July 2023 - Alaska Leaf

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ABOUT THE COVER

This playful project highlighting the nectar of our beloved flower was styled by Alex Dubs of @workdubs and photographed by Amanda Day of @terpodactyl_media. It’s an ode to the essence of the plant that we’ve come to know and love in many forms. To create the hummingbird, these creative collaborators chose the live rosins of Lofty, Focus North, Oregrown, and Decibel Dabs, along with Squishy Scientific’s temple ball and Dr. Jolly’s cured resin. The sculpture (seen feeding from Oregon’s Flower of the Month by Echo Electuary) offers a taste of the current market as it continues to lean into solventless selections.

CONTRIBUTORS

WES ABNEY, FEATURES

OSCAR AVELLANEDA-CRUZ, PHOTOS

DANIEL BERMAN, PHOTOS

BOBBY BLACK, DESIGN + FEATURES

JOSHUA BOULET, ILLUSTRATION

TOM BOWERS, FEATURES

AMANDA DAY, FEATURES + PHOTOS

ALEX DUBS, STYLING

EARLY, PRODUCTION

STEVE ELLIOTT, NATIONAL NEWS

MATT JACKSON, FEATURES

MIKE RICKER, FEATURES

MEGHAN RIDLEY, EDITING

MIKE ROSATI, PHOTOS

WES ABNEY

Editor’s Note

Thanks for picking up The Concentrates Issue of the Leaf!

Our Concentrates Issue is my favorite of the year for one simple reason: I love dabs!

My first dab was around 2011 – in the century-old boiler room below the now closed Northern Cross Collective Gardens – and I remember feeling the oil touch the red hot nail as the vapor burst into my lungs with the force of a thousand bong hits. The world closed in around me and I felt the reverberation of raw THC as it pulsed through my blood and into my mind, sending me away for the next few hours, humming with a high that was unlike anything else.

Over the last decade of publishing and working in Cannabis, I have personally seen the concentrate world evolve from homemade Rick Simpson Oil and open-blasted butane hash oil, to highly medicinal mono-cannabinoid extracts and vaporizable concentrates of all kinds, to being the precursor to a new world of edibles, topicals, capsules and more. For our Concentrates Issue we sought out the best examples of the different types of extractions, to share how they affect the body and the science behind the scenes.

NATE WILLIAMS, FEATURES

PROFESSOR SIFT, PHOTOS

KAT WOLF, FEATURES

BRUCE & LAURIE WOLF, RECIPES

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CONNEC T WITH ALASKA LEAF

Concentrating Cannabis means exactly what it sounds like: taking a full plant and using a process or solvent to extract the purest essence of it. This makes it incredibly important to only consume high-quality, pesticide-tested concentrates. Quality concentrates have the ability to impart healing values that Cannabis flower alone cannot replicate, delivering a pure flavor and experience that captures the taste and effect of fresh Cannabis in a perfect dab. Look closely and you’ll see that concentrates cover every aspect of Cannabis – every product beyond flower – from medicinal to recreational uses and benefits.

Our comprehensive Concentrates Issue covers the different extraction methods, terminology, ways to consume and much more. So take a dab, flip through this beautiful and informational issue, and learn something new that you can share with someone in need of Cannabis – as both a plant and a medicine. And as always, thanks for reading and sharing the Leaf!

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“FOR OUR CONCENTRATES ISSUE WE SOUGHT OUT THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXTRACTIONS.”

PHOTO BY AMANDA DAY @TERPODACTYL_MEDIA STYLING BY ALEX DUBS @WORKDUBS

ALABAMA DELAYS MEDICAL CANNABIS LICENSING

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) in June decided to delay the issuing of state licenses for marijuana businesses. The board cited possible irregularities in the scoring of applicants.

AMCC did not say if it had evidence of wrongdoing. “I know we’re all concerned about it, but it would have been just a catastrophe if the applicants went through their numbers and found an error,” said commission director John McMillan.

"The vote came a few days after the commission awarded 21 licenses to grow, process, distribute, transport and test medical marijuana."

The vote came a few days after the commission awarded 21 licenses to grow, process, distribute, transport and test medical marijuana. Several companies that didn’t get licenses said they weren’t clear on why some firms prevailed.

MAN ARRESTED AFTER ANSWERING DOOR

A Kentucky man was charged with trafficking marijuana after answering the door with drugs in June. Oak Grove Police say they went to the home attempting to serve an arrest warrant and 28-year-old Pedro Gelpi answered the door with a Cannabis blunt behind his ear.

During a search of the home a large amount of marijuana, along with money, was reportedly found. Gelpi was arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

MARIJUANA LICENSE REVOKED IN MICHIGAN UNLICENSED CASE

The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency ordered an already suspended marijuana business in Shiawassee County’s Corunna to destroy all of its marijuana products, and then revoked its license.

The CRA in a statement issued in June said inspectors discovered suspected illicit and unlicensed marijuana, in addition to other rules violations. The discoveries happened during an October 2022 site visit to discuss the business’s inoperable camera system.

“When licensees don’t act within the laws and rules that govern the Cannabis industry, we must act swiftly to protect the public,” CRA Director Brian Hanna said.

MINNESOTA VETERANS ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN 2024

Thousands of Minnesota veterans will be able to access medical marijuana for the first time in 2024. Veterans receiving care through the VA System have faced some unique challenges, according to Office of Medical Cannabis Director Chris Tholkes.

“Those providers are not allowed to certify their patients for the medical program because of the federal standing of marijuana,” Tholkes said. “So, we are tasked with developing a new way to get veterans into the program.”

