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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.
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FOR OUR CONCENTRATES ISSUE WE SOUGHT OUT THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXTRACTIONS.
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 value 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 medical 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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or the third time in three months, the Florida Supreme Court dashed the hopes of Floridians who want to see expanded access to Cannabis. In a 5-2 ruling on June 17, the state’s highest court found a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana to be misleading. The initiative, titled “Regulate Marijuana in a Manner Similar to Alcohol to Establish Age, Licensing, and Other Restrictions,” would have also allowed Floridians to grow Cannabis at home. Had it reached the ballot, the initiative would have needed the approval of 60% of voters to become a part of the state Constitution. Attorney General Ashley Moody asked the court to weigh in on the ballot language in September 2019. It took the court the better part of two years to issue its ruling.
THE INITIATIVE, TITLED “REGULATE MARIJUANA IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO ALCOHOL TO ESTABLISH AGE, LICENSING, AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS,” WOULD HAVE ALSO ALLOWED FLORIDIANS TO GROW CANNABIS AT HOME.
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soybeans for hemp. Hemp is the key to changing our fundamental relationship to the planet and how we as a species interact with the world we live in. It’s 2021 and quite honestly, none of us have a real choice in how we live our lives moving forward. Either we change or we kill the planet we all depend on for our very survival. Many in the hemp movement are acting out of a deeply held passion. We try to live up to our own ideals day by day. Whether your analysis is based on the impact of global warming or trade imbalances or chemical pollutants seemingly out of control, building a hemp industry infrastructure that supports a healthy and healing relationship with Spaceship Earth is a non-negotiable. If I have two business partners I can work with, I’ll always favor the one whose corporate ideals and mission most closely meshes with mine. I avoid those whose practices rub me the wrong way. I’ll take the opportunity to begin a conversation about how we could work together in the future, but underline the fact that I as a business owner have multiple options about who I do business with and I’m not afraid to say no. The planet is getting hotter whether you want to accept science as fact or not. Droughts and fires are an increasing threat to all of us, especially those that depend on the land for their livelihoods. Building healthy soil is one way to address changing weather patterns. Growing hemp for new packaging is made with hemp, GROWING industries that support a countless acres will be planted. If HEMP FOR NEW healthy lifestyle is no longer hemp t-shirts and pants were side by INDUSTRIES optional. Get on board or side with cotton, farmers would race THAT SUPPORT A to fill the void. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE get out of the way. So yes, I tell farmers to Hemp is the right plant at the right IS NO LONGER grow hemp unlike any other time. But conventional farmers new OPTIONAL. crop they’ve grown before. to the plant always question me Not only will they be rewarded with when I insist they grow hemp regeneratively and higher prices in the market, they’ll organically, taking the overall carbon footprint sleep better at night knowing their into consideration. This is often met with a long children will inherit a healthier farm, silence on the other end of the phone call or both environmentally and financially. Zoom session. “Why? No one’s going to eat P.S. Thanks goes out to Adam hempcrete or hemp paper? What’s the big deal Hunter, who heard me recite a about organic hemp?” condensed version of this article as My response is twofold. The hemp industry we planted hemp seedings at Hunter was founded by hemp activists and farming & Reich Farms. He shook his head in any crop should be done in an environmentally agreement, and from then on, I knew responsible manner. In other words, growing I was onto something. hemp isn’t just about swapping corn or
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my regulars works at a bar not too far from my house, so sometimes I’ll go down there after work and hang out and shoot pool, or something. It’s difficult not to create friendships with people who come into Hashtag, because we have the common factor of the love for Cannabis. WHEN YOU GET TOGETHER WITH THIS DUDE, DO YOU SHOW OFF A DELICIOUS PRE-ROLL THAT YOU GRABBED FROM THE SHOP? Honestly, you know what’s really
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funny – he and I will both bust something out to try to impress each other. We both bring something super dank and get super stoned, so it’s kind of competitive, yes, but all with the intention of just sharing respect and gratitude for one another, and of course, the plant. In the end, we each end up winning. WHO WINS AT POOL? That’s a tough one. I usually play with Quentin, a.k.a. Q, one of my co-workers. We’ve actually been friends since kindergarten, it’s kind of crazy that we work together now in the Cannabis industry. We go back and forth at pool, but right now I think I’ve got him. DO YOU GUYS GAMBLE WITH WEED?
(laughs) Honestly, no we don’t. I’ve never thought of that, but I might have to start!
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Owner Adam Schmidt launched Clear Choice Collective in 2012 with the mindset that Cannabis could help people who suffer from opioid addiction – a determination made after sadly losing his brother to that affliction. Then in 2014, he made the transition to the legal recreational market with Clear Choice Cannabis in Tacoma, which currently displays one of the finest functional glass blowing collections in the state of Washington. In fact, Adam is a renowned collector and his open-door policy at his private residence holds true for admirers of the artform from all over the world.
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DIVINE INTERVENTION The story of how this Bremerton location came together is one of serendipity. After Adam propositioned Chad Ritter – a donor of the original collective and a revered cultivator in the industry – to come on board for the expansion, the two realized something very special. While discussing where they had grown up, the delightful realization was made that they went to the same elementary school, at the same time, with the same teacher. Adam went to his archives and pulled up a class photo from second grade, and there were the two of them, side by side. In fact, they were best friends, but then Adam moved after the school year and was left to wonder what ever happened to his buddy. And through the miracle of this plant, they have reunited as it was meant to be, forever joined now as partners ‘til the end.
TOP SHELF AMBIENCE With a giant emblem in the middle of the showroom, you’ll feel that you’re in the center of Bremerton’s solar system. In fact, like the earth circling the sun, there’s a large electric train meandering around the perimeter, above your head in front of a purple wallpaper backdrop of the nearby Cascade mountain range, imparting the confident assuredness of PNW pride. And with a shiny, polished glimmer that is professionally balanced, this Cannabis curation certainly brings class to the grass.
POSITIVE ATTITUDES The crew here are visibly stoked. Greg lost his job at Disney Orlando as a server and headed west for a change of scenery. After crashing in his Navy buddy’s trailer, he felt at home on the peninsula and decided to plant seeds long term. Shay worked at a dispensary in Massachusetts before relocating as well, while Bre and Sophia are the veterans who’ve been holding the guard since opening in August of 2018.
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the concentrates issue
synthetic cannabinoids? The law is clear: The sale of synthetic cannabinoids is not allowed.
YET WE HAVE licensees being permitted to sell chemically synthesized cannabinoids to the public with no transparency or truth in labeling. We have looked at peer reviewed literature, definitions of synthetic, consulted with chemists and doctors. There is much agreement everywhere else that when THC is created via chemical conversion from CBD, the resulting THC is a synthetic cannabinoid. The law is clear: CBD may only be used as an additive to increase cannabidiol content of a marijuana product. Yet we have licensees who are using it to increase the tetrahydrocannabinol content of their products. The law is clear: Any solvents, chemicals or compounds used to produce a product sold on our regulated market must be disclosed WE KNOW THAT on packaging. Yet we have licensees who are hiding behind claims of THE PUBLIC’S BEST INTEREST IS NOT a “proprietary process” who are not disclosing to consumers what SERVED WHEN WE chemicals are being used, including the use of acidified ethanol or ALLOW WEALTHY ethanoic hydraulic acid. INTERESTS TO SKIRT The law is clear: Processors are limited in the methods, solvents THE LAW, INFLUENCE and mediums that can be used to manufacture concentrates. Yet we POLICY, AND AVOID have licensees using unapproved chemicals and solvents. DISCLOSURE OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES We have not adopted any effective testing regulations for these AND INGREDIENTS TO synthetic cannabinoids, we are not testing for the most common CONSUMERS. byproducts created during conversions, nor the presence of residual solvents used to chemically synthesize these products. The current pesticide and heavy metal tests are insufficient to ensure consumer safety with regard to these synthetic cannabinoids. We are standing at an important crossroads in the evolution of our market. The good news is we have been here before, so we can let history guide us to best protect public health and safety. Initially, tobacco was sold in whole plant form to consumers. It was dried, cured and ground, and early cigarettes did not contain other additives. Much like Cannabis sold on our legacy market. During the evolution of the tobacco industry, large processors “innovated” and began adding chemical compounds and additives. These chemicals increased the addictiveness of their products, the long-term health effects from smoking, and their bottom line. Over time, nearly every major tobacco processor had to adopt the same strategy to remain viable. We saw how that played out for public health. We know that the public’s best interest is not served when we allow wealthy interests to skirt the law, influence policy, and avoid disclosure of chemical processes and ingredients to consumers. A lack of enforcement of Washington’s current laws and rules is placing Washington on a trajectory where the only viable business model will be to sell synthetic cannabinoids. We are talking about a future without marijuana farmers. We want products that are safe and regulated. We want truth and transparency in labeling. Our farmers, processors and consumers deserve better than the status quo. We need the state to take immediate action to stop the illegal importation, manufacturing and sale of synthetic cannabinoids to an unknowing public. Washington needs to enforce the law now.
