Method and device for stripping leaves and or flowers from a stalk

A method for stripping leaves and/or flowers from a stalk, in particular for stripping cannabis leaves and/or cannabis flowers from a stalk, comprising the steps:

• a) forming of a loop around the stalk, which is formed at least in a partial area from loop means which are flexurally elastic or flexurally slack and have tensile strength in the direction of the loop;
• and
• b) pulling of the stalk in the longitudinal direction of the stalk through the loop while stripping the leaves and/or flowers from the stalk,
• wherein the stalk is inserted transversely to the stripping direction into an area (B) partially delimited by the loop means and this area (B) is then completely enclosed by the loop—means and any possible further elements forming the loop and is circumferentially reduced in size until the stalk is completely or at least for the most part enclosed by the loop means and the possible further elements forming the loop.