2.5

ounces of Cannabis is the new possession limit in Nevada.

FLORIDA TO VOTE ON ADULT-USE CANNABIS LEGALIZATION IN 2024

Aconstitutional amendment to legalize the adult use of Cannabis could be on the Florida ballot next year. The proposed amendment is inspiring both support and opposition.

Suncoast NORML Executive Director Chris Cano has issues with the petition, but it already received enough signatures to put it on the 2024 ballot. Cano said if passed, it could benefit businesses more than consumers.

The Adult Use of Marijuana initiative would allow the legal sale of Cannabis to anyone over 21 by medical marijuana treatment centers. The proposal is currently being reviewed by the Florida Supreme Court. Once allowed on the 2024 ballot, Floridians can vote to legalize personal use of Cannabis.

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NCAA PANEL RECOMMENDS DROPPING MARIJUANA FROM BANNED DRUGS

"Veterans receiving care through the VA System have faced some unique challenges, according to Office of Medical Cannabis Director Chris Tholkes."

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medical marijuana products were recalled in Arizona due to salmonella.

D.C. WOMAN BLOCKS NEIGHBOR SMOKING MEDICAL WEED

A D.C. resident just won a private nuisance case to block her neighbor from smoking medical marijuana.

The ruling – in a first-of-its-kind case in the District over Cannabis smoke – may influence other judges and landlords, reports the news website, Axios.

Cleveland Park resident Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd was so bothered by the smoke she sued her nextdoor neighbor, representing herself.

“Cleveland Park resident Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd was so bothered by the smoke she sued her nextdoor neighbor, representing herself.”

A judge ruled last Monday in her favor. The judge ordered Thomas Cackett to stop smoking inside his own home – or anywhere within 25 feet of IppolitoShepherd’s address, The Washington Post reported. Medical and adult marijuana use are legal in D.C.

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ounces and less convictions would be expunged by the Ohio Adult Use Act.

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grams and less convictions are eligible for expungement in Louisiana after 90 days.

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NCAA panel is calling for the removal of marijuana from the organization's list of banned drugs. The panel suggested that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances.

The proposal released in June from the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports would mark a big change for the NCAA. The organization has been drug testing at championship events since 1986. Committee members recommended halting Cannabis tests at events until a final decision is made this fall.

“Legislation would still have to be introduced and approved by all three NCAA divisions to take effect.”

Legislation would still have to be introduced and approved by all three NCAA divisions to take effect. Administrators in Divisions II and III had asked the committee to study the issue. The recommendation comes as the U.S. is seeing more states allowing medical or adult marijuana use.

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states have legalized Cannabis for adult use since 2012.

Kansas Citians have had their old weed charges cleared from their records.

June 2023 | Alaska Marijuana Control Board Meeting ON

JUNE 1, the Alaskan Cannabis industry had our second Marijuana Control Board (MCB) meeting of the year, held quarterly in each judicial district of Alaska. This meeting we found ourselves in downtown Anchorage – in the same building, just floors below where the Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) is located. These are the meetings that change the trajectory of the Alaskan Cannabis industry – and since there are a limited number of meetings each year – it’s imperative to attend and share your ideas and opinions with the MCB via public comment. This is how we create positive change for everyone, from owners to consumers. You would be surprised how often the simplest of comments open dialogue that makes positive change in our industry.

At this meeting we passed some very exciting regulations and had some new regulation projects opened. After over a year of deliberation and with many of us owners biting our nails in anticipation, drive-thru regulation finally passed! While the next step is for the regulation to go through the Department of Law, be on the lookout in the next couple of months for drive-thru dispensaries opening up.

The most important tip for your first trip is to be sure all passengers in your vehicle are over the age of 21 – with the exception of children to whom you are a legal guardian. With that said, life just got a little easier for many of us Cannabis consuming parents. Thank you, MCB!

However, I do think in the future my public comment will ask the board to consider allowing us to bring our children into retail storefronts. Alaskans voted in 2014 to regulate marijuana like alcohol – and if I’m able to take my kids into the liquor store and they don’t seem to drop dead from something that can actually kill them – I think we should be able to bring them into our state’s Cannabis shops. I’m hoping my comment will be the seed of change that opens this board up for a future of regulation that is more in line with what we all voted for with Ballot Measure 2. One of the biggest and most exciting projects opened will potentially reduce the amount of METRC tags required for tracking Cannabis plants. As an industry, we have a huge environmental footprint – more than most consumers realize. We create so much unnecessary waste and as an Alaskan that cares about the future, I’m really excited about this project. Do we really need a tag on a plant once it hits eight inches? Certainly not. Many plants are culled before they ever hit 36 inches. If it’s not providing any public health or safety benefits, why keep archaic regulations that were created by a board in fear of the what-ifs, and in guidance from a tracking system that is looking to make every nickel and dime off of us? And when I say ‘us’ – I mean all of us – because at the end of the day this affects the consumer, too. We’ve proved we’re an upstanding industry and to this day, these tags

haven’t helped enforcement enforce anything. So … let’s get rid of them! One public comment from the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association (AMIA) changed this, creating a much brighter future with significantly less trash.

Additionally, a topic that continues to pop up in the MCB meetings is that of license caps. There is a lot of argument over how to protect the industry and whether or not it includes the capping of licenses. At this point, I see both sides: I started by feeling that we shouldn’t consider them, and now I can understand the need for license caps – or even just a pause in licensing – while we are in an industry-wide recession. We have big regulation projects that need to be addressed promptly before the current regulations do more damage. The alcohol industry just went through a full rewrite and that seems to be the future for the marijuana industry as well.

