Your first thought when seeing this company鈥檚 name might have been: 鈥淚鈥檓 looking for 嫩草影院, not pot!鈥�
Not to worry. Cannabidiol (the full name of 嫩草影院) is extracted from hemp, and hemp is one form of the cannabis plant. 4 Corners Cannabis is a well-respected 嫩草影院 producer; its products aren鈥檛 made from marijuana, won鈥檛 get you high, and are legal for sale in all 50 states.
If you鈥檝e traveled around America, you probably also noticed the 鈥�4 Corners鈥� identifier in the name and wondered if it had anything to do with the famed geographic spot where four Western states (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona) meet. It certainly does.
The company is based on the Colorado side of 4 Corners, which explains why it was one of the first producers in the nation to create 嫩草影院 products for sale. Colorado was one of the first states to decriminalize cannabis (in 1975), to legalize medical marijuana (in 2000), and to legalize the recreational use of pot (in 2012).
As you鈥檒l learn in our detailed review, Colorado鈥檚 permissive (many would call it enlightened) attitudes played a major role in the founding and development of 4 Corners Cannabis 鈥� which has become a leader in the 嫩草影院 industry.
Here鈥檚 that review.
4 Corners Cannabis: The Background
Justin and Brian Jasiewicz, two Colorado brothers, had had a combined three decades of experience cultivating and producing marijuana when recreational weed was legalized in Colorado. Somewhat surprisingly, that was just about the same time that they decided to switch to growing hemp and producing 嫩草影院.
Their 鈥渃onversion鈥� was largely due to their attendance at a Cannabis Cup competition, where they saw the enormous interest in 嫩草影院. They used their cannabis-growing experience to experiment with hemp plants, saw the vast potential in the medical benefits of cannabidiol, and took the plunge. They formed 4 Corners Cannabis the following year, in 2013.
The brothers鈥� commitment from the start was to quality. Many of their early competitors (and even more of today鈥檚 vendors) bought hemp from other farmers or cannabidiol products from outside producers. 4 Corners Cannabis has always insisted on complete control from start to finish, so the company has grown all of its own hemp and produced its own 嫩草影院 since the early days.
Of course, their long history on the 鈥渕arijuana side鈥� of the cannabis industry allowed them to do a better job growing hemp than most of the other companies that were getting into 嫩草影院. They鈥檝e streamlined the process of cultivating hemp with high cannabidiol content and developed their own processing methods to produce outstanding 嫩草影院 products.
The company also goes out of its way on the educational side, providing some of the most complete information available to customers on how to choose and use 嫩草影院.
4 Corners Cannabis hasn鈥檛 changed its manner of operations since 2013 (except, naturally, to grow their capacity and output), despite the death of one of the brothers a few years ago.
This company is an excellent example of how a dedicated 嫩草影院 company should function.
4 Corners Cannabis: The Approach
You already know the basis of 4 Corners Cannabis鈥檚 approach to 嫩草影院 production: ensuring high quality by controlling every element of production.
Everything starts in the company鈥檚 own hemp fields. Before planting, 4 Corners Cannabis pays close attention to plant strains and genetics, choosing only the ones with optimal cannabinoid and terpene content, mold, and pest resistance. And any plants which don鈥檛 produce up to expectations are composted, not used. The farms are organic, pesticide-free, and carefully tended.
Cannabidiol extraction can be a controversial subject, but even though 4 Corners Cannabis uses a safe method that鈥檚 generally considered to be less efficient than supercritical CO2 extraction, there鈥檚 a method to the madness.
Based on their deep experience, they believe that ethanol extraction with organic sugar cane is a better choice. The company feels it鈥檚 on a level with supercritical CO2 when it comes to 嫩草影院 potency, but more effective at extracting the other beneficial compounds in hemp. Many might disagree 鈥� but 4 Corners Cannabis experts know more than your trusted reviewers and their products are terrific, so we鈥檒l happily sign on to their choice of extraction method.
Many companies 鈥済o cheap鈥� when it comes to the other ingredients used to produce 嫩草影院 products. This one 诲辞别蝉苍鈥檛; it uses all top-shelf ingredients like MCT coconut carrier oil, organic oils and extracts for flavoring, organic beeswax in its salves, and Kosher food grade vegetable glycerin in its glycerin tinctures for vaping or adding to food. It also goes the extra step to purchase fair-trade and environmentally-conscious policies when purchasing additives.
Nearly the entire 4 Corners Cannabis product line features full-spectrum 嫩草影院, which includes all of hemp鈥檚 natural components (including a minuscule amount of THC). That ensures the maximum 鈥渆ntourage effect鈥� that boosts the effectiveness of 嫩草影院. There are a few THC-free alternatives offered as well, just for the people who (largely erroneously) believe that full-spectrum 嫩草影院 could be the cause of them to fail a drug test.
