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Harborside Concentrate Tastings now at our San Jose location!*
Typically occurring once a month on a Saturday, Harborside's Concentrate
Tasting is a complimentary event that offers Harborside patients the unique
opportunity to sample and learn about different concentrate varieties.
When checking in at the front desk, patients will receive three raffle tickets. These tickets can be used to sample concentrates, or turned in to enter a special raffle. Inside the tasting room, a long table is set up with three tasting stations. Each station offers a different combustion method. Patients may choose to taste their concentrates via hot coal, vape pen or titanium nail. All concentrates offered for tasting at the event are also available for sale, along with a few different glass items.
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Harborside San Jose GM Goose Duarte shows patients how to sample a concentrate on hot coal.
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The main purpose of Harborside's concentrate tasting events is to offer
education and broaden patient knowledge. While the tasting is going on, select edible vendors set up tables in the lobby to talk to patients about their products and offer complimentary samples. Cups and water, plus a place to sit down, are available for patients at these events. - Morgan F., Web/Marketing Coordinator, Harborside Health Center
Come to our next Concentrate Tasting
Saturday, March 30, 11am-3pm
Harborside San Jose, 2106 Ringwood Ave.
*Harborside Health Center encourages all patients to adhere to the "Guidelines for Sensible Cannabis Use" as created by the Cannabis Action Network.
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The CANNASSEUR CORNER
By Rick Pfrommer, Director of Education
 Concentrating on Wellness
This year's High Times Cannabis Cup in Southern California took place Feb. 16-17. Originally slated for Los Angeles, the event had to be moved due to police-permitting hassles from downtown L.A. to Glendale before finally landing in San Bernardino. Despite logistical issues, the High Times crew and everyone else rallied, making it one of the best run and well attended of all Cups to date.
Regular readers might remember my column after last year's L.A. event, where I expressed concern about the explosion of dab culture (see The Harborside Illuminator, vol. 7). One of the most troubling aspects to me at the time was the consumption of low-quality, poorly purged butane hash oil (BHO). I was also worried about the fixation on elaborate dab gear. How was this wellness? I asked. Thankfully, this year I witnessed a tremendous improvement in the quality and purity of concentrates.
Perhaps the biggest change is the rise of a wide variety of solvent-less waxes. From our own hyperbaric pressure chamber (HBC) wax (see The Harborside Illuminator, vols. 8 & 10) and CO2 to cold-water hash (CWH), non-BHO concentrates have greatly proliferated. Today's patient has many top-quality, high-potency choices. On the BHO front, cleanliness and purity have improved considerably. Vacuum purging, using specialized equipment to remove impurities, has become standard; this has made much cleaner hash more readily available. People are also generally using higher quality butane and are now frequently utilizing closed-loop systems where the majority of butane is recaptured and can therefore be re-used. This is both safer and less environmentally damaging.
I believe cannabis undergoes a significant change when it's combined with long-chain carbon molecules such as butane: I don't think the spirit of cannabis wants to be extracted with petroleum distillates.
This year I noticed a far less fanatical focus on dabbing. Its initial novelty has given way to a more measured, wellness-oriented approach. Folks don't seem to think they have to keep doing hit after hit; one or two good dabs is enough for most to be pleasantly medicated.
I was fortunate enough to have several varieties of HBC wax--including Sweet Tooth, Buddha's Sister, and a deliciously piney Jack Herer--and I enjoyed turning patients on to this Harborside exclusive. Luminaries such as Danny Danko of High Times and Kyle Kushman of Strawberry Cough and Veganics fame were quite impressed by the HBC. The advances made in cleaning up BHO are heartening but hopefully time will see more patients turning to alternatives. I believe cannabis undergoes a significant change when it's combined with long-chain carbon molecules such as butane: I don't think the spirit of cannabis wants to be extracted with petroleum distillates. Okay, I'll get off the soapbox now.
Overall, the Cup this year seemed more concentrated on wellness. Harborside led the way with the wellness-oriented approach a couple years ago. HHC Executive Director Steve Deangelo's breakthrough article, "Wellness Not Intoxication", defined this perspective for the medical cannabis industry. In the last year, many more cannabis professionals have adopted this viewpoint. The amount of scantily clad women at the Cup has decreased markedly since its zenith a few years ago. More dispensaries and seed companies are touting CBD-rich medicine. The increase in knowledge about and use of CBD is gratifying. Harborside Health Center, in conjunction with Steep Hill Lab, was the first to re-discover and promote CBD in cannabis over three years ago. Ultimately, THC's long-lost brother (or rather, sister) might be one of our most important contributions to modern pharmacopeia. Mainstream physicians for rheumatoid arthritis, which affects over 40 million Americans, might one day commonly recommend topical preparations with CBD.
In my Boy Scout troop (full disclosure, I am no less than a geek Eagle Scout) "13" was considered a lucky number. Our scoutmaster had a whole philosophy built around the mystical and numerological aspects of 13. I therefore have a strong feeling that 2013 will be HHC's--and indeed the entire movement's--lucky year. A very good start is implemented adult-use legalization in Colorado and Washington, and the continued expansion of the medical cannabis industry into places like Arizona, New Jersey and most importantly, Washington D.C. Steve DeAngelo is from D.C., which is also where I began my cannabis career with him over 25 years ago. We've come a long way since then...
We still face many challenges. The tide, however, is turning and the sun rising again. Together we will all go forward into the bright light of a new day. One where everyone who wants and needs the benefits of this amazing plant will have the opportunity. I continue to be honored and humbled to be a part, as Harborside leads the way.
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Harborside Health Center
Open daily, 10am-8pm
1840 Embarcadero, Oakland * 2106 Ringwood Ave, San Jose
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Rick's Product Pick:
Harborside Pre-rolls
Pre-rolled joints are a simple, easy method of smokable medication for patients who're too busy or unable to roll their own. Unlike other dispensaries that use low-grade 'shake' or that do not disclose which strains are used, Harborside's pre-rolls are rolled using the small buds that we remove from top-quality flowers, along with anything that's fallen off the bud. All pre-rolls come labeled with the THC percentage, allowing Harborside patients to know beforehand the potency of what they're buying. Pre-rolls are available at Harborside in a wide variety of strain-specific and blended options, as well as potency levels. Single joints are also a great way to try different varietals before buying a gram or eighth.
Pre-rolls also come packaged in re-usable 'doob tubes.' Many patients who don't need a lot of medicine per dose find this mode of consumption convenient. With a pre-roll, you can take a few hits and then extinguish it by placing in the tube and capping it. The potency is listed on each pre-roll tube so you can choose the appropriate strength for your needs. The tubes are suitable for storing all manners of cannabis; cold-water hash in its granulated form fits well. The tube makes dispensing a breeze, too--just tip it and the hash rolls gently out. Ground-up cannabis also travels well in these waterproof packages.
Another advantage of Harborside pre-rolls is that they're rolled with filter tips, which keep resin from clogging up the end. Filters are good when sharing because they keep the tip from getting smooshed together, shutting off the flow of smoke. Some patients feel that the flavor is affected by having a paper filter, especially as the joint reaches its end, but most of us agree the benefits outweigh any drawbacks. For the patient on-the-go, wanting to share or for just about anyone, Harborside's extensive selection of pre-rolled joints is an excellent choice.
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