Clear answers on how cannabis is grown, finished and extracted—using verified producer, OCS and batch information.
These tags describe the setting used to cultivate the plant. They do not rank one method above another.
Cultivated inside a controlled facility where lighting, temperature, humidity and airflow can be managed throughout the plant’s growth cycle.
Good to know: Indoor describes the growing environment. It does not guarantee potency or quality on its own.
Back to top ↑Cultivated outdoors using natural sunlight and the local growing season, with the plants exposed to outdoor temperature and weather conditions.
Good to know: Outdoor-grown does not automatically mean organic, pesticide-free or lower quality. We show those claims separately when verified.
Back to top ↑A producer term indicating that natural sunlight supplied all or part of the light used during cultivation. It may describe outdoor or greenhouse production.
Good to know: The product’s verified producer information should clarify whether it was grown outdoors or in a greenhouse.
Back to top ↑Cultivated inside a greenhouse that uses natural sunlight while providing some protection and environmental control. Supplemental lighting may also be used.
Good to know: Greenhouse methods vary by producer, so we avoid assuming lighting or growing-medium details that are not verified.
Back to top ↑The city and province shown on a Pure North product identify its verified cultivation or production origin.
Good to know: A location tag is an origin fact—not a claim that every production step happened in that location.
Back to top ↑A producer-supplied description commonly associated with hands-on cultivation, smaller production runs or added finishing attention.
Good to know: Craft is not a potency grade. Pure North uses it only when supported by the producer or OCS product information.
Back to top ↑Produced in a comparatively limited cultivation or processing run, which may allow a producer to manage each lot more closely.
Good to know: There is no single batch-size number shared by every producer, so the tag does not promise a specific quantity.
Back to top ↑A growing medium supports the root zone. It is not an ingredient added to the finished cannabis.
A soil-free mineral-fibre growing medium that holds water and oxygen. Nutrients are delivered through irrigation, allowing precise control over the root environment.
Good to know: Rockwool is a growing medium—not a fertilizer, flavouring or cannabis ingredient.
Back to top ↑A soil-free medium made from coconut husk. It holds moisture while maintaining airflow around the roots and is commonly paired with controlled nutrient irrigation.
Good to know: We show coco fibre only when the producer or OCS verifies it for that product.
Back to top ↑Cultivated in a soil-based medium containing mineral and organic components that hold water, nutrients and air around the roots.
Good to know: Soil-grown does not automatically mean living soil, organic or outdoor grown.
Back to top ↑A soil system managed to support an active community of microorganisms that helps cycle nutrients within the root zone.
Good to know: Living soil is a cultivation practice. It is not the same as a regulated organic certification.
Back to top ↑A soil-free cultivation system where water carries dissolved nutrients to the roots, often through media such as rockwool or coco fibre.
Good to know: Hydroponic describes nutrient delivery. It does not identify the exact medium unless that detail is also verified.
Back to top ↑A claim supported by a recognized certification and the producer’s verified product information—not simply by using soil or avoiding a particular input.
Good to know: Pure North will not apply an organic badge based on inference. The certification must be confirmed for the product or producer.
Back to top ↑A growing substrate that contains no field soil, such as peat-based mixes, coco or another engineered medium. It lets growers manage water, nutrients and root-zone conditions more precisely.
Good to know: Soilless describes the root medium. It does not mean the product is organic, hydroponic or free of agricultural inputs.
Back to top ↑These terms explain what happened between harvest and packaging. They describe process, not a guaranteed customer experience.
Plants or branches are cut and handled by people during harvest rather than relying entirely on automated harvesting equipment.
Good to know: This tag does not mean every later step—such as trimming or packaging—was also completed by hand.
Back to top ↑Cannabis is frozen soon after harvest instead of being dried and cured first. The frozen material is commonly used to make live resin, live rosin or ice-water hash.
Good to know: Fresh frozen describes the starting material. The extraction method must be identified separately.
Back to top ↑Branches or whole plants are suspended to dry gradually before curing. This approach is used to manage moisture loss while preserving aroma and texture.
Good to know: Drying and curing methods can influence how the finished flower handles and expresses aroma.
Back to top ↑Dried flower is held under managed conditions over time so moisture can stabilize before final packaging.
Good to know: The actual cure duration and conditions vary. We do not publish a number unless the producer verifies it.
Back to top ↑Dried flower is finished by hand rather than relying only on automated trimming equipment, helping preserve the natural bud shape and surface trichomes.
Good to know: This describes the finishing process; it is not a guarantee that every bud will look identical.
Back to top ↑Specialized equipment removes excess leaf material from the flower to create a consistent finish at production scale.
Good to know: Machine trimming is a production method—not proof that the flower is inferior or that no hand finishing occurred.
Back to top ↑The finished cannabis is placed into its retail container with direct staff handling rather than through a fully automated packaging line.
Good to know: Hand packaged does not mean hand grown or hand trimmed unless those methods are separately verified.
Back to top ↑Harvested flower is placed on screened racks or trays to dry rather than being suspended as whole branches.
Good to know: Airflow, temperature and humidity still matter. The term describes how flower is positioned during drying, not a guaranteed quality level.