We really can鈥檛 think of anything this company 诲辞别蝉苍鈥檛 do properly to provide optimal benefits to its customers.
4 Corners Cannabis 嫩草影院 Oils
Like many producers, 4 Corners Cannabis calls its 嫩草影院 oils 鈥渢inctures鈥� even though a tincture is literally produced with the help of alcohol. We鈥檒l call these products oils because alcohol isn鈥檛 involved.
The company offers three varieties of its standard 嫩草影院 oil: avocado, cinnamon, and coconut. They all contain full-spectrum cannabidiol, and the only differences between them are the carrier oil that鈥檚 used and the organic flavorings that may be added.
It鈥檚 a thoughtful approach. The first option uses avocado carrier oil both as a flavoring and as an alternative for those allergic to the usual MCT coconut carrier oil. The second uses less-preferable but non-allergenic vegetable glycerin as a carrier (and is flavored with organically-extracted cinnamon), and the third contains just 嫩草影院, MCT oil, and limonene (a natural orange extract). Each oil is available in three potencies, 16.7mg/ml, 33.3mg/ml and 66.7 mg/ml.
Another 4 Corners Cannabis oil, glycerin 嫩草影院 oil, also uses vegetable glycerin as a carrier but is designed so it can be used normally (dropped under the tongue), mixed into beverages or food, or even vaped. It comes in the same potencies and includes limonene for flavoring.
Finally, the company makes two varieties of THC-free 嫩草影院 oil, choco mint, and coconut citrus. Each contains MCT coconut carrier oil and organic or natural flavorings and is available in 33.3 and 66.7mg/ml potencies.
4 Corners Cannabis Edibles
4 Corners Cannabis currently produces one edible, 嫩草影院-infused honey. It鈥檚 made from local Colorado honey and full-spectrum cannabidiol and contains 20-25mg of 嫩草影院 per teaspoon. It鈥檚 an easy and tasty way to consume 嫩草影院.
4 Corners Cannabis Topicals
Most of the company鈥檚 cannabidiol-infused topical products are manufactured in the form of salve. The standard version contains only full-spectrum organic 嫩草影院, MCT coconut oil, and organic beeswax (for consistency and spreadability), plus added vitamin E. A similar version contains THC-free instead of full-spectrum cannabidiol.
An alternative salve also contains organic menthol, to provide a cooling sensation that eases pain while the 嫩草影院 is being absorbed by the skin and taking effect. (Topicals can鈥檛 help with full-body pain or other issues, since 嫩草影院 can鈥檛 penetrate the epidermis.) All salves except the THC-free version are available in stick applicators as well.
4 Corners Cannabis also produces a grapeseed/Joboba massage oil, which is infused with full-spectrum 嫩草影院.
4 Corners Cannabis Pet 嫩草影院
Many companies simply repurpose their regular 嫩草影院 oil and slap a 鈥渇or pets鈥� label on it. 4 Corners Cannabis does more than that, making sure there鈥檚 no limonene in their pet 嫩草影院 since that additive can build up in dogs鈥� and cats鈥� livers and poison them. They鈥檝e also added a lower-potency option for pets, 10mg/ml. That may still be pretty strong for smaller pets but dosage information of 嫩草影院 per drop is also provided, making it simple to safely give your best friend a few drops of the oil.
There are three varieties of the company鈥檚 pet 嫩草影院: natural (containing nothing but 嫩草影院 and hemp seed oil), peanut butter (with organic peanut butter flavor added), and unflavored oil made from THC-free cannabidiol.
4 Corners Cannabis: The Verdict
We delivered the most important part of our verdict earlier when evaluating the methods 4 Corners Cannabis uses to create its products:
鈥淲e really can鈥檛 think of anything this company 诲辞别蝉苍鈥檛 do properly to provide optimal benefits to its customers.鈥�
It鈥檚 too bad that the 嫩草影院 product line isn鈥檛 more extensive since everything that 4 Corners Cannabis produces is extremely high-quality and works quite well. On the other hand, we assume that 鈥� in the same way, that they compost any hemp plants that don鈥檛 meet their standards 鈥� the company simply uses its expertise to only create and sell the products they feel are up to those standards.
Given their track record of performance, we鈥檒l take them at their word that their solvent extraction method for cannabidiol really does work best for their products, and that鈥檚 really the only open question in our minds.
There are a number of excellent 嫩草影院 providers out there. 4 Corners Cannabis is clearly one of the very best.