The Art & Science of Hashishin
A Frenchy Cannoli x High North x Cannara project
ABOUT
Researching for the perfect haschich
Aging has proven to cause transformation over time to produce greatness in products like wine, liquor, cheese, and tobacco, enhancing enhancing one's appreciation of taste, aroma, and pleasure of consumption. Tales of the mythical twelve-year-old Royal Nepalese Temple Ball were legendary in the 1980s, drawing enthusiasts from all over the globe to Katmandu. Combining today’s understanding of cannabis resin and modern science’s analytical instruments, our goal is to fuse passion, art, and science together to answer the following two questions: What are the effects of aging on hash, and what are the effects of harvesting periods on hash? Through our research findings, we expect to better understand how aging hash, and harvesting hash affects potency, terpenes, appearance, and texture.
1. Effects of Aging on Haschich:
2. Effects of Harvest Periods on Haschich
Develop a methodology to define the peak period of trichome ripeness and optimum harvest window to produce traditional hashish.
Study the impact of ageing hashish in a controlled environment to understand the evolution of the terpenes and cannabinoids over time.
PARTNERS
This open source study will be conducted in partnership with the Frenchy Cannoli brand, a non-profit organization operating in memoriam of Frenchy Cannoli, a California-based teacher, consultant, artisan, and activist dedicated to the production and appreciation of traditional cannabis concentrates, High North, Canada’s largest GMP accredited and ISO compliant analytical cannabis laboratory in Canada, and Cannara Biotech, a vertically integrated licensed producer of premium-grade cannabis that owns and operates two mega cultivation facilities in Quebec spanning over 1,650,000 sf.
OUR RESEARCHERS
Safa Labidi, Ph.D.
Safa Labidi currently holds the position of R&D and Quality control Manager at Cannara Biotech. She was graduated as an Agronomist Engineer in 2013 and recently awarded PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology (2020). Safa carried out various research projects on plants responses to stress in vitro and in vivo and was able to communicate her research at different scientific conferences throughout the world. She chose to exercise her passion for research within the cannabis industry that combines plant science and biochemistry. Safa focuses on exploring the impact of different culture parameters on the wide range of secondary metabolites produced by cannabis and their biological activity and functions.
Issam Ben Moussa, PhD
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Issam Ben Moussa was awarded an engineer in Agronomy (2012) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) with Honours in Plant sciences (2017). He has conducted several fundamental research projects and has led research and development in the plant production industry. Issam is a scientific journal reviewer, has published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature and presented his research at different international conferences. Issam is currently the Senior Director of Production and Experimentation at Cannara Biotech. He is interested in investigating interactions of the cannabis plant with its environment and their impact on yield and secondary metabolites synthesis. His work focuses specifically on implementing cultivation strategies for cannabis based on experimental data. Issam is also working on determining specific traits to identify the optimal harvest time of various cannabis genetics.
for more information contact us at info@cannara.ca