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EDITOR’S NOTE NATIONAL NEWS BUDTENDER Q&A SHOP REVIEW PATIENT PROFILE STRAIN OF THE MONTH CONCENTRATES 101 DABBING TOOLS OF THE TRADE HYDROCARBON REVIEWS VAPE CARTRIDGE REVIEWS SOLVENTLESS REVIEWS CANNTHROPOLOGY STONEY BALONEY
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Editor’s Note Thanks for picking up this terpy issue of the Leaf! I’ve watched the world of dabs evolve from sketchy backyard open-blasting and glowing-hot titanium globs into a huge segment of the industry, powering a diverse array of ways to get supremely baked.
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When I started the Leaf in 2010, the medical community really only had flower – and hash was more legendary than reality. As the years went on, I witnessed science and innovation meeting stoner ingenuity and creating a constant wave of new products, delivering specific cannabinoid and terpene effects that were the subject of dreams and “what ifs” a decade ago. With that said, it’s an honor and a treat to taste all of the different terps and concentrate styles represented in this issue. From RSO/FECO to live resin and my personal favorite – the solventless rosin hash I THINK WE SHOULD ALL and carts – there are a million ways to get baked in 2022, and APPRECIATE I’m endlessly grateful for that. As someone who has been caught THE EFFORT AND smoking weed so many times (from the law to my parents and INNOVATION professors), the idea of hitting a ‘pen’ that produces fruity clouds of THAT HAS weed-soaked wonder minus the aroma, is nothing short of magical. LED TO THE CONCENTRATES ON THE SHELF I think we should all appreciate the effort and innovation that has AT OUR LOCAL led to the concentrates on the shelf at our local dispensary. So DISPENSARY. as you puff on your pen or Puffco, or take a red hot glowie to the dome – remember how lucky we are to live in a time with legal weed. As the world continues to trend toward chaos and disconnection, we share a plant that brings humans together, connecting us with love and terps in a way no other substance can. I truly believe we wouldn’t have the war in Ukraine (or anywhere) if our world leaders would slow down, get high and connect with their counterparts and constituents – instead of leading from on high (while sober or using alcohol or pharmaceuticals). If Putin chose powerful pot instead of power, where might the world be? Sadly, even weed can only do so much. But I did review 34 cartridges over Father’s Day weekend … and got so high that for the first time in 15 years, my dad asked me if I had taken any funny drugs for the weekend. I just laughed and said, “Nope, just a lot of dabs.”
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NORMALIZATION
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CANADIAN MMJ PATIENTS SUBSTITUTING CANNABIS FOR OPIOIDS
GERMANY SET TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS FOR ADULT USE
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ermany is about to legalize the sale of adult-use Cannabis. The historic move is likely to increase pressure on other European governments to follow suit. German authorities plan to have legislation ready later this year allowing licensed shops to sell Cannabis to adults. They’re not wasting any time, either, as the health ministry began expert hearings on the issue June 14. More than 200 representatives from medical, legal and other fields took part in the hearings.
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new survey showed nearly half of 2,697 Canadian patients with medical Cannabis access said they substitute marijuana for their prescription drugs. According to the “Journal of Cannabis Research,” half of those who acknowledged this said that the drugs they do so for are opioids. Meanwhile, a substantial number of patients are using Cannabis to minimize their alcohol intake as well. Interestingly, the survey also showed nearly one in three patients didn’t tell their primary physician that they substitute marijuana for prescriptions.
THEY’RE NOT WASTING ANY TIME, EITHER. A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS ARE USING CANNABIS TO MINIMIZE THEIR ALCOHOL INTAKE.
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harlotte Hornets forward Montrezl Harrell is facing felony marijuana charges in Kentucky. Cops claim they found three pounds of marijuana in a car the NBA star was driving in mid-June, reports the Charlotte Observer. A Kentucky State Trooper pulled over Harrell, 28, at 9:58 a.m. on May 12. Traveling southbound on I-75, the trooper said he stopped him for following a vehicle too closely. Trooper Jesse Owens claims he “upon stop observed [the] odor of marijuana” from Harrell’s 2020 Honda Pilot, according to the citation. Harrell ”admitted to being in possession of marijuana and produced a small amount from his sweatpants,” according to Owens. The trooper then searched the vehicle, which Harrell said was a rental. The officer found “three pounds of marijuana in vacuum-sealed bags” in a backpack in the backseat. He charged Harrell with trafficking less than five pounds of marijuana.
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noop Dogg’s blunt-roller wasn’t exactly underpaid. The legendary rapper, famously fond of weed, had previously been paying his blunt man $40,000 to $50,000 a year, but he tweeted in June that he has upped the salary to an undisclosed amount. Snoop, 50, said the blunt-roller job comes with the added perk of free Cannabis. Actor Seth Rogen, a smoking buddy of Snoop’s, said the employee can tell when someone “seems like they want a blunt.”
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25 %
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e’d say “You can’t make this stuff up, folks” … but Fox News sure can. Fox host Laura Ingraham knows exactly where the blame lies for the Uvalde elementary school massacre and other shootings: It’s marijuana. Nope, it ain’t the fact that military-style assault weapons are easily available for purchase all over the country. It’s not the lax gun laws, sponsored by the NRA and its campaign contributions, allowing shooters to buy weapons legally. It’s reefer madness, Ingraham claims, as reported by Talking Points Memo. That’s right, folks. It’s none other than the old “marijuana psychosis.” Ingraham complained in June that not enough people were talking about what she claims is “the pot psychosis-violent behavior connection.” The reason for that, she claims, is because of Big Pot perpetuating a “pro-marijuana bias” in the media. It’s “so powerful because billions are on the line with it nationwide.”
IT’S REEFER MADNESS, INGRAHAM CLAIMS.
250k
pounds of marijuana were seized at the Mexican border in 2020, down from 2 million pounds in 2014.
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live Cannabis plants were given away by the Thai government in June.
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123m
was the spectacular total amount of Cannabis sales in Montana as of June.
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KHALID AHMAD WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT CANNABIS CONCENTRATES IN MARYLAND? It’s getting a lot better, and there are a couple of companies that I enjoy very much. Sunmed and Evermore have really been coming correct. My team took a tour of the Sunmed facility recently, and they are using ‘lunar tech’ to create some of the most pure concentrates I have ever seen. Evermore has invested heavily in making hash rosin, and it’s some of the most supreme and best tasting concentrate on the market right now. WHAT IS YOUR “I TRY TO EXPLAIN EXPERIENCE WITH TO PATIENTS THAT HASH ROSIN AND THEY MAY BE ABLE SOLVENTLESS TO GET THE SAME CONCENTRATES EFFECTS FROM ONE IN OTHER STATES? DAB AS THEY WOULD 710 Labs is a AN ENTIRE JOINT OF renowned solventless FLOWER.” company that does mostly hash rosin – they grow flower as well, but their hash rosin is an amazing product. Compared to Evermore’s they are on par with their live cold cured hash rosin. It is not an easy process if you intend to come out with the right color, terps and potency.