After listening to hundreds of hours of MCB meetings, I have to say that this is one of the most industry-friendly boards we have ever had. AMCO, owners and MCB members all feel as though we are finally on the same team. We are striving for a better future together and it's coming! Stay tuned for what’s around the corner, and last but certainly not least – congratulations to all of the new owners out there! Welcome to the industry, and prepare yourselves for the wild ride that is legal Alaskan Cannabis.

"YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW OFTEN THE SIMPLEST OF COMMENTS OPEN DIALOGUE THAT MAKES POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR INDUSTRY."

GATHER 'ROUND THE FIRE

Nothing says summertime like s’mores over an open fire, and with the wonders of today’s legal Cannabis market, we can now enjoy this American classic with an infused lineup of tasty marshmallows.

While we might claim credit for the s’more – a delicious combination of graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows (in case you’ve been living stoned under a rock) – the real truth is that marshmallows are much older. They’re so ancient, in fact, that the Egyptians were rocking out with mallows as early as 2,000 B.C. The treat was a luxury reserved for royalty and gods alone – which potentially includes the aliens that helped build the pyramids.

"With a perfect squish and consistency plus tasty flavors, why stop at s’mores?"

Marshmallow munching theories aside, there’s nothing like a campfire conspiracy to kick off a night of fun … and we love the amplification that these infused mallows offer. With flavors including a fruity-berry Strawberry, a delicious and complex Salted Caramel, classics like Vanilla and Chocolate, a Mint Chocolate Chip and a Cherry Chocolate Chip –the world is your marshmallow when it comes to concocting imaginative and infused treats.

With a perfect squish and consistency plus tasty flavors, why stop at s’mores? Summer’s fruit salads are certainly more fire with these included. And why not chop them into little pieces for a Thanksgiving to remember (or forget) with a way sweeter version of sweet potato pie? There’s a surprising amount of recipes that call for mallows (including the aptly-named Heavenly Hash), so get on Google and turn the stoney dial up to 10 with each 100mg bag of fun and yummy marshmallows from the legendary edible company Fire Eater.

GARBANZOS FOR THE ROAD

4 SERVINGS | 5MG THC PER SERVING | 20MG THC TOTAL

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

2 tablespoons olive oil

4 teaspoons canna-olive oil

1 tablespoon lime juice

2 teaspoons curry powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cumin

½ teaspoon turmeric

½ teaspoon Aleppo pepper

3 cans chickpeas/garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained

2 grilled chicken breasts, thinly sliced shredded carrots

pita chips

1. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients except the pita chips and mix well to combine flavors. Allow to sit for 30 minutes before serving.

HIGHJULY

The chickpea salad is healthy, easy and makes a great warm weather lunch or dinner. You can leave out the chicken entirely, or sub a different protein like tofu or shrimp. This smoothie is my weekend morning treat – starting the day with a bang, not a bong. If you have never had a citrus curd, try this. Creamy like velvet, tangy and sweet, the crunch of the toasted bread, the luscious fruit … you just have to try this at home.

LEMON LIME CURD WITH TOASTED BAGUETTE

12 SERVINGS | 5MG THC/SERVING | 60MG THC TOTAL

2 large lemons, zested and juiced

1 lime, zested and juiced

1 cup granulated sugar

5 egg yolks, lightly beaten

4 tablespoons canna-butter, cut in pieces

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut in pieces

1 teaspoon vanilla pinch of salt

12 slices toasted baguette

1 cup berries, sliced if large

1. In a medium bowl, combine the zest and sugar. Mash together with a wooden spoon or potato masher.

2. In a medium saucepan, combine the zest and sugar mixture, lemon juice, yolks and butters. Stir to mix well. Cook the mixture over low heat, stirring frequently until the mixture thickens, about 12-15 minutes. Remove from heat and place in a bowl. Stir in the vanilla and salt.

3. The mixture will thicken as it cools. Allow to come to room temperature, chill in the fridge for two hours.

4. Spread the curd on the toasted bread. Top with berries and toasted flaked coconut.

Sometimes I bring my lunch to work and make this salad with CBD. And I share. When infused with THC, folks have to come to my house to eat it … and they have to promise to stay ‘til the THC feels are gone. This salad is good for you and only gets better as the flavors commingle.

2. Serve with pita chips. I like to mix them into the salad – the dressing and crunch go perfect together.

GREEN DREAM

SMOOTHIE

2 LARGE SERVINGS

5MG THC/SERVING

10MG THC TOTAL

1 ripe avocado

1 ½ cups almond milk, or milk of your choice

1 banana, peeled and sliced

½ cup almond butter

1-2 tablespoons honey

2 teaspoons canna-oil or butter, (melted and cooled)

chia seeds

1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender. Process until smooth.

2. Divide between two glasses and top with chia seeds. I never thought I would enjoy drinking avocado anything. I also didn’t know how healthy avocados are. But this drink is fire. Get a ripe avocado (yields to gentle pressure) and give it a whirl in the blender with the rest of the ingredients. I wonder if a savory version with the stuff that goes in guacamole would be good?

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"The bright green, frosty nugs have a thick density to them –seemingly held together by a terpy trichome adhesive that reeks from the center of the buds."

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DENALI DISPENSARIES

Head to the store for a honey-do list trifecta – with black pepper, lemons and glue to keep the mind fogged and the body sedated with this tasty and powerful strain of the month.

