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FEATURE No you’re not too stoned, these aren’t dabs! They’re wearable, beautiful jewelry. JULY 2022

greg “g” martinez’s impressive dab pendants

STORY by MIKE RICKER @RICKERDJ | PHOTO by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS

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A B O U T T H E C OV E R Dripping onto the cover with style and grace, this terpy Memoirs of a Gorilla (GG4 x Fathers Dae) batter blends beauty and flavor into a perfect dab that we wish could jump from the magazine into our dab rigs. Processed at Lifted Cannabis by Dred Pirate, with a glass dab tool made by Snuff Glass, Devin Stein took the amazing photo that captures the essence of our favorite plant for the Concentrates Issue! Be sure to visit Issuu.com/nwleaf and our website, LeafMagazines.com to read reviews, features and profiles by the Leaf Nation team from around the country!

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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.

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 “MA weed. As the world continues to trend toward chaos and disconnection, we BUT 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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CANADIAN MMJ PATIENTS SUBSTITUTING CANNABIS FOR OPIOIDS

GERMANY SET TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS FOR ADULT USE

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.

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.

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A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS ARE USING CANNABIS TO MINIMIZE THEIR ALCOHOL INTAKE.

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of Maine survey respondents said they obtain Cannabis products from licensed retailers.

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pounds of marijuana were seized at the Mexican border in 2020, down from 2 million pounds in 2014.

live Cannabis plants were given away by the Thai government in June.

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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 THE JOB blunt-roller job comes with the added perk of free Cannabis. COMES WITH Actor Seth Rogen, a smoking buddy of Snoop’s, said the em... FREE ployee can tell when someone “seems like they want a blunt.” CANNABIS.

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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.”

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suggested we rent farmland five doors from his house and grow hemp together. We spent last year reviving land that hadn't been farmed recently. We got a late start and I didn’t know the local soil, water or weather. Let’s just say there was a steep learning curve. The good news is that we were able to install drip lines to irrigate the field and planted a clover cover crop in the fall to outcompete the weeds, as well as improve the soil. Bonus: Our landlord Gino caught the hemp bug and has been an active partner in our hemp farming venture. This year, 2022, we’re definitely more organized. I think of our small farm as an experimental R&D plot that sells enough to break even on licensing and testing fees, with enough left over for our beer fund too. This summer we planted the same three hemp fiber cultivars in both New Mexico and Washington state. I’m looking forward to harvesting the data almost as much as harvesting the fiber itself. This retired software nerd is running everything out of a Google Sheet, collecting both quantitative grow data and subjective results from papermakers like Jonas. Obviously western Washington and eastern New Mexico are as different as can be, but that is an advantage when comparing the three cultivars against each other. What we glean from our data will prepare us to expand the number of cultivars we grow moving forward. Our goal is to publish and share much of our work to inspire and guide others. Growing hemp for fiber is only the first step in making hemp products. I’ve designed a harvest workflow that pre-processes the hemp stalk into usable material for I shared hemp papermakers, the THIS SUMMER WE PLANTED fiber with him and textile industry he began making THE SAME THREE HEMP FIBER and more. paper. He pivoted and My personal CULTIVARS IN BOTH NEW approached hemp as goal is making hemp. It’s not wood or hemp graphene, MEXICO AND WASHINGTON flax or cotton. Hemp biocomposites and STATE. I’M LOOKING FORWARD has its own composition supercapacitors. and characteristics. I’ve removed TO HARVESTING THE DATA I began to prepare pectin, lignin and ALMOST AS MUCH AS the raw plant material, hemicellulose allowing Jonas to make with food grade HARVESTING THE FIBER ITSELF. 100% hemp paper. enzymes in my Jonas is an artist and backyard and wanted hemp paper to do letterpress, watercolor, kitchen. My goal is to build on our initial small bookmaking, etc. Neither of us was successes and scale up to as much as we interested in hemp toilet paper or laser printer can, as fast as we can. stock. Having proved to ourselves and each other Wish us luck and stay tuned for progress that hemp paper-making was within our grasp, he reports as we forge ahead!

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HOW DO YOU LIKE STANDING BEHIND THE COUNTER AT THE GREAT PRC? I absolutely love it!

The team is amazing. All the customers that come through are always sweet and amazing … it puts a smile on my face. It’s a really positive environment. LET’S PRETEND THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY DIDN’T EXIST. WHAT PROFESSION DO YOU THINK YOU’D EXPLORE? I would go into the

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Being a wrench’s throw from I-5 in North Everett, these motorheads are deeply grateful for the care the city takes with the highways and byways. So, as a display of that gratitude, this well-oiled machine donates annually to local causes including Wheels on the Waterfront – an annual Everett event that raises money for cancer research. In addition, they generously hand a check over to Everett public schools every year. Oh, and they take part in Adopt A Street, where they start at the store and go all the way down Everett Avenue picking up garbage every three months to keep the track looking slick. Way to go guys!

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GREG “G” MARTINEZ’S IMPRESSIVE DAB P E N DA N T S

DOPPLEGANGSTER WHAT STARTED AS A HOBBY FOR A DABBING ENTHUSIAST HAS BECOME AN OFT-RECOGNIZED DELIGHT AMONGST PEOPLE WHO LOVE CONCENTRATES AND UNIQUE WAYS OF CELEBRATING THEM.

BASED IN Washington state, this side hustle from Greg “G” Martinez – a brand ambassador of the renowned Smokey Point Productions – has turned into a craft that’s on the level of some of the greatest art forging around. Just like a replica of a famous painting, or an illustration that’s a remarkable facsimile to an American dollar bill, the onlooker will find themselves in awe of the similarity … barely able to discern between the real thing and the fake. But this is more than just faking the gooey-love-puddy that we stoners regale in a glass saucer and turning it into an eye-catching pendant. There’s a flossy element to it – a way of posting up by dangling your enthusiasm for high-end hash straight off the neck for all to witness, all the while accentuating your look. It’s jewelry, yes – but it is also advocacy for acceptance and education in a way. After all, most of the world still could not explain the differences in consistencies from diamonds to rosin. And speaking of diamonds, he’ll be upping his game with jewel-encrusted and gold versions in the foreseeable future.

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Meanwhile, Greg is beginning to work with rappers, celebrities, artists and companies with brands (with some of them even using his work for their packaging in varying states). He will admit that the technique is not new – all hand-crafted with epoxy, ceramic, glass and other materials – and that it’s not his invention. Others around the social media world were either early pioneers of creating these, or early adopters of the craft. Either way, the cat is out of the bag and this dude has got a lead in the race. And thank goodness, because the more the better when it comes to Cannabis fashion allowing you to flaunt your love of the plant, and all the loveliness that oozes from its glowing trichomes.

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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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PROFILE

SPREADING THE GOSPEL OF HASHISH Cherry Blossom Belle @cherryblossom_belle holds the teachings of Frenchy Cannoli and she isn’t keeping them to herself.

