There’s a certain one-upmanship built into our wonderfully progressive concentrates culture. It’s cool to know about developments on the cutting edge of hash-making, but it’s
Most of us know the basics of how concentrates are made: Cannabis is soaked in a solvent, which dissolves the cannabinoids and terpenes; the solvent
Regular readers of the High Times Dab Report likely already know about squeezing buds to make rosin—perhaps you currently practice this technique yourself. The uninitiated
A brief review of the incredible advances in concentrate styles spawned by the nouveau dab craze. It’s no surprise that concentrates are the fastest-growing sector
The dab world moves quickly these days, so it’s time to see what’s new in the field of squishing. A lot has happened since we
This month, we’re examining how to take a perfect low temperature flavor dab, and we’ll even convince you that cotton swabs are a necessary tool
We spend a lot of time talking about great dabs. However, in order to really appreciate the good, it is necessary to understand what makes
We hope that every HIGH TIMES reader has a long and happy life dabbing on all of your favorite concentrates without ever experiencing the searing
If you’re growing cannabis to make concentrates, you have to shift your goals a little. This can be tricky if you learned to grow prior
A brief history of heating hash. Those new to the process of dabbing can sometimes get a little freaked out by what they see: Blowtorches,
If you ever want to make a room full of wooks gasp, here’s all you have to do: Prepare a dab and blast the shit
The first great contribution that marijuana has made to medical science is that it helped us discover and understand the endocannabinoid system. The discovery of
There’s a certain one-upmanship built into our wonderfully progressive concentrates culture. It’s cool to know about developments on the cutting edge of hash-making, but it’s even cooler to know about them before your peers do. Acronyms are a big part of this—people love rattling them off because it makes them sound smart, like a scientist or some shit. Here’s a
Most of us know the basics of how concentrates are made: Cannabis is soaked in a solvent, which dissolves the cannabinoids and terpenes; the solvent is then evaporated, and what’s left behind is a very concentrated form of the plant’s active ingredients. Now that we’re all on the same page, let’s look a little deeper into the solvents most commonly
Regular readers of the High Times Dab Report likely already know about squeezing buds to make rosin—perhaps you currently practice this technique yourself. The uninitiated should check hightimes.com for details on the rosin technique, but the gist is that you apply heat and pressure to weed and hash oozes out. It’s a safe and easy way for anyone with cannabis
A brief review of the incredible advances in concentrate styles spawned by the nouveau dab craze. It’s no surprise that concentrates are the fastest-growing sector of the cannabis market. After all, who doesn’t love a good dab? Concentrates capture everything that’s great about weed and amplify it to unprecedented levels. And when you consider how quickly concentrates have become such
The dab world moves quickly these days, so it’s time to see what’s new in the field of squishing. A lot has happened since we discussed the rosin technique about a year ago. The craft of making rosin hash is moving away from the use of hair straighteners and parchment paper to more specialized tools. So if you bought a
This month, we’re examining how to take a perfect low temperature flavor dab, and we’ll even convince you that cotton swabs are a necessary tool in the contemporary dabber’s tool kit. This dabbing technique will work on any nail, but we find that a quartz bucket style “banger” works best and delivers the cleanest, most flavorful dabs. Follow this simple
We spend a lot of time talking about great dabs. However, in order to really appreciate the good, it is necessary to understand what makes a dab bad. Let’s explore some of the factors that make up schwaggy dabs, or schwabs. Residual Solvents Dabs are made with solvents—usually hydrocarbons like butane—and ppm (parts per million) is a measure of how
We hope that every HIGH TIMES reader has a long and happy life dabbing on all of your favorite concentrates without ever experiencing the searing bite of a red-hot nail or torch. However, the unfortunate reality is that you’re getting super-baked and playing around with a blowtorch. In other words: Burns happen. And many of us daily dabbers have the
If you’re growing cannabis to make concentrates, you have to shift your goals a little. This can be tricky if you learned to grow prior to the age of extraction. Some of the “pre-run” cultivation techniques go against what we were taught back when everyone was growing flowers just for smoking. But remember: You’re no longer a bud farmer—you are
A brief history of heating hash. Those new to the process of dabbing can sometimes get a little freaked out by what they see: Blowtorches, glowing hot metal and butane cans surely come across as much more threatening than the simple joints and bowls of yesteryear. However, these people seem to be fairly comfortable with the old-school toking method known
If you ever want to make a room full of wooks gasp, here’s all you have to do: Prepare a dab and blast the shit out of the nail until it’s glowing whitish-red, then sizzle through that dab on the 1,200°F surface. Every flat-billed baseball cap in the room will flip, followed by a chorus of “Bro!” Someone will definitely
The first great contribution that marijuana has made to medical science is that it helped us discover and understand the endocannabinoid system. The discovery of this system will likely lead to an entirely new branch of medicine, with doctors who specialize in using our body’s own endocannabinoids to treat pain and diseases. Marijuana’s next great contribution to science could be
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