Remember in movies when the star suddenly loses their power to speak? Like in “The Matrix” where Neo’s mouth disappears and everything gets all mushy and psychedelic – that’s the hardcore Glue power that this strain carries. The bright green, frosty nugs have a thick density to them, seemingly held together by a terpy trichome adhesive that reeks from the center of the buds, filling the mind and room with a loud funk that calls stoners like a dinner bell.

First notes of this pungent pot are rich, with bright citrus crashing into a peppery soy sauce that’s full of floaters of minced garlic. Oddly satisfying in a weird umami way, breaking open a sticky nug adds a layer of THC to fingers and a thicker flavor of Gorilla Glue, with a rawfunky-gas that lights up the senses.

Ripping into a bowl delivers a sweet and smooth smoke with strong, peppery glue notes. The flower burns easily and is soft on the lungs, leaving an herbal and gassy flavor on the palate with each exhale. Effects start in the mind as thoughts slow down and energy hits a standstill – as if a bucket of glue was poured slowly over the head to drip onto the body, slowing down actions and time as a warm and fuzzy euphoria takes over.

Wondrously stoney and great for relieving pain, tension or anxiety, this is a go-to strain for chillaxing on a day off or recovering from summer adventures on the couch. Find this tasty Black Lemon Glue and other in-house grown strains at Denali Dispensaries to start – or finish – your next stoney trip.

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Concent Extracts explained.

FRESH FROZEN

The process of freezing Cannabis plant material right after harvesting it, typically with dry ice, to preserve trichomes for concentrate extraction.

ICE WATER HASH

Made when trichomes are separated from fresh frozen plant material using nothing but ice, water and filter bags. Also referred to as bubble hash, it is usually dabbed but can also be mixed with flower and smoked.

FULL MELT

The highest grade of ice water hash, usually rated at five or six stars. Fully melts and leaves very little to no residue or char on the banger.

STAR SYSTEM

What stars are we talking about here, you say? Ice water hash is rated on a scale of one to six stars based on quality and meltability, with one being the lowest quality and six being the highest.

FLAG OF HASH

Pressing out water hash using parchment paper into a flag shape in order to dab it off a nail.

TRADITIONAL HASHISH

Produced for centuries in countries such as Morocco, Afghanistan, Nepal and India, traditional hashish is made by either separating the trichomes from a live plant with one's hands (charas) or by agitating dried, cured plant material over a screen (dry-sift), then compressing the collected resin to form a solid brick or ball of concentrate that is typically brown in color.

Six star bubble hash that’s been washed and cured using a unique process that preserves resin. It has a consistency similar to soft fudge and can be cut with a knife.

LIVE ROSIN

Solventless hash oil made by using water and ice to agitate the trichomes off of the fresh frozen plant material, which is then placed into a rosin press that uses heat and pressure to extract the rosin.

FRESH PRESS

Rosin that goes directly from the parchment paper it was pressed onto and into the jar. Tends to have a glassy, stretchy consistency like taffy.

COLD CURE

Fresh-pressed rosin that has been stored in a jar, cured at low temperatures, and agitated until it has more of a batter-like consistency.

FULL SPECTRUM EXTRACTS

Includes all compounds of the Cannabis plant such as cannabinoids, terpenes and flavonoids, rather than isolating just one specific compound.

WAX

An umbrella term used to describe concentrates that appear soft and waxy in appearance. Typically extracted using butane or hydrocarbon solvents, and comes in a variety of forms referred to as butter/badder, honeycomb, crumble, sugar and more.

BHO

Butane Hash Oil, or a form of concentrates extracted using butane, and available in various consistencies. Excess butane is purged using a vacuum oven.

DISTILLATE

An extract made with a distillation process that separates all materials and compounds from one specific cannabinoid, often THC. Can be used to dab or vaporize, but is most often found in edibles, topicals, vape cartridges and other products.

DIAMONDS

Cannabinoids which have been purified and isolated to form crystalline solids that look like diamonds.

FECO

Full Extract Cannabis Oil. A dark, tar-like extract made by soaking plant matter in a solvent – typically grain alcohol. Often used for severe pain relief. Sometimes referred to as Phoenix Tears or Rick Simpson Oil (RSO), after the Canadian engineer and Cannabis advocate who helped popularize its medical use to treat tumors and other cancers.

SHATTER

Named for its glass-like consistency that tends to crack or shatter when broken, typically gold or amber in color.

HASH HOLE

Also referred to as a “donut,” hash holes are rolled with a snake of hash rosin surrounded by flower. As the flower and rosin burn together it creates a perfect ring of hash resembling a donut, with bubbling rosin in the hole.

JAM

Bubble hash that has been pressed and heated until the microcrystals of THCa separate from the terps in the rosin, creating a jam-like consistency with small chunks of crystals.

EXTRACTION

The process of removing the resin from fresh frozen plant material to make a concentrate.

SOLVENT

Extraction methods can use solvents, such as butane or CO2, to create products like BHO or CO2 extracts.

SOLVENTLESS

Extraction methods not dependent on solvents can use techniques involving ice and water, or heat and pressure, to remove oils. This is used to create products like rosin or traditional hashish.

SQUISHING

Also called “pressing,” this is the process of using a rosin press to apply heat and pressure in order to “squish” live rosin out of the plant material.

RESIN

A sticky substance found in trichomes that can be collected or extracted from the plant to make various forms of concentrates.

MICRON SCREEN

A series of mesh screens that allow trichomes to fall through to each successive screen while

HEAD STASH

Your personal, private reserve stash of those extra special or rare terps you don’t want to share. “My roommate better not have smoked that jar from my head stash while I wasn’t home.”