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young performing in 1974.
Singer-songwriter David Crosby is one of the most recognizable music celebrities of the ‘60s and ‘70s – with his long hair and bushy mustache, he’s long been a prototype of what it means to be a hippie in the United States. As one of the founding members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, as well as the Byrds, he’s also a living legend in music – one that’s still active to this day. And, according to Crosby, all of his songs were written under the influence of Cannabis. Crosby is still a frequent smoker of the plant (these days
opting more for vaporizing than smoking outright) and also grows his own backyard plants each year. When asked how ROSBY’S RELATIONSHIP with our favorite plant is over 50 years old. His public image Cannabis affects his creativity, Crosby responded, “Cannabis is somewhat synonymous with weed both because of the time he came onto the has been an important part of my creative process for years. public scene, and because of his celebrity inside the hippie movement of the ‘60s I’ve been enjoying Cannabis for 50 years now. The creativity and ‘70s. Behind his public-facing image, though, was a person who was was always there, the Cannabis just brought it truly respected for their knowledge (and access) to high quality Cannabis, out. I smoke, pick up the guitar and write songs.” While on tour in or as Crosby likes to put it, a “pied-piper of weed.” As you can imagine, all of this makes Crosby a England, he was one Case-in-point: While on tour in England, he was one of the first people celebrity advocate for legalization at the federal to introduce The Beatles to the finer aspects of quality weed. In a podcast level. “It’s inevitable,” he said. “Legalization of the first people to interview with “Under the Canopy,” Crosby noted that the Fab Four (like many everywhere is going to happen – all over the U.S. introduce The Beatles in England at the time, and even now) had been making joints with tobacco and and around the world because of the money. to the finer aspects of hashish. “They gave me one of those and I said, ‘Not in your life. I ain’t smoking All the posturing the politicians do, waving their quality weed. no damn tobacco. You’re crazy. Now try this!’” he explained. “I gave them that and hands in the air saying we have to regulate this they had to sit down. That was quite funny. They never had weed like that. It upped and that, is all BS. It’s going to come down to the my stock with them quite a bit.” money. Anyone that looks at the money flowing in where it’s Of course, Crosby also integrated his love of Cannabis into his songwriting as well. The legal knows what the truth is. That’s why I believe it will be Byrd’s song “Eight Miles High” is a pristine example of an early weed smoker’s anthem. And legal within a couple of years. Not because it is like beer and inside the long list of songs Crosby has written over his storied career, you’ll certainly find wine. Not because people should not be getting arrested for more hints and nods to the culture. it. Not even because the police and the courts and the penal Like many California-based celebrities, Crosby is looking to start his own Cannabis brand. system would be relieved of an enormous pressure if we However, ‘The Mighty Croz’ brand is taking a different approach than most – deciding to legalize. The states will legalize Cannabis to get tax dollars wait for full-scale federal legalization rather than going state by state. At 79 years of age, that they control separately and need very, very badly.”
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THE SWEETEST TREAT FOR ANY CANNASSEUR IS TASTING A RARE STRAIN IN BOTH FLOWER AND CONCENTRATE FORM, SO WE DOVE INTO THE RUNTZ S1 FROM HOUSE OF CULTIVAR AND LOADED OUR LUNGS UP WITH GASSY-SWEET TERPS.
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WE FOUND OUR MIND FLOATING FREE IN A SEDATIVE HAPPY PLACE, WHILE OUR BODY SLOWLY RELAXED.
Known for growing unique genetics via a tissue culture lab and extensive pheno-hunting in their SODO production facility, HOC has pushed their quality to new heights with their team of passionate Cannabis enthusiasts. It takes love to care for a strain from start to finish, and to represent it so perfectly is akin to a work of art – albeit one that you can inhale and get completely baked from. The Runtz S1 was created by Exotic Genetix. Crossing the original Runtz with itself, the S1 refers to a term called “first filial generation” – a result of reversing the sex of a choice female plant to produce male pollen, which is then used to polinate the same genetic line. This process can heighten different aspects or correct traits in breeding, and in this case, it turns up the sour power on the original Runtz for an extra hit of fuel. Opening a jar of dark purple, frosty nuggets releases a musky woosh of sourfruity-candy and piney-dank-creaminess that smells delicious and funky all at once. The buds are completely covered in trichomes, with a bud structure that is both pillowy and dense and perfectly cured, leaving a light stickiness on fingers when breaking up a bowl. Tokes from our bong were exceptionally smooth, coating the palate in a tingly-candy flavor on exhale, with a high that builds from the chest out – wrapping the body in a chill, moodelevating indica buzz. Once properly stoned from the flower, we turned our attention to the golden “cookie dough” consistency oil. First flavors are brighter with citrus-candy-fuel hitting the nose, backed up by a sour OG funk that is not as overwhelming as in flower form, leading to an overall slightly sweeter flavor profile. Low temperature dabs enhance this sugary-citrus flavor, teasing the mind with a more euphoric, uplifted, but still totally stoned high. Combined with the effects from the flower, we found our mind floating free in a sedative happy place, while our body slowly relaxed – releasing tension and pain as an overall feeling of wellbeing dominated the day. Look for this strain and oil combination, and more pairings from House of Cultivar. Or try out your own flower and dab experience to fully immerse yourself in a strain this summer!
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the concentrates issue
CONCENTRATES 101 DATING BACK TO THE LATE 11TH CENTURY, the original usage of Cannabis concentrates was for oral ingestion purposes, but since then, a lot has changed. Over the years, extract artists have continued setting the bar higher and higher by constantly pushing themselves to produce innovative ways to experience hash in different forms. These days, you can commonly find forms of extracts incorporated into topicals, pre-rolls, and of course, edibles. But the main question is: What defines something as an extract or a concentrate? These terms refer to a broad spectrum of products that contain higher levels of cannabinoids than are encountered in the Cannabis plant. They can be as solid as a rock like diamonds, or a liquid like honey – with some extracts getting their name from their appearance or consistency, such as badder, honeycomb and shatter. Below, you will find a guide to help you maneuver around the wide world of all things hash-related.
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SOLVENTLESS CONSISTENCIES
BUBBLE HASH
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Utilizing water and ice, extract artists take their starting material, either cured plant matter or fresh frozen flowers, and carefully wash with a paddle in large buckets of ice water. This liquid is poured through a set of micron filters, meticulously separating the trichome heads. The extraction artist carefully removes the trichome heads from the filters to avoid breaking or damaging them. From there, the end product is either put into a freeze drier or air-dried to perfection.
SIX-STAR BUBBLE HASH Six-star bubble hash is the raw and unadulterated microns of trichome heads that provide the highest quality smoking experience. Six-star will usually be the higher microns, such as 73-120u, and looks like beach sand.
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HASH ROSIN After the bubble hash has been freeze or air-dried, the product is placed in another micron filter specifically micronized to produce hash rosin. Using a high-pressure heat press, a micronized screen is used to refine the hash with pressure to secrete what is known as fresh press rosin.
FRESH PRESS
BADDER
ROSIN JAM
Fresh Press rosin is pure and unmixed, coming straight off of the rosin press into your jar, without any additional steps added. This product often looks very clear and transparent.
Badder has a texture that usually imitates cake batter, soft and palatable. Cold cure and heat cure techniques are applied to achieve this type of consistency.
Rosin jam is a saucy combination of both THCa diamonds and terpenes. By utilizing a combination of heat and pressure, extract artists have further developed a new way to smoke solventless.
FULL PLANT EXTRACT/RSO (RICK SIMPSON OIL) With the purpose to produce more minor cannabinoids such as CBG and CBN, full plant extracts were originally created by the pioneer Rick Simpson. This process was done by simply soaking Cannabis for long periods in hexane or ethanol. Once this process is completed, the hexane or ethanol is removed with heat or evaporation, leaving a full spectrum product containing many more cannabinoids than traditional concentrates. Innovators have since created a new version of FECO, utilizing advanced CO2 extraction equipment.
