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BUDTENDER Q&A
JO McMAHON
WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INTRODUCED TO DABBING? About six years ago. Started off with BHO, mostly shatter and crumble. I was nervous to try it at first because I had only been smoking Cannabis for less than a year. It didn’t take long before that all changed and it became my primary method of consumption. So much has changed since then, but my love for dabbing has only grown.
HOW DOES BEING AN AVID CONSUMER OF HIGHEND PRODUCTS HELP YOU WITH YOUR BUDTENDING SKILLS? Living in Colorado, California and Oregon, I’ve been extremely lucky enough to have access to amazing products since the beginning. I started using Cannabis for medicinal reasons and have always searched for the highest quality. Being that Cannabis is truly medicine for me, I will always recommend the consumer to try to get the best product available. It’s important to me to know how things are grown and processed, so I can know if it’ll truly help me or not. I am consistently trying all the new drops and love having the ability to learn first hand about the magic of Cannabis. I absorb so much knowledge every day, and sharing that is what it’s all about! Above all, consuming high-end products has taught me to show people how important investing in yourself and the things you put into your body is. You really can tell the difference!
WHAT PRODUCTS DO YOU CONSISTENTLY KEEP IN YOUR HEAD STASH? I keep mostly solventless hash rosin around, though my all-time favorite thing to dab will always be full melt hash. My go-to brands are Bo’s Nose Knows, Decible Farms, and Highland Provisions. I almost never run completely out and love to keep a bunch of different flavors on deck! I really do enjoy the variety and potency of terpenes you get from each different strain. My preferred flavor profile ranges far and wide. One moment I might want something sweet like candy, and the next I’ll want a three week old dirty gym bag – funky.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR IDEAL SETUP FOR CONSUMING CONCENTRATES? I really just love a wellfunctioning rig, some sort of temperature reader, and a perfectly fitted bubble cap. I use different terp pearls depending on what I’m smoking and how big the dab I’m planning to take is. Oh, and don’t forget a little cleanup station – consisting of cotton swabs, 99% isopropyl alcohol and an old cut up cotton t-shirt rag.
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST OUTSIDE OF THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY? I think just being in nature and seeing live music. Hiking, swimming, taking my dog on a walk – any free time I have, I try to spend it outdoors. Shows are slowly returning as well, and I can’t wait to enjoy a few!
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MOVING TO PORTLAND five and a half years ago, Jo McMahon started consuming Cannabis after graduating high school to alleviate migraines and chronic pain that she has suffered
from since an early age. After being hospitalized and loaded up with an assortment of pharmaceutical prescriptions, nothing seemed to help. But with the incredible Cannabis plant, she has been able to live a much more fulfilling life – and with more free time these days with her health in check, it leaves her more opportunities to explore the PNW with her wonderful pit bull, Ashe!
