A concentrate, sometimes called an extract, is any product made by separating the useful parts of the cannabis plant, mainly the cannabinoids and terpenes in the trichomes, from the plant material. The result is much stronger than flower. Flower often tests somewhere around 15-30% total THC, while many concentrates test well above 60%.
Concentrates come in many textures and names: shatter, badder, sugar, crumble, diamonds and sauce, live resin, rosin, hash and distillate. The texture mostly comes from how the extract was made and handled afterward, not from the strength alone.
There are two broad ways to make them. Solvent-based extraction uses butane, propane, CO2 or ethanol to dissolve the good stuff, which is then purged out. Solventless methods use only water, ice, heat, pressure or sifting, as with hash and rosin.
Concentrates are usually dabbed, vaporized in a concentrate pen, added to a bowl or joint, or used in carts. Because they are strong, a tiny amount, about the size of a grain of rice, is plenty for most people to start. A COA shows potency and screening for residual solvents and other contaminants.
Ask our staff to explain the differences between the concentrates on the menu.