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HYDROCARBON BHO/PHO
Using the hydrocarbon known as butane, BHO or butane hash oil, was one of the first products to hit the common hash market. Propane is also used in this process, either in a mixture with butane or on its own. Working with highly evolved closed-loop extraction systems, the extract artist takes either cured or fresh frozen starting material and places it inside large steel columns for processing purposes. The gas is run through the material multiple times, extracting the terpenes, along with the plants’ fats and lipids. Once processed, this raw material is dewed to remove the undesirable components. From there, the product is dumped out in liquid form and then placed inside of a vacuum oven to purge and remove all solvents.
CO2
CO2 extraction uses highly sophisticated machinery that pulls high levels of terpenes amongst a broad spectrum of cannabinoids. Under controlled circumstances, supercritical CO2 dissolves substances into fractions that can be separated and removed. The end product is ideal for cartridges, edibles and dabbing purposes.
DISTILLATE
Cannabis distillate is created by using a combination of extraction processes. All distillate starts as final processed terpenes and THC. Different extract artists have their unique approaches, but most utilize a sequence of steam, pressure and heat, further refining the extract by removing any last impurities. This process is usually repeated until the final product is a light golden color. Ordinarily, distillate ends up making its way into edible products and cartridges.
HYDROCARBON CONSISTENCIES SHATTER
DIAMONDS
Shatter takes after its name, as this consistency of BHO is often very fragile and will break easily at the touch. Its appearance is clear and almost looks like glass.
Often dazzling and dancing with gleaming clarity and sometimes accompanied with colorful terpenes, THCa diamonds are as hard as a rock or, in this case, a diamond.
BADDER
HONEYCOMB
BHO Badder is a homogenized product combining cannabinoids and terpenes, that provides a very simplistic smoking experience. Similar to rosin badder, BHO badder appears soft and provides an effortless smoking experience.
Usually using cured material, honeycomb and crumble BHO look exactly how they sound. Both are whipped and can appear very soft, but disintegrate effortlessly when touched.
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THE HASH ARTIST
Passion, practice and study led him down a path that started with the basic hair straightener tech, scaling up to a tee-shirt press, all the way to his current tool of choice – the Long’s Peak Pure Pressure rosin press.
SIMPSON SOLVENTLESS MAKING GREAT HASH is an art. Making art from great hash even more so. That’s exactly what Eric Simpson of Simpson Solventless, LLC, does in his lab in Northern California. You may have seen Eric dropping some niche rosin pressing knowledge on YouTube with Pure Pressure, or you may have seen his Instagram @simpsonsolventless, where he has helped to re-popularize hash art with his incredible solventless formulations and artistic molding.
A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NATIVE, Eric is a self-
taught solventless guy that has been working in and around Cannabis since he was 16, helping to pioneer some of the earliest evolutions in the Cannabis industry. If not for the open blasters and tee-shirt pressers of decades past, we would likely not have the cache of extraction knowledge we do today – and Eric is one of those early adopters who got into the industry and developed a passion during a wave of Cannabis innovation. Like many of us, he started his love affair with Cannabis as a grower in small, intimate set-ups. However, after a little experimentation, Eric quickly jumped into the newly developing world of extracts – which at the time consisted mainly of open blasting BHO and pressing flower with a hair straightener. Passion, practice and study led him down a path that started with the basic hair straightener tech, scaling up to a tee-shirt press, all the way to his current tool of choice – the Long’s Peak Pure Pressure rosin press, where he is now
pushing the envelope for quality solventless. Today, Eric has turned his knowledge into a consulting business where he helps farmers and companies produce the highest quality products possible, using state-of-the-art solventless techniques. This ranges from helping to pick out the best cultivars for production, all the way to producing and formulating novel products for the market. Always generous with his knowledge, he has also earned a reputation as a high quality, dedicated educator in the space. His other benchmark – stamping, sculpting and molding hash – is not a new practice. Indeed, most of the hash producing world has traditionally stamped their hash product with a family seal or brand image, and this practice is still maintained to this day. Eric is helping to bring this tradition into the American solventless space by taking it to a whole new level — not only by branding his products with signature shapes, but creating straight up pieces of art to delight Instagram followers and
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hash connoisseurs alike. He also plays with temperatures and various types of solventless products to create new consistencies and exquisite product pairings that are as aesthetically pleasing as they are robust and flavorful. Working with everything from full melt hashes to solventless crystalline isolates to cold cured rosins, Eric utilizes all the tools in his arsenal to concoct tantalizing creations like two-toned THC-a crystalline donuts, and mushroom and skull shaped full melt sculptures I can only describe as Willy Wonka chic. Strictly utilizing the finest cultivars from the finest growers, Eric is quick to shout out his cultivators because he deeply adheres to the mantra of “fire in, fire out” for hash/oil production. The best hash maker in the world cannot produce a quality product from poor flower, and every quality resin worker knows this. When asked if he had a favorite grower, Eric humbly replied, “I can’t even shout out just one because they are all so quality, it’s just too many. I am really grateful for the growers I get to work with.” This excellent relationship with his cultivators and his self-made learning journey, combined with his commitment to education and passion for self expression, make Eric Simpson a name worth knowing anywhere in the Cannabis world – and synonymous with the forefront of the solventless industry. @SIMPSONSOLVENTLESS
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HYDROCARBON DUTCHBERRY
DEEP POCKETS PHO
The infamous Dutchberry has been a top selling flower in Washington since 2015, and it’s no surprise that this concentrated blend of DJ Short Blueberry and Dutch Treat is beloved in the PNW. This bright and piney, sweet-berries and haze flavored oil is a guaranteed mood elevating, happy high that will get you in the zone for any adventure.
Fermented sour fruit and ripe OG-pineyfuel burst out of the jar from this golden sappy PHO, which dabs into voluminous sour clouds of vapor that build behind the eyes, flooding the mind with a heavy euphoria while loosening tension and relaxing the body into a stoney bliss.
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ISKORD.COM 70% THC, 82% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS
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This concentrate is like winning the Glue lotto, with powerful sticky waves of sour-pineydiesel funk that waft out of the jar, begging to be turned into a vapor that sticks to the lungs with a deep grip before exhaling into a sedative, chillaxed buzz. @PASSIONFLOWER.CC 63% THC, 12% TERPENES 75% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS
BLUE BUDDHA LIVE RESIN By Buddies
Fresh hazy berries dissolve into a vanilla-lavenderhaze that brightens senses when the jar is opened, with a fresh-berry inhale that ushers in a serene, relaxed, zen as fuck high.
STAR KILLER OG WAX By Doghouse
Glistening and golden, this sample reminds us of why we love terpy wax – it’s an easy consistency, melts down gently, and delivers a robust high with fats and lipids intact. The Star Killer has fresh, bright lavender and floral-citrus notes that add a hint of blueberry fuel in the vapor, and delivers a stress-reducing, kick off your shoes indica high.
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BIRTHDAY CAKE By Dabstars
Dabstars is the original Cannabis lifestyle brand that celebrates the culture of dabbing and the hashmakers pushing the limits around the world to make the best dabs. So it’s no surprise their white label line is the icing on the Birthday Cake diamonds and sauce, which oozes with creamy citrus terps and a doughy finish on the exhale that lights the candles on a you are baked cake. @DABSTARS2.0
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@DOGHOUSE420 93% THC
Hydrocarbon extracts are the most common and popular form of Cannabis concentrates on today’s market. This method of extraction utilizes solvents such as butane and propane to remove the desirable components – cannabinoids and terpenes – from the plant material. These extracts are then purged to ensure the removal of any residual solvent and that nothing but pure Cannabis oil is left over. Hydrocarbon extracts are highly diverse and can exist in a wide variety of consistencies and textures, as well as made from both cured or fresh frozen material – the latter of which is classified as “live resin” when in its final form.
GUAVA JELLY LIVE RESIN JEWELS ‘N’ JUICE By Bodhi High
Sweet like a guava lychee, this syrupy blend of terps and THCA looks, smells and tastes like sweet Cannabis nectar jelly. This powerhouse sativa brings a kushy-fruit smoothie vapor with a heady mental buzz that is tempered by the high THC content, combining for a speedball high that will have thoughts moving much faster than movements. @BODHI.HIGH.EXTRACTS 90% THC, 2.8% TERPENES
THE GLUE TERP JAM
By Seattle’s Private Reserve
Gooey and jammy, this delectable oil pours on the sour gas-glue-funk that smacks the lips and lingers on the palate long after exhale. With an almost exotic sweetness to the vapor, the sweeter exhale leads into a heavy forehead, relaxed jaw, drooly indica high that will have you blissfully glued to the couch. @SEATTLES.PRIVATERESERVE
PINEAPPLE SKUNK LIVE RESIN By Pur Form Labs Fresh tropical fruit gets skunked out, in a good way, with the earthysourness balancing the sharp Pineapple bite of this live resin. Dabbing the sappy live resin sends a wave of Pineapple crashing into the lungs, bringing a stoney sativa high that brings island time to the PNW.