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endary Cannabis grower and breeder, sugof Manufacturing at Heritage Hash Co. dispensary gested that he preserve his art by taking in Ukiah, Calif. It’s the first micro-business in the on an apprentice. He agreed and asked state that dubs itself a “hashery.” Belle compares Belle – who was a farmhand on Leo’s it to a brewery or roastery because visitors to the Cannabis farm at the time – if she’d take dispensary can watch professionals press hash and on the role. So why did Frenchy choose extracts right in front of them. Eventually, Heritage her? True, Belle had previously dabbled in Hash Co. will also have an on-site consumption hash-making as a teen, but according to lounge attached to its facility, giving people a her, his reasons were based place to taste the elegant flavor more on personal connection notes of the craft Cannabis extracts than experience. produced there. “I think [Frenchy] saw me The Heritage team recently won as someone who was young first place in this year’s Emerald Cup’s and motivated and wasn’t set Solventless category for its Whitethorn in their ways yet,” says Belle. Rose live ice water bubble hash. The “We also both had a culinary team also earned a second-place background that we really trophy for Whitethorn Rose live rosin. connected on and had many “Whitethorn Rose will be the flavor similar cultural values and of the decade,” Belle predicts. “People ways of doing things.” are going to remember it for a hot Remarkably, Frenchy and minute. It made a huge impact, and BELLE & HASHMAKING ICON Belle had both lived in Japan it’s all because of the quality of HuckFRENCHY CANNOLI at the same time before they leberry Hill Farms’ genetics.” knew each other: That’s where Belle grew Since Frenchy’s untimely passing last summer, up during the first 10 years of her life, Belle has begun co-hosting workshops with Mawhile Frenchy was a fashion designer dame Cannoli. She is also doing a series of collabthere making designer stingray purses. orative classes on the road with Byrd Extracts (most HASHISH MAKING is a form of ancient alchemy. After leaving Japan, Belle lived in Southeast Asia for recently in St. Louis, Missouri). Belle believes that The people who study this fine art are knowledge the following eight years. Frenchy also spent several part of her role here on Earth is keeping the art of keepers of a proud tradition that’s sadly fading years of his life in Southeast Asia. Living abroad hashish making alive by passing on the knowledge away in the United States. An extraordinary young impacted how they both approached their work – Frenchy bestowed upon her to others. woman who goes by the name Cherry from cleanliness to dedication to the style of “Frenchy gave me the skills to become a great Blossom Belle is one of these rare wisdom apprenticeship – which she says resembled hash maker,” she says. “But teaching me was to keepers, and she’s helping Heritage Hash traditional Japanese culture. ensure that there will be other great hash makers Co. produce some of the best concentrates Belle studied under Frenchy, honing the in the future. He always said, ‘You can either be on the market. art of hashish for nearly a decade, four known as the person who shared [this information] Belle was the apprentice of late master years of which she lived with him and his wife to the world, or you can be known as the person hashishin Frenchy Cannoli. She first met Kimberly (who goes by Madame Cannoli). who hoarded it. Who do you want to be?’” Frenchy in 2012 through her brother, Leo “I started backing him in his workshops, Based on the number of workshops Belle has Stone of Aficionado Mendocino, who had and I instantly assumed the position,” she already taught and her desire to spread the gospel connected with him after Aficionado won says. “It was this unsaid thing between us, of hash to the world, it’s clear how she wants to first place in the flower category at the Em- BELLE AT THIS YEAR’S and that’s where we vibed. We didn’t have be remembered: as a teacher. In the future, she’s EMERALD CUP erald Cup – a victory that would ultimately to talk to each other – of course, we did, hoping to dabble in international markets and focus AWARDS. change both siblings’ lives forever. Frenchy about all kinds of things in life – but we more on pressed hashish. and Leo initially bonded over the importance of didn’t need to talk in terms of him telling me what “My art and my love will always be pressed branding and aesthetic presentation. he needed. For instance, he didn’t have to tell me hash,” she confesses. “I won’t have to fight the “Frenchy and my brother were like long-lost he needed ice – I already knew. And it was just like market as hard for pressed hash on the internationfriends from a past life,” Belle recalls fondly. “They that between us.” al level. Here, I feel like I keep trying and trying and were spiritually so connected and were instant Belle’s infatuation with the plant and its array of trying. But the market already exists in Europe and friends as soon as they met.” expressions is the force driving her to deepen her Brazil. They want pressed hash there. So why not Frenchy quickly became the resident hash maker practice as a hash master. Belle is now applying play in the markets that welcome you, instead of the at Aficionado. That’s when Subcool, the late legher years of training with Frenchy as the Director one that makes you fight for it?”

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F E AT U R E

THE CONNOISSEUR CONSUMER Discussing Higher Level Dab Techniques with Adam Lee Simpson @simp.lee.adam Born from the need to judge multiple entries in a short duration of time, Simpson has created what he calls the “bloom dab” – his way of assessing how robust and satisfying a particular concentrate is. The first step is to warm your banger enough to melt the concentrate, but not enough to burn your skin. Next, breathe in the aromatics as the concentrate melts into a thin film, using your senses to pick up on subtleties, both good and bad. Then (and this is where the technique becomes more advanced) the goal is to try to feel out how long those flavors last under the light heat you’ve given the banger. “The flavor will peak,” Simpson explains. “I call this the ‘Bloom Curve.’” “Concentrates higher in sesquiterpene to monoterpene [ratios] will have a wider bloom curve than more monoterpene to sesquiterpene,” Simpson speculates. After 30-60 seconds of sussing out the bouquet of the concentrate, if there are no weird or off-putting aromatics, the next step is to consume the concentrate by applying a very light re-heat. This technique is not unlike when sommeliers and cicerones aerate the wines and beers they’re about to consume by swirling and inhaling them before consumption in order to help analyze them.

“BEYOND TAKING YOUR DABS AT LOW TEMPERATURE, APPLYING THE ‘BLOOM DAB’ TECHNIQUE CAN LEVEL UP YOUR CONSUMPTION EXPERIENCE AND HELP YOU MORE THOROUGHLY ENJOY THE NUANCES AND COMPLEXITIES EACH PRODUCT HAS TO OFFER.”

T H E F O U N DAT I O N S

Picture this. It’s 2010. You just got to your weed dealer’s place because it’s faster to drive across town than to wait for him to come to you. You’re just there to buy a bag, man. Then, out of nowhere, he whips out a smoking contraption and suddenly you’re the guinea pig for your dealer-turned-backyard-chemist’s creations. He fires up a torch and blasts a titanium nail until it’s glowing red hot, tells you “It’s go time,” and drops a fat chunk of crumble on top as you inhale. As you pull the thousand degree cloud of vaporized Cannabis into your lungs, you are immediately destroyed – doubling over in pain as you cough harder than you ever have before. This is unfortunately the way that many veteran consumers experienced Cannabis concentrates for the first time, nearly martyring themselves through the pursuit of higher heights.

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Thankfully, this fundamentally wrong approach to dabbing Cannabis concentrates has been retired as the industry continues to evolve and look for healthier, less abrasive methods of consuming these products. THE NEXT LEVEL

In 2022, consumers have access to widely available concentrates-specific hardware – developed from the ground up to achieve the best dabbing experience possible. We also have access to the years of anecdotal data and a modest amount of papered research to help guide our evolution. It is in this era we find well-versed concentrates connoisseur, hash maker and Masters of Rosin judge, Adam Lee Simpson, and a technique he developed to enhance and diversify the experience of consuming Cannabis concentrates.

There are a lot of reasons to deviate from your current dabbing practices and try something new. After all, it’s becoming increasingly widely known that dabbing your concentrates at high temperatures can result in adverse effects to one’s health – which is why the practice of taking dabs off red-hot nails is now nearly obsolete. Beyond taking your dabs at low temperature, applying the ‘bloom dab’ technique can level up your consumption experience and help you more thoroughly enjoy the nuances and complexities each product has to offer. While it could be argued that the ‘bloom dab’ technique is essentially an overly thought out cold start, there is every bit as much of an argument that this technique can be highly beneficial for someone that’s judging Cannabis concentrates in a competition format, or for those on the retail level being tasked with deciding whether or not to add a concentrate brand to their shelves. Or perhaps you’re just an avid connoisseur who prides yourself on your palate and wants to explore every facet of flavor each unique concentrate has to offer. Whatever your situation, we recommend giving it a try and experiencing this next level technique for yourself.

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GARDEN SPOTLIGHT

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RISING OUT OF THE TRI-CITIES COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN IS A FOOTBALL FIELD-SIZED GREENHOUSE THAT GLISTENS WITH A SHIMMERING PINK HUE AS PLANTS DANCE UNDER LED LIGHTS. Glowing and growing year round, this all-inclusive biosphere is the handiwork of the team at Legacy Organics – where sustainable, living soil growing practices combine with a Cannabis science approach

to agronomics – producing beautiful flowers in a grow that is completely unique to Washington state. These methods are powered by a team dedicated to terpene production for fresh-frozen flowers, ultimately to be processed into the delicious concentrates that this issue of the Leaf celebrates. Garden Manager Jay Kennedy has been growing since he was barely old enough to buy cigarettes, and while he doesn’t have a high school diploma, this self-proclaimed “avid reader” speaks like a graduate of a plant science degree program. The entire growing program behind Legacy Organics was designed to create a living biosphere within the greenhouse – where everything from the soil to beneficial microorganisms and bugs – combine to live in harmony with

the Cannabis plants that are at the center of the ecosystem. At Legacy Organics, the soil is filled with amendments including crab shells and fish meal that stimulate the plants’ roots into thinking that there are a large amount of exoskeletons (meaning lots of unwanted bugs), which triggers an enhanced terpene production as the plant seeks to ward away danger. This bio-science is combined with constant monitoring of soil temperature, which is kept at a similar temp to that of a normal harvest season of a warm fall, along with weekly soil and tissue sampling to see what nutrients or amendments either the soil or the plants need. “When you have micro-arthropods tickling the root system, and beetles and insects, when you have living soil – then the plants signal natural and complex terpene profiles, because the plants are sending out chemical signals to call in natural predators,” Kennedy explained. “There are obviously no natural predators in this controlled biosphere, besides predator mites or rogue beetles … that’s why the Cannabis has a more complex terpene profile – the living soil mimick-

ing the living environment and kicking in the plants’ natural defense mechanisms.” This all comes to life within the greenhouse, which is more of a bubble (like those used for indoor soccer) than a rigid structure. It is held up in part by positive air pressure, keeping the structure inflated and containing all the air inside – safe and circulating without outside contamination. The next major factor in GRAPE APE their growing process is the living soil, which is an organic base that is amended with organic nutrients and microorganisms that thrive together. While this might sound like normal organic growing, It’s unique because most Cannabis is grown indoors in sterile mediums that are not alive like coco or rock wool or in hydroponic systems where there isn’t even dirt for the plants’ roots to stretch in. “That’s why we’ve built a biosphere – a living environment and controlled ecosystem that we have in the greenhouse. And with the more complex terpene profile, it’s why our oil always comes back with the terps off the charts,” Kennedy said proudly.

The environmental controls have pushed the football field-sized grow to produce huge harvests that supply other processors, like Mammoth Labs and Bodhi High, with material to turn into concentrates for sale at retail stores. About a third of each harvest’s flower will be fresh frozen in the onsite freezer, another third gets hung in a climate-controlled curing room for slow-dry, hand-trimmed craft Cannabis, and one third goes through automation for processing. Everything at the farm is optimized for efficiency and space, allowing for the curing room to hang and dry, then store the finished products before packaging and sales. “This round alone we grew about 2,700 pounds of fresh frozen flower, and then another 350 pounds of fresh frozen trim, coming from 1,200 plants,” explained Josiah Glesener, the processing manager for the farm. “Then there was another 1,100 pounds of dry flower that will either be sold as Legacy Organics’ line, or be sent out as wholesale products.” With literal tons of Cannabis coming out of the ROWS OF PEARLY first greenhouse annually, GIRL the team is now looking ahead to the partially completed second bubble – with a third planned to come online in 2023. As the farm continues to grow, the team has focused on building a consumer and industry-focused brand, so that processors and terp-hunting smokers alike can begin to ask for Legacy Organics products by name. With this mindset, the team has created beautiful packaging that avoids plastics, continuing the full-circle, seed-to-sale process that works with the environment, instead of against it. While growing organically has a smaller return on investment and the margins are tighter, Legacy Organics is focusing on sustainability – starting with the process and the products to leave a positive impact on the world, and to produce the terpiest flowers possible with each harvest. “Our intention to be in harmony with the environment is why we chose to use all-glass tubing for our joints and avoid single-use packaging. With as much waste as the Cannabis industry creates, we would rather have a larger overhead and take a cut on our return on investment to play Bluniverse the long game, and use quality gas and eco-friendly material instead of single-use plastic packaging,” Kennedy said passionately. “The reason for these practices and our overall brand name was to leave a legacy – to leave the planet better than it started off with.”

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mooth and sensual like real velvet, this terpy strain will wrap you up in a warm and fuzzy buzz, before tucking you in with a THC-filled blanket that covers the mind and body in relaxing, euphoric effects.

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A GOOD CUDDLE with a soft blanket is wonderful no matter what time of year it is, especially when the AC is kicking and a delightful shiver passes through the body when it’s scorching outside. It’s in that spirit that we embraced the Grape Velvet strain from Legacy Organics – a cross of Peanut Butter and Jelly x Red Velvet Cookies from this month’s featured farm. Grown in a living soil biosphere inside of a one-of-a-kind greenhouse, Legacy is growing for terpene production and sustainability, and doing a fantastic job! Check out their story on Page 36 for the entire breakdown on their science-based growing practices. Nestled inside beautiful packaging are equally-gorgeous, hand-trimmed nuggets that have a purple hue and red hairs that look like the parental PB&J, with a healthy coating of trichomes that promise a heady buzz. Opening the jar takes the senses on a dive into vibrant terpenes, with a warming earthy-nutty-cookies mashing together with robust red berries and a zing of fizzy-citrus-vanilla, resulting in a complex flavor profile that smells tasty enough to eat. The grape-sized nuggets have a medium, pillowy density with a satisfying snap that releases a rush of floral berries and cookies that tease the senses, as the fingers get a light coating of trichomes while loading a bowl. Taking a rip rushes a super-clean smoke into the lungs, coating the palate in a bouquet of grape before exhaling with an earthy-cookies kick. Repeated tokes maintain the smoothly-sweet smoke that can only come from living soil growing – keeping the tasty flavor from the start, all the way to the white-ash finish. Effects start at the crown of the head, as the brain gets a rush of cannabinoids that slowly melt into the frontal lobes, slowing thoughts as a smiley euphoria takes hold of the mind. As the high builds and a few more tokes are taken, the relaxation reaches the body – loosening muscles and erasing tension as breathing and movements begin to flow in unison. Here, the mind and body meet in perfect balance, as though the Grape Velvet has wrapped around the senses in a wondrously peaceful bliss that’s perfect for Netflix and chill, but lucid enough that high tolerance users could use the pain-relieving properties to get active. Whatever the next adventure is, digital or analog in the woods, the terpy lineup of tasty strains from Legacy Organics has the perfect buzz for you – starting with a Grape Velvet hug. 28% THC

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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

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FRESH FROZEN FLOWER

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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PULL ‘N’ SNAP/TAFFY

BUDDER/BADDER

HONEYCOMB

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

DIAMONDS

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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PASSION FLOWER GG4 LIVE RESIN A massive dose of terpenes burst out of a beautiful golden live resin, filling the air with sour gas and a peppery-cherry-cocoa that’s complex and funky – delivering smooth clouds of vapor with a sharp, terpy exhale and an instantly relaxing buzz to the body and mind. 61.76% THC | 18% Terpenes passionflowerwa.com @passionflower.cc

Thick and sour with a beefyearthiness that’s balanced with a lemony-floral-tang, you’ll experience a buzz that’s both cerebrally enlightening and relaxing to the body – as stress and pain exhale for a chillaxed hybrid high. 73.05% THC | 5.2% Terpenes dabstract.com @_dabstract_

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Float higher than the Eiffel Tower with this sour-powered, fizzy tropical sugar that floats over the senses with a smoke that exhales like a whisper, but grips the body like an embrace from an old friend – relaxing muscles and tension as euphoria and an in-the-moment buzz take hold. pariscannabisco.com @paris_cannabis_co

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ARTIZEN DUTCHBERRY

The infamous Dutchberry has been a topselling 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. artizencannabis.com @artizencannabis

Just like the smell of real gas, you’ll either love or hate this in your face, sour-mothballed-earthy-gas strain. But we guarantee you’ll love the intense 0-60 high that smashes into the frontal lobes with a burst of energetic euphoria before spreading to tingly fingertips. It’s the perfect fuel for a summertime adventure. k-savage.com @k_savage_supply_co

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Golden and dripping with terps, this thick and saucy live resin is a sweet-citrus and sourcake mashup that delivers a stoney, relaxing buzz that’s the frosting to a Gelato dessert. 83.4% THC | slabmechanix.com @agrocouture

SLAB MECHANIX DOSI PIE NUG-RUN SUGAR WAX Sweet and earthy with creamy vanilla gas notes, this invigorating strain sharpens the mind while slowing time for a perfect hippie speedball high. 83.9% THC slabmechanix.com @slabmechanix

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DABSTRACT DONNY BURGER LIVE RESIN Sour mothballs rush out of this golden crystally live resin, accompanied by a hazy-sour-citrus-gas that is intoxicating and foul in the best way and complete with a relaxing but euphoric, mood-elevating high. 77.93% THC | 3.04% Terpenes dabstract.com @_dabstract_

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Trade the cocktail for delicious sips of vapor from this sweet, fruity and effervescent live resin that delivers a truly happy hour-style, giggly sativa buzz. 93.7% THC | slabmechanix.com @agrocouture

SLAB MECHANIX MANDARIN ZKITTLEZ NUG RUN SUGAR WAX Beautiful light golden crystals ooze with flavor from the unique, drippy-topped container – smacking us with a sweet citrus front and a gassy kick that delivers a sedative, couchlocked high. 96.4% THC slabmechanix.com @slabmechanix

K SAVAGE SUPPLY CO. LILAC WINE CURED BADDER Complex, bold and fruity with notes of fermented flowers and sour citrus gas, this strain deserves a wine comparison – bringing connoisseur flavors that brighten the senses, tingling the palate with a perfect exhale and a cerebral, melty high that rushes to hug the body in a sensational hybrid buzz. k-savage.com @k_savage_supply_co

REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS

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THE CONCENTRATES ISSUE

hydrocarbon SEATTLE’S PRIVATE RESERVE TROPICAL MIMOSA TERP JAM

ARTIZEN GALACTIC GLUE

Delicious waves of tropical fruit crash into a sourearthy-citrus-gas for a sweet and sultry vapor that tastes like a dabbable cocktail. It rushes into the senses with a fizzy exhale – delivering a euphoria that brightens and lightens the head for a creative, energetic buzz. seattlesprivatereserve.com @seattles.privatereserve2

Golden and gooey, this crystally concentrate is dripping with sour-earthy-piney-fuel and a hint of berries, with an invigorating cerebral high that delivers the munchies and giggles in a happy-daze buzz. artizencannabis.com @artizencannabis

LISH XTRACTS 9 LB HAMMER Creamy and fruity with hints of lime and gas, this classic strain slams into the body like Thor’s hammer, numbing pain while leaving the mind to wander in a happy haze. 65.46% THC | @lish_xtracts

LISH XTRACTS CHERRY OG LIVE RESIN

FLIPSIDE DANTE’S INFERNO SUGAR WAX Pot smokers were once threatened with hell, but if they’re serving terps in this circle of Dante’s Inferno, we’re in. Lightly sour with a saltyearthy-pine, it exhales with a cool rush that slows time and stops thoughts – shutting down senses to a stoney indica couchlock, where the only anguish is the munchies. smokeflipside.com @smoke.flipside

BODHI HIGH APPLE RUNTZ

KALEIDOSCOPE VELVET ROZAY LIVE RESIN BADDER

LEAFMAGAZINES.COM

Pale and translucent with a floral-fresh lemon-lime fizz, this terp-rich badder melts into a sour, creamy vapor that chills the body like a weighted blanket – melting the frontal lobes into a drooly, content high. 78% THC | 9.9% Terpenes @kaleidoscopefarms

JULY 2022

Bright and fruity with an intoxicating aroma of vanilla-camphorgas, this complex and enticing flavor bursts out of a light gold extract, delivering a euphoric and sedative buzz that slows time and enhances senses for a perfectly chill high.72.97% THC @lish_xtracts

PASSION FLOWER BLUEBERRY MUFFIN LIVE RESIN Fresh blueberry muffins get smacked with a sour frosting of funky-grapey-gas for a complex twist on this sweet strain. It delivers a complex flavor profile with tons of terps that combine at low temp for a smooth vapor and a couchlocked, distracted high that’s perfect for breakfast or dessert. 66.18% THC | 13.2% Terpenes passionflowerwa.com @passionflower.cc

Translucent and golden with a blast of frosted, sour-floral apples and a skunky-vanilla gas that tantalizes senses. It’ll melt at low temps into a smooth vapor with a tart exhale and a drooly, couchlocked and happily-baked buzz. 83% THC | 8.7% Terpenes | bodhihigh.com @bodhi.high.extractions

PARIS CANNABIS COMPANY CITRUS SLUSHIE

DANK CZAR KRAZY GIRL DIAMOND CAVIAR

Warming citrus fuel mixes with an icy-vanilla-kush for a frosty and terpy crumble that has a whispersmooth inhale and a lemon-lime gas exhale – ushering in a refreshing mental freedom, as the body unwinds from chest to extremities in a relaxing but uplifting buzz. pariscannabisco.com @paris_cannabis_co

Thick and rich with lemony-vanillagas, this seductive blend of sauce and diamonds glistens with terps. It melts into a powerfully heady sativa that dominates the mind, with a hint of the Cookies’ parentage body high bringing it all together for a euphoric, headcase kind of vibe. dankczar.com @dankczar_washington

REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS

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hydrocarbon COOKIES BERRY PIE COOKIES SUGAR Sour gas frosts a warming, creamy-yeasty blueberry pie that tastes good enough to eat – bringing a sugary dessert exhale and a talkative, creative sativa buzz. cookies.co @cookies

FLIPSIDE JOKERZ SUGAR WAX Earthy and floral with a citrus zing, this fuelly Runtz cross has a chillaxed euphoria that is perfect for closing the night with a drooly, heavy forehead, indica high. smokeflipside.com @smoke.flipside

REFINE CANNABIS CITRIQUE LOUD RESIN

BODHI HIGH LEMON PIE LIVE RESIN JEWELS ‘N’ JUICE

Sweet lemon custard melts onto a rich and earthy, cherry-cookies pie for a layered, dessert-style dab with a smooth-but-spicy, gassy exhale that sets the mind to floating in blissful euphoria above a perfectly chilled body. 76.6% THC | 9.6% Terpenes bodhihigh.com @bodhi.high.extractions

DANK CZAR KRAZY RUNTZ TERP DIAMONDS

HELLAVATED RUNTZ BHO

LEAFMAGAZINES.COM

High in potency and full of terps, this light golden Runtz sap brings a floral and tropical, citrus-Kush vibe that tastes delicious at low temp – transporting the mind to a place of euphoria and giggles, with a floaty body high that is a mental vacation in dab form. 91.80% THC hellavated.com @hellavatedvapes

CANNA ORGANIX CEREAL MILK NECTAR DRAM (HIGH TERPENE EXTRACT) Bright and creamy, with a higher gas factor than the Cereal Milk custard, this high terpene extract is bursting with terps and lower THC. It’s perfect for adding to THCA or for flavor to other dabs, or vaping on low temp for a mind-expanding terpy dab that will tickle the nose and delight the senses in a balanced, happy high. 40.7% THC

JULY 2022

These lightly sauced diamonds are simply beautiful, glistening like the gems that all true stoners want. The light terpy coating keeps these THCA crystals solid, allowing for huge dab clouds of sweet-creamy-vanilla kush with an eye-watering, foreheadmelting THCA-dominating, indica high. dankczar.com @dankczar_washington

Dial in the summertime vibes with this loud citrus gas and kiss of vanilla cream that exhales with a zing and rushes into the mind with a melty, warming sativa buzz that’s bubbly and creative – perfect for sunny morning dabs. 66.4% THC 5.72% Terpenes | x-tracted.com @refine_the_world

COOKIES FISH SCALE COOKIES BADDER Sharp lemons dominate this gassy-floral-grassy oil, with a light golden color, thick clouds of vapor and a hint of mentholated Kush – delivering a relaxing body high with mental euphoria that’s fuel to grind fully stoned through a busy day. cookies.co @cookies

KALEIDOSCOPE MIMOSA LIVE RESIN BADDER

REFINE CANNABIS AMPLIFIED LODI DODI X DUTCH TREAT Sweet and hazy with the perfect Dutch Treat flavor profile, the golden oil oozes notes of candied pears with a zing of piney gas – melting at low temps to deliver a warming, tingly vapor that coats the palate in fruity terps and exhales with a sensesbrightening, energetic high that’s a happy-hazy way to start the day. 50.31% THC x-tracted.com @refine_the_world

Fizzy oranges rush into the senses like a freshsqueezed mimosa with a hint of funky-creamy gas, exhaling in a tropical rush with a happy hour vibe that sets the mind to giggles, while relaxing the body in a celebratory daytime buzz. 81% THC | 7.28% Terpenes | @kaleidoscopefarms

FULL SPEC MACMOSA LIVE RESIN BADDER Bright and fresh with tropical fruit and a woodsy lemon-lime effervescence, this smells like a weed Mimosa – delivering a bubbly, happy high with a gentle mind-numbing that’s perfect for an afternoon happy hour, Cannabis style. fullspec710.com @full.spec

REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS

THE CONCENTRATES ISSUE

hydrocarbon

SMOKEY POINT PRODUCTIONS PLUSHBERRY

Bright and terpy with a creamyorangey-peppery-tang flavor and a kiss of vanilla. Low-temp dabs brighten senses while delivering a relaxed body high that warms up the belly and induces a happy munchies sesh. 90.48% THC | hellavated.com @hellavatedvapes

Bright and funky, there’s a rainbow of sour fruity flavor with a gassyfizzy-skunk hiding at the end, delivering a chillaxed floaty buzz that’s euphoric enough to inspire movement – but stoney enough to keep adventures on the screen, as the body sticks to the couch. mammothlabs.com @mammoth_labs

TYSON 20 ORANGE PUNCH LIVE RESIN Get knocked out without the pain with the celebrated Tyson experience powered by Mammoth Labs. Mike Tyson is more than a boxing legend, as he’s used his pop culture prowess to advocate for Cannabis and psychedelics. So it’s fitting that the Orange Punch smacks hard with citrus terps and a beautiful golden terpy consistency, bringing an uplifting, energetic high that’s perfect for hitting the gym. @itstyson20

Orange and sappy like a melted ice cream treat, this yummy dessert dab oozes with bright and creamy orangeade and a kiss of kushy-vanilla frosting – delivering a stoney-euphoric rush with an ‘ice cream truck on a hot day’ happy vibe. @desaus_reserve

HIGH TIDE CANNABIS COMPANY APPLE TARTZ LIVE RESIN Sweet and fresh with floralapple-kush notes and a golden, crystally consistency. It melts into a vapor that’s sweet with a tart hint of Runtz parentage, bringing uplifting but certainly stoney effects that are perfect for starting the day with dabs. hightide.net @hightide_cannabis

JULY 2022

DESAUS RESERVE PINK LEMONADE DIAMONDS & SAUCE Dripping with terps, this saucey live resin is loud and skunky, with a sweet and sour citrusberry-gas and a powerful, hazy, cerebral high with chillaxed and warming body effects. @desaus_reserve

Fruity and earthy with a rich creamy-pine finish, this terpy budder smells uplifting but delivers a heavy high that pushes stress and anxiety out – slowing the mind and body to recalibrate in a happy place. 75.8% THC smokeypointproductions.com

PLAID JACKET ETHIOPIAN X SKY CUDDLER KUSH SUGAR CRYSTAL RESIN Notes of honey ooze out of this golden resin, melting into a spicy-floral-kush for a sweet and complex flavor profile with a sappy-golden-jasmine exhale and a slow-building high that moves from the chest outward. You’ll get the best of both worlds with a relaxed-floaty body high and a carefree, uplifted cerebral happiness that’s the perfect daytime hybrid vibe. plaidjacket.com @smoke.plaid

DESAUS ORANGE PUSH POP

LEAFMAGAZINES.COM

fruit, this golden oil will twist your senses up with a pungent aroma that coats the palate with funky apples and cherry – delivering a time-warping heady buzz that sedates the body and puts the mind on stoner autopilot. 84.9% THC 4.57% Terpenes | @pacific_northwest_growers

HELLAVATED MANDARIN ZKITTLEZ

MAMMOTH LABS RAINBOW SHERB LIVE RESIN

PACIFIC NORTHWEST GROWERS TWISTED PIE Sour, funky and full of rotting

PLAID JACKET MIRACLE ALIEN COOKIES SUGAR CRYSTAL RESIN Bold and spicy with a smokey-gassy-funk, this complex and super-terpy golden resin melts into a whisper-smooth vapor with tart diesel notes that tingle the palate on exhale – relaxing the mind as a cerebral happiness settles onto the head like a crown. plaidjacket.com @smoke.plaid

HIGH TIDE CANNABIS COMPANY BLACK SHERBLATO CURED RESIN CANNA ORGANIX CEREAL MILK CUSTARD Golden orange and spreadable like a perfectly infused custard, the Cereal Milk smells like gassy-vanilla Fruity Pebbles, with a head-rush buzz that slows thoughts as warming happiness spreads through the body. 80% THC | cannaorganix.com @cannaorganix

Sour notes rush out of this complex, funky-pepperyrubbery oil with a hint of greasy cherries. Loud and proud, rich vapor lingers on the palate, gripping the chest with a warming buzz that stretches to the mind – slowing thoughts with a heady euphoria in a very stoney-sativa buzz. hightide.net @hightide_cannabis

MAMMOTH LABS MAFIA MINTS LIVE RESIN Not for nuthin’, the Mafia Mints will have you wearing a pair of cement boots – but only because the overwhelming high makes the feet and body feel twice as heavy. Bursting with gassy-earthy terps and a minty cookies finish, this heavy-hitter fills the mind with a confident, mindaltering high as the body moves slowly, giving a new meaning to the term ‘gangster limp.’ mammothlabs.com @mammoth_labs

REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS

THE CONCENTRATES ISSUE

hydrocarbon

Life’s a beach when you have terpy dabs, and this golden, sappy cured resin has a sweet-citrus flavor and a euphoric, relaxing high. 82.5% THC | 4.4% Terpenes rocketcannabis.com @rocketcannabis

LIFTED X CONSTELLATION CANNABIS TALLY MAN LIVE RESIN BADDER Two epic companies combine for a co-branded live resin, delivering a beautiful light-gold badder that wafts a gentle wave of tropical fruit and a sharp, gassy-banana tang in the finish. It’s a sweet, creamy vapor that is reported to deliver sexual energy, and certainly brings a warming and relaxed happiness – perfect for whatever mood you want to ease into. 69.21% THC | 6.80% Terpenes | liftedcannabisco.com constellationcannabis.com

COLD SMOKE CONCENTRATES GMO LIVE SLUSH

SEATTLE’S PRIVATE RESERVE DANK DOUGH SHATTER

Bringing the old school consistency back, this golden seethrough shatter has a perfect snap and melt, releasing a skunky-citrus and vanilla-creamhaze that smashes senses with a melty body and a floaty mind – slowing thoughts and time for an in-the-moment, shattered high. seattlesprivatereserve.com @seattles.privatereserve2

TILTED BY BELLEVUE CANNABIS HOOD CANDYZ DIAMOND EDITION

LEAFMAGAZINES.COM

ROCKET CANNABIS BEACH WEDDING CURED RESIN

Nearly translucent and dripping with terps, this strain blends a candied and fermented fruit funk with a hint of loud gas – resulting in a complex flavor profile that is syrupy on exhale, delivering a euphoric buzz with balanced body high perfect for daytime dabs. bellevuecanna.com @tilted_by_bellevue_cannabis

SUBDIVISION BY SUB X SLUSH SILVER SUNSET SHERBET Loud and gassy, but not like your weird uncle, this saucey BHO is roiling with sour fermented cookies – delivering a body-numbing high that leaves the mind floating like a balloon for hours of relaxation. 71.7% THC subdued-excitement.com @subdivisionwa

JULY 2022

NORTHWEST CONCENTRATES BY REFINE CAKE CRASHER Bright and loud with huge terps that crash into the senses, this cookies and cake-forward strain smells good enough to eat – bringing citrus, rose petals and a vanilla-diesel zing, with a euphoric, energetic high and numbing body buzz that’s great for outdoor activities. 73.5% THC 7.15% Terpenes x-tracted.com @nw_concentrates

REGULATOR CONCENTRATES CANDY JACK NUG RUN Terpy vanilla-banana-cream oozes from this nug run with a hint of hazy Jack Herer, for an invigorating and uplifting sativa high with a perfect hint of stoney euphoria. 76.8% THC smokeypointproductions.com @regulator.wa