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HALID HAS BEEN in the Cannabis industry for almost four years and has loved the time he has spent helping patients – having worked for three different dispensaries and even working two locations at the same time at one point. He believes that Cannabis concentrates are the wave of the future and loves to share his knowledge with others, specifically those who struggle with pain issues since he can relate to them so closely. Well seasoned in the scene from working side-by-side with industry experts, Khalid continues to immerse himself in the medicinal values of the plant on a daily basis – all the while maintaining the culture along the way.
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WHAT IS YOUR APPROACH WITH NEW DABBERS? When it comes to setting up a new patient with dabbing – especially when it usually requires a torch – I try to steer them toward electric devices in the early stages. For example, you can buy a Yocan for $30 or $40 and put it into the joint of your pipe. You press the button, it heats up the concentrates, and patients say they experience a different level of relief. I try to explain to them that they may be able to get the same effects from one dab as they would an entire joint of flower. WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES? I love to go to the beach, and I’ve been to the Middle East for a Birthright trip to Israel. It was an amazing experience to fly somewhere, land in a total foreign space, and feel welcomed by everybody immediately. Especially if you value the religious side of things, Israel can be a really special place to connect with your beliefs. WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE LIKE WITH CANNABIS IN ISRAEL? In the Middle East they smoke a ton of hash – I actually got to try some blonde Lebanese hash from some Palestinian guys that were sitting around in a circle. I walked up to them and asked if it was okay to take a hit off of their hookah, and they said, ‘We have hashish in here.’ And I was like, ‘Please, I’d love to try it.’ I took a couple hits and it totally did the job. Now I will say that we have a much stronger potency and quality of Cannabis in the states, even though they have dispensaries in Israel.
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SETTING & VIBE Smiles can be seen all around when walking into this dispensary. There is something about a welcoming staff that brings patients back, and Enlightened has nailed that aspect of the experience. New patients can come in with questions and receive feedback that is extremely valuable in directing their medicating journey. Advanced patients can come in with the confidence that the budtender will have a similar level of knowledge as them.
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Enlightened had over 80 strains of flower on the menu during my visit, and that does not include the pre-rolls! Whether you’re after the newest strains from your favorite producers or those staples that make your day go by with ease and comfort, they have you covered. They also group flowers into “last chance,” “new products” and “specials” – so you can find a new strain if you need it, or shop the deals when you want to save some cash.
CONCENTRATES The concentrate selection here is strong, including favorites from processors like Sunmed Labs, Evermore, Culta and Rythm. The quality and depth of strains coming out of Sunmed Labs right now is unreal and Enlightened stays on top of them all. I am excited to see this concentrate selection continue to grow as many more options become available on the Maryland medical market.
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SEPTEMBER HAS BEEN NEAR AND DEAR TO JACK DARLINGTON’S HEART FOR QUITE SOME TIME. Besides the turning of the calendar into autumn, September is the name of his family’s 10-year-old rescue cat. With many rescue animals, the question often asked is, “Who rescued who?” For Jack, that answer is well-known. “She saved our lives,” the 30-year-old said with an ear-to-ear grin.
JULY 2022
IN 2016, Jack and his fianceè Andi were living in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, when an electrical fire broke out in a large sixfamily shared household. “Our dog was still asleep,” he recalled. “The fire alarms didn’t go off. I heard our cat running back and forth and it woke me up. When I came to, the whole place was filled with smoke. I went out and saw our whole coffee table on fire – it was like a bonfire in the middle of our living room.” The family was able to escape without physical harm, but the damage to Jack’s creative collection had been done. A design graduate from Stevenson University, Jack’s entire portfolio was made unsalvageable by the fire. Paintings and artistic prints that adorned the walls as decor and inspiration were turned to dust overnight. “We lost everything in that fire, but it put things in perspective for me,” the Baltimore County native said. “Afterwards, I didn’t really care that much, mostly because we made it to safety. A lot of my stuff went up in flames, but at the same time, I love making things. I came to realize that it’s not necessarily about the finished product.” The near-death encounter did little to quell Jack’s anxiety, which he had previously struggled with, often using Cannabis as the remedy to quell an anxious heart. “With my anxiety, it’s the old natureversus-nurture debate,” said Jack, who classifies his artwork as surrealism. “I think it’s a little bit of both. But I never wanted to take Xanax or any of that stuff. I read all about them and it freaks me out. Cannabis has always been something special, specifically indica. If I’m having an outright panic attack, it’s like a miracle.” Panic attacks for Jack involve full-body paralysis, freezing his muscles and body in place. “It’s not a seizure, though it might fall into the same medical category,” he said. “It’s very weird. But Cannabis has been the only thing that has ever been able to completely take me out of that moment.” Cannabis also fuels his creativity, which was cultivated at a young age by his mother and grandfather, who have been oil painting for decades. Jack prefers to paint by watercolor, though these days, much of his work is digital, making his work fireproof.
“We’re a very artistic family,” Jack said, noting his sister is also an oil painter. The influence of Cannabis, and most recently, psychedelics, makes his art a bit different from that of his family’s style. “I love the idea of alternate realities,” said Jack, whose work can be found on Instagram @the_trippy_wizard. “If you think about reality, everyone’s reality is different. My reality is different from my cat’s reality. A fruit fly can see in ultraviolet. In our reality, we have no idea what that looks like, because [UV rays] are invisible to us. You could go as far to say that surrealism is realism. I try to create art that doesn’t fit in with our perceived reality.” Jack is a screen printer by day, creating digital art for stickers and clothing apparel. When he is out of work he begins work for himself, for IG, and for his Etsy account – where he sells sticker packs and prints of his artwork, which often includes aliens, wormholes and a variety of compositions from a world of his creation. He continues to battle anxiety, as well as bouts of depression. Having his medical card has given him access to go-to strains like GrandDaddy Purps, a personal favorite he packs into his Pulsar herbal vaporizer. Jack estimates he smokes a gram or two per day – sometimes for inspiration, sometimes for a pick-me-up, and sometimes to quell an anxious mind. “I’m definitely a lot more content with life,” he said. “Medical Cannabis has definitely done a lot in regards to that. Before I might go to a buddy and get something he says is some fire, but turns out it’s [the strain] Green Crack. I’d buy an ounce of it and now I’m locked into a month of anxiety. Now I walk [into a dispensary] and can get someone to help me with terpenes and get a strong indica I know is going to work for me.” Having stability in his life has also helped. Jack is very excited to tie the knot with Andi, his companion of 10 years, in the opening month of fall. The pair were engaged on Christmas Eve of 2019, but were forced to postpone their wedding due to the pandemic. “There’s going to be about 200 people,” he said. “We had friends who got engaged around the same time, who canceled or did very small ceremonies. We said, ‘Screw that! We want to have some fun!’“ They’ve come a long way, he exclaims – from September waking them up amidst a fire, to planning a fire September wedding – life is on the up-and-up for Jack Darlington.