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Everyone loves cat videos, and 83.55% CANNABINOIDS taking fat dabs of this sumptuous gassy diamonds and sauce can either lead to hours on YouTube watching kittens, or rolling around on the floor pretending to be a kitten. Either way works as the bright OG blend is softened with floral-rose-lavender notes that reach deep into the mind, turning on the go button with a tingly exhale – ensuring hours of euphoric energy and focus that is definitely the cat’s meow. @MAMMOTH_LABS 76% THC, 4.2% TERPENES 91% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS
Golden beautiful live resin that tastes like a fresh Dole Pineapple Whip after a hike in Hawaii, this sappy and syrupy oil smells like dessert, with an extra helping of tropical kush that emerges when dabbed at a low temp, filling the lungs and mind with a tropical kiss of calming energy. @OLEUMLABS_
TANGIE LAND #5 DIAMONDS & LIVE RESIN
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DJ SHORT BLUEBERRY BHO Born and bred in Washington, the DJ Short Blueberry is the originally fruity strain that is honored wonderfully with this berry-forward crumble. Sweet with a rich-doughiness, inhaling a dab tastes like eating a blueberry gum bite from Willy Wonka, complete with the floating away into space after filling the lungs with this sweet treat.
PINEAPPLE SHOCKER LIVE RESIN
SUPER LEMON SMAC
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The lemons smack the frontal lobes in this mouth-puckering citrus forward oil, with a frozen lemonade gas that ices out the lungs before expanding into a clean cloud of cerebral stoniness that melts the mind above a euphoric body buzz.
Diamonds and live resin combine for a fresh Tangie meets bright and creamy earth notes, resulting in a supremely delicious flavor and an intense high from the THCA, which melts down with the live resin to release a rush of flavor that stimulates the mind in a euphoric, in the zone sativa buzz.
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BLUEBERRY TART #28 By SKöRD
Known for phenotype hunting and their in-house garden to oil process, Skord has a fantastic reputation for putting out limited batch, super tasty concentrates. The Blueberry Tartz #28 lives up to this standard, with a sharp tangy blueberry-fuel that is exquisitely tart and tastes like dessert when inhaled. Delivering a heavy indica high that centers in the body with a floaty, detached from the world high that’s a mini vacation in a single dab. ISKORD.COM 69% THC, 6.3% TERPENES, 76% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS
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HYDROCARBON PT.2 SOUR ORANGE COLD CURED LIVE RESIN By Oleum Always pushing new techniques, the cold cure refers to fresh harvested flower that is cured traditionally in a cold environment, then processed as live resin (super cold extraction) that allows a broader group of terpenes and cannabinoids to develop, versus fresh frozen traditional live resin. This cured Sour Orange brings a robust orangeylemon-cream that rises above an earthy gas finish, which brightens when dabbed to deliver a vibrant citrus exhale and a sharp mind – focused but still giggly, under pressure sativa high. @OLEUMLABS_
KUSH MINTZ LIVE RESIN By Mammoth Labs Sharp and funky, with a mouth watering minty-earthy-kush flavor profile, this golden and shiny live resin melts into a sappy, lip smacking minty-gas exhale that lingers beautifully – delivering a relaxed and heavilybaked indica buzz that’s a perfect after dinner Mintz. @MAMMOTH_LABS 69% THC, 5.8% TERPENES 86% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS
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LIVE WHITE TRUFFLE BADDER
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By Lifted Cannabis Pure OG gas is softened with a hint of vanilla-lemon and an unmistakable dash of truffle oil that together smells good enough to cook with (think stoney truffle fries). But we saved the heat for a low temp dab, which releases a sweeter fruity vapor that gently fills the lungs, sending the body floating off into sweet relaxation – as the mind breaks free to daydream of where to find those fries nearby. @LIFTEDCANNABISWA 72.18% THC, 7.3% TERPENES
PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM LIVE RESIN SLUSHEE By Bodhi High
GELATO CAKE By Agro Couture
Icy white crystals waft out a rich and thick aroma that is nutty and complex, carrying flavors not often found in Cannabis, with the best flavor analogy being a lemon meringue peanut butter kush sandwich, which we would definitely eat. When dabbed, the vapor has a jelly-like sappiness that lingers on the palate as the indica effects blossom from the chest outwards – wrapping around the body like petals on a very stoned flower.
Golden diamonds glisten with terpy sauce that fills the air like a bakery full of hazy vanilla and gassy berries. While we can’t eat this tasty cake, we cooked it on low temp in our banger and were rewarded with a tart berry-frosting vapor that delivers a celebratory, mood elevating indica high that had us lit like a birthday candle.
@BODHI.HIGH.EXTRACTS 81% THC, 5.6% TERPENES
@AGROCOUTURE 75% THC
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WIZARD STONES By Oleum
Oleum has been leading the way in Washington’s concentrate market from medical to recreational, and they truly deserve credit for bringing THCA diamonds, aka their aptly named Wizard Stones, to market first in this state – paving the way for so many yummy extracts we love today. Shining bright because they are diamonds, these stones will get you infinitely high, and in the pure form have a light, almost flavorless vapor that rushes into the lungs – flooding the body and mind with the most raw and powerful THC high available. @OLEUMLABS_
DOUBLE DABS GLOOKIEZ & OREOZ
By OZ Gardenz x Xtracted
JELLY BREATH
By Passion Flower
Breath strains are known for evoking a feeling of wind passing into the lungs, opening airways and filling the palate with a fresh, sugary-sweet citrus reminiscent of a lemon jelly bean. This pesticide tested golden sap releases a deeper mix of flavors, with a hint of garlic that blends into the fresh citrus, exhaling into a peaceful and meditative sativa high. @PASSIONFLOWER.CC 63% THC, 9.4% TERPENES 78% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS
We love this two-in-one dab combination that combines OZ Gardenz’s amazing small batch craft flower with Xtracted’s legendary processing skills, which combine for a super unique dab experience with two gassy, in your face strains. Popping the jar unleashes a pungent wave of citrus sour funk, with the Glookiez having a sweeter-citrus fuel and the Oreoz adding a richer, sour-cookies blast. After trying both separately we went all in, loading each side of the banger with a small glob, blasting the two off together in a low temp combo that blends into a mind melting, tingly toes and heavy nose indica buzz. @OZ_GARDENZ @X_TRACTED 65.34% THC, 10.72% TERPENES
SLEESTACK DIAMONDS & SAUCE By Lifted Cannabis There’s nothing more beautiful than a giant diamond glistening in a puddle of sauce, and this high terpene extract brings a supremely bright piney-citruscreamy-zest that smells invigorating. When dabbed the terps add a beautiful sappy flavor atop the THCA, which brings a huge high that is energetic and euphoric like the Sleestack terps, but with that heavy THCA kiss that keeps the feet stonily on the ground as the mind spins freely. @LIFTEDCANNABISWA 60.91% THC ,15% TERPENES
REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX & NORTHWEST LEAF @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS
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DISTILLATE GELATO DISTILLATE By WAM Oil
WAM Oil has been making quality concentrates since 2011 and is known for bringing the first CO2 cartridge to Washington, helping usher in the era of concentrates as we know it. Today they have shifted focus from CO2 to distillate, blending strain specific oils with rare cannabinoids for a unique, full spectrum concentrate. The Gelato has a gorgeous amber color and is easily consumed as a dab, in a refillable cartridge or eaten directly for fully activated edible experiences. The Gelato has sweet and earthy flavors and a rich creamy aftertaste, with a heavy high that relieves pain while delivering a floaty, happy hybrid buzz. @WAMOIL 87.28% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS 71.25% THC, 3.13% CBN 4.4% CBG, 2.32% CBD
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Distillate is distilled Cannabis, usually in oil form, that has been stripped of waxes, lipids, chlorophyll and other compounds in order to concentrate a single cannabinoid, usually THC or CBD. Distillate can be made from various types of concentrates, but is most often refined with ethanol.
FRUIT PUNCH DISTILLATE By WAM Oil
Skunky and fruity, this sweet and funky distillate is an awesome sativa buzz no matter how you choose to consume it. WAM Oil provides clean, pesticide tested distillate that is strain specific and full of beneficial cannabinoids, and a full spectrum high that is perfect for summertime adventures. @WAMOIL 87.28% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS, 71.25% THC, 3.13% CBN 4.4% CBG, 2.32% CBD
VARINATOR EVFO By Puffin Farm
The Varinator chemovar (strain) took three years of R&D to deliver an extract that is rich in naturally occurring minor cannabinoids and terpenes. These rare Varin Cannabinoids (CBDV and THCV) are chemically similar to THC/CBD, but have different molecular structures that result in unique medicinal and recreational effects. THCV has been hailed as “diet weed” for it’s appetite suppressing properties, which makes it the perfect summertime buzz whether consumed from the tanker for dabs or through a cartridge. Tokes at low temp have a citrusy and fresh, earthy-floral flavor that is delicious and light on the palate, exhaling like a sweet kiss from a piney Cannabis plant that went from soil to oil perfectly. Effects start quickly, easing cranial pressure and sharpening vision, as the CBD and CBDV combine for an electrified relaxation that sends tingles through the mind and body. Our experience found a sativa style high that was uplifting without being too stoney, and perfect for daytime or nighttime use @PUFFIN.FARM 9.4% THC | 25% CBD, 5.7% THCV due to the beneficial blend of 10.17 CBDV, 20% TERPENES cannabinoids and terpenes.
HOLY GRAIL KUSH EVFO Powered by the sun and Clean Green Certified, the Holy Grail Kush has gone from soil to oil to deliver a high that is as rare as the name suggests. This cross of Kosher Kush with OG-18 has a deliciously sweet and creamy hash-fuel inhale that tastes like a fresh squeezed dab from the plant itself. The EVFO delivers such beautiful terpenes and full-plant flavor for an exquisite tasting experience, and strong effects that sedate the mind while relaxing the body with a buzz that is both chill and euphoric. 59% THC, 3.9% CBG, 8.5% TERPENES
PUFFIN PURPLE EVFO
This pure indica strain was bred and created by the team behind this amazing organic-style farm. Grown in Eastern Washington in living soil, Puffin is known for their clean sungrown Cannabis and their high terpene Extra Virgin Flower Oil extract, which captures a stunning array of terps that add strain specific flavor and a powerful high when dabbed at low temperatures. Sweet and skunky with strong notes of hashy berries, the vapor is incredibly light on the lungs, full of terpenes and flavor that coats the palate long after exhale – lingering like a terpy, after-dab mint. Heavy effects build in the brain and crash down into the body, making movement and thoughts slow in a beautiful, relaxing buzz. 43% THC, 2.7% CBG, 23% TERPENES
CO2 extracts are considered one of the cleanest forms of concentrates because by nature, CO2 is a gas at room temperature – meaning your end product is guaranteed to be residual solvent free. CO2 extracts generally retain a fuller and more complete profile than their hydrocarbon counterparts.
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REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX & NORTHWEST LEAF @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS
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CARTS! LEMON TART, PINK PANTIES By Plug Play
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New to the Washington market, this successful hardware + cartridge combination delivers powerful clouds of vapor in an easy to switch strain format, making it perfect for daily use with a tasty selection of carts. The Plug Play Lemon Tart tastes like dessert, with bright syrupy citrus flavor and a hint of earthy kush that exhales into a perky, but definitely stoned hybrid buzz. Meanwhile, there’s nothing naughty about this Pink Panties oil, delivering a creamy citrus and berry vapor with a spicy kush exhale and a heavy cerebral high that slows thoughts and movements, turning the body into a happy puddle of stoned humanity.
NEAPOLITAN MINTZ SINGLE ORIGIN CO2 LIVE RESIN By Avitas
We love dessert strains, and this rich and creamy live resin delivers a double scoop of earthy-kushy-minty deliciousness that might change your mind on eating ice cream for breakfast, but be ready for a melty head to toe indica buzz to dominate your day or evening adventures.
@PLUGPLAYALLDAY_ LEMON TART 74.14% THC / PINK PANTIES 81.84% THC
@AVITASLIFESTYLE 70% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS, 11% TERPENES
CEREAL MILK MANGO KUSH DISTILLATE
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By Hellavated
Elevating the flavored distillate game, this tasty infused oil is pesticide tested and processed with an eye on quality. A tropical rush of fresh mango-citrus fruit with a gentle wave of earthy kush in the background, delivering a vibrant hybrid buzz that will get you in island mode, even from behind a desk. @HELLAVATEDVAPES 75% THC, .27% CBD
By Avitas
Sip on your cereal milk without the calories, which is definitely a better way to ingest a delicious treat. Sugary and rich, this vapor inhales easily while delivering a hybrid stoney high that slows time, while providing a fun burst of mental energy. @AVITASLIFESTYLE 76% THC, 3.2% TERPENES 82% CANNABINOIDS
Due in no small part to their discreet, compact and highly customizable nature, cartridges continue to be one of the leading methods of all Cannabis consumption on the adult-use market. Whether you’re looking for a high-end, single-strain rosin cartridge with steam-distilled terpenes, or a high-THC distillate cartridge with a formula dialed to your favorite terpene profile or flavor, you can find something to suit your tastes in a supremely sippable cartridge.
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DUTCH TREAT LIQUID DIAMONDS DISPOSABLE VAPE By Buddies Floral and bright with the classic Dutch Treat flavor reminiscent of hazy-piney Christmas trees, the fresh frozen liquid diamonds hit hard with big clouds of vapor, delivering a euphoric and giggly high perfect for on-the-go consumption. @BUDDIESBRAND 77.6% THC, 2.6% CBD, 7.78% TERPENES
BLOOD ORANGE DISTILLATE
By Higher Standards
Take a trip to a sun-kissed orchard with each inhale of this juicy vibrant distillate, which tingles the nose with mandarin-citrus flavor on exhale and delivers a happy, stoney euphoric indica buzz.
LEMONDER
By Seattle’s Private Reserve
Sweet and sappy, this fragrant strain is a blend of Soma Lavender x OG Kush in a perfect union of flavor that combines in vapor form for thick clouds of floral-citrus-gas and a perfect lavender-fuel kiss on exhale. With uplifting and energetic effects, this is a perfect sativa for summertime adventures.
@PURFORMLABS 78.5% THC, 2.3% CBD
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CHERRY TRAINWRECK LIQUID DIAMONDS LIVE RESIN BHO/PHO By Buddies Sour cherries dominate a rich vapor that is complemented by the deep and woody haze of the Trainwreck, combining for a sultry inhale that delivers powerful indica vibes that make the forehead heavier as the body relaxes into a serene, couchlocked high. @BUDDIESBRAND 65% THC, 6.51% TERPENES
STRAWBERRY COUGH EVFO CO2 By Puffin Farm
Fresh like just picked out of the garden strawberries with a hint of organic piney-earth still present, this is the most natural tasting and processed oil we’ve tasted. With sungrown Clean Green Certified flower that’s processed in-house, and a pure Extra Virgin Flower Oil extraction that brings big terps and euphoric sativa effects. @PUFFIN.FARM 51% THC, 19% TERPENES
REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX & NORTHWEST LEAF @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS
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FECO/RSO MILKY WAY PREMIUM RSO CBG ORIGINAL BLEND By Skagit Organics
Skagit Organics is known for their RSO and distillate that contain focused cannabinoid blends with clean, pesticide tested flower inputs. As of this issue, all the Original Blend RSO is now Department of Health certified for medicinal use, with a DOH consultant on staff to ensure that the quality standards are met. This high CBG three pack of applicators combines cannabinoids with CBG that is extracted from hemp by a sister company, NW Natural Care, and is introduced into the blend for a unique and powerful medicinal product. CBG binds to both the CB1 and CB2 receptors in the brain, which are the gateways to the endocannabinoid system, SKAGITORGANICS.NET 30% CBG, 2.3% THC delivering a wide range 17.62% CBD, 3.8% CBC of benefits including fighting cancer cells, treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease, helping with nausea and even acting as a powerful anti-bacterial. While CBG is known to actually counteract the effects of heavy THC doses, meaning it can calm a high down, we found a mild euphoria accompanied the wonderful medicinal effects of this oil.
