business, or you plan to start your own business in this fascinating industry, there are enough factors to make your head spin when you dive right into it. There are so many questions you might have. Where do you begin? What should you do if you’re starting up? What SHOULDN’T you do in this growing industry? Wouldn’t you like someone to guide you through the complexities of the world of hemp and botanical? Look no further.
extrakTALKs with Dr. Jon and Randall Thompson is a No Holds Barred podcast that is intended to teach you everything you need to know about the extraction industry. All topics are explored from extraction, distillation, and formulation, to facility requirements, legal guidelines, and investor potential. If there is a subject you want to know about, Dr. Jon and Randall Thompson have the means to teach you all about it in detail. So, grab a cup of coffee, settle in and get ready to learn everything you need to know about the extraction industry in this truly “No Holds Barred” podcast - extrakTALKS.
Schedule a 20 min CBD Jam Session:
extraktlab.com/jamsession
Live Tour of 5 Ton/Day Hemp Processing Facility:
extraktlab.com/live-tour
FREE Book:
bit.ly/AdvancedExtractionGuide
Social handles:
Instagram: instagram.com/extrakt_lab
Twitter: twitter.com/ExtraktLAB
Facebook: facebook.com/extraktlab
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ExtraktLAB
YouTube: youtube.com/c/ExtraktLAB
Timestamps:
00:00 - No Holds Barred Live Q&A
01:07 - Difference between Ethanol vs. CO2?
02:40 - Supercritical Co2
03:55 - What are we doing?
04:35 - Hemp seed oil as CBD oil?
06:57 - Corn ethanol vs. corn developed ethanol vs. ethanol?
07:25 - Different grades of ethanol
08:31 - Heptane or hextane left over
09:53 - Detecting acetone, IPA, methanol
10:27 - Bubbles vs. Denatured ethanol?
11:29 - Vanilla extract...just a food grade?
12:09 - GMP Certification
14:44 - UGMP-Compliant
16:04 - Manage and monitor
17:26 - Ethanol being pulsed into CO2?
17:59 - Reproofing and re-validation
19:33 - Ethanol cause off-flavoring?
20:24 - Removing terpenes at an early level
20:48 - Full spectrum
22:19 - Flavor comes from the aroma?
22:47 - Consumer benefits of terpenes
24:32 - Isolate vs. distillate/reintroducing terpenes at what level?
25:36 - Over analyzing the hemp plant?
26:35 - pure99
27:31 - Losing the entourage effect?
28:26 - Dialing your own formula
28:58 - What's the secret to getting large amounts?
29:41 - Best place to remove the terpenes?
31:06 - Any other cannabinoids...commercially viable?
32:37 - CBE & CBN
33:40 - How much oil from five tons?
35:57 - Sticks, lots of sticks
37:40 - Where are we selling that much oil?
39:04 - You have to have control
41:41 - Dry state decarb before CO2 extraction?
No Holds Barred!
There are a multitude of subjects that go into the hemp and botanical extraction industry. Whether you are simply interested in science, the business, or you plan to start your own business in this fascinating industry, there are enough factors to make your head spin when you dive right into it. There are so many questions you might have. Where do you begin? What should you do if you’re starting up? What SHOULDN’T you do in this growing industry? Wouldn’t you like someone to guide you through the complexities of the world of hemp and botanical? Look no further.
extrakTALKs with Dr. Jon and Randall Thompson is a No Holds Barred podcast that is intended to teach you everything you need to know about the extraction industry. All topics are explored from extraction, distillation, and formulation, to facility requirements, legal guidelines, and investor potential. If there is a subject you want to know about, Dr. Jon and Randall Thompson have the means to teach you all about it in detail. So, grab a cup of coffee, settle in and get ready to learn everything you need to know about the extraction industry in this truly “No Holds Barred” podcast - extrakTALKS.
Schedule a 20 min CBD Jam Session:
extraktlab.com/jamsession
Live Tour of 5 Ton/Day Hemp Processing Facility:
extraktlab.com/live-tour
FREE Book:
bit.ly/AdvancedExtractionGuide
Social handles:
Instagram: instagram.com/extrakt_lab
Twitter: twitter.com/ExtraktLAB
Facebook: facebook.com/extraktlab
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ExtraktLAB
YouTube: youtube.com/c/ExtraktLAB
Timestamps:
00:00 - No Holds Barred Live Q&A
01:07 - Difference between Ethanol vs. CO2?
02:40 - Supercritical Co2
03:55 - What are we doing?
04:35 - Hemp seed oil as CBD oil?
06:57 - Corn ethanol vs. corn developed ethanol vs. ethanol?
07:25 - Different grades of ethanol
08:31 - Heptane or hextane left over
09:53 - Detecting acetone, IPA, methanol
10:27 - Bubbles vs. Denatured ethanol?
11:29 - Vanilla extract...just a food grade?
12:09 - GMP Certification
14:44 - UGMP-Compliant
16:04 - Manage and monitor
17:26 - Ethanol being pulsed into CO2?
17:59 - Reproofing and re-validation
19:33 - Ethanol cause off-flavoring?
20:24 - Removing terpenes at an early level
20:48 - Full spectrum
22:19 - Flavor comes from the aroma?
22:47 - Consumer benefits of terpenes
24:32 - Isolate vs. distillate/reintroducing terpenes at what level?
25:36 - Over analyzing the hemp plant?
26:35 - pure99
27:31 - Losing the entourage effect?
28:26 - Dialing your own formula
28:58 - What's the secret to getting large amounts?
29:41 - Best place to remove the terpenes?
31:06 - Any other cannabinoids...commercially viable?
32:37 - CBE & CBN
33:40 - How much oil from five tons?
35:57 - Sticks, lots of sticks
37:40 - Where are we selling that much oil?
39:04 - You have to have control
41:41 - Dry state decarb before CO2 extraction?
