If you’re a cannabis novice, you likely never heard about or used marijuana concentrates. However, this cannabis product has a high THC content and produces a pleasurable aroma and flavors. Using a concentrate differs from using flowers, so finding a suitable method for you might take time.
At Cannabis & Glass, we are well-versed in marijuana concentrates, their uses, and their applications. Here, we offer a helpful guide to teach you more about the product.
After viewing the guide, check out our online menus to find concentrates, flower, pipes and more stocked at one of our top dispensaries in Eastern Washington.
What Are Marijuana Concentrates?
Cannabis plants have trichomes, tiny, hair-like structures that cover their outer surfaces. The trichomes produce the plant’s cannabinoids and terpenes responsible for its flavor, scent, and psychoactive effects.
Marijuana concentrates refer to a breakdown or distillation of weed flowers to produce a sticky, gooey substance containing nothing but terpenes and cannabinoids like THC and CBD without unwanted plant material. The condensed nature of concentrates provides the product’s high THC levels, which usually exceed the potency of raw cannabis flowers.
Concentrates vs. Extracts
Marijuana concentrates are not identical to cannabis extract, despite many people using the terms interchangeably. Extracts refer to a type of concentrate that uses a solvent-based extraction method.
Some cannabis extract makers use alcohol during their distilling process. However, other materials, like butane, are acceptable for extract production. For instance, Butane Hash Oil (BHO) uses butane, and cannabis wax extracts use supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2).
Not every cannabis concentrate is an extract, but all extracts are types of concentrates. Other examples of concentrates include:
- Dry sift
- Live resin
- Rosin
- Kief
It’s also possible to produce marijuana concentrates using mechanical or physical extraction methods, including:
- Applying pressure and heat
- Dry ice processing
- Water-based processing
How To Use Marijuana Concentrates With Various Methods
You can consume marijuana concentrates in several ways, including the methods below.
Vaping Pen
Using portable and discreet vape carts for concentrates offers a relatively simple option as long as they are suitable for the product. The device comes with an empty concentrate cartridge that you fill with your favorite cannabis concentrate. Once you fill the chamber, reattach the component to the pen, and it’s ready for use.
Dab Rig
Dabbing your concentrates is ideal if you want a fast, potent high. Dab rigs make the perfect choice for concentrate consumption because dabbing produces a quick, unique high with exceptional flavor.
Dab rigs have a similar concept to vape pens, but a first-time concentrate user may find them difficult to use at first. To operate the rig, you first heat the dab rig or nail that resembles a bong bowl and add the concentrate onto the heated surface. Once the marijuana concentrate directly interacts with the hot surface, it becomes an inhalable vapor.
If you prefer to dab with the same convenience as a vape pen, you could use a dab pen for your concentrates. A dab pen also requires you to manually fill a chamber with the marijuana concentrate of your choice. Once you attach the compartment to a battery with a heating element, you can easily dab discreetly.
Combining With Flower
Suppose you have a smokable like a joint or weed pipe but want a more intense high. In that case, you could incorporate concentrates with your flower.
For instance, you could wrap gooey wax around a joint or sprinkle powdered concentrate into your bowl. The added concentrate will not only increase the potency of your flower but also enhance the weed’s flavor and aroma.
Edibles
Most edibles contain cannabis extracts and concentrates to infuse foods with cannabinoids and terpenes. Unlike smoking, vaping, and dabbing, eating an edible produces a long-lasting high without requiring you to inhale smoke or vapor. It can take one to two hours for the effects of the concentrate to kick in after eating an edible.
View High-Quality Marijuana Concentrates at Cannabis & Glass
When you want the best quality marijuana concentrates, extracts, edibles, flowers, and other cannabis products and paraphernalia, head to Cannabis & Glass. As the largest dispensary in Eastern Washington, we have convenient Spokane, Spokane Valley, and Liberty Lake locations.
Our knowledgeable budtenders will help you make the best selections from our impressive cannabis product inventory!
