Concentrating on Concentrates!

Happy July! This month we celebrate America’s Independence Day, the beginning of summertime, and 710 also known as International Dab Day! Seven Ten, celebrated on July 10th, is a time in which Cannabis concentrates and dabbing culture is honored and recognized amongst the Cannabis community. No one knows exactly who invented 710, but some sources attribute the creation of 710 Day to the word OIL written upside down. Regardless of their modern origins, concentrates have been used and celebrated for their medicinal properties since ancient times.

There are many different cannabis extraction techniques that can result in concentrates exhibiting a range of potencies, textures, and consistencies. One of the first forms of cannabis concentrate is known as Hashish. By about 900 AD, hashish use had spread through Arabia, where the word hashish originated. It is said that the word hashish and assassin came from the word Hashashin, a cult of Iranian Shi'a Islamic Muslim assassins which existed during the crusades. Founded by Hassan Sabah at the fortress of Alamut in 1090 A.D. They were known for Assassinating leaders of the knights' templar, often under the influence of hashish. To learn more we interviewed Eli Coggins from ET farms, an award-winning solventless extractor, to give us a glimpse into the deep world of concentrates!

By Estefania Valencia & Salam Diri

What is the healthiest form of concentrate?

Without a doubt or question solventless hash is the purest and safest form of concentrate out there. In solventless extractions, we only use the 4 elements of nature to express our art form. Ice, water, heat, and pressure. There are no volatile chemicals or adulterants needed in our process. Ice water releases cannabinoids and terpenes while heat and pressure allow us to configure the concentrate in many different forms and textures.

How did the industry evolve after hash?

I feel that in an ever-evolving cannabis world, concentrates came further than any other variety of cannabis cultivation. Something once only found in Morrocco and Pakistan used as currency and considered an absolute delicacy and illegal form of cannabis. Concentrates have now become the forefront of cannabis consumption, not only for their higher potency but for the amount of terpene and essential oil effects supplied to the "dab" or vapor hit to the user.

Why concentrates instead of flower?

flower and concentrate has not only been divided but also linked together. Concentrate allows you to see the art of separating all the cannabinoids and terpenes in their raw form. Allowing you to taste and feel the purest expression of each varietal beyond the flower. As with winemaking, the art of concentrate connects the consumers with the hashashin beyond what normal cultivation shows.

In your opinion, What is the best way to enjoy 710?

Grab your favorite extract, a clean rig, and a bunch of your favorite people, and rejoice that the world is finally seeing cannabis as a medicine and is allowing us to use mother ganja on 7:10, 4:20, and every other day to heal the nation!

Photo by Sean Scott