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x2j0a0x0on Sep 09, 2019 1:16pm
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RE:RE:RE:RE:Math
RE:RE:RE:RE:MathYou could be correct that it could extend the life, but most oils will also have a shelf-life in terms of the ability to sell retail (e.g. thickening, sugaring, degredation of terpenes, density of THC or CBD and the resulting issues that could arise such as incorrect dosing, etc.).
E.g. although you (the consumer) might be able to technically use an old / dense oil if you bought it within its "best-before" date, and choose to still use it despite its degradation or the density of the THC / CBD (though you still shouldn't if there is something biologically wrong, like a contaminant such as mold)... LPs won't want to (and shouldn't) sell something that has degraded to a level of inconsistency / inferiority (this would hurt their brand, not to mention what HC might say about it).
If this approach is taken, it would likely be akin to grocery (commodities)... you can sell raw meat... if no one buys it, you can cook it / freeze it and sell it later (extend it), but still, you can only freeze something for so long before its degraded quality demands it get tossed... you can't constantly sell freezer-burned product, because no one will buy / trust your brand... the retailer might have to sell all this frozen meat at a crazy sale price before it "expires" (low enough price / enough incentive) that it will all get bought off the shelfs... else it goes in the garbage, and is worth nothing.
FYI... when I mention over-supply, I am speaking of the longer term risks of this industry only. Something to be cognizant of / keep an eye-out for... this is also why I use US States as a litmus for understanding the types of things that "can" happen down the road (not that they "will" happen)... we can infer some good lessons out of real experience / data, including flower & 2.0-type products.