HEADIE

A piece of glass you’re proud to pull up to the sesh with. “Hey man, can I take a dab of this fire off your new headie?”

GLOB

A dab of epic-sized proportions. “I need a giant glob after the day I’ve had.”

710

The dab version of 420. And if you haven’t gotten it yet, “710” spells “OIL” upside down and backwards. “What event are we pulling up to for 7/10 this year?”

WOOK

A hippie who likes to take a lot of dabs and hang out at music festivals to see jam bands. “Wow, there sure were a lot of wooks on lot at the Grateful Dead show last night.”

DAB RIG

A water pipe that is used to inhale Cannabis concentrates.

E-RIG

A device that electronically heats a nail for dabbing rather than using a torch. Learn more about Focus V, one of the innovators in eRig technology, in this month’s issue or at LeafMagazines.com

NAIL

An attachment that connects to the downstem of a rig, like a bowl in a bong, to hold and heat up the concentrate.

BANGER

A bucket-shaped attachment on a rig to dab concentrates off of, made in a variety of materials, sizes and designs.

QUARTZ

A common material used to make bangers that can withstand high temperatures for longer periods of time, making it the most common and ideal material for taking dabs off of.

TERP SLURPER

A style of quartz banger with a dish attached to the bottom, invented by glass legend JP Toro. When a concentrate is heated up and melts, holes in the bottom of the banger allow oil to seep out into the dish, enhancing flavor and minimizing waste.

CARB CAP

A device that seals around the banger to help regulate the amount and direction of air going to the nail on a dab rig.

DABBER

A tool that is used to scoop up dabs and place them on a banger.

DAB MAT

A mat made of non-stick material that is placed underneath a rig when dabbing to protect the glass and keep it in place.

TERP PEARL

Small balls that spin around the bottom of the banger while dabbing to distribute the concentrate and heat evenly.

TORCH

A device filled with butane that is used to heat the nail of a dab rig to high temperatures.

ISO

Referred to simply as “iso,” isopropyl alcohol is great for getting sticky resin off surfaces and is used to disinfect and clean dab tools and rigs between uses.

HYDROCARBON

Golden and goopy with a creamy consistency, this soft smelling budder has warming notes of floral-citrus with a zing of Runtz ‘Z’ terps that calm the senses when dabbed – releasing tension as a sense of chillaxed wellbeing wraps around the mind and body.

70.72% THC

@canamoak

Red Run Hash Infusion

Stoned Moose

This simple blend of glycerin, MCT oil and decarboxylated Cannabis oil is the perfect ingredient for any homemade edible. Simply add to any juice or beverage, or mix it into a salad dressing or hot sauce to infuse a meal with a potent edible high where the infused adventure is only limited by your imagination. 100mg THC

A signature strain in the GOOD lineup, this rich and earthy honeycomb has a fluffy, easy-to-dab consistency that oozes notes of citrus-gas with a woodyskunky-fizzy flavor that teases the senses – imparting a glowing, happy high that’s as close to a religious experience as a dab can be. 74.11% THC

2.82% Terpenes | @goodakcannabis

Diamonds

Big juicy diamonds of THCA glisten with bright, creamy and fruity terps that fill the mind with visions of dancing pies filled with sour gassy fruit – filling the lungs with a smooth, expansive vapor and a powerful body and mind high that sedates and delights through couchlocked adventures. 86.39% THC

Enlighten

Banana Mac

Escape to a tropical paradise with a pina colada dab experience, bursting with waves of sour fermenting bananas and toasted coconut that fills the lungs with a warming high – melting tension and freeing the mind to float in stoney bliss.

@enlighten.ak

Northwest Concentrates

Lemon Ice Pucker

Bright, fresh and definitively icy, complete with a weedy Smirnoff Ice vibe, this syrupy-sugary oil is uplifting and tasty, filling the mind with a happy-creative energy and a perfect kiss of stoniness.

75.4% THC | 4.84% Terpenes | @x_tracted

WTF

Bison Breath

Water on the Rocks

Gorgeous waves of translucent high-terpene sauce crash over THCA diamonds, rushing into the lungs with a heavy woosh of breathy-earthy-pine with warming notes of lavender-vanilla-gas that light up the senses on first inhale – rushing into the mind like a crescendo of mental euphoria that wraps around the body in a superbly stoney-but-creative high. @wolftownfarms

Refine Alaska

Sunshine Daydream Loud Resin

Golden and glistening, this high terpene loud resin floats out of the jar in a hazy cloud of citrus gas that warms the lungs like a hot summer breeze, with a delicious candied-gas exhale that brightens senses and fills the mind and body with a euphoric, top-of-the-morning buzz.

