Lightshade educates the public about safe driving
Keeping our community safe is one of the highest priorities at Lightshade. That’s why we are working with CDOT to educate the public and learn more about the impact of cannabis on people’s ability to drive. We want not only to educate consumers about the dangers of driving high, but we also want to make sure the conversation isn’t skewed.
Head over to the Denver Westword to read more about the CDOT campaign and how Lightshade is helping out.
Best Selection of Cannabis Concentrates at Lightshade
Since recreational cannabