Editor's note: This article has been reviewed and updated for accuracy in 2026. Marijuana use has moved from dark basement corners and abandoned houses to the cultural mainstream. With total legalization well underway in the US, scientists and researchers are working round the clock, finding new and exciting methods of consumption. The industry has introduced various new forms of marijuana, like wax, shatter, and liquid THC. But one form stands out due to its current popularity — live resin. But what is live resin, and how does it differ from other consumption methods? This article will cover everything you need to know. It will go over how live resin is made, how taking it compares to other methods of marijuana consumption, and what some of its benefits (or flaws) might be. What Is Live Resin: the Definition Live resin is a cannabis concentrate, in some ways similar to butane hash oil (BHO) in that it involves chemical extraction (vs live rosin which is just heat/mechanical extraction). However, there is a good reason why the ‘live’ adjective is in the name. Normally, when you use a particular method to get marijuana extracts, you will lose some of its potency. That is because the process within the method usually involves drying and curing the plant. Once you do that, the concentrate will degrade or lose some of its terpenes. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7cP6YWO_nc[/embed] With live rosin, you harvest the fresh plant, extract the rosin with some sort of low-temperature high-pressure rosin press, and then immediately freeze it to subcritical temperatures. The freezing occurs both prior to and during the extraction process. There’s a very good reason behind freezing the plant; once it’s on ice, the c