75.5% THC | 8.1% Terpenes | @refine_alaska

Golden Runtz

Red Run White Gusher Baller Jar Fire

GOOD Bio Jesus Honeycomb

HYDROCARBON

Red Run Citrus Bliss Fire Diamonds

GOOD

GG#4 Shatter

Golden shatter full of sweet gassy terps, this GG#4 shines with a citrus haze that adds complexity to the usual gluey-funky terps for a complex and delicious flavor that enhances in vapor – delivering a couchlocked but euphoric and heady high that’s perfect for afternoon chills. 71.17% THC

3.74% Terpenes | @goodakcannabis

Scorpion Grass Extracts

Creamsicle Sugar Wax

Nothing says summer like the orangey-creamy tang of a creamsicle, which is perfectly embodied in this terpy sugar wax that adds a complex earthykushy-pine burst that grabs the senses – exhaling with a bright citrus rush and a stoney, euphoric head high that drips from the frontal lobes down into a puddled body below. 77.28% THC

1.68% Terpenes | @scorpiongrass_

Fireweed Extracts

Mercy Fruit Haze

HTE Sauce

Golden and syrupy in an easy-to-dose applicator, this high terpene oil has a bright citrus haze flavor that lights up senses, filling the lungs with a rush of sour fruity funk that captivates senses and numbs the mind while enhancing sounds and vibrations – delivering a speedball high to the body that makes simple activities silly and slightly complex with a stoney, happy buzz. 55.18% THC

10.18% Terpenes | @fireweedfarm_

Dripping in sauce like terpene-covered icebergs, these beautiful diamonds shine with bright tropical notes of fruit and creamy gas, with a lemon-peel exhale and a unique hybrid high from the terpenes that brighten senses, while slowing the body down in a super potent THC buzz. 81.43% THC | 2.07% Terpenes

Refine Alaska

Caramel Apple Gelato

Skunky and loud, with powerful funky notes of fermented apples and a creamy-caramelized-citrus that dazzles the mind – rushing into the frontal lobes with a stoney, melty high that's perfect for the end of a summer daze.

73.7% THC

9.87% Terpenes @refine_alaska

Canamo Black Widow Haze Sugar Wax

Don’t fear the bite of this widow, because these terps are pumping a gassy-floral-berry venom that lights up the body and mind with heady, uplifting effects and a funky lemon-vanilla exhale that invites big repeated hits. 78.61% THC | @canamoak

AKO Farms

Tangie Sugar Wax

Take a stroll through rolling fields of tangerine trees dropping ripe citrus amongst an earthy-gassy-funky background that smells and tastes like heaven – rushing into the senses with a euphoric, floaty high with a perfect kiss of stoniness that hits right behind the eyes for a heady sativa buzz. 72.19% THC | 6.71% Terpenes

Freedom 49 & WTF

Vanilla Bowser

Cream BHO

Sugary and crystally with a delightfully creamy flavor of lemon, vanilla bean and gas, plus a hint of floral-earthy-Kush that amplifies into a citrusy-glue exhale that grips the lungs in a stoney embrace –building a high that spreads out to extremities and the mind as a wave of hazy highness covers the body like Bowser’s shell.

@wolftownfarms

@freedom49farms

HYDROCARBON

AMG Concentrates Blueberry Cream Punch

Fresh picked red and blueberries crash into a creamy-kushy-piney finish that immediately sets the mouth to watering – filling the mind with visions of ice cream and berry patches as effects wrap you up in a warming, uplifting buzz with a high-terpene zing of summertime energy. 71.46% THC | 10% Terpenes

AKO Farms

GMO Cookies

Dark, rich and earthy with a sour glue funk, the GMO Cookies smacks the lungs with terps and a citrus-cookies exhale – slowing the mind and body as a lethargic, sloth-like high takes hold in a stoney journey with many trips to the kitchen.

69.87% THC

6.12% Terpenes

Northwest Concentrates

Exotic Runtz

Fall deep into tropical Z terps with a floral, Runtz-Cookies inhale that quickly dulls senses in a most pleasant way – exhaling with a citrus-gas tingle as effects cloud the mind, relax the body, and send consciousness on a tropical vacation from the comfort of the couch.

73.82% THC | 1.04% CBD

6.01% Terpenes | @x_tracted

Scorpion Grass Extracts

Apple Fritter Sugar Wax

Fresh baked notes of cinnamon and apples rise from this golden sugar wax, adding to the senses with a funky lemon-fuel that tastes bright and delicious –exhaling with an apple tang and rushing into the senses with a happy, relaxed and cerebral high. @scorpiongrass_

Canamo Pie in the Face

This golden oil is a cross of Peach Pie x O-Face, so we won’t get into innuendos, but it’s sweet and fresh with floral cherries and vanilla lavender, plus a spritzy, terpy tang and an uplifting but stoney, time-slowing high.

@canamoak

WTF Point Break

Diamonds and Sauce

Big diamonds of THCA float in a terpy sauce that reeks of sour-lemon-cookies with notes of piney-kushygas that amplify in vapor – tingling on exhale as a sedative but euphoric high rushes into the frontal lobes, removing inhibitions and fueling action in a ‘no fucks given’ hybrid high. @wolftownfarms

AKO Farms

Watermelon Zkittlez

Sugar Wax

Ripe and juicy watermelon-citrus meets a gassy-piney-Zkittlez funk that is the perfect stoner version of the taste of summer – with a candied sweetness on exhale that dazzles senses while imparting a thoughtful, stoney high with a side order of the munchies that’s perfect for a backyard BBQ. 68.17% THC

AKO Farms

Strawberry Banana BHO Bright, rich and earthy berries melt into hazy notes of ripe creamy bananas that tease the mind like the Trix rabbit, rushing into senses and amplifying sound and feeling as a euphoric and tingly indica high grabs hold of the mind and body – lightening the feet as an urge to dance and take big, sweet tokes takes over for a fun daytime buzz.

66.76% THC

8.31% Terpenes

SOLVENTLESS

Golden and glistening with bright creamy terps, the MAC is complex with candied oranges vying for attention and a syrupy-vanilla-gas that dazzles the mind – sending a dancing euphoria that loosens limbs and unclenches the jaw for a grinny, stoney high. 69.17% THC | 10.26% Terpenes @enlighten.ak

The Frost Farms Gushers Rosin

Sour funk and gassy notes of fermented garlic bursts onto the scene with the opening of the jar, releasing a hazy cloud of terps that amplify in vapor, with a sour chem exhale and effects that rush into the frontal lobes – clouding the mind in a heady-drooly euphoria that’s perfect for summertime adventures.