Ripe and skunky with a blend of sour garlic and pepper, and a rotting citrus gas, this GMO slaps you in the face with terps from the jar. Next it hits you with a knockout punch via low-temp dab, blasting the mind and body with a heady indica vibe that will put the heaviest dabber into a dreamy-drooly, couchlocked euphoria. 77% THC subdued-excitement.com @coldsmokewa

KUSH FAMILY ORIGINALS CHERRY SORBET CURED RESIN Cherry cream melts into a rich and warming earthy-fuel that smells delicious from the jar, delivering a tangy-sweet exhale with a body high that builds from the chest outward – reaching the head in a hug of floatystoney delight. 69.1% THC @kush_family_originals

LIFTED CANNABIS X CONSTELLATION CANNABIS PINEAPPLE BURST LIVE RESIN BADDER Waves of tropical-cirtusy-kush roll over the senses with a sour-creamy-gas finish, melting into a wondrous low-temp vapor that coats the palate in syrupysweet fuel – rushing out of the lungs to bring a heady sativa high that will have the body and mind waving like a palm tree on a windy beach. 66.75% THC 9.4% Terpenes | liftedcannabisco.com constellationcannabis.com

REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS

THE CONCENTRATES ISSUE

cartridges MFUSED BLUEBERRY SPACE CAKE DISTILLATE Float higher than an astronaut with this magically flavored vapor that’s fruity and cakey with a cotton candy finish, complete with a floaty headspace while feet are still grounded in a deep body high. mfusedculture.com @mfusedculture

Ballin’ on a budget, this low-cost cart has a big fruity tropical flavor, a smooth pull, and a pleasantly stoney distillate buzz. phatpanda.com @phatpanda

THC and CBD combine with hazy Sour Diesel terps for an earthy-piney-gassy inhale and a buzz that delivers cerebral energy, while also calming anxiety and relaxing the body for a feel-good daytime high. 71.7% THC | 18% CBD venomextracts.com @venomextractions

FULL SPEC MACMOSA LIQUID LIVE RESIN

ROCKET CANNABIS ICE CREAM SHERBERT Blast off with creamy vanilla jet fuel and smooth exhales – powering clouds of vapor, relaxing muscles, and leading to a content indica buzz. 87% THC rocketcannabis.com @rocketcannabis

Fruity and fizzy with smooth, orangey-kush flavored terpy clouds, this invigorating strain balances a chilled body high with a happy hour mental space. fullspec710.com @full.spec

PHAT PANDA TROPICAL TRAINWRECK

VENOM EXTRACTIONS SOUR DIESEL DISTILLATE

COLD SMOKE CONCENTRATES WAITING GAME

LEAFMAGAZINES.COM

PASSION FLOWER JELLY BREATH Breathy and zesty with a terpene blend that seems to open the air within the lungs – tingling the senses from the chest to nose on exhale with a gentle, apple-cucumber greeness balanced with a light and sour garlic, delivering a stimulating cerebral euphoria. 62.2% THC | 12% Terpenes | passionflowerwa.com @passionflower.cc

HELLAVATED TROPICALEZ PUNCH DISPOSABLE Cute and convenient, this pink disposable vape hits hard from the first inhale, delivering a softer creamyberry-citrus flavor that is the vapor form of a tropical cocktail – we’re talking about a chillaxed, buns-in-the-sun high. hellavated.com @hellavatedvapes

JULY 2022

REFINE RUNTZ BUTTONZ LOUD RESIN Push the button with this loud and funky Runtz cross reeking of sour-earthy-pepper and rotten fruit. Exhaling with a tingle that immediately heightens senses in a high that increases cerebral activity, it focuses the mind in a euphoric, in-the-moment high. 73.5% THC | 3.24% Terpenes x-tracted.com @refine_the_world

CANNA WHUPASS TROPICAL TRAINWRECK DISTILLATE Fruity with a hint of earthypineapple, this terpy and potent distillate brings a relaxing and mellow buzz. 84.5% THC cannaorganix.com @cannawhupass

A tasty cross of MAC and Fruity Pebbles OG whispers into the lungs via gentle vapor with notes of creamy-fruitygas and a spicy tang on exhale, delivering a happy-go-lucky mental high with numbing body effects that are perfect for chilling in the sun. 83.1% THC subdued-excitement.com @coldsmokewa

NORTHWEST CONCENTRATES PINEAPPLE EXPRESS Ride this wave of tropical goodness, complete with a gassy-hazy-pineapple flavor and sweet exhale – delivering a cerebral buzz that’s ready for adventure. 93.8% THC | x-tracted.com @nw_concentrates

PASSION FLOWER GARLIC JAM Wonderfully unique in cannabinoids, this high terpene extract combines with a healthy dose of CBN for an entourage effect that’s perfect for the end of the day – helping with sleep, pain and neuroprotection. This terpy jam is also gently sour with notes of pickled flowers, satisfying a funky palate with a relaxing hug to the mind and body. 48.8% THC | 10.5% CBN | 12% Terpenes passionflowerwa.com @passionflower.cc

REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS

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cartridges

K SAVAGE CANNABIS SUPPLY CO. LILAC WINE CURED RESIN CART

AVITAS GELATO OG LIVE RESIN Perfectly sour with a lemonycookies-chem zing, this smoke is rich while being exceptionally smooth, delivering a satisfying pull with a high-terpene smackdown that ushers in a mesmerizing, time-slowing high. 69.6% THC 12.40% Terpenes avitasgrown.com @avitaslifestyle

Earthy, fruity and bold, with darker notes of red berries and chocolate-pepper-kush, toking this sweet vapor has a very wine-like quality, delivering a relaxing but not overly stoned buzz that amplifies thoughts and conversations – perfect for after dinner with a glass of real wine. k-savage.com @k_savage_supply_co

PACIFIC NW ROOTS PINK LEMONADE Sweet and earthy with a fizzy citrus finish, this clean-hitting cart delivers a slightly sedating high that calms the nerves and loosens up the body for a chillaxed buzz. @pacificnwroots

OPTIMUM EXTRACTS BLACKBERRY CRUMBLE KUSH DISTILLATE Super sweet with botanical terpenes delivering a robust blueberry and cream flavor, this syrupy distillate brings big clouds and a chilled body and mind high. 96% THC | optimumextracts.com @optimum_extracts_wa

LIFTED CANNABIS GUAVA NOW & LATER LIVE RESIN

SOLR BEAR PURPLE PUNCH LIVE ROSIN Slightly sour while balanced with a creamy-piney-maple meets tropical punch and fuel, this delicious and smooth solventless rosin packs a bouquet of strain flavor and a powerfully sedative body high – leaving the mind distracted in a pleasant headspace, perfect for alone time. 70.44% THC | solrbear.com @solr.bear

Smooth waves of tropical, creamy Kush wash over the palate, tuning up the mind-body connection in a harmonious vibration that amplifies with each syrupy, guava-fueled puff. 79.41% THC | 7% Terpenes liftedcannabisco.com

BODHI HIGH LEMON PIE

MFUSED TWISTED SUNNY OG DISPOSABLE DISTILLATE

LEAFMAGAZINES.COM

Creamy and doughy with a zesty dose of terps, this high-terpene extract cart is super smooth with a gentle blend of earthy-gas that delivers a cascading, smiley buzz that melts from the mind into the body in feel-good waves of chill. 80.8% THC | cannaorganix.com @cannaorganix

A true dessert dab – oozing with a frosted lemon rind zest topping and an earthy-kush finish – resulting in a delicious tasting vapor that takes the cake with a spacey euphoria, brightening colors and sounds while slowing time for an in-the-moment sativa high. 61.5% THC | bodhihigh.com @bodhi.high.extractions

Rechargeable and disposable, this easy on-the-go vape tastes like a fresh-squeezed glass of passionfruit-orangeade, with a hint of Kush and a perky, but stoney high. 87% THC | mfusedculture.com mfusedculture

SEATTLE’S PRIVATE RESERVE LEMONDER FUEL LIVE RESIN Get gassed up with sour, lemon-powered diesel that rushes into the frontal lobes – melting into the body in waves of euphoria that’s the perfect sativa high for adventures in the sun. seattlesprivatereserve.com @seattles.privatereserve2

JULY 2022

CANNA ORGANIX PLU-DOUGH HTE

SPOIL’D GG4 DISTILLATE Hazy and gluey with a sour tingle, this smooth distillate has a floaty head high delivered by big clouds of gassy vapor. 88% THC spoildconcentrates.com @spoildconcentrates

COOKIES GARY PAYTON As smooth as the Glove dropping a deep three pointer, this sweet and peppery oil has a fruity cookies exhale and a relaxed, happy buzz. 95.15% THC | cookies.co @cookies

REVIEWS by WES ABNEY @BEARDEDLORAX @NWLEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS

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Premium THC Distillate with Native and Special Terpenes. Carts, Vapes, Wax & Syringes. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS MARIJUANA. WARNING: May be habit forming. Unlawful outside Washington State. It is illegal to operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of marijuana. For use only by adults 21 and older. Keep out of reach of children.