“I’m definitely a lot more content with life. Medical Cannabis has definitely done a lot in regards to that.”
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STRAIN OF THE MONTH
EVERMORE CANNABIS has done it again with their iteration of the deceptively-heavy Patapeake Shortbread. A cross between Wedding Cake x Kush Mints (better known as LA Kush Cake), the Patapeake Shortbread is one of the smoothest heavy-hitters to hit the Maryland marketplace in a while. Fans of the heavier side of the Cannabis spectrum will adore this variety, and even those that seek the energetic side of the spectrum can find something to enjoy with this fine toke. Limonene at the top of the profile creates a whirlwind of sunshine to synergize your day, though the profile gets progressively heavier. Myrcene, linalool and caryophyllene temper the limonene dominance and tame that sunshine into a choice dollop of sloth. The terpenes take you to a hyper-relaxed headspace that stops short of being couchlocking. Like the sloth, one moves slowly and deliberately toward one’s goal for the day, with the feeling you have right after a really excellent massage. That headspace of being totally relaxed, but still having to get up and move about your day, is the quintessential high of the Patapeake Shortbread. The cake lines are very prominent in the aroma – earthy with gassy notes on the backend. There is a distinct hint of cedarwood layered on top of a vanilla aroma that makes the profile sweet, woody and dare I say, smooth? It smells as if someone recently mowed a lawn between a saw mill and a bakery, and the subsequent aroma commingled in a way to create a pleasant funk for all to enjoy. The smoothness translates into a full-bodied smoke that lingers on the palate and relaxes the mind and body in a delicate balance of terpenes and cannabinoids. It is a pastry for the planet and a true delight to smoke.
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.37 PINENE 1.06 LIMONENE .63 MYRCENE .53 LINALOOL .13 HUMULENE .43 CARYOPHYLLENE 3.36% TOTAL TERPENES
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THE CONCENTRATES ISSUE
LEAF NATION G U I D E
CONCENTRATES 101 When our neolithic ancestors first discovered the nutritious qualities of Cannabis seeds and began to forage for them regularly, they quickly noticed how sticky their fingers would get when they broke apart the flowers. It is from this sticky beginning that humans learned about Cannabis resin and began the process of refining and concentrating it into what we now know as hash. While generally speaking “hash” can refer to any number of concentrated resin products derived from the Cannabis plant, in today’s modern world we have developed a wide array of concentrated resin products that are worth understanding.
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COMMON CANNABIS CONCENTRATE CONSISTENCIES
Fire in, fire out. The quality and cure of Cannabis being turned into concentrates.
FRESH FROZEN FLOWER
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Generally labeled as ‘live’ – flowers cut and flash frozen immediately after harvest. The quick cut and freeze time captures the resin at the point of harvest and is made directly from the fresh frozen resin. If the flower’s harvest was timed correctly, then this yields an extremely flavorful concentrate very true to the aroma of the living flower itself.
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DRIED FLOWER Flower that has gone through the normal drying process, but generally not the curing process. Many concentrates can be cured after extraction, and therefore many companies do not cure the resin beforehand.
BIOMASS Primarily in the hemp industry, but also in large scale Cannabis companies. The waste plant material that accumulates in the harvest supply chain and typically added to edibles or topicals, but sometimes in lower quality concentrates and cartridges.
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Hard, flat and glass-like. Very common due to their relatively cheap price point and ease of use. Rigid oils that break apart like glass into chunks and can be dabbed or added to a bowl.
Similar to shatter, but instead of breaking apart they stretch in a manner similar to caramel or taffy candy. Slightly more difficult to work with due to its sticky nature, but can be dabbed, mixed into bowls, and are commonly rolled into snakes and placed into joints and blunts.
Oils that have not undergone the process of winterization – meaning that the fats, waxes and lipids of the plant still remain in the product. This creates a thick, moist and creamy oil that requires a tool to work with and is most commonly dabbed.
A dry and dense oil that crumbles to the touch and is relatively less sticky than most concentrates. Often takes on a honeycomb or Swiss cheese-like structure and is generally more rare in the market.
SUGAR
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SAUCE
Semi-crystalline oil that resembles an incomplete syrup or a thick, wet sugar substance. Typically dabbed and requires a dab tool to use. Most oils will age into a sugar as the THCa will crystalize over time.
Pure THCa crystals that have been allowed to form from pure Cannabis distillates. These achieve the highest potency of THCa, but generally lack any other type of terpene or cannabinoid. Often mixed with terpene-rich sauces and dabbed.
Liquid oils left over as the THCa crystalizes out of solution. Typically very terpenerich, flavorful and fragrant. Usually vaped in a cartridge or used as a dipping sauce for more solid dabs. Generally the most difficult texture to work with.
WHOLE PLANT EXTRACT Also known as RSO, whole plant extract has not undergone any type of refinement process. Deep green and almost black in color. Can be eaten straight, but often mixed with food or formulated into edibles. Robust and highly medicinal, this product is not often dabbed.
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SOLVENTLESS The resin is collected by mechanical means rather than chemical.
CHARAS
DRY SIFT
ICE WATER HASH
Created by running one’s hands along living plants in a field. Ripe and sticky trichome heads stick and accumulate over time, and the resin is then stuck together into larger masses that can be smoked on their own or mixed with flower.
Raw resin heads in their natural form. Using fine micron bags and screens, resin heads are knocked off the plant and sifted into a form that looks like a fine beach sand. Generally mixed with a smoking herb, but can also be dabbed.
Utilizes cold water to knock off and collect the resin heads, rather than dry force. Plant matter is mixed with ice in large mixing containers and then filtered through micron bags to collect the resin heads. The hash is then dried to reveal the raw resin heads, then pressed and refined further, but can be smoked as is.
TEMPLE BALL Hand-pressed hash that’s been heated and rolled into spheres with an airtight oxidized coating. These balls are then aged to allow for slow chemical processes to occur which cure the resin and elevate the product. This process produces a terpene unique to hash called hashishene.
FLOWER ROSIN Raw flower that is squished under a press and through a fine micron mesh bag. Generally contains contaminants from the plant material itself, but is preferred by some flower lovers due to its purity.
HASH ROSIN Raw, sifted resin heads placed in a micron bag and pressed to squish out the oil under controlled amounts of heat and pressure. Captures the most pure resin possible, as it leaves behind the waxy coating of the trichome. Typically yields the highest quality resin concentrate product possible.
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T E C H N O LO G Y LET’S FACE IT: Puffco’s Peak forever changed the world of Cannabis concentrate consumption as we knew it. And if you’re as reliant on it as I am for your daily dabs, you’re likely looking for ways to maximize its functionality and ease of use. Introducing the Hot Knife and the Journey Bag – two accessories that are affordable and essential to expressing your Peak’s highest potential.
DABBING TOOLS OF THE TRADE AN ULTRA-MODERN TAKE on the old-school, do-it-yourself method of heating hash from which it takes its name, the Hot Knife is an electronic dab tool that does one simple but incredibly useful thing: It heats your dab to precisely the temperature needed for it to drip off the tool’s ceramic tip and into your Peak chamber without causing it to vaporize – eliminating the messy, AVAILABLE annoying chore of trying to scrape IN BLACK the sticky extract off into the botOR INDIGLO tom (or heaven forbid the side!) INCLUDES USB-C of the chamber. Simply hold down CHARGING the button and three seconds later, CORD $59.99 ta-da – your dab is in the bowl and ready to smoke.
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FOR DABBERS ON THE GO, nothing beats Puffco’s new Journey Bag. Think of it as a padded purse for your Peak that resembles a low-slung gun holster (though far less menacing). Made of durable, water-repellent nylon, this stylish black shoulder sling features four main compartments: the Peak pocket, which keeps your device easily accessible and upright so the water in your glass attachment doesn’t spill out; a large storage pocket for other essential items, inside of which are two smaller pockets (including a thin one to slide your dab tool into); a cushioned screen-safe phone pocket; and coolest of all (literally), a small, thermal-lined “chill pocket” at the bottom that’s equipped with a tiny freezer pack to keep your jars of concentrate cool. It also features an adjustable strap with a magnetic buckle and a slip-proof pad under the base. Whether hiking through the woods, strolling the beach at sunset, trekking around town or cruising around a Cannabis festival, the Journey Bag is perfect for keeping your Peak portable and protected. PUFFCO.COM | @PUFFCO
ONCE THE WORLD got tired of taking hot dabs, BLACK AND LIMITED stoners began to innovate. The original way we could EDITION COLORS tell if a banger or titanium nail was too hot, was to AVAILABLE. $249.99 hold a finger an inch or so away and go off of feeling. Needless to say that is not only a safety hazard, but also kind of archaic. I mean, we are smoking out of pipes that have five-figure price tags – why not make the dabbing experience a little more sophisticated? The Dab Rite is an infrared thermometer that tells you the exact temperature of your banger, nail, swing-arm, or whatever surface you are dabbing off of. The first thing you’ll want to do is set the material of your banger, with options including quartz and opaque quartz for those extra-heady worked pieces. Next you can set your temperature – and play with the flexible arm that enables you to place it at any angle underneath your banger – where it’ll read the temperature and display it on the small screen of the device. You’ll be able to watch the temperature decrease until it reaches the number you have set it to, and it’ll beep and flash when it’s time for you to dab (you can choose to silence it as well). Hands down, the Dab Rite completely changed the game for me – ending the days of burning my throat with hot dabs and ensuring I can actually taste the flavors I am chasing with dabbing concentrates. Thanks to this device, my precious terps are finally safe. DABRITE.COM | @THEDABRITE
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IT’S NO SECRET that dabbing technology is constantly evolving into wild new territories, and in our never-ending quest for accessories that convey this growing sophistication, we found the DigiTül by Stache Products. A dabber running off of AAA batteries in the handle, it features a detachable metal tool and can literally tell you the exact weight of the concentrate you have scooped onto the end of it. The process is simple: Place the dabber on a flat surface, turn it on, scoop your concentrate, and put it back on the same flat surface. The digital screen will read the exact weight of the concentrate down to double digits. After testing out the dabber versus a traditional scale, it consistently weighed the correct amount and was more accurate than a single-digit scale. The DigiTül absolutely pushes the envelope for concentrate accessories into an exciting new realm, developing a tool that’s sure to find its way into the hands of many looking to fine tune their dabbing experience. STACHEPRODUCTS.COM | @STACHEPRODUCTS
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This soft and wet badder smelled like entering a flower room in a grow, filling nostrils with floral scents reminiscent of fresh-frozen Cannabis. With a nearly balanced profile of pinene to myrcene, this strain got me where I needed to be with my back pain – while keeping me alert after a few dabs. 77.53% Total Cannabinoids | 10.88% Total Terpenes vireohealth.com/kings-queens | @vireohealth
CULTA ROYAL OAK LIVE RESIN BADDER Royal Oak is brought to us by Archive Seed Bank, crossing Gelato 41 and Faceoff Bx2. The smell of this jar can be described as a bottle of gassy lemons left in a forest of pine trees. On the exhale, the Faceoff OG flavor is very apparent – bringing waves of gas and cologne-like terpenes. I experienced a swift wave of calmness after a dab, which helped me wind down. 81.51% Total Cannabinoids | 9.4% Total Terpenes culta.io @cultaig
KINGS AND QUEENS RUNTZ SHATTER MPX DURBAN CINDY LIVE RESIN SUGAR
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I love a classic Durban Poison terpene profile. The smell can be described as lemons that have been mixed with sweet whipped cream. The effects I felt after one dab lifted my spirits and helped to mitigate some anxiety I was experiencing during a busy workday. Dab after dab, I kept coming back to this one for the flavor. 88.26% Total Cannabinoids | 10.993% Total Terpenes meltingpointextracts.com @mpx_us
MPX SOUTHWEST STOMPER X WILLIE’S WONDER LIVE RESIN BATTER
After sliding open the neat little package this oil came in, a see-thru parchment reveals a gram of shiny golden shatter that I could see right through. This phenotype of Runtz is leaning a little harder on the citrusy side, with sharp citrus and sweet flavors entering my nostrils. One dab had me in a calm state of mind while remaining productive. 80.96% Total Cannabinoids | 4.78% Total Terpenes vireohealth.com/kings-queens @vireohealth
KINGS AND QUEENS GMO LIVE RESIN BADDER Crossing Girl Scout Cookies and Chem Dog brings us this funky strain that Maryland patients seem to love so much. This is one of the skunkiest strains I have ever smoked, and Kings and Queens did it justice with this badder. The funky smell protrudes from the jar as you open it up, and translates strongly on the exhale. This strain has proven to be sedating for me, and I use it often before bed. 86.11% Total Cannabinoids | 5.18% Total Terpenes | vireohealth. com/kings-queens @vireohealth
DISTRICT CANNABIS CHERRY CHEM WAX Coming in a little saucier than your typical wax, this batch was wet and pooling around the bottom of the jar. I noticed this batch had a significant amount of b-caryophyllene and would try to use it when I was experiencing anxiety. The flavor profile is a sour skunk with hints of piney terpenes. 83.37% Total Cannabinoids | 7.32% Total Terpenes districtcannabis.us @districtcannabis.us
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The consistency of this batter is exactly what I am looking for when I purchase live resins. Thick and saucy waves of terps make this shiny golden pile of goodness light up in the jar, smelling like a piney and floral medley of terpenes. Grow West brought this strain to market in Maryland, and patients have been loving it for years.85.64% Total Cannabinoids | 12.254% Total Terpenes meltingpointextracts.com @mpx_us
CULTA ZKITTLE MINTZ LIVE RESIN BADDER Popping the lid off this jar revealed a pool of saucy and wet badder. Sour Skittles meet pink Starburst flavor in this live resin. The terpene profile is sweet and sour on the nose, and even stronger on the exhale. After a dab I felt a happy, zippy mood come over me. 79.75% Total Cannabinoids 7.41% Total Terpenes culta.io @cultaig
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DISTRICT CANNABIS GELATO CAKE WAX Gelato Cake’s terpene profile cannot be mistaken, with that sweet mix of doughy and cologne-like terpenes filling my nose. This batch was like a mix of the Cherry Chem and Sour Diesel consistency-wise, looking solid but proving very saucy on the dabber tool. I always use this strain for falling asleep, as it puts me in a clear and calm state of mind. 86.76% Total Cannabinoids | 6.71% Total Terpenes districtcannabis.us @districtcannabis.us
MPX FLO WALKER SHATTER MPX stores their grams of shatter in a see-thru parchment paper, showing the transparent, golden piece of a slab. On the exhale, I got earthy and citrusy notes of gas accompanied by peppery and woody flavors. This strain worked best for me during the daytime, providing an entourage of effects including energy and clear-headedness. 86.62% Total Cannabinoids | 5.483% Total Terpenes meltingpointextracts.com @mpx_us
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STRANE STARDAWG BUBBLEGUM LIVE SUGAR These golden clusters of sweet and sticky live resin sitting in a black jar were speaking to me immediately. The smell reminds me of honey suckles in the beginning of the summer. The flavor was leaning toward a strawberry-like fruit mixture with pepper on the backend. I used this strain at night because this specific batch had over 4% b-myrcene. 88.21% Total Cannabinoids | 7.63% Total Terpenes | thisisstrane.com @thisisstrane
MPX SOUTHWEST STOMPER X WILLIE’S WONDER HTE/HCE The Grape Stomper in this cross shined through in a fragrant grape-like sensation that filled my nostrils. Grape Koolaid terps are on the backburner during the exhale, with a strong peppery and gassy flavor from the over 11% myrcene in this batch. With that high of a concentration of myrcene, I was confident in this strain’s ability to keep me in a constant state of mental repose. HCE Testing 97.50% Total Cannabinoids & 1.176% Total Terpenes | HTE Testing - 68.83% Total Cannabinoids | 19.534% Total Terpenes | meltingpointextracts.com @mpx_us
STRANE MAC AND CHEESE BADDER DISTRICT CANNABIS SOUR DIESEL WAX This gram of concentrate came in the form of a nice, solid-looking chunk of wax – as smooth as butter when touched with a dabber. The smell can be described as fresh and floral, similar to a classic Stardawg terpene profile. After a dab I felt a swift energy kick in almost immediately, accompanied by a noticeably chatty vibe . 86.61% Total Cannabinoids | 6.21% Total Terpenes | districtcannabis.us @districtcannabis.us
34 KINGS AND QUEENS GMO LIVE RESIN DIAMONDS Here we have GMO in a different form from Kings and Queens, this time as succulent, terpene-coated THCA boulders. The diamonds slide around the jar nicely, and put off that quintessential funky smell I expect from GMO. I experienced deep tranquility after a dab of these diamonds, packing a strong punch of THC. 97.78% Total Cannabinoids | 1.83% Total Terpenes | vireohealth.com/kings-queens @vireohealth
This oil pooled around the bottom of the jar and was saucy, but held firm on a dabber and was easy to scoop. I have come to expect a terpinolenedominant terpene profile from this strain – similar to Trainwreck and Jack Herer – and they nailed this multidimensional flavor profile from smell to smoke! 88.21% Total Cannabinoids | 7.63% Total Terpenes thisisstrane.com @thisisstrane
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The strain Horchata has been taking the Cannabis world by storm, crossing Jet Fuel Gelato with Mochi Gelato. The strain is said to be a true 50% indica to 50% sativa hybrid. Twisting off the top reveals sweet baked good scents combined with a fuel-like classic Gelato undertone. The exhale was strong on the Gelato flavor, and after one dab I was in a relaxed state of euphoria. 89.40% Total Cannabinoids | 10.284% Total Terpenes meltingpointextracts.com @mpx_us
KINGS AND QUEENS NOT TAHOE OG LIVE SUGAR MPX LEMON SKUNK LIVE RESIN JAM The consistency of this concentrate can be described as a mix between sugar, batter and diamonds. With little chunks of crystals floating around in this sweet and saucy mixture, lemon OG terps burst out of the jar as soon as you open it. The terpene distribution in this profile was a strong medley with nothing dominating the profile – making it a solid recommendation for patients who want a hybrid of effects. 83.75% Total Cannabinoids 16.048% Total Terpenes | meltingpointextracts.com @mpx_us
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A bouquet of floral, spicy and woody terpenes filled the room after opening this jar. The live sugar is like a jam consistency – with a nice mix of sauciness, while still being able to get it on my dabber. My mind and body were settled after a couple dabs, providing me relief for a chill night without back pain. 78.58% Total Cannabinoids 2.14% Total Terpenes | vireohealth.com/ kings-queens @vireohealth
KINGS AND QUEENS PHANTOM OG LIVE RESIN CRUMBLE Lemon pound cake is the aroma that filled my nose when I stuck it in this jar. The terpene profile is dominantly limonene, providing that strong lemon scent. I loved smoking this strain during the day to stay focused and get medicated at the same time. 83.29% Total Cannabinoids | 6.59% Total Terpenes vireohealth.com/kings-queens @vireohealth
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GRASSROOTS SUNSET SHORTCAKE LIVE RESIN SUGAR Crossing Sunset Sherbet x Strawberry Shortcake brings us this sour, sweet, sticky, strawberry-smelling batch of live resin. The sugar consistency is an even mix of juicy terpenes to delicious little crystal-like structures. After a dab I felt uplifted and giddy for hours. 84.47% Total Cannabinoids | 9.18% Total Terpenes | grassrootscannabis.com @grassrootscompanies
SUNMED LABS COOKIES MAC CURED RESIN SHATTER This shatter is bright gold in color, and reeks of citrusy and gassy flavors. I was extremely impressed with the flavor on the exhale, truly highlighting an excellent example of Cookies Mac terps. Kudos to the team at Sunmed Labs for an incredibly tasty and delicious shatter, which left me feeling tranquil. 84.31% Total Cannabinoids | 5.44% Total Terpenes sunmedgrowers.com @sunmed.labs
EVERMORE TROPICAL SUNSET TERPS & CRYSTALS I’ve always said this strain’s smell reminds me of Kool-aid or Pixy Stix. This beautiful example of diamonds, or as Evermore calls them – “crystals” – is full of flavor, and after a dab I experienced a nice mixture of pain relief and clear-headed energy. 83.54% Total Cannabinoids | 16.17% Total Terpenes evermorecompany.com @evermorebrands
SUNMED LABS WEDDING CHEESECAKE LIVE RESIN BATTER Cake-like terps slap you in the face when you open up this jar. On the backend are gassy flavors that remind me of the smell of racing fuel and tires. After one dab, I was in a euphoric and happy mood – perfect for a day by the pool. 86.21% Total Cannabinoids | 5.52% Total Terpenes sunmedgrowers.com @sunmed.labs
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The viscosity of the badders from Strane are consistent across the board, which is nice when you want to know exactly what you’re dabbing. The flavor profile reminded me of a musky forest filled with wildflowers. After a couple dabs, I was feeling alert and creative. 88.21% Total Cannabinoids | 12.26% Total Terpenes | thisisstrane.com @thisisstrane
Grassroots square jars with rounded edges make scooping out every last dab of concentrate from this jar easier than ever. Lifting the lid off exposed a wave of fruity and sugary terpenes, likely from the nearly 5% terpinolene. On the exhale I was taken on a flavor rollercoaster, with citrus fruit dominating the profile and notes of pine and wood sneaking through the cracks. 83.36% Total Cannabinoids | 10.33% Total Terpenes | grassrootscannabis.com @ grassrootscompanies
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SUNMED LABS GMO LIVE RESIN TERP JELLY This batch of GMO Terp Jelly was explosive with that classic GMO flavor profile. As soon as I opened the jar, my room was filled with intense skunky aromas. With a high concentration of both myrcene and limonene, I tended to enjoy this strain during the day, even though I would typically use it at night. 81.36% Total Cannabinoids | 6.72% Total Terpenes sunmedgrowers.com @sunmed.labs
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SUNMED LABS DOUBLE CROSS DIAMONDS & SAUCE Double Cross is another incredible strain in the library of Archive Seed Bank. Crossing Moonbow #73 (Zkittlez x Dosidos) x Face Off OG gives off a fruity tang reminiscent of lemon and lime Skittles. I experienced some joint pain relief while out in the garden after taking a few dabs of this. 79.71% Total Cannabinoids | 19.43% Total Terpenes sunmedgrowers.com @sunmed.labs
SUNMED LABS LEGENDBERRY SHORTCAKE LIVE RESIN SUGAR Sweet berries meet lemony goodness in this wet live resin sugar. Boasting an impressive terpene profile over 20%, this is a “one-way ticket to flavor town.” I felt relaxed, euphoric and happy after taking two dabs, because I couldn’t help but go back for a double-take on this one. 79.51% Total Cannabinoids | 20.29% Total Terpenes sunmedgrowers.com | @sunmed.labs
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VAPE CARTRIDDGES Y3K REBOOT, POWER UP AND SHUT DOWN VAPES I had a great bit of fun testing these vapes out at different times of the day. The terpenes you can expect to dominate each profile make sense, including limonene for the Power Up and Reboot, and myrcene for the Shut Down. I found myself going to grab the Shut Down vape when I had trouble falling asleep, and the Power Up during rough mornings. 72.5% - 78.9% Total THC | 12.77% - 13.14% Total Terpenes | curiowellness.com @curio_wellness
STRANE CARTRIDGES GOJI OG, GDP, MAC AND CHEESE, DOSI & DMV SKUNK I tried several different vapes from Strane including Goji OG, Grand Daddy Purple, Mac and Cheese, Dosi, as well as a DMV Skunk live resin sauce cartridge. I appreciate the depth of the flavors and strains used, including Cannabis-derived terpenes in the live cartridge. I am a huge fan of the flavor and potent effects of the live cartridge, so I stuck with the DMV Skunk most of the time. Ranging from 86.96% - 90.78% Total Cannabinoids 4.39% - 6.95% Total Terpenes | thisisstrane.com @thisisstrane
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Mary’s Medicinals is bringing a sweet bonanza with this indica vape cartridge. All of the fruits in the jungle can be found lingering in this terpene profile. With the combination of vast flavors and an indica blend of starting material, I’m confident this would serve as a good vape for any time of day. 78.11% Total Cannabinoids 7.13% Total Terpenes marysmedicinals.com @marys_medicinals
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Strane Stash is Strane’s line of products that is discounted for the patient who wants a quality product, but at a more affordable price. The flavor was sweet like bubblegum, with a balanced terpene profile all around. After a couple hits, I felt a release of the tension in my chest from anxiety. 83.89% Total Cannabinoids | 6.21% Total Terpenes | thisisstrane.com @thisisstrane
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RYTHM TERP SAP DROPPERS Terp Sap from Rythm is a unique product that can be used in a variety of ways. You can dab it, put it on top of flower in a bowl or bong, and even eat it due to it already being activated. My preferred method of use is on top of bowls. Both Banana Sundae and Blue Sunset were enjoyable, but Banana Sundae won my sweet tooth over. 75.76% 76.42% Total Cannabinoids | 8.14% - 8.28% Total Terpenes | rythm.com @rythm_official
Left to right we have Apples and Cookies, Tropical Mints, Melonade and Mendo Kiwi vape cartridges. District’s carts are looking better than ever before. I really enjoyed the Tropical Mints, giving me a solid head buzz and overall muscle relaxation. 88.95% - 90.11% Total Cannabinoids 3.67% - 4.89% Total Terpenes | districtcannabis.us @districtcannabis.us
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SUNMED LABS SNOOP DOGG OG LIVE RESIN CARTRIDGE It is easy to tell Sunmed is using live resin in these cartridges from that classic, fresh-frozen taste. I picked up on more of the essence of the Cannabis plant than with a standard distillate cartridge. I felt a nice couchlock set over me as I was puffing on this pen, making it my go-to for movie night. 79.34% Total Cannabinoids | 10.36% Total Terpenes sunmedgrowers.com @sunmed.labs
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MARY’S MEDICINALS INDICA VAPE
I was very impressed with this strain's cannabinoid profile, boasting nearly 4% THCV. This cannabinoid has been making the rounds lately for its potential appetite-suppressing qualities. The flavor was a classic Memory Loss terpene profile, with fruity and citrusy pine notes throughout. I experienced a boost in energy after a few puffs. 78.87% Total Cannabinoids | 9.456% Total Terpenes | meltingpointextracts.com @mpx_us
MARY’S MEDICINALS SATIVA VAPE Pinene is dominating this terpene profile, and combining that with a sativa blend made this pen perfect for my morning and daytime medication. I felt alert and on my A-game when ripping this during the day. The flavor profile can be described as the smell of walking through a forest full of pine trees. 76.28% Total Cannabinoids | 7.55% Total Terpenes | marysmedicinals.com | @marys_medicinals
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EVERMORE ICE CREAM CAKE COLD CURED LIVE ROSIN Sweet and creamy flavors link up with gas in this hash rosin from Evermore. The kushy terpenes in this strain remind me of being in a bakery. A truly clean solventless dab tastes like quality terpenes and good water, and this jar was hard to put down. I was in a complete state of relaxation when dabbing on this Ice Cream Cake. 86.94% Total Cannabinoids 7.929% Total Terpenes | evermorecompany.com @evermorebrands
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EVERMORE PATAPEAKE SHORTBREAD COLD CURED LIVE ROSIN Another hitter from Evermore is this jet fuel smelling batch of rosin. The consistency and color of this batch is right on par with the best of the best. On the exhale, I experienced a wave of sour and kushy flavors to accompany the gas. I felt uplifted and energetic after a dab, and kept going back into the jar for another. Read our review of the flower version in the Strain of the Month section, pg. 24-25. 83.99% Total Cannabinoids | 7.105% Total Terpenes evermorecompany.com | @evermorebrands
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Hail To The Queen Dutch entrepreneur, inventor, and adventurer Mila Jansen has been smoking, smuggling, and making hashish for over a half-century. Along the way, she’s revolutionized how it’s made, established herself as an international Cannabis icon, and more than earned the title by which she’s best known—the Hash Queen. EARLY LIFE Mila Jansen was born in Liverpool on December 5, 1944. The daughter of a Dutch oil executive, she spent her childhood traveling between England, Indonesia, and the Netherlands before settling in Amsterdam in 1955. She worked in greenhouses during her teens before getting pregnant at 18 and dropping out of school. It wasn’t until 1964 that she first tried hashish—thanks to her boyfriend, who was studying medicine and wanted to observe its effects. “I rolled my first joint [tobacco and hash], and I remember just lying on the floor rolling with laughter,” Jansen says. “It was love at first toke.”
Mila Mila presents presents the the Best Best Nederhash Nederhash trophy trophy at at the the 2010 2010 Cannabis Cannabis Cup Cup in in Amsterdam. Amsterdam.
by some to be a precursor of the Cannabis coffeeshops that would follow. “We might have been the first coffeeshop, apart from the fact that we never sold anything,” Mila chuckles. “We just traded and shared whatever hash might arrive from Turkey, Lebanon, or Afghanistan.” Their hip hangout attracted all kinds of people from around the world who came to drink tea, have a smoke, and trade goods. It became Mila & partner Henk at their so popular that neighbors complained about it, boutique Kink 22 (1966). and within a year, the police had shut it down. What’s worse, they KINK 22 threatened to take Mila’s daughter away from In 1965, Mila got a job at a local fashion studio, where she her, so she decided it was time to go. befriended a gay designer named Henk Koster. Before long, “I was about to travel to Mexico when this guy the duo opened their own clothing boutique called Kink 22. walked into the teahouse who’d been to India, Employing custom designers, they began churning out mod and within two hours, my whole plan changed. and hippie style clothing and were the first shop in Holland to No more Mexico—I was heading for India!” sell miniskirts. At the height of the counterculture revolution, In 1968, with only $600 in her pocket, Mila Kink 22 attracted creative spirits from all over the world—inand her daughter set out for India. cluding Tina Turner, who once bought a dress there. And in 1967, a Dutch filmmaker shot an art film there (“De VerloederPASSAGE TO INDIA ing van de Swieps”), in which Mila had a role. But the boutique Mila’s six-month-long journey to India took her became so popular that they soon had trouble keeping up with through much of Europe and the Middle East. demand, so in November 1967, they switched the boutique Along the way, she spent nearly a month in into a teashop. And since the cups of tea often came with a Mazar-I-Sharif making dry sift with the locals, free joint (again, tobacco and hash), the shop was considered
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Mila in 1967. A scene from the film “Deterioration of the Swieps Family” (1967).
smoked a hookah with cops at the Iranian/Afghan border, and rode in the back of a truck atop boxes of dynamite. She finally arrived in India in December 1968—just in time for her 24th birthday. From there, she also ventured to Nepal, where she traveled with nomads, visited Buddhist monasteries, and learned to make charas. Mila loved India so much that she spent the next 14 years there—summering in Manali and wintering in Goa (a popular destination for hash-loving foreigners). During that time, she made a living by mailing items back to Holland to sell, including Tibetan jewelry, dresses from Delhi, and blocks of hash hidden in hollowed-out books. In 1971, she fell in love with a fellow Netherlander named Hans Swart, whom she married and had two children with. Though Mila had many adventures hiking through the Himalayas—some of which included meeting the Dalai Lama and being attacked by wolves—only one was documented on film: a three-month-long odyssey with Hans in 1976 that he hoped to turn into a documentary someday.
Mila and Hans trekking through Ladakh in the Himalayas (1976).
Mila and Hans’ wedding (1971).
RETURN TO HOLLAND In 1988, Mila finally returned to Amsterdam for good— but unlike before she’d left, the city was now filled with Cannabis. So as a single mom with four kids to support, she rekindled her passion for gardening to earn a living growing weed for coffeeshops. Within a few years, she was running 13 gardens all across the city. But in 1992, her largest grow—a greenhouse with 24,000 plants— was raided by police just 10 days before harvest. Other busts followed, forcing her to reassess her career. Fortunately, though, a new opportunity was about to present itself—one that would establish her as the new hash queen of Amsterdam.
HEMP HOTEL In 1998, Mila invested some of her newly acquired capital from the Pollinator into another marijuana-relatOriginal Hemp Hotel sign & ed venture: the other Mila memorabilia. Hemp Hotel—a small budget hotel dedicated to hemp education that featured five rooms, each decorated to re-
flect a different exotic region they’d visited. They also incorporated hemp into the hotel’s amenities—including soaps, shampoos, curtains, and mattresses. Their onsite bar/café even served 11 kinds of hemp beer and hemp rolls with breakfast. And once a month, their “Hemple Temple Nightbar” hosted a “ladies’ hash night” gathering. Sadly, in 2013, their landlord chose not to renew their lease, and the Hemp Hotel was closed. MILA’S JOURNEY After the death of her former husband Hans in 2007, Mila decided to recreate a portion of their original Himalayan trek, film it, then combine that with Hans’ old footage (which had been collecting dust) into a new documentary. The result was “Mila’s Journey” (2011)—a retrospective of Mila’s life and adventures, and a touching tribute to Hans. DAB-A-DOO After serving as a celebrity hash judge at California’s Chalice festival in the early 2010s, Mila was inspired to create her own concentrate competition. On her 69th birthday, during the 2013 Cannabis Cup, the Hash Queen hosted a party at Dab-A-Doo - Amsterdam her Pollinator shop she 2014 with hash experts Doug dubbed Dab-a-Doo—an Dracup, Mila, Robert Connell invitation-only event Clarke and Todd McCormick. focused on dabbable concentrates. Since then, she’s now hosted 30 Dab-A-Doos all around the globe, including Denver, Miami, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Jamaica. AWARDS & ACCOLADES Time has not slowed down this beloved marijuana matriarch. In 2017, she launched her own line of live resin called Hash Queen extracts. The following year, she released her autobiography, “Mila: How I Became The Hash Queen.” And this fall, she’s doing another Dab-A-Doo tour through South America. Over the past decade or so, Mila has been showered with accolades from every corner of the Cannabis world—receiving numerous lifetime achievement awards and being included in several “most influential people in Cannabis” lists. Yet, there’s one honor we still owe her: an official coronation. Because, after all, every queen must have her crown. For our podcast & more Cannabis history content visit worldofcannabis.museum/cannthropology.
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Left: With basket of weed in Kullu, India; above: with daughter Miloes in Manali (both from 1968).
THE POLLINATOR Since she didn’t care much for smoking flower, Mila made her own hash, which she did by dry-sifting the leftovers from her various grows—a slow, tedious process best done in the cold. She did that for a couple of years… until one night in 1994 when, while doing some laundry, she had an epiphany. “I was standing in front of my clothes dryer, and it suddenly hit me: what those clothes were doing inside the dryer, waffling around like that, is exactly what I was doing with this dried [plant] material. So the next morning, I went and got an old clothes dryer, put a screen around the drum, took away the heating, threw my leaves in, and lo and behold—the crystals were lying in the bottom of the dryer! I had invented the Pollinator.” Simple yet brilliant, the Pollinator was the first device ever designed to separate the trichomes With early Pollinator machines. from dried Cannabis mechanically rather than by hand (how it had been done for thousands of years prior). “I had 5,000 guilders (Dutch dollars) left after all those years of growing, so I used them to build the first three Pollinators,” she says. “Robert Connell Clarke unveiled it at the Cannabis Cup that year, and it’s taken off from there.” The invention of the Pollinator led to the creation of what’s known as “nederhash”— a style of dry pressed hash made in the Netherlands. (Before this, almost all hash in Amsterdam was imported.) With their catchy slogan of “Hash from Trash,” Mila and her team started selling the machines like hotcakes (or, should I say, pannekoeken). The Pollinator was soon followed by her Ice-O-Lator bags in 1998 and the Bubbleator in 2005 (both used for ice water extraction to make “bubble hash”). Her extraction machines’ success earned Mila a handsome living and a regal new honorific: the Hash Queen. Unfortunately, in 2015, the Dutch government informed Mila that her Pollinator shop in Amsterdam was considered the equivalent of an illegal grow shop, and she was forced to go to court. Thankfully, she won her case—but not before making the difficult decision to sell the shop.
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I THINK IT’S TIME we rebranded these planets. I’m thinking Penis and Mons. I don’t know. A guy named John Gray wrote a bestselling book in 1992 called “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” and the term quickly became a popular catchphrase that captured the world of differences between the two sexes. I never read the book, but it would be assumed that there’s a distinction made between the two planets that align with the tendencies of gender. And planets aren’t the only inanimate objects that get assigned masculine and feminine attributes, because boats and cars are usually referred to as female. I don’t know of many items referred to as male, but surely someone somewhere has a butcher knife named Butch, or a Sherman tank named Sherman. And while we’re rebranding planets, just for the record, I’m not cool with calling Pluto a dwarf planet. It’s not fair. You can’t just disqualify a planet in the middle of the game as if it just wiped its ass with a penalty flag after a touchdown. The system taught us that there are nine planets and now we’re just simply expected to shift to eight. That’s bullshit. And the reason it pisses me off is because if you’re not entirely sure about something you’re going to teach in schools, then don’t teach it. And besides, Pluto is my favorite dog. He’s got his shit together a lot more than Goofy, that’s for sure. Anyway, Mr. Gray ain’t wrong. I mean, it doesn’t take long once you’ve hit puberty to understand the chasm between how the brains of men and women work. For instance, when she is thinking “I wonder what he is like…” – he is thinking “I wonder what she is like in bed…” By the way, if Cannabis genders are also to be associated with a planet, the females are from Mercury and the males are from Uranus.
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