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Cannabis legalization doesn’t only mean blazing great weed and banking big-time profits, it also brings astonishing advances in ancillary pot products and tech that seems to transcend itself each new year.
With that in mind, we’ve compiled an unbiased list of 10 of the latest and greatest offerings in ganja gear that both augment your personal cannabis experience while expanding the industry entire, from cultivation to consumption—and beyond.
What It Is:
Now that it’s legal to grow pot in California and Massachusetts, thousands of new growers will eventually be cultivating indoors. But not all these doobie-newbies have the physical space or the experience to produce high quality bud, so enter: LEAF. As profiled by Forbes, LEAF is a self-contained grow-chamber resembling a little refrigerator that fits snugly in any private residence.
Who Makes It:
LEAF, formed by Yoni Ofir, an Israeli military vet who utilizes medicinal cannabis to treat anxiety.
Why It’s Better:
LEAF’s “plug-n-plant” system makes it user-friendly for the novice ganja grower. The device’s drying mode allows for rapid and efficient curing of flowers. Its smartphone-operated humidity and temperature control renders it ideal for any hipster hempster.
Where To Get It:
getleaf.co
What It Is:
Here’s a product perfect for California’s brand-new recreational law permitting up to half-a-dozen plants cultivated per residence. It’s Cash Crop 5.0—6 Plant LED Hydroponics Grow Box. This bud box offers options of going two or three-feet tall, with promises to produce up to five pounds of crop annually.
Who Makes It:
Dealzer, a military veteran owned and operated company located in Paducah, Kentucky.
Why It’s Better:
Besides the Cash Crop’s aforementioned precise plant space for meeting Prop 64 legal requirements, the quasar LED lighting holds a perfect spectrum while giving off no heat. And if you ever have problems, they offer unlimited free tech support.
Where To Get It:
hdealzer.com
What It Is:
The INTIVA C-102 Supercritical C02 Extraction System. Aspiring cannabis companies can get over on the still-behind-the-times big banks that exclude the billion-dollar legal bud industry from receiving financial services enabling large purchases with this lease-to-own supercritical C02 extraction system to create concentrates. The C-102 is now available nationwide after a modest pilot program in California.
Who Makes It:
INTIVA, a multinational corp that operates in the U.S., Canada and Israel.
Why It’s Better:
As detailed by LinkedIn, the C-102 proprietary extraction device is designed for 20-liter capacity, yet just one person can rapidly empty, clean and reload the system. The aforementioned innovative leasing program allows start-ups to conserve their capital for other financial concerns.
Where To Get It:
intivaextractionsystems.com
What It Is:
A rounded recyclable marijuana tin that stores one-eighth of supremely fresh flowers from producer Honest Marijuana, without pissing off Mother Nature
As noted by Greenerpackage.com, the tin cans are inert to temperature fluctuations, which maintains the robustness of the aroma of the cannabis’ terpenes, enhancing the consumption experience.
Who Makes It:
The tin is manufactured by N2 Packaging Systems LLC, the weed inside is from Honest Marijuana.
Why It’s Better:
Hermetically sealed for ultimate freshness via a patented packaging system, the tin is nitrogen dosed to remove all oxygen and prevent damaging oxidation of the product.
Where To Get It:
n2pack.com
What It Is:
Tired of misplacing your marijuana after you’ve had a couple bong rips? Wait, wasn’t it right over…there? That’s no longer an issue thanks to the Kargo 2, combining a seven-inch water-pipe with a built-in stash jar to safely store your flowers.
Who Makes It:
420 Science, which originated hawking a modest jar line in 2004 and has now expanded to create innovative products.
Why It’s Better:
A more compact, convenient version of the original, the Kargo 2 offers three different percolators, including the “Hammerhead Perc,” which pushes all water and bubbles to the sides of the chamber—meaning you can rip the bong as hard as you like for a cool smooth hit without drinking any nasty water in the process!
Where To Get It:
420science.com
What It Is:
A cannabis transdermal patch that provides all-day continuous mood elevation and symptomatic relief. A consistent flow of cannabinoids enters directly into your grateful body and mind without the cough and smoky fingers of combustion, or the sugars and fat of edibles.
Who Makes It:
Manna Molecular Science
Why It’s Better:
Manna Molecular utilizes a proprietary 3D printer dubbed the MannaBot One to uniformly dose their transdermal patches nationwide.
Where To Get It:
mannamolecular.com
What It Is:
The CannaCloud Vaporizer has been hyped as the “Keurig of cannabis”—so dubbed because its groundbreaking feature of single-serve “pods” available in sativa, indica, hybrid and CBD. The CannaMatic is the device’s automated filtration system.
Who Makes It:
CannaKorp, based in newly legal Boston.
Why It’s Better:
It provides a convenient and consistent method of dose-controlled cannabinoid medicine to patients.
Where To Get It:
cannakorp.com
What It Is:
The SOURCE nail Portable E-nail & Vape Pen, with a temperature control eRig, enables the user to experience the soaring highs that only a blast of dabs can truly provide without having to be stuck indoors.
Who Makes It:
SOURCEvapes
Why It’s Better:
It’s supposedly the only eRig on the market functioning as both a portable e-nail and vape pen. It heats up in only seven seconds, and the split-glass bubbler promises better airflow
Where To Get It:
sourcevapes.com
What It Is:
Ask 10 different reviewers, and you’ll get 10 different recommendations for vape pens; so here’s another: Amster-can, the pen with its most potent oil registering a THC concentration of over 85 percent, approaching dab-like effects.
Who Makes It:
Advantis Corp., with oil manufactured in conjunction with medical pot co-op Natural Elements.
Why It’s Better:
Lab testing confirms the higher potency of the Amster-can oil, guaranteed to remain 100 percent organic from seed to cartridge.
Where To Get It:
advantiscorp.com
What It Is:
If you’re a social smoker with lots of friends you regularly invite over to your crib for extended bong sessions, then you might want to check out the Slick Shield Bong Condom. Utilizing medical-grade silicone that conforms to the size and shape of any pipe’s mouthpiece, it promises to stretch and cling properly as to never block airflow from the chamber while keeping germs away.
Who Makes It:
Oil Slick, located in Belgium.
Why It’s Better:
Just slip on your bong condom, and you’re ready for action, instead of having to use smelly annoying alcohol swabs to sterilize your glass.
Where To Get It:
aqualabtechnologies.com
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