Back to top ↑Before sealing, oxygen in the package is displaced with food-grade nitrogen to help slow oxidation and protect aroma during storage.
Good to know: This is a freshness-focused packaging method. It does not mean the flower was grown with nitrogen or chemically treated.
Back to top ↑The starting material and separation method matter. “Live,” “resin” and “rosin” are not interchangeable terms.
A concentrate made without using a chemical extraction solvent to separate the desired material. Mechanical methods may use pressure, heat, ice, water or screening.
Good to know: Solventless describes the extraction approach. It is not a potency, purity or quality guarantee.
Back to top ↑A concentrate made by collecting cannabis trichomes—the resin-rich glands on the plant—and pressing or otherwise forming them into a finished product.
Good to know: Hash can be produced in several ways, including dry sifting and ice-water separation.
Back to top ↑Cannabis is agitated in cold water so trichomes separate from the plant material. The trichomes are filtered by size, collected and dried.
Good to know: Water is part of the mechanical separation process; no chemical extraction solvent is used.
Back to top ↑Dry cannabis is moved across fine screens so loose trichomes pass through and can be collected. That material may be sold loose or pressed into hash.
Good to know: Screen size, starting material and handling all influence the finished texture and composition.
Back to top ↑A solventless concentrate produced by pressing dried cannabis flower with controlled heat and pressure.
Good to know: Flower rosin starts with flower. Hash rosin starts with separated trichomes or hash.
Back to top ↑A solventless concentrate made by pressing hash—usually collected trichomes—with controlled heat and pressure.
Good to know: Hash rosin is not automatically live rosin. “Live” requires fresh-frozen starting material.
Back to top ↑A solventless concentrate generally made by turning fresh-frozen cannabis into hash, then pressing that hash with controlled heat and pressure.
Good to know: Live rosin combines fresh-frozen starting material with a solventless rosin process.
Back to top ↑An extract generally made from fresh-frozen cannabis using a solvent-based extraction process intended to retain a broad range of the plant’s aromatic compounds.
Good to know: Live resin and live rosin start with similar fresh-frozen material but use different extraction methods.
Back to top ↑A solvent-based extract made from cannabis that was dried and cured before extraction rather than frozen immediately after harvest.
Good to know: Cured resin describes the starting material and extraction family—not one required texture.
Back to top ↑A highly refined cannabis extract processed to concentrate selected cannabinoids. Terpenes or flavouring ingredients may be added to the finished formulation when disclosed by the producer.
Good to know: Distillate is a refined input. The ingredients list and producer information identify what else is in a specific product.
Back to top ↑A producer term for an extract intended to retain a broader mixture of cannabis compounds than a highly purified single-cannabinoid extract.
Good to know: There is no single composition shared by every full-spectrum product. Check the specific ingredients and product information.
Back to top ↑Texture words describe consistency or presentation. They do not, by themselves, identify every extraction step.
A cannabis extract finished into a brittle, glass-like sheet that can break or snap into pieces.
Good to know: Shatter describes texture and form. The producer information identifies the input and extraction method.
Back to top ↑A soft concentrate with a whipped, creamy or batter-like texture created through post-extraction handling and temperature control.
Good to know: Spelling and texture can vary by producer; the term does not guarantee one extraction method.
Back to top ↑Concentrate textures that range from soft and waxy to drier and more crumbly, depending on processing and finishing.
Good to know: Texture can change with temperature and storage. Follow the product’s storage directions.
Back to top ↑Crystal-like cannabinoid formations separated or formed within an extract, often paired with a terpene-rich sauce.
Good to know: Diamonds describe the crystalline portion—not the complete ingredient profile of the product.
Back to top ↑A viscous, terpene-rich extract fraction that may be sold on its own or combined with crystalline material such as diamonds.
Good to know: The product label and producer description should identify whether the sauce is resin, rosin or another extract formulation.
Back to top ↑A pre-roll made with dried cannabis plus an added cannabis extract or concentrate, such as hash, resin, rosin, diamonds or distillate.
Good to know: Because an extract is added, infused pre-rolls stay separate from standard pre-rolls on the Pure North menu.
Back to top ↑A replaceable cannabis-vape cartridge designed for a compatible 510-thread battery. The cartridge and battery are separate components.
Good to know: A 510 cartridge is a hardware format. The oil may be distillate, live resin, rosin or another verified extract.
Back to top ↑A vape product that combines the cannabis extract, heating element and battery in one ready-to-use device.
Good to know: All-in-one vapes are not 510 cartridges and are categorized separately on the Pure North menu.
Back to top ↑A pre-roll mouthpiece made from ceramic rather than paper or cardboard, designed to provide a firm draw end.
Good to know: Ceramic tip describes the hardware only. It does not identify whether the pre-roll is infused.
Back to top ↑Fresh-frozen starting material + solvent-based extraction.
Read the full definition ↗Fresh-frozen starting material + solventless hash-and-press process.
Read the full definition ↗Batch-specific potency, terpene totals and package dates come from the received product label or shipment information. Stable cultivation and production facts come from verified producer or OCS information. These definitions explain terms; they do not make medical claims or guarantee an effect.
