After a few visits to the dispensary, I decided to toy around with some unusual consumption methods.
I just recently felt confident enough to try cannabis concentrate; Cannabis concentrates are created by eliminating the excess plant matter & distilling the plant down to nothing but the most tasty parts.
What’s left is the cannabinoids & terpenes, making concentrate entirely strong & with great effects. The terpenes & cannabinoids are found in the trichomes of the plant & are responsible for the aroma, flavors & color. Concentrates are available in a wide variety of strains & textures. There are budders, wax, shatter, kief, live rosin, snap-and-pull & all sorts of options. It can be added to edibles, tinctures, topicals & more. It can also be vaped or dabbed. Dabbing is a method where a concentrate is heated to the point that it vaporizes. The vapor is highly potent & is inhaled. However, the dab tools are pricey. I’m sticking with vape carts & sprinkling kief on flower to add potency to a joint, blunt or bowl. These methods are more affordable & easier. It has been really beneficial listening to & trusting the recommendations of the budtenders at the store. They advocate day to day deals & guess the terpenes I care about best. They also convinced me to join a loyalty program that includes some really relaxing discounts. Eventually, I will take the fortune of the dab bar at the dispensary. I will let the budtenders teach me how to use a nail & all of the other necessary paraphernalia. Since I strictly use cannabis for social situations, stress relief & relaxation, I’m in no rush.