The WaxNax team is fully invested in being highly informed about the latest and best innovations/developments on the market, while also being educated when it comes to the past of cannabis and its many forms. We believe that knowledge of what has come before can go a long way to guide us into the future. Keep reading as we discuss concentrates in relation to where they’ve been, where they are, and where they’re yet to go.
Late 90s/Early 2000s
As a nation, Americans really began to see the light in the late 1990s.California’s Proposition 215 which finally protected “patients and defined caregivers” from prosecution -- was the first official signal that pointed to imminent and significant change. But although the door to innovation was now open, concentrates as they appear today were a long way from being actualized. While we can make the case that hashish in its classic form was the precursor of modern day dabs, it would take a few more years until the prospect of butane hash oil (BHO) extraction became a reality.
The ‘Medical’ Era
In the next 10+ years: Hawaii, Alaska, D.C., Oregon, Washington, Maine, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, Vermont, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Michigan, New Jersey, and Arizona would follow California’s lead into medical legalization. Since there were less restrictions, and therefore more opportunities for innovation, it was during this time that concentrates as we know them today had their chance to develop and begin to flourish. Free from unfair prosecution, local growers/entrepreneurs were able to take previously “underground” techniques and perfect them in new and exciting ways.
2010 & Beyond
The heady gestation period of the 2000s paved the way for the real breakthroughs that came just a few years later. With major publicity coming from coverage via such ‘high’ profile outlets as High Times Cannabis Cup, concentrates and their associated products steadily began to pop up in mainstream cannabis culture. New vaporizer technology was being advertised more frequently, and classic dab-ables such asChemblend Solventless Wax - (Elemental, Essential Extracts & Johnny Trill) , Lemon Cleaner OG Nectar – (TCLabs/TerpX/EmoTex), andOasis Medical Seeds’ - (Paris OG Shatter Dab Vader) were winning awards. The secret was certainly out; since then we’ve come to know other dab favorites like resin, crumble, bubble hash, crystalline and many other stellar concentrate variations.
The way things are trending, we believe the future of cannabis concentrates burns bright. In the next few years we hope to see healthier solvents and extraction techniques with an increased emphasis on sustainability. With more and more research being conducted throughout the legal cannabis spectrum, scientists areilluminating new beneficial phytocannabinoids on a regular basis . We hope to see these compounds introduced and properly utilized so that we may be able to provide you with the latest and best self-care products.
Join The Concentrate Revolution With WaxNax!
It’s a fresh new decade, and therefore there’s no better time than now to join the Concentrate Revolution! For our loyal customers, and for newcomers to our products, we can assure you the next few years (and on) will be the most fruitful when it comes to providing you with amazing dab-ables. In our previous blog, we highlighted our newestCBD partnership with Martin James Co. , proudly announcing CBDiamonds pre-fills. Enjoy some cold dabs and get the most out of our terpene-rich selections such asStrawberry Cough ,Cannalope Haze ,Gelato , &Pineapple Express .
Be sure to check out all these amazing selections, and stay tuned to the WaxNax blog page for the latest in legal cannabis, concentrates, and more. Follow us onInstagram &Twitter !