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During a recent Zoom meeting, I was surprised that some of the attendees, all folks who work in drug treatment programs, weren’t clear on the meaning of some common street terms. In this case, shatter and dab.
Sounds like a rap duo, right? Both terms describe aspects of THC use.
Shatter refers to a type of cannabis concentrate, made by using a solvent (such as butane) to extract THC from the cannabis flower.
The extracted material will invariably be many times the THC content of the original flower — when concentrated, 60-80% isn’t unusual, and 90% isn’t unheard of. At those levels, the drug’s effects on the user can be closer to a powerful hallucinogen, such as LSD — a far cry from ordinary cannabis.
Because of its extraordinary strength, shatter and its brother concentrates tend to attract more experienced users, in search of greater impact from drug use.
The name shatter reflects its odd appearance. Resembling a chip of rock candy or very thin...
Sounds like a rap duo, right? Both terms describe aspects of THC use.
Shatter refers to a type of cannabis concentrate, made by using a solvent (such as butane) to extract THC from the cannabis flower.
The extracted material will invariably be many times the THC content of the original flower — when concentrated, 60-80% isn’t unusual, and 90% isn’t unheard of. At those levels, the drug’s effects on the user can be closer to a powerful hallucinogen, such as LSD — a far cry from ordinary cannabis.
Because of its extraordinary strength, shatter and its brother concentrates tend to attract more experienced users, in search of greater impact from drug use.
The name shatter reflects its odd appearance. Resembling a chip of rock candy or very thin...
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