
Start small! Cannabis concentrates are strong and a good starter size is about the head of a pin. Until you know how concentrates affect you, it’s better to be safe and comfy. While cannabis isn’t dangerous, falling down can be. In rare cases, dabs can cause fainting – especially in inexperienced users. Dabbing 101 Basicsįind a comfortable spot and sit down. Always start off with a small sample and don’t be afraid to ask questions. That would be a sign of moisture and there shouldn’t be any in a product that requires such attention to detail. Ideal BHO won’t be green or soupy-goopy and it definitely shouldn’t spark or crackle when it hits the nail. There are small batches being made at home with PVC pipe and cans of butane and there are batches being processed through industrial closed-loop systems made specifically for this process.Īs with many aspects of cannabis usage, there have not been many studies done on the effect of dabs, but since there is an extra solvent in the equation it would make sense to be extra careful about what you’re using. For example, there’s high quality artisan oil made from the flowers of the plant as well as more mass-produced oil made from trim or the entire plant. Just like with different strains of flowers, quality varies. Depending on methods and materials, each dab is a unique combination of factors. It’s important to use discretion with dabbing. Rigs have a “nail” – a titanium, glass, quartz or ceramic surface that’s heated with a blowtorch or electric heating device to a temperature that vaporizes the hash upon contact. These days, equipment is much more sophisticated than knives heated over a stove. Glass pipes known as “rigs” are made specifically for consuming hash oil. There are all sorts of devices that people utilize to dab but in essence it’s just fancy hot-knifing – an old technique used to smoke hash by pressing it between two hot knives and inhaling. With so many different methods, it’s important to inquire about how the dab was made, as one experience can be completely different from the next! Extractors also use things like CO2 and propane to make concentrated cannabis. The butane/hash mixture is then processed to purge away the butane, leaving a dabbable concentrate. Most often, dabs refer to Butane Hash Oil (Butane Honey Oil or BHO) which is made by using butane as a solvent to strip the plant material. Products made with water, ice, shaking or any combination of methods that don’t involve additional chemicals are considered “non-solvent” or “solventless” and if the quality and technique is right, these can be quite dabbable. Learn more about concentrates at dab is always a cannabis concentrate – a form of marijuana that has been processed so that much of the plant material has been removed, leaving a substance that will be more potent because it’s now concentrated. New to the Concentrates game? Read our blog for helpful tips for a positive first-time experience: Silicone containers are a popular storage container, and they can be purchased at The Greenery. To preserve freshness and consistency, it is best to store concentrates in a cool, dark place.

Concentrates can also be used as a “bowl-topper,” but most concentrate consistencies will not combust properly this way.
NON SOLAVANT HASH PORTABLE
Handheld vaporizers offer discreet and portable convective heating methods for most concentrates. Vaporizers use convective heat to heat a controlled chamber to temperatures that vaporize the concentrate without direct heat being applied to the concentrate. Dabbing involves the use of a customizable dab rig and a butane torch for heating an element (nail) to evaporate the concentrate for inhalation.

The differing extraction methods create a variety of concentrate products that vary in consistency and appearance scroll down to learn about popular concentrate products.Ĭoncentrates are most commonly consumed by dabbing or vaporizing. For medicinal users, CBD rich concentrates are becoming a popular choice.Ĭannabis concentrates are extracted through processes that involve either the use of a chemical solvent like butane or CO2, or a non-solvent process like ice water, tumbling, heat, or pressure.

While flower potency generally ranges from 10-25% THC, concentrates commonly range from 40-80% THC.Ĭoncentrates are growing in popularity among connoisseurs who are looking to increase their high and savor the terpenes (flavor profile) inherent to the plant. The chemical compounds, or cannabinoids, concentrated in the extraction process include the notorious high-inducing cannabinoid THC. “Concentrates” are made by any plant extraction method that concentrates the plant’s chemical compounds. The Greenery has a huge selection of THC concentrates including a variety of wax, shatter, Moroccan and Lebanese hash, bubble hash, & cannabis oil.