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cartridges

MFUSED TECHNIQ X K-SAVAGE SINGLE ORIGIN GMO TERP SAUCE Sweet and sour gas melts into a peppery-spicy-funk in this collab cartridge that has a super clean inhale and finish – tingling the senses as an uplifting euphoria meets a chillaxed body high. 84.20% THC | mfusedculture.com @mfusedculture k-savage.com @k_savage_supply_co

POLAR ICETRACTS ANIMAL SHERBERT FROSIN CART

Sweet and syrupy with a margarita-meets-earthy-kush, lemon-lime concoction, this rich vapor exhales with a tingle and immediately brightens senses as a wiggle of stoney joy spreads from the mind to fingertips. 74% THC 11.5% Terpenes | avitasgrown.com @avitaslifestyle

Bold and earthy with piney-funkychem and a sour-cookies-tang, featuring a super smooth inhale – this hits with the full-plant flavor that’s only found in solventless rosin carts, carrying an intense body chiller with a drooly and smiley head high that goes from zero to chill in a few tasty puffs. goldleafgardens.com @_polaricetracts

BODHI HIGH LILAC DIESEL

CONSTELLATION CANNABIS BANANA ZKITTLES SOLVENTLESS ROSIN

AVITAS LIMONADA LIVE RESIN

Seductively smooth as it enters the lungs, this delicious rosin cartridge delivers a rich and creamy, candied-banana-gas that tastes like a fresh-squeezed dab – crashing into the senses with an intensity not usually found in carts and a euphoric, mentally-stimulating high perfect for creative endeavors. constellationcannabis.com @constellationcannabis

Floral, fresh and gassy, this terp-heavy oil is super clean and kisses the lungs, delivering a gentle breeze of rose petals and hazy chem as it delivers a floaty head high perfect for daytime fun. 75% THC | 16% Terpenes bodhihigh.com @bodhi.high.extractions

POLAR ICETRACTS RIC JAMES FROSIN CART

LEAFMAGAZINES.COM

DABSTRACT CHERRY COOKIES LIVE RESIN HTE

Golden and translucent in a clear tanker, notes of lemon zest blend with a hazylavender to deliver a sweet floral vapor with euphoric and energetic mental effects. 84.2% THC smokeypointproductions.com

High Terpene Extract (HTE) brings huge terps to this cookies party – with a deep earthy-cherry that melts into a lemon-cookies gas in vapor that tickles the nose and palate – exhaling with an immediate rush of cerebral stoniness, as thoughts slow and a warming euphoria covers the body in a terpy hug. 69.03% THC | 15% Terpenes dabstract.com @_dabstract_

CONSTELLATION CANNABIS PINEAPPLE BURST SOLVENTLESS ROSIN Tropical waves of sugary pineapple and fresh, earthy gas wash over the body and mind, delivering an island-time buzz that takes away worry and stress – relaxing from the chest to fingertips as the mind drifts in a gentle euphoria. constellationcannabis.com @constellationcannabis

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A big winner at the last Craft Cup, the RIC James packs a little swagger and bold, in-your-face flavors. Heady clouds of vapor bring creamy berry and sugary-earthy-pine flavors with a kiss of OG-gas at the end – delivering a buzz that will have you feeling super freaky and fine. goldleafgardens.com @_polaricetracts

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HELLAVATED PASSION FRUIT Inhaling the tropical passionfruit vapor instantly transports the mind and taste buds to a happy island of stoney vibes, with a syrupy sweet flavor and a smooth draw that’s a mental vacation in every puff. 86% THC hellavated.com

K SAVAGE CANNABIS SUPPLY CO. GMO CURED RESIN CART Captivating the senses with a sour shudder as the mothballed-garlic-gas grips the lungs, the cart exhales with a funky rush that sticks to the palate as a powerful body high builds from a warm chest outward – dulling movement while heightening sounds and sensations in a lovely indica high. k-savage.com @k_savage_supply_co

MFUSED TWISTED PURPLE DAZE DISPOSABLE DISTILLATE Sweet creamy berries drip out of this flavored distillate cart for a syrupy dessert experience with a relaxed, smiley buzz. 87% THC mfusedculture.com @mfusedculture

LIFTED CANNABIS APPLE FRITTER CURED RESIN CRYSTALS Baked apple pie folds into a tart cookies fritter, resulting in a zesty blend that exhales with a hint of Granny Smith Kush and a sedative, comforting, dessert-before-noon buzz. 73.33% THC | 11% Terpenes liftedcannabisco.com

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solventless FUGU FARMS COOKIES N CREAM X DOSIDO 90-180U Featured on this month’s table of contents page, Fugu Farms has launched onto the solventless scene and we love their tasty rosin. Terpy and loud, this pale-gold, sappy rosin jumps into the nose with sour vanilla-cookies, camphor, and a floral-fuelly-tang that lingers on the palate – delivering a gentle euphoria that builds into a fully chillaxed, carefree high. @fugufarms

ATOMIC BUDZ ATOMIC KUSH HASH Warm and fruity, this light golden and sandy consistency bubble hash is ripe with sour berries and a creamy-cookies-chem flavor that smells delicious – melting over a bowl with a sharp, gassy exhale and a cerebrally-dominant high that melts into the body in deep indica waves.

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Sour cherries and peppery chocolate ooze from this old school bubble hash. It is perfect for loading on a bowl, with a bubbly melt and a thick, sour-mint smoke that grips the lungs and relaxes from the chest outward – slowing the mind as a sedative buzz takes hold. 63.88% THC | @lish_xtracts

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We love old school bubble hash, and the team at Northwest Concentrates has it dialed with a high terpene and potent hash that’s great for topping a bowl or adding to a blunt. The light consistency hash is rich and sour with a funky-gassy-citrus finish, a great melt and a thick smoke that delivers a calming, but strongly stoney buzz. 61.2% THC | 4.76% Terpenes | x-tracted.com @nw_concentrates

Warming and sweet – with notes of fruit and honey and a hint of GMO funk that gets louder on exhale – there’s a sourfuelly finish that’s delightfully complex and ushers in a slow-onset, calming euphoria that brings happy thoughts and relaxed muscles for a beautifullybalanced buzz. solrbear.com @solr.bear

AQUA EXTRACTS ROSÉ CURED HASH ROSIN CONSTELLATION CANNABIS DARK RAINBOW HASH OIL Sweet and sappy with a candied-lemon-fuel, this GMO x Rainbow Belts F1 from Archive leans heavily on the sweeter side with just a hint of sour funk in the finish. This light oily rosin melts into a super-smooth vapor with a funky diesel zing and a happy-go-lucky but chilled out high – great for adventures on or off the couch. constellationcannabis.com @constellationcannabis

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Robust sour berries jump out of this golden patty of rosin with a floral-sour-gassy zing. This lightly flaky, dry budder has a perfect consistency that melts into a syrupy-rich vapor. It exhales with a nose tingle, relaxing the mind instantly before settling over the body like a happy wine buzz without the booze. @aquaextracts

The true OGs who have brought delicious cuts and a no-mids attitude to Washington’s market, Kush Family Originals delivers the fire with this creamy light gold rosin that carries the OG heritage with a sharp, chemmy-citrus rush that dominates the senses. Expect a tingly, piney-fuel exhale that tunes the mind in a euphoric rush – lightening the body as joints loosen and an inthe-zone glow takes over. | 69.3% THC | @kush_family_originals