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By Fairwinds Manufacturing
From the masterful Fairwinds Manufacturing comes their scientifically formulated FECO blends. Made from the entire plant, including roots and stems, these concentrates really are full of all the beneficial cannabinoids, terpenes and other natural elements that can only be found when extracting every part of the plant, similar to the juicing of Cannabis, where all of the pure elements are maintained in the extraction process. With this clinical approach comes a rich extract with 20% terpenes and specific cannabinoid variations for different needs. From the high CBD extract to the classic 1:1 blend, Fairwinds FECO delivers a consistent, stable and easy to dose oil full of medicinal properties, and a powerful high for those looking to relax and skip sugary edibles. FAIRWINDS.STORE 10:1 CBD/THC, 1:10 THC/CBD, 1:1 CBD/THC 20% TERPENES ALL BLENDS
INDACOUCH RSO BLEND
SUGAR KUSH RSO ORIGINAL BLEND
We’ve all felt couchlocked before, but have you ever been Indacouched? This fun play on words adds a playful side to a product that is both highly medicinal and can deliver a strong indica buzz. Khush Kush makes great edibles (see our Pot Tarts review this month) but their RSO is a ticket straight to high dose Cannabis therapy. Like all RSOs, it is easy to over consume – but for those looking to get supremely baked or deal with medicinal issues needing more potency, filling a capsule or eating RSO directly will send a heavy rush of cannabinoids right into the body and mind. But beware: You might get stuck, in da couch, if you eat too much! KHUSHKUSH.COM | @KHUSHKUSH
Classic RSO with a DOH certified medical classification, this FECO is a great option for those seeking full plant Cannabis therapy – and it comes in a unique three 49% THC 1.1% CBD gram package. This makes it 2.4% CBG easy to have a solid supply of RSO, whether eating it directly or filling capsules at home. This indica blend is stoney and relaxing, with heavy effects when taken in higher doses, so always start with a grain of rice sized drop when first consuming this potent extract.
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FULL EXTRACT CANNABIS OIL
By Skagit Organics
When Rick Simpson first developed a process to reduce all of the elements of the Cannabis plant down to a supremely medicinal extract, he introduced an unparalleled concentrate to the world. Originally dubbed Phoenix Tears by its devotees, Full Extract Cannabis Oil (FECO) provides exceptionally therapeutic effects for patients looking for pain relief, help with sleep and appetite stimulation, among other manifold benefits believed to be provided from consuming this uncut version of the plant and all of its compounds. These extracts are not traditionally associated with recreational use and it’s definitely recommended that the uninitiated follow the guidelines on the packaging when sampling these products for the first time.
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REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX & NORTHWEST LEAF @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS
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SOLVENTLESS MALIBU MARSHA 90U COLD CURED ROSIN JAM By No Mids
Sweet but sultry, this gassy jam has citrus-berries and creamy fuel notes that sharpen the senses pre-dab. Low temp vapor releases fresh strawberry with a strong finish of Tangie-Cookies, sealing in a perfect dab experience with a heady, slightly spacey and happy high. @NOMIDS_OFFICIAL 74% THC, 0.1% CBD 74.1% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS
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Solventless extraction methods are as old as the tradition of Cannabis consumption itself. The first form of Cannabis concentrate, charas, was hash that was removed from one’s hands after harvesting the plant. Today’s techniques are far more sophisticated, but still utilize very basic principles to create flavorful and potent Cannabis extracts. The two most popular styles of solventless concentrates are the old school bubble hash, which is primarily used as a bowl topper, and hash rosin, which has skyrocketed in popularity over the last year.
GMO FULL MELT SOLVENTLESS HASH By Premier Cannabis Co.
Deliciously sour with a mothbally funk, this oil smells foul in a way that only a stoner can love. With a tart and pungent inhale that lingers just like Grandpa’s Mouth Odor, this sappy out of the fridge full melt dabs wonderfully at low temps – unleashing a deeper, slightly citrusy vapor that delivers an earth-shattering indica high. @SMOKEPREMIERCANNABIS
THCA TERPSAVER TROPICANA COOKIES FULL MELT SOLVENTLESS HASH By Premier Cannabis Co.
Oozing like fresh squeezed orange juice, this bright and sugary hash has a rich color and flavor profile, with a wonderful spiced-orange-chocolate-cookies finish that intoxicates the mind from the jar. Low temp dabs deliver a syrupy-citrus vapor that rushes to the mind – clearing the senses to make way for a chillaxed, happy high. @SMOKEPREMIERCANNABIS
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By American Hash Makers
This dab version of a lifesaver can be just that – a powerful and flavorful high that can transform even the worst day into a special, highly baked version. Have a friend in a grumpy mood? Throw them a Terpsaver dab and watch as the solventless THCA melts with the reintroduced terpenes for a rush of tropical citrus notes and a bold, full body and mind baked like a cake high. @AMERICAN_HASH_MAKERS_
WHOSE PAPAYA? 90U LIVE ROSIN KOSHER KUSH DIAMOND JAM ROSIN By Washington Hash Co. The freshest dabs taste like a plant exploding as you open the jar – which is basically how rosin is pressed from plant to hash to oil – and this Kosher Kush is ripe with powerful sour-fuel-citrus that puckers the palate from the jar. Low temp inhales reveal a sweeter kush-cream that exhales into a heavy behind the eyes stoniness that slows time to a summery, chillaxed vibe.
By American Hash Makers
This sultry tropical blend of Doctor Who x GG #9 x Papaya is a super strain squished into a delicious live rosin that is both funky, sweet and full of gluey gas. Low temp inhales bring a slightly sour-citrushash flavor that ushers in a serene mental calmness that pairs perfectly gluey body effects for a balanced, hybrid high. @AMERICAN_HASH_MAKERS_
SOLVENTLESS THCA ISOLATE
By American Hash Makers
Especially unique among solventless hash is THCA, which is processed with extra high pressure to extract the raw acid form of THC, converting to a super stoney high THC vapor when dabbed. The material is somewhat chalky, almost like a candy cane, with a fresh earthy-green flavor that turns sweet on inhale, tickling the nose while sending a rush of pure THC into the mind and body for a powerful, almost overwhelming high. @AMERICAN_HASH_MAKERS_
MONKEY MINTS 90U COLD CURED ROSIN PAPAYA MINTZ CLASSIC BUBBLE HASH By American Hash Makers
Sweet, earthy and greasy, this beautiful bubble hash is oozing with flavor and has a firm, crumbly consistency that makes it perfect for loading into a hash pipe or atop a bowl. Vibrantly tropical as it rolls between the fingers, the hash turns into a globby bubble that burps out a sweethashy smoke that invigorates the mind with an adventurous sativa high. @AMERICAN_HASH_MAKERS_
By No Mids
Smoking dabs can feel like monkeying around, and this hybrid cross of Grease Monkey x Chocolate Chip will get you stoned enough to let out a Tarzan “Ooooahahahah!” The single source hash rosin reeks with sour-gluey-citrus and strong tropical fruit notes that turn creamy on inhale, with an energetic but slowminded onset and a munchies inducing, vine-to-vine, adventure time high. @NOMIDS_OFFICIAL 61.9% THC, 0.3% CBD 62.2% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS
REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX & NORTHWEST LEAF @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS
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ALT. CANNABINOIDS WHEN IT COMES TO CANNABINOIDS, it’s safe to say that most consumers recognize the plant’s two most common: THC and CBD. But as the industry develops, so does our access to a growing array of options. Getting to know how each compound influences the endocannabinoid system can help you choose the most appropriate product for your needs. We won’t overwhelm you with all 100+ cannabinoids, but here you’ll find a few less common compounds that are starting to catch consumer attention.
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THCA
THCV
THC-O-ACETATE
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid is the precursor to THC. It is primarily found in live or raw Cannabis and is mostly converted during the drying and smoking processes. This compound is technically non-psychoactive, but has displayed similar anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties to THC.
Tetrahydrocannabivarin is another naturally formed compound that varies in amount across cultivars. While much less abundant than THC, this cannabinoid has been shown to act as an anticonvulsant, neuroprotectant and appetite suppressor.
Tetrahydrocannabivarin acetate requires lab intervention to produce. This synthesized prodrug is converted from THC or THCa with the help of a few additional chemicals and is said to be up to 300% more potent than THC.
CANNABINOL
CANNABIGEROL
CANNABICHROMENE
Cannabinol (CBN) is a product of THCa/THC oxidation. It has a relatively weak effect on the central nervous system but is widely reported by consumers to cause sedation. Research suggests that this cannabinoid may even offer immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties.
Cannabigerol (CBG) is non-psychotropic and primarily found in high CBD varieties. This promising molecule has shown scientific potential in reducing cancer cell growth, easing inflammatory bowel diseases, and treating intraocular issues like glaucoma.