68.41% THC | 7.55% Terpenes @frostfarming

Lady Gray Sugar Candy Flower Rosin

Rich and citrusy with a candied Skittles rainbow gas that lights up the senses, this gooey and golden flower rosin vaporizes sweet and smooth with a heady, euphoric buzz and a tasty lavender-vanilla exhale.

65% THC | 14.95% Terpenes @ladygraymedibles

Exotic and funky like the Jawa from Star Wars, this rosin has a complex flavor full of sweet notes of soy sauce and lemon-lime with a kick of cherry-kush-pie that smells delicious – delivering a smooth vapor that wraps around the mind, relaxing limbs and releasing anxiety for a carefree indica high. 64% THC

13.8% Terpenes | @ladygraymedibles

Feast on fair food terps reeking of a doughy, vanilla gas with softer notes of fried cookies and Kush that tease taste buds before smashing the mind and body with a stoned version of a food coma –overwhelming senses as a melting-into-a-puddle indica high takes over, finally delivering a powerful midnight munchie effect worthy of the name.

68.33% THC

5.69% Terpenes @frostfarming

Lady

Dark, rich and earthy, this funky sour-citrus-cookies rosin is loud and heady with a beautiful golden and sappy consistency that melts into a smooth but expansive vapor that grips the lungs –building a warm and numbing high that spreads from the chest to extremities, delivering a chillaxed couchlocked buzz.

67% THC | 7.6% Terpenes @ladygraymedibles

AKO Farms SBB Temple Ball

Old school hash done right, this little rounded loaf of earthy-funky hash has a sweet and nutty flavor reminiscent of a PB&J, with a bright berry finish that amplifies in smoke, burning smooth and sweet with thick hits when consumed through a pipe alone, or added to a bowl or joint for an OG smoking experience. The high is spectacularly stoney and more robust from the full spectrum of cannabinoids, flavonoids and terpenes that hash contains. This is a must-have for anyone looking to experience classic European-style hash with delicious Southeast Alaska terps.47.54% THC

Enlighten MAC Live Rosin

Gray Wedding Cake Flower Rosin

Lady Gray Jawa Pie Flower Rosin

The Frost Farms Deep Fried Oreo Rosin

VAPE CARTRIDGES

Refine Alaska Lemon Ice Pucker Disposable

Super high terpene waves of creamy lemon custard with a fizzy and gassy kick crash over the senses – brightening the mood as an energetic and stoney high fills the mind and body.

58.1% THC | 22.7% Terpenes | @refine_alaska

Herban Extracts

Alaska Rustic CO2

Disposable Cartridge

Golden and beautiful in the clear glass tip that travels great (no leaks), this CO2 has a gentle vapor full of earthy-piney-grassy notes and a mineral-citrus-gas tang that tastes like the weed version of the backwoods –delivering a stoned body but cerebrally-aware high with a euphoric wonder that’s perfect for outdoor fun.

67% THC | 4.5% Terpenes @herbanextractsalaska

Secret Garden

Scarlet Begonias

CO2 Cartridge

Grown and processed in house, Secret Garden’s huge menu of 25+ cart flavors includes one immortalized by the Grateful Dead, or Sublime, depending on your generation and musical tastes. This golden terpy CO2 has warming floral notes that ooze over the palate with a syrupy-piney-gas that tingles the nose on exhale – rushing into the frontal lobes with a giggly-happy flourish that’s perfect for jam band music hour. 77.15% THC | 3.11% Terpenes | @secretgardenak

Herban Extracts

Alaska Rustic

Decarboxylated CO2

Bright and earthy with a sour citrus gas that's smooth and mellow in vapor, this decarbed oil can also be eaten for edible experiences with a cirtusy-tangy taste. When dabbed, the indica effects really hit hard – chilling senses and relaxing limbs in a perfect summer evening high.

63.3% THC | 8.5% Terpenes @herbanextractsalaska

Herban Extracts

Thunder Struck CO2 Cartridge

Hitting the mind and moving the body like a pumped up AC/DC song from a maxedout car sound system, this fruity and skunky CO2 is smooth and sweet with notes of berry-soy-gas that dazzle senses before rushing into the frontal lobes – sending a melting wave of euphoria to the body that triggers enough happy feels to crank a favorite ‘80s playlist. 66.8% THC | 5.2% Terpenes @herbanextractsalaska

Matsu Blue Disposable

Sweet and floral with notes of cherries, honey and a Blue Dream tang, this strain tickles the palate on exhale with a high-terpene tingle – delivering a thought provoking, uplifting and floaty-euphoric high perfect for seshing with coffee or adventures in the woods. 55.56% THC

11.16% Terpenes | @fireweedfarm_

Get a taste of the CBG giggles with an out of this world high that’s full of cannabinoids and terpenes in full spectrum CO2. This alien-themed oil has an earthy-green-floral taste and a sweet vapor that lifts and brightens senses – sending tingles to extremities as the effects elevate the mood and deliver a happy, floaty high one puff at a time.

