When it comes to cannabis, there’s a world of difference between strain-specific rosin and distillate.
Flower Power
Most cannabis edibles on the market are made with distillate—a highly refined extract that isolates cannabinoids, such as THC, from the plant. While efficient, this process strips away terpenes, flavonoids, and minor cannabinoids, erasing the nuanced characteristics of the original flower.
Rosin, on the other hand, is a minimally processed concentrate. At Drops, we use just water, mild heat, and pressure to ‘juice’ the oils from the plant. This preserves the full array of compounds—terpenes, flavonoids, and cannabinoids—and captures the unique essence of each strain. It’s cannabis in its purest form.
Why Strains Matter
Choosing a cannabis product is about more than just getting high—it’s about choosing an experience. Each strain offers its own spectrum of effects, making cannabis a uniquely versatile and special plant. Some strains make you feel cozy and sleepy, while others inspire creativity and sociability. The variety of experiences strains offer is what makes cannabis so versatile and special.
Imagine walking into a dispensary. An entire wall is filled with jars of different strains. A budtender guides you: “This strain will help you relax after a long day, with notes of pine and citrus,” or “This one’s perfect for creativity—sun-grown in living soils just a few miles away.” You can curate your experience based on your mood, goals, or appetite for exploration.
Now imagine the opposite. The vibrant wall of choices is replaced by a single generic jar labeled “weed.” The strain, origin, and effects are unknown. It’s a blend of hundreds of plants mashed together into a uniform product. There’s no promise of consistency or clarity—just a broad, unrefined high.
This is the difference between strain-specific rosin and distillate. While rosin celebrates the complexity and uniqueness of cannabis, distillate homogenizes it into something generic, prioritizing efficiency over experience.
How Drops Captures the Full Spectrum
At Drops, we believe cannabis is meant to be an experience, not just a destination. That’s why each of our products is made with strain-specific, full-flower rosin. We preserve the terpene profiles, minor cannabinoids, and unique characteristics of each flower, delivering more than just an effect—we deliver the essence of the strain.
We like to say rosin is the closest thing you can get to plucking a piece of fruit off a tree and fresh squeezing the juice right out of it. Our process begins with flash-freezing sun-grown, living-soil cannabis to lock in the plant’s delicate compounds. From there, we use nothing but water, heat, and pressure to produce a clean, full-spectrum concentrate.
The Trouble with Distillate
While rosin celebrates the complexity and uniqueness of each strain, distillate homogenizes them all into something generic, losing the nuances that make cannabis such a rich experience. It’s like biting into a fast-food burger made from thousands of cows—uniform, bland, and far from the original.
Distillate certainly has its place in the market as a low-cost product that doesn’t require high-quality source material. However, many companies take advantage of customers’ lack of education on this topic to inflate their margins, charging premium prices for products that lack the full-spectrum effects that make cannabis special.
A Commitment to Quality
At Drops, we believe in preserving and celebrating the nuances of cannabis strains, using high quality concentrates and natural ingredients. Our edibles are crafted to preserve the complexity, nuance, and variety that make cannabis extraordinary. By choosing strain-specific rosin, you’re choosing to elevate your experience and embrace the full spectrum of what cannabis has to offer.
So the next time you’re at a dispensary, think of your choice as more than just a product. Think of it as curating your journey, savoring the nuances, and letting each strain guide you toward an experience worth remembering.
Legal Disclaimer: This guide is for informational purposes only. Consume cannabis products responsibly and in accordance with local laws. Must be 21+ to purchase and consume cannabis products.