Cannabichromene (CBC) is one of the most abundant non-psychotropic compounds in Cannabis. Like many other cannabinoids that influence the CB2 receptor, CBC has a strong anti-inflammatory effect. It also possesses the ability to augment effects when co-administered with THC.
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BAKED BREAKFAST
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Nostalgia has led to many amazing Cannabis infused products, but none can capture the thrill of a weekend morning of cartoons and giggles like the sugary deliciousness of these Strawberry Pot Tarts. For millennials growing up in the era of mass marketed processed treats, getting Mom or Dad to buy regular Pop Tarts at the grocery store was always a battle. Should you try asking directly? Or sneak the fruity treat into the cart in an act of mischievous rebellion, hoping that if it is noticed, it will come with a sigh and chuckle before getting scanned and paid for? Well guess what? We are now all adults and we can eat what we want, when we want to! On that note, these amazingly tasty pastry bites are great for breakfast, lunch or a late night snack, so we won’t judge when you eat them. The only real question is to heat, or not to heat – so we tried both. Right out of the package these pastries have a much higher level of quality than traditional Pop Tarts. These look and feel like a pastry from a coffee shop, with a thick construction and lavish amounts of strawberry frosting on the top. First bites at room temp are soft, with a hint of Cannabis that goes wonderfully with the strawberry filling inside – delivering yummy throwback vibes along with a healthy, full spectrum 10mg buzz. Extremely satisfying and gone in four to five bites, we quickly prepared our second round in our air fryer/toaster oven, which added an extra layer of crispiness and filled our kitchen with the sweet smell of Pot Tarts. When heated up, the frosting, pastry and internal jelly combine for a melt in the mouth bite that’s simply beautiful, leading us to say that this is an edible that we would eat uninfused – which is a rarity in and of itself. Above all, these treats taste like they are made with real ingredients and the type of care that comes from a craft company. Without question, we can’t wait for other flavors of these wildly fun Pot Tarts to hit the market.
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Yummy throwback vibes along with a full spectrum 10mg buzz. juL. 2021
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Supporting Cast
Floral Sweet orange earthy happy Creative uplifting
Alien Cookies
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Warning: This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination and judgement. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of the drug. There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product. For use only by adults twenty-one and older. Keep out of reach of children.
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BUDGET-CONSCIOUS CONCENTRATES
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When it comes to budget conscious concentrates, there can be a lot of less than appealing options to sort through. Most daily dabbers have been scorned by some black tar looking boof that they preordered, hoping they were getting a good deal for once. The good news is that in recent years, the processes and manufacturers have improved greatly. Granted, they may not be diamonds or hash rosin, but they also aren’t sticky obsidian goo. So for the concentrate lover who finds themselves going through more grams than they can afford of the top shelf stuff, these options can be a good opportunity to give your wallet a break.
MAD DOG 4/20 - TANGIE
The cheapest of these options at only $17, Mad Dog’s Tangie also has the deepest amber color of the three. While it looks saucey in the jar, it is a thicker jam-like texture and is easily manipulatable without feeling like it is going to fall off your dab tool. Though quickly cough-inducing in larger quantities, this dab still has a lot of the usual citrus notes that one would expect from Tangie. The high is euphoric and a little bit clumsy, making it a great sativa for unwinding right after work, forgetting the mess you left behind at your desktop for future you to deal with. PEAKSUPPLYLLC.COM
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MILLENNIUM EXTRACTS MAUI WOWIE
Admittedly, I cheated a little on this one. Technically, the only reason that this dab was $20 is because it was on sale. But it still counts! Millennium has been a solid staple in the budget conscious concentrate game for some time now, producing multiple types of extracts and carts as well. Their Maui Wowie is a bit chunky, but still sticky enough to not have to pull too much of a balancing act on the way to the dab rig. The taste is tropical and smooth, lingering for a while. As for the high, it is uplifting and motivating – perfect for tackling a house project or just getting outdoors. @MILLENIUMEXTRACTS | MILLENIUMEXTRACTS.COM
DABS - BLUEBERRY BREATH
At only $18, Dabs’ Blueberry Breath is a great deal. If I had paid $25 or even $30 for this, I wouldn’t be upset. The wax texture is incredibly nice to work with, sliceable and scoopable without any crumbling. Both parent genetics of this strain shine through in the taste, with light berry notes up front, followed by spicy gassy notes on the back end. After smoking this strain, you can expect a cerebral and contemplative high that is calm and positive – making it a great complement to more introspective activities like yoga or meditation.
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DECAF COFFEE &
GABRIEL’S CHOCOLOPE Generally speaking, there is one primary reason people consume coffee: It’s fuel. This energizing nectar jumpstarts the daily routine of more than 60% of American adults. So it’s no wonder that decaf gets relegated to the sad corner of cafe menus.
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nce proudly stationed with its orange spout alongside the full octane brew in diners and truck stops, decaf has become the outcast of modern coffee culture. Sadly, less and less attention to quality has been paid to this mandatory staple, converting it to its current selection of ‘soulless’ sludge. Likewise, some strains of Cannabis, once high caliber, have become prolific amongst lower quality growers and suffered a degradation in perceived quality along the way. But, when companies care about their product and processes, they can resurrect such a strain to its former glory. It’s for this reason that Gabriel’s Chocolope makes a perfect companion to decaf coffee (with some caveats). I had been putting off pairing anything with decaf since I began writing this monthly column. It’s not hyperbole when I say I have friends who literally have “Death Before Decaf” tattooed on their ‘dominant barista arm.’ The perception amongst many professional coffee drinkers is that decaf inherently cannot taste good, due to the steps that it must undergo to leech the caffeine content out. Rather than expend any effort to improve its quality, they let it die on the shelf – hoping for the day that no one seeks out decaf again. But this is not the sign of a truly passionate consumer. Caffeine should not be the measure of a coffee’s worth (and by the way, the same goes for THC and weed). When one can find a truly palatable decaf in this day and age, it is something to hold on to, to cherish. A roaster who makes good decaf is someone who loves coffee and wants to drink it all day and night long, something even the most hardened of baristas can seldom handle. The classic Much like decaf’s foothold combination in the historic imagery of The zippy head americana, Chocolope is one high provides of the Cannabis strains that has been around a long time and the missing suffered at the hands of less pep from the than passionate producers. A absent caffeine, cross of Chocolate Thai and without any Cannalope Haze, Chocolope is concerns more often found on the cheap that you’ll be end of the menu these days. tossing and But when done thoughtfully, turning trying there is no question as to why to sleep at 2:00 Chocolope rose to prominence a.m. in the first place. Nowhere else
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is this more apparent than with Gabriel’s Chocolope. Whether it is their flower or their concentrate, all of the expected chocolate and coffee notes sing through beautifully, helping to supplement any loss of flavors in the decaf. And the zippy head high provides the missing pep from the absent caffeine, without any concerns that you’ll be tossing and turning trying to sleep at 2:00 a.m. As one might have guessed, Chocolope and decaf make a stellar pair for a post-dinner or late night creativity burst. Other prac-
tical applications of this duo would be pregaming your full team video meeting where you never really have to talk anyway, playing a funny card or board game with other fully vaccinated people, or if you’re just looking to procrastinate with a cup of coffee after three o’clock in the afternoon for once. So before you go turning your nose up at decaf or strains which have fallen from grace, remember that they can also be the true measure of a producer’s care and devotion. It is not easy wading tirelessly through to find the diamond in the rough, but when you do, you hold on to it. And ultimately, when it comes to Cannabis and coffee, GABRIELCANNABIS.COM it’s not like it’s that terrible having to @GABRIEL_CANNABIS sample everything to find the right one.
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When it comes to the history of hashish, the facts are as fascinating as the folklore. Hashish Smokers (1887) GAETANO PREVIATI
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It’s believed that the word hashish derives from the Arabic root word hasis, meaning dried grass or herb. The first historical records of hashish date back to the “Golden Age of Islam” in ancient Persia – sometime between the writing of the Koran in 632 and 900 CE. Unlike alcohol, which was forbidden by the Koran as a khmar (intoxicant), Cannabis was originally considered a medicine and therefore not prohibited. The earliest written reference to hashish appears to be in “The Book of Poisons” – a toxicology/astrology treatise by Iraqi alchemist Ibn Wahshiyya published in the 10th century. In it, Wahshiyya refers to a toxic concoction containing Cannabis extract and other aromatic herbs, which he claimed was lethal when inhaled. Another, more famous text from that period in which hashish is mentioned is the fabled “1001 Arabian Nights,” which even includes a story entitled “The Tale of the Hashish Eater.”
Sufi monks viewed hashish as a sacrament.
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THE SUFI The earliest group to embrace hashish were the Sufis – a mystical branch of Islam that arose during the 8th century. Once called “the hippies of the Arab world,” Sufi monks believed that hashish assisted in elevating consciousness to achieve communion with Allah. For them, eating hashish was, according to one Muslim critic, “an act of worship.” One Sufi legend even claimed that it was one of the sect’s founders, Shayk Haydar, who
first discovered hashish. According to the story, after 10 years of reclusivity in his mountaintop monastery, Haydar ventured into the desert, where he discovered a “sparkling” plant and ate it. He returned to the monastery in a euphoric state, shared the plant’s magical properties with his fellow monks, then swore them to secrecy about it. While there’s no evidence that Haydar actually made or used hashish, the Sufis did eventually embrace it as a sacrament. THE HASHASHIN Though Cannabis resin was referenced centuries earlier, the word “hashish” wasn’t reportedly seen in print until 1123 – in an Egyptian pamphlet accusing a group called the Nazari of being “hashish-eaters” (a derogatory term used to denote undesirables). Another mystical branch of Islam founded in 1090, the Nazari were based in a mountaintop fortress in northern Iran called Alamut Castle and ruled over by their founder, Hassan-i Sabbah – a.k.a. “The Old Man of the Mountain.” Sabbah created an elite squadron of warrior-spies called the Fidai, who he sent out on covert espionage and murder missions. The Fidai were allegedly so devoted to him that they’d Hassan-i Sabbah (above), and The Fidai at Alamut.
sacrifice their lives at his command. Sabbah allegedly brainwashed his fanatics by feeding them copious amounts of hashish – a practice that supposedly earned them their notorious nickname: Hashashin (Arabic for “hashish users”), from which we derive the modern word “assassin.” In fact, no evidence exists that they ever used hash; nevertheless, the legend stuck – thanks in part to the writings of Marco Polo. Though Genghis Khan’s armies killed off the Hashashin in 1256, they didn’t kill hashish’s appeal; on the contrary, many Arab historians credit the Mongols’ invasions – and the resulting Sufi refugees – for spreading hashish throughout Iraq, Syria, and Egypt during the 13th century. INTO EGYPT The first record of hashish in Egypt comes from a Spanish-born Muslim botanist named Ibn al-Baytar, who in 1227 observed Egyptian Sufis swallowing charas balls in Cairo. There was a park there called the Gardens of Kafur where Sufis and other poor stoners congregated, grew Cannabis and made hashish – that is, until 1266, when King al-Zahir Babar outlawed hashish, destroyed the gardens, and threatened anyone caught with it with prison and “de-teething.” Eventually, concerns over moral decline led Sunni authorities to declare hashish illegal under Islamic law, essentially condemning the Sufi as heretics. Regardless, hashish use continued to expand; it wasn’t until four centuries later, however, that it would make its mark on Europe. ENTRÉE FRANCE In 1798, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt. Since alcohol was banned in the Muslim country, his soldiers had no access to wine and instead adopted hashish as their intoxicant of choice. Hashish smoking among the troops became such a problem that in October 1800, General Jacques-François Menou banned Cannabis across Egypt. But when the French troops were driven out by Anglo-Ottoman forces in 1801, they brought the hash back home with them. By that time, most French citizens had heard of hashish, thanks to Antoine Galland’s translation of “The 1001 Arabian Nights” published a century earlier. The stories sparked a romantic fascination with hashish in France’s collective imagination. Over the next two centuries, that love affair only grew – fueling a creative explosion that culminated in the formation Grand meeting room at Les of the infamous Club Club des Hashischins. des Hashischins. Founded in 1844, Les Club des Hashischins was a private social club in Paris where the literary, artistic, and intellectual elite of the day would gather to get high. Dressed in Arabic attire, they’d hold séances and drink coffee laced with a green paste called dawamesk made with butter, nuts, spices, and of course, hashish. FROM PRESCRIPTION TO PROHIBITION During the 19th century, medical research and experimentation with Cannabis flourished across Europe. Studies were written, compounds were extracted, and a number of hashish-derived remedies were formulated. But most medical professionals, still operating under old misconceptions that it
The counterculture movement of the 1960s introduced hashish to the New World. induced violence and insanity, avoided studying hashish. This kind of misinformation helped bring an end to the burgeoning medical marijuana field and usher in the new age of global prohibition instituted in the 20th century. While most associate America as the architect of pot prohibition, it was actually Egypt that originally led the charge for its international embargo. Both Egypt and the US attempted (unsuccessfully) to add hashish to the list of prohibited drugs outlined in the League of Nations’ International Opium Conventions of 1912 and 1925. Nevertheless, by the late 1920s, nearly 60 countries had outlawed hashish. THE HIPPIE TRAIL The counterculture movement of the 1960s introduced hashish to Eden Hash Center—a popular the New World. Starting in the late ‘50s, thousands of beatniks and stop on The Hippie Trail. hippies embarked on pilgrimages to the great hashish capitals of WORLD OF CANNABIS MUSEUM the East in search of primo smoke – rechristening the old Silk Road as “The Hippie Trail.” Some, like Travis Ashbrook of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, smuggled tons of hash back to the US to power the psychedelic revolution. Others brought the art of hash making into new areas, like Morocco; though Cannabis had been grown in the region for centuries, until then it had only been smoked with tobacco. In the decades that followed, however, Morocco’s Rif Valley would become the world’s largest producer of hashish. Just as the Hippie Trail was subsiding, Amsterdam – which had recently undergone its own social revolution – became the new hub for hashish. Hash from all over the world was smuggled in and sold at the city’s hundreds of Cannabis coffeeshops. It was amidst this happening hash scene that another former Hippie Trail traveler by the name of Mila Jansen invented a revolutionary new resin collection method that used ice water rather than hand-scraping or dry sieving – creating the first ever “bubble hash” (aka ice hash, full-melt) and earning her the honorific “Hash Queen.”
Hashish assortment lithograph (1970).
HASHISH TODAY Though still widely popular in WORLD OF CANNABIS MUSEUM Europe, demand for hashish in the US has declined dramatically over the past few decades – due largely to the rise of the more potent hydrocarbon concentrates (dabs). In fact, you’d be hard-pressed (pun intended) to find any traditional hash for sale in US dispensaries, with one notable exception: the old-school hashish made by Frenchy Cannoli. Like those old Hippie Trail pilgrims, Frenchy spent his youth traveling to many of the world’s great hash centers and mastering the classic techniques, which he now teaches to a new generation with his “Lost Art of the Hashishin” workshop series. Thanks to the passion of master hashishin like him, hashish’s history will undoubtedly live on for centuries more.
Demand for hashish in the US has declined dramatically over the past few decades.
For more on the history of hash, listen to Episode #13 of our podcast at worldofcannabis.museum/cannthropology. Story and photos originally published on worldofcannabis.museum and reprinted with permission.
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here she was, standing over a fresh dog poop, looking down upon a thin strip of sidewalk grass along a quiet suburban road holding her only bag, bulging and tied off. The Rhodesian Ridgeback at the end of the leash, quite unfortunately, just unleashed an unexpected second helping. To leave or not to leave – that is the question that I ask of Steve. Maybe she has a favorite uncle named Steve, I don’t know. It rhymed. Is there anyone in America who doesn’t know someone named Steve? It doesn’t matter. Regardless, she is faced with a conundrum. You find a small stash on the bathroom floor. You scan the room, concluding that six of them are potential contenders. The nugs are juicy. Do you announce to the patrons of Patron that one of them has potentially lost their imperative sack, or do you hightail it out of the parking lot and fill your coughers? You scan the motley crew for bloodshot eyes while the dank scent effervesces through the pants pocket to the nostrils like a trail from Pepe Le Pew’s tail. It is as if the universe itself is checking your pulse to determine if the moral compass is deserving of her positive karma, and worthy of continuing to inhabit her fruitful loins of perfect symmetry. Every one of us, at least once in our lives, has been apprised to this test. You clutch the bag and address this reckoning by announcing to the entire venue that someone has lost their weed and you are ready to bestow it to the rightful owner. A man comes to you and admits that he, indeed, had dropped the bag and hadn’t noticed until that moment, upon realizing that his pocket is empty. He takes the Cannabis gratefully. He offers to smoke a bowl with you outside, to which you politely accept. You have made a new friend. His name is Steve.
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