Can rosins carry heavy metals?

[Natep]

Today I went to take a dab and noticed a chunk of stuff in the bottom of the quartz banger. I broke the stuff out of the bottom and it looks like metal. Most of the rosin I smoke I’ve pressed from my flower.

 

[JIMKSI64]

You got a chunk missing out of your pressing bars? See if it is magnetic and see if you can get it to slurry in water
I can not imagine a solid metal from uptake of nutes in a plant doing that but there are some salts that are metals like PH adjusters....

 

[Oldchucky]

Today I went to take a dab and noticed a chunk of stuff in the bottom of the quartz banger. I broke the stuff out of the bottom and it looks like metal. Most of the rosin I smoke I’ve pressed from my flower.

If it is, that’s a lot of heavy metal! Maybe it’s the result of superheating quartz! A little could slough off every time! Or gets scraped off by utensils! Is part of your rig blue? I would be shocked if that was heavy metal!

 

[amneziaHaze]

You sure thats resin looks more like a pressed weed

 

[stolenfrom]

Today I went to take a dab and noticed a chunk of stuff in the bottom of the quartz banger. I broke the stuff out of the bottom and it looks like metal. Most of the rosin I smoke I’ve pressed from my flower.

 

[stolenfrom]

Yep. Rosin is not healthier if that is why you press. The plant absorbs mercury and cadmium sometimes, out of the soil.
Scientific personal experience, aka fact.
I cannot currently go hydro or Aero. Cleanest after that is Coco coir. No soil. Soil is slow. It's all earthy and the juiced premade stuff is naturally chemical lol.
Might as well just smoke scissor hash.
(Which I loved when I smoked, but again, scientifi-...)
Harvest. Wet trim. Freeze dry. ( live resin is another universe so I'm going the human route) if you cant afford a FD, a purge pump and desiccant with dry ice set up will do the trick. (Afford a freeze dryer tho lol). NOW..do you drive ? Do you buy food at the store? Do you power your home or use electricity? Okay. So we dont have to get worked up over some butane right? I love closed loop cuz I got all "perfect" or whatever but just straight shoot that mofo. Reality is 30g im out with up to FIVE finished. Finished is this. Let it evap. I sit it in the purge chamber doing so. When time, purge. Purge 2x. Then fold and snap, fold and snap. People say shatter this and rosin that, but really its STRAIN is outcome. I will hold onto 1 secret I figured out that you cannot read anywhere or even figure out unless you're addicted to perfection, but I will tell you this..when you see those pics of totally clear juice going to be separated and start making diamonds, that is NOT taught, or exposed.. and it's not for just live and diamond mining..because I wrote this to be about purity and you avoiding those metals right? Right. Take some coffee filters and looch in them, then throw them in the trash. You ( all reading this) are either smarter than I, or are getting an actual education lol) learn the word microns and you were all lied to. Cuz of the haters like most have had around. Lies. (In a whiney voice..) 80 microns, 60 , 120, ice water filter bags..eat crab grass at midnight you liars.....
three. 3. You can push it (I do) and go 2 ,1, and further..try 3 microns. Amazon. 1.5 inch disc paper. You are pressurized, so gotta get an mesh screen disc too. Rubber gaskets. You decide how you want to deal it. I use 1 foot stainless steel . I used PVC for years. Stainless is safer. But you are golden, just like the live resin off to be made into Kyber Crystal's for the New Jedi Order. But your personal grow and desire to avoid metals if checked under a microscope is going to be far and few between.

My apologies if this was not helpful. I do not know how to purge rosin or how to keep metal compound build up from entering organic material on this particular planet.

 

[stolenfrom]

You got a chunk missing out of your pressing bars? See if it is magnetic and see if you can get it to slurry in water
I can not imagine a solid metal from uptake of nutes in a plant doing that but there are some salts that are metals like PH adjusters....

It can be direct for soil uptake. Visible sized is rough tho!

 

[Natep]

You sure thats resin looks more like a pressed weed

It was flower pressed into rosin.

 

[NoVC01]

Today I went to take a dab and noticed a chunk of stuff in the bottom of the quartz banger. I broke the stuff out of the bottom and it looks like metal. Most of the rosin I smoke I’ve pressed from my flower.

AI Overwiew your title.

Yes, marijuana rosin can potentially carry heavy metals.
Here's why:
1. Cannabis Plants Absorb Heavy Metals:
Cannabis plants are known as "hyperaccumulators," meaning they readily absorb substances, including heavy metals, from the soil, water, and fertilizers they're exposed to.
Heavy metals like lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury can be present in soil, especially in areas with industrial or agricultural activity.
2. Solventless Extraction Doesn't Remove Contaminants:
Rosin is a type of cannabis concentrate made using a solventless extraction process, meaning it relies solely on heat and pressure to extract the desired compounds.
Unlike solvent-based extraction methods, solventless processes like rosin pressing and ice water hash washing do not filter out contaminants like heavy metals.
3. Heavy Metals Carry Over to Rosin:
Because the rosin extraction process doesn't remove contaminants, any heavy metals present in the original cannabis plant material will be carried over to the final rosin product.
This means that if the cannabis used to make rosin was grown in contaminated soil or exposed to heavy metals during cultivation, the resulting rosin will likely also contain those heavy metals.
In summary:
Cannabis plants can absorb heavy metals from their environment.
Rosin extraction doesn't remove these contaminants.
Therefore, rosin can contain heavy metals if they were present in the starting plant material.
Important Note:
It's important to note that not all rosin will contain heavy metals.
The presence and levels of heavy metals in rosin depend on the growing conditions and the quality of the cannabis used to make it.
Reputable cannabis producers and processors should test their products for heavy metals and other contaminants to ensure consumer safety.

 

[amneziaHaze]

maybe it got the color from a strain is your weed purple?
and did you use anything that could have heavy metals?
maybe bough some soil that was for no reason cheaper than all others?

 

[Natep]

maybe it got the color from a strain is your weed purple?
and did you use anything that could have heavy metals?
maybe bough some soil that was for no reason cheaper than all others?

My grow is as clean as you can guess it to be with living soil. I sourced the cleanest ingredients I could buy at my local nursery assembled my own soil. No synthetic nutrients. No cheap soil.