What sits on the concentrates shelf
Cannabis extracts are flower with the water and the plant material taken out of the equation, so what is left is the resin the trichomes were holding. That is why a gram of live resin hits differently than a gram of flower: you are buying the concentrated part instead of the whole plant. Anyone searching for cannabis extracts near them in Niagara County is usually after one of five textures, and all five sit in the same counter here.
Extracted from flower frozen straight off the plant instead of dried first, which is what keeps the terpene profile intact. It is the most asked-for texture on this shelf.
Whipped during the purge until it turns opaque and scoops like frosting. Easy to handle, easy to dose, and forgiving if you are new to a dab.
High-terpene extract with crystalline THCA suspended in it. Loud on the nose, and the texture people mean when they ask for live resin sauce.
Rosin is pressed with heat and pressure, no solvent at all. Live rosin diamonds are the top of that shelf, and they are priced like it.
Live resin against live rosin
The two names look alike on a menu and they are made in completely different ways. This is the question the counter gets most.
Live resin is a solvent extraction. Fresh-frozen flower goes in, a hydrocarbon solvent pulls the resin out, and the solvent is purged off, leaving badder, sauce, sugar or shatter depending on how it is handled. It captures a huge amount of terpene character for the price, which is why it dominates the shelf.
Live rosin uses no solvent. Fresh-frozen material is washed into ice water hash, then pressed with heat and pressure. Nothing chemical touches it, the yield is much lower, and the price reflects that. If somebody tells you they only smoke rosin, that is what they mean, and live rosin diamonds are the most concentrated form of it we carry.
Both are lab tested and both carry the tested potency on the label. Plenty of what lands on this shelf runs well past 70 percent, and the number is on the jar before you buy, the same way it is on the exotic flower in the next counter over.
Buy extracts three ways
Concentrates move fast because the batches are small, so what is on the menu at noon is not guaranteed to be there at eight. If a specific jar matters to you, ordering it for pickup takes it out of stock and holds it behind the counter until you get here.
If you are new to extracts, say so at the counter. A budtender will point you at a badder or a live resin cart before a jar of diamonds, and will tell you what temperature to run it at, which is the part that decides whether it tastes like the jar or tastes like smoke.
Walk in
Bring a government photo ID showing 21 or older. Free parking is right in front, and the extract counter is a few steps past the door.
Order ahead for pickup
Pick your jars on the online menu, choose pickup, and the order is usually ready in about 15 minutes with the item held for you.
Same-day delivery
Our same-day weed delivery covers Niagara Falls, the Tonawandas, Wheatfield, Lewiston and Sanborn, with any fee shown at checkout.
Concentrate questions
What is the difference between live resin badder and live resin sauce?
Same starting extract, different handling after the purge. Badder is whipped until it goes opaque and holds together like frosting, which makes it easy to scoop. Sauce is left to separate, so you end up with a high-terpene liquid holding crystalline THCA. Sauce usually reads louder on the nose, badder is easier to work with.
Why do live rosin diamonds cost so much more than live resin?
Because no solvent is used. Rosin is washed into ice water hash and pressed with heat and pressure, which throws away a lot of the material to get a much smaller yield. You are paying for a solventless process and a lower return, not just a nicer label.
Do I need a dab rig to buy concentrates here?
No. Live resin cartridges and all-in-one disposables are the same extract already loaded, and a little badder on top of a bowl or in a joint works without any hardware at all. The rig is the best-tasting option, not the only one.
How much concentrate should someone new to it actually take?
Start with a piece about the size of a grain of rice and wait. Extracts are several times more concentrated than flower, and the difference between a good session and an uncomfortable one is usually the first dab being too big. Run it at a low temperature and it will taste better as well.
How should concentrates be stored once I get them home?
Cool, dark and closed. Heat and light are what turn a fresh badder into something dry and dull, so keep the jar shut and out of a sunny window. Most textures are easier to handle straight out of the fridge, then given a minute to come back to room temperature.
How often does new extract stock come in?
Batches land through the week and they are small, which is why the shelf changes so much. The online menu is the accurate list on any given day, and the fastest way to catch a specific brand drop is the VIP text club, which goes out before anything is posted anywhere else.
The extract counter is on the Boulevard
Order ahead to hold a jar, or walk in and let a budtender open a few and show you what came in this week.