What does infused pre-roll mean in a weed shop?
A joint with hash in it. Infused pre-rolls can be anything from $9 dogwalkers rolled in kief to massive multi-gram behemoths laced with distillate, diamonds, and all kinds of other extracts that sell for over $100. Theyre taking off in popularity with everyone from concertgoers to former NFL players because people love the convenience and that they can still get as high as if they had their favorite dab rig. An infused joint or pre-roll is a pre-made weed cigarette with hash added to it. That cannabis extract can be outside, or inside the j. The concentrate can be many different typesoften bubble hash or wax. The infused pre-roll can be small or large, and theyre in demand. According to the weed analytics folks at Headset, infused pre-rolls might make up 5% of the legal market in California, or half of all pre-roll sales. Theyre found in every legalization state, and most medical states, too. Scott Sundvor, the CEO of Space Coyote in California, said infused is surging, and maybe 75% of the preroll market is infused now. They even do a CBD infused joint. Wax infused joints  You can expect your infused pre-roll to contain either wax concentrate, or bubble hash, or solventless rosin extract, or other forms of cannabis resin. On the cheap end might be a butane hash oil distillate-infused pre-roll. A rosin-infused joint, said Matthew Trout, CEO of CLSICS, maker of rosin-infused pre-rolls. We are enhancing high-end flowers with a high-end product and taking that terp level above and beyond he said. Washington brand Sitka comes to Cali in 2021 with their hash-wrapped blunt cigarillos. (David Downs/Leafly)  One faithful format you can do at home is cannabis flower with bubble hash, or pressed hash in a snake. Amid all the new varieties, A hash joint is my favorite thing, said Ellen Holland is a former editor of Cannabis Now Magazine and author of the upcoming book, Weed: A Connoisseurs Guide to Cannabis. Hash inside, outside, both, everywhere  Infused joints can feature hash outside them, sometimes called a Tarantula or Churro, or hash inside, like the new Fidels Hash Hole. CLSCS manages to coat all their flower in rosin, so every hit has some. Space Coyote makes infused pre-rolls with hash, live resin, and diamonds, and all of them have the extracts inside the paper. One trend we see popping upthe addition of extra aroma molecules, or terpenes to a pre-roll to boost a flavor. Were not automatic fans. Added terps can make a joint taste synthetic, and the origin of those terps gives us pause. Sundvor was clear that, While some brands do it, we dont use artificial terpenes. He did leave the door open to adding cannabis-derived terpenes in the future. Where infused joints are going: diamonds  Look out for the newest name in infused pre-rollsdiamonds. We used to call our THCa infused joints THCa infused joints and they didnt sell well, said Libby Cooper, the CEO and co-founder of Space Coyote, when we started calling them diamond infused they started flying off shelves.  So whether you are a customer trying to flex or a brand trying to boost sales, instead of saying isolate or crystalline, diamonds have it. Shes got diamondson the inside. A Space Coyote Sativa Diamond Joint. (Courtesy Space Coyote)  Marshawn Lynch took that advice and ran with it. Dodi Blunts are loaded with Oakland weed and a diamond concentrate infusion. Simply put, Just like Kentucky is known for Bourbon, we want to do the same thing for Oakland and blunts, said Jeff Goldenberg, founder of 2nd and Goal Ventures with Lynch. So whether youre stocking up for this summers festival season or a trip to the beach, dont forget infused pre-rolls. Loud packs: Try these infused pre-rolls across the US  Selfies infused Blue Dream pre-rolls (Courtesy Selfies)  Dodi blunt up close (Courtesy Dodi)  Mitchell Colbert Mitchell Colbert is a freelance journalist who has written for Cannabis Now, Hemp Magazine, Green Flower Media, High Times, the Wine Industry Advisor, and other cannabis- and alcohol-focused publications. He runs political strategy firm Full Spectrum Strategy, where he assists cannabis vaporizer companies make products more sustainable. He's also a lecturer at Oaksterdam University, teaching everything from business management to methods of ingestion. TW: @MitchellColbert | IG: @MitchellRColbert View Mitchell Colbert's articles