63.42% THC | 1% CBD 11.59% CBG | 2.37% Terpenes | @secretgardenak

Secret Garden Extraterrestrial CBG CO2 Cartridge

Fireweed Extracts

SOLVENTLESS EXTRACTS USING PURE, ALASKAN GLACIER WATER FOR EXTRACTION

WARNING Marijuana has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming and addictive. Marijuana impairs concentration, coordination, and judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under its influence. There are health risks associated with consumption of marijuana. For use only by adults twenty-one and older. Keep out of the reach of children. Marijuana should not be used by women who are pregnant or breast feeding.

FECO/ RSO

Bursting with a broad spectrum of cannabinoids, this CO2 is full spectrum and has tons of beneficial terpenes. It’s easy to figure out milligrams for edible dosing – simply multiply the cannabinoid totals by 10, so 664mg of THC are present in this syringe – making this a super potent FECO that can be eaten for edible experiences, applied topically to burns or skin cancers, or even dabbed as it comes from CO2. The Blue Beast is a sativa with a heady, time slowing, in-the-moment high that's great in every form it can be consumed. And in a seven-gram syringe, it’s a lot of medicinal happiness in easy-to-store form.

66.46% THC | 2.19% CBN

3.02% CBG

1.21% CBC

5.6% Terpenes @secretgardenak

july 2023

Great Northern Cannabis Pure Plant Full Spectrum Cannabis Oil

Experience the full spectrum benefits of FECO or RSO in this easy to use cartridge that delivers a rich flavor of earthy berries and chocolatey pine, bringing a relaxing and pain relieving body high that’s perfect for recovery or relaxation. 80.9% THC @_greatnorthernalaska

FECO is full-plant extract oil, in this case made using food grade alcohol for extraction of a broad range of cannabinoids and terpenes. This wonder oil can be eaten for medicinal purposes, starting with a dose the size of a grain of rice, with heavy and stoney effects that are great for pain, ongoing chronic conditions, and can also provide an extreme edible experience. This Orange Ghost has sativa qualities when eaten – delivering a happy and giggly high while glued to the couch.75.94% THC

@_greatnorthernalaska

REVIEWS by ALASKA LEAF @AKLEAFMAG | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS

Secret Garden Blue Beast CO2 FECO

Great Northern Cannabis Orange Ghost FECO

ANCHORAGE TO HOMER

June 1st-Aug 31st

Monday – Friday

Departs Anchorage

Arctic & International – 724 W. International - Garrett’s Tesoro

Cooper Landing Wild- man’s 300pm

Soldotna Chamber of Commerce 500pm

All times are approx. Stage Line

Summer Schedule

HOMER TO ANCHORAGE

June 1st-Aug 31st

Monday – Friday Departs Homer 830am

1242 Ocean Dr

Soldotna Chamber of Commerce 1015am

Cooper Landing Wildman’s 1115am

VISITING ALASKA

Locally owned and operated by a lifelong Alaskan, Stage Line offers passenger transportation, freight, parcel, and courier service, between Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula. Our schedule includes, Anchorage to Homer, Cooper Landing, Soldotna, Kasilof, Ninilchik, Anchor Point. Homer to Seward, Soldotna, Cooper Landing. And any points in between! MP flag stops available! Private party charters available! Reasonable rates, saves time and money for travelling or your shipping needs.

One of the top 10 most scenic highways.

SEWARD TO HOMER

June 1st – August 31st

Mon Wed Fri

Departs Seward 100pm call ahead for pick up point

Cooper Landing Wild- man’s 200pm

Soldotna 300pm

All times are approx HOMER TO SEWARD

June 1st - August 31st

Mon Wed Fri

Departs Homer 1242 Ocean Dr 900am

Soldotna Chamber of Commerce 1030am

Cooper Landing Wildman’s 1130

The Stage Line PO Box 353 Anchor Point, AK

The Stage Line 1242 Ocean Dr Homer, Ak 724 W International Anchorage, Ak Staging points only 907-868-3914 907-235-2252

E-mail: stage.line@yahoo.com

www.stagelineinhomer.com

“Why fly? When you can enjoy the most beautiful ride on earth”

Sights seen from the road

DUDE, WE WERE HAVING A GREAT NIGHT, AND THEN... It appeared that the late shot of elixir was what transformed Dr. Jekyll into Mr. Hyde, escalating the exuberant whiskey-burn growl into an ear-piercing screech.

And that’s where the off-switch appears to have malfunctioned.

Like a shark upon the first scent of blood that triggers the wide-eyed feeding frenzy, in an instant, what was a composed practice in cocktail etiquette became an all-bets-are-off mission to Mercury. This was the turning point where the motor skills became erratic and sloppy – effectively turning the leaking lip into a lawn sprinkler that sprays the bar with nonsensical gibberish.

And here I am, hyper-aware of every tic and touch while you decimate the vibe of the room with nails-on-a-chalkboard karaoke. The turkey strut turns to a fumbling act of foot balance and mumbled lyrics – thoroughly entertaining yourself whilst the room second guesses the system of open mics and over pours.

Dropping the microphone, you parade to the bar demanding attention – lambasting those who won’t share in your fist-pumping, shot glass-pounding camaraderie, measuring the patron’s moxie in ounces.

Your jerking, brutish arms are weapons of buzzkill. And then there you go, swapping spit with the wobbly sea hag who appears like a ball to the barstool chain – deliriously charmed by your advances. She cackles with delight while you attempt to dance her around before stumbling to the filthy floor like limp bags of garbage meant for the dump.

Meanwhile, her cross-eyed cougar friend peers towards me, on the hunt for the thunder from down under. So, I grab your arm and shuffle out of the impact zone as the bouncer gets anxious.

Thankfully, I just use Cannabis. So, you have a friend to drive you home.