{"id":38322,"date":"2019-09-20T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T23:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2019\/09\/20\/hall-of-flowers-oh-the-weed-we-smoked\/"},"modified":"2019-09-23T00:36:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T08:36:58","slug":"hall-of-flowers-oh-the-weed-we-smoked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2019\/09\/20\/hall-of-flowers-oh-the-weed-we-smoked\/","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Flowers: Oh the Weed We Smoked"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s the third iteration of the\u00a0Hall of Flowers<\/a>, a massive two-day California cannabis industry event that seeks to connect buyers from cannabis retail stores with product companies. I\u2019m cruising with famed hashisin The Dank Duchess through the indoor exhibit halls. It\u2019s packed with booths and people, and so, on a tip from Nikki Lastetro of\u00a0Swami Select<\/a>, we find ourselves in a shaded area decked out with Moroccan rugs, embellished brass tables and comfortable padded chairs. Basically, we\u2019ve discovered the perfect place to smoke hash.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Duchess<\/a>\u00a0has been saving a five-year-old cure for the occasion. It\u2019s rolled in a massive joint containing 5 grams of weed alongside 2 grams of the first hash she ever made. But the joint is for later.<\/p>\n

At the first smoke circle of friendly faces, we spot Tony Verzura, the founder of\u00a0Blue River<\/a>, one of the most undeniably innovative cannabis extraction companies in terms of the scientific methodology it uses to create concentrates. Through a quest to isolate and discover the best terpenes in cannabis, Blue River has created a solventless product they call \u201cflan<\/a>.\u201d Verzura offers me a dab of Stawnana Mochi Flan. He calls it a \u201clive\u201d product and explains that the flan is a fresh, frozen, solventless concentrate. Rather incredibly, the resin from this dab was extracted from the plant while it was still in the ground.<\/p>\n

A small bit of the luscious lightly-colored hash is placed in a dab rig that also contains a tiny marble of ruby. Verzura fires up a\u00a0cold-start dab<\/a>, meaning the flan is already in the banger when he hits it with the fire from the torch, and I inhale a full-flavored smoke that tastes like a combination of strawberries, bananas and mochi ice cream. As I inhale, the ruby spins within the quartz nail and Verzura explains that while the quartz cools, the ruby does not, which allows for maximum intake and no waste.<\/p>\n

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No kidding, this dab was so good I had to immediately sit down. What amazes me the most beyond the flavor and the immediate and fulfilling high is that the hit burns so clean that no residue is left in the banger.<\/p>\n

Moments later, I start trying to convince others they have to share in the experience and am joined by\u00a0Meadow<\/a>\u00a0co-founder David Hua and communications and event manager Karen Biswas. Meadow brought its point-of-sale system to this year\u2019s event and significantly improved the experience. In previous iterations of the Hall of Flowers, buyers met with companies at their booths and picked up a ticket, which they then would have to bring to another location to pick up the corresponding items. This made for long lines and a disconnect between the person representing the company and the person learning about the company\u2019s products. With Meadow\u2019s POS set up at select locations throughout the event, Biswas explains, people were able to receive products \u201cin that moment and look at it, improving the conversations between buyers and brands.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And, for those who got the chance to directly meet with some of the movers and shakers behind the California cannabis industry, this was a real treat. In an indoor area with a grouping of companies represented by Flow Kana<\/a>, I meet Bobcat, who works with\u00a0Brother David\u2019s<\/a>, a company with ties to Dr. Bronner\u2019s that is focused on promoting small, regenerative farms. Here I pick up a Pineapple Punch grown by\u00a0Elysian Fields<\/a>. When it comes to making a first impression, it\u2019s often the little things that count, and when Bobcat hands me an envelope with a $2 bill, the amount it takes to redeem a sample of an eighth of this boutique flower, I can feel the love. Later, when I open the sample, I notice the informational material within is perforated in such a way that it can be used as a crutch. Inside, much like how Dr. Bronner\u2019s soap comes with a message, there is a letter from David Bronner.<\/p>\n

\u201cSisters & Brothers,\u201d it reads, \u2018this sacred ally can help wake us to the miraculous present moment \u2014 to the natural world, music, each other, and our beautiful selves. God\/dess bless.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And, maybe surprisingly for a business-centered cannabis event, the sacredness that cannabis culture can bring comes up again when I find myself back in the Moroccan-decorated chill zone with\u00a0The Dank Duchess<\/a>. We\u2019ve found a spot at the center of the area, when a multitude of hash makers (including\u00a0Nikka T<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Essential Extracts<\/a>) and chillums begin to appear. With a quick education on how to hold my hand to support a chillum, Duchess explains that when using a chillum, one needs to give a small bow of the head in blessing to honor and acknowledge the god\u00a0Shiva<\/a>. More chillums arrive, more people arrive to smoke and we fire up one of Duchess\u2019s joints, which is so big around \u2014 28 tips for a crutch! \u2014 that we smoke it chillum style. When Duchess lights up a joint, the draw is strong. Even people who joined us on previous rounds, return bringing others to join in the experience. The circle widens and ever expands as smoke lazily climbs within the golden-hued beams bringing the last of the day\u2019s light. We\u2019ve gathered flowers together and spread the seeds for another day.<\/p>\n

TELL US<\/strong>, have you ever smoked out of a chillum?<\/p>\n

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