POLAR ICETRACTS DURR BURGER FROSIN This fresh-frozen first-press rosin – aka frosin – from the Gold Leaf family is a truly top shelf expression of solventless Cannabis concentrate, and as one of the first commercially available rosins in the state, Polar Icetracts is a favorite of connoisseurs. The Durr Burger is a sour-funky-earthy-gas with notes of thick and beefy GMO, delivering a complex flavor profile that releases a smooth but thick, sour funk that coats the palate – while dripping from the frontal lobes into the body in a time-slowing and drooly buzz. goldleafgardens.com @_polaricetracts

DANK CZAR TROPICAL DIESEL HASH ROSIN Robust and syrupy with effervescent terps dripping with tropical jet fuel and sour fermented fruit, this golden rosin melts into a smooth lemon-fuel exhale that rushes in a cloudy cerebral energy that is euphoric and stoney – great for those mornings where you want to be stoned, but in a productive way. dankczar.com @dankczar_washington

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SKUNK PROCESSORS TAHOE OG SOLVENTLESS HASH ROSIN Rich notes of garlic-cookie-citrus power a sour-fuel that rushes over the senses in a smooth OG-chem exhale – smacking into the frontal lobes before melting over the body in a sensational, sedative high with a glowy euphoria that’s perfect for embracing those rainy daze inside. @skunk_processors

CONSTELLATION CANNABIS MANGO MINTS Bright waves of tropical mangoes and lemongrass roll into a piney-gassyhaze that drips from the light-gold buddery rosin – melting perfectly into a sour-creamy-fruity exhale with a cerebral rush of energy. It’s hazy and heady in all the best ways. constellationcannabis.com @constellationcannabis

PACIFIC NW ROOTS HAMMA HAMMA Pale and nearly translucent, this gorgeous white patty comes from a strain bred by PNW Roots combining 9 Pound Hammer and Platinum Alien OG. This single-source rosin is grapey and fuelly with a lemonmenthol-musk that morphs into an earthy-creamy-vanilla vapor – filling the chest with a sensory-sensitive buzz that reaches the brain in a tuned in, turned on sensation. 66% THC | @pacificnwroots

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Floral and fresh tropical fruit that ferments perfectly in a sweet and sour, berry punch blend – exhaling with a zesty vapor and resulting in a sedating, but still aware, state of relaxation. 52.5% THC | solrbear.com @solr.bear

Tropical citrus-cookie-gas bursts from this beautiful ball of rosin, with a fresh and bright, lemon-pine-floral that opens the nostrils and rushes into the frontal lobes with a sedative and drooly but euphoric buzz – perfect for just about any activity not involving math. bellevuecanna.com @tilted_by_bellevue_cannabis

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Funky, fermented tropical fruit wafts out of this sappy budder. It packs a floral-grassy-hazy kick that amplifies when vaporized, exhaling with a kiss of papaya to deliver fast-acting body relaxation and a blissful headspace. phatpanda.com @sixfifthswa

TILTED BY BELLEVUE CANNABIS THE DON MEGA COLD CURED LIVE ROSIN Not for nuthin’, this mobthemed rosin is a cross of Garlic Cookies and Black Banana that luckily doesn’t come with a pair of cement shoes. It is a sour-funky, rotting ball of rosin that has an aroma only a stoner can love – with a chemmy-garlic-rubber exhale and a powerful body-numbing, stone-cold, mentally-baked high worthy of a mob boss. bellevuecanna.com @tilted_by_bellevue_cannabis

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TORUS PEANUT SUNDAE COLD CURE ROSIN Sweet and salty with a mellow, frosted-citrus-cream, this dessert strain has a yellow-golden color and a light consistency. It brings a smooth but sharp, earthy-fuel exhale and a slow onset – powerful sedation that glues you to the couch with heavy eyes in a happy daze. torusculture.com @torusculture

This is one case of sour grapes where you’ll want to keep them all to yourself – complete with a funky-gas and fermented-fruit flavor that overpowers the palate and delivers a time-warping, mind-melting indica high. 74.1 % THC redbird-cannabis.com @redbird_wa

POLAR ICETRACTS RIC JAMES FROSIN Loud and in your face – with a buzz that’ll make you want to move your feet – this rich and creamy rosin fills the room with a floral-lemon-gas and fermented-fruit funk. The exhale is a sour-grape and anise flavor, resulting in a face-melting high that brightens sounds and beats – whether your feet are glued to the floor or moving with the groove. goldleafgardens.com @_polaricetracts

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whole plant extract FAIRWINDS FECO BLENDS 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). 10:1 CBD/THC 1:10 THC/CBD | 1:1 CBD/THC | 10% Terpenes fairwindscannabis.com @fairwindswellness

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SKAGIT ORGANICS MILKY WAY PREMIUM CBG RSO Skagit Organics is known for their RSO and distillate that contain focused cannabinoid blends with clean, pesticidetested 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 – delivering a wide range 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. 30% CBG | 3.96% THC | 20.55% CBD | 2.3% CBC | skagitorganics.net @skagitorganics

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SKAGIT ORGANICS RSO ORIGINAL & CBD VERSION 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 either high THC or high CBD versions. These blends are both potent and provide great medicinal benefits, whether looking to relieve heavy pain with THC, or for less intoxicating cannabinoid therapy with the high CBD version. It’s also easy to have a regular supply of RSO by filling your own capsules that can be found on Amazon, or by dosing out directly from the applicator, starting with a grain of rice-sized amount. We loved the relaxing vibes of the ACDC with a hint of euphoria, and the Hindu Kush Indica RSO was super stoney and perfect for pain management. While RSO/ FECO are known for being medicinally oriented, they also pack a heady and heavy buzz for those looking to skip the 10mg edible limits in Washington and find a higher potency buzz. 54.77% CBD, 3.85% THC (ACDC) | 54.89% THC, 3.5% CBG 1.6% CBC (Hindu Kush) | skagitorganics.net @skagitorganics

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LIVE RESIN FRUIT CHEWS WE LOVE the entire Smokiez product lineup at the Leaf, which ranges from delicious gummies in a wide assortment of cannabinoid blends to topical creams, roll-ons, tinctures and infused agave syrups. With an already diverse offering of delicious products, the team in the kitchen keeps innovating – which is why their products can be found in 13 states and counting. So when we heard about the new line of live resin-infused gummies, we had to do some serious taste-testing. Known for elegant packaging, these gummies come in a classy tin that’s made from recycled ocean plastic. This is wonderful considering the amount of single-use plastic waste in the Cannabis industry. They are beautifully-designed, and if it weren’t for the pot leaf warning label, they’d fit right in on a convenience store shelf.

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Rolling around with this tin in a pocket or a purse feels high class – and lucky for us the high is also literal, as these tasty treats are infused with live resin and pack a full-spectrum hit of terpenes and cannabinoids. All of this results in a more robust effect than edibles made with distillate or cheap, food-grade oil. They’re also effect-specific, allowing users to choose between sativa or indica. We chose to start with the Uplift gummies in sour mango, which had a perfect sugary-sourtang. We followed that up with the regular mango, giving more of a candied fruit juice flavor. While eating 20mg would normally be the starting point of a sesh for this stoney staffer, we found the effects to hit quickly and have a heavier body and euphoric, cerebral high than expected … with long-lasting effects.

Embrace the edible lifestyle with all the power of live resin in these delicious, real fruitinfused gummies – where the only part of the experience that’s actually ‘smokey’ is in the name. Loving the buzz, we waited a few hours before diving into the indica tins. Starting with the regular watermelon, it was fresh and zesty with a floral-melon zing and a hint of sour – admittedly hard to not eat them all. The Sour Watermelon came next, hitting the palate hard with a sour blast, before melting into a fruity-melon finish that left us craving the rush of sour again and again. No matter what you’re up to this summer, consider the smoke-free option of Smokiez diverse and high-quality product line. They bring top tier vibes to everything they do, and likely have the perfect match for whatever adventures await. SMOKIEZ.COM | @SMOKIEZHANDCRAFTED 10MG/PIECE 100MG/PACKAGE

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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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