🧪 CSF 300 – Cannabis Extraction & Product Production
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CSF 300
3 Credit Hours | Prerequisites: CSF 100 & CSF 200 | Fully Online
🔍 Course Overview
CSF 300
CSF 300 provides students with real-world instruction in cannabis product manufacturing and lab-based extraction methods. Topics range from the chemistry of cannabinoids to industrial sanitation practices and regulatory compliance for production facilities. Students learn how to safely extract active compounds from the cannabis plant and turn them into usable products like tinctures, edibles, salves, and concentrates.
With a strong emphasis on lab safety, Missouri food code, and packaging standards, this course prepares students to enter or manage licensed production environments. Weekly activities simulate hands-on work — from journal entries on lab recipes to designing compliant product labels and outlining a full-scale manufacturing operation.
📘 Topics Covered
Cannabis extraction methods
Learn the science behind solvent-based methods (ethanol, CO₂, butane) and solventless processes (ice water hash, rosin press) to isolate cannabinoids and terpenes.
Basic chemistry: decarboxylation, distillation, emulsification
Understand how heat, pressure, and chemistry convert raw cannabis into active forms, concentrates, and emulsified products like tinctures and drinks.
Post-extraction processing and refinement techniques
Explore filtration, winterization, and other techniques used to clean up extracts and produce consistent, high-quality end products.
Equipment handling, sanitation, and safety protocols
Learn best practices for safe lab setup, cleaning procedures, hazard prevention, and compliance with OSHA and GMP guidelines.
Packaging, labeling, and Missouri regulatory standards
Develop knowledge of compliant packaging requirements, label components (THC %, warnings, batch #), and marketing restrictions under Missouri law.
Inventory, order processing, and security considerations
Study workflows for inventory tracking, order fulfillment, access control, and secure storage — essential for any legal production environment.
🧠 Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Execute and compare multiple cannabis extraction techniques
- Understand the chemistry behind concentrate and edible production
- Create compliant labels and packaging materials for cannabis products
- Scale lab processes into commercially viable workflows
📚 Textbooks & Learning Resources
Beyond Buds: Next Generation – Ed Rosenthal & Greg Zeman
This modern guide introduces students to cutting-edge methods of creating cannabis concentrates, tinctures, edibles, and topicals. It provides essential technical insight into extraction processes, safety standards, and tools required for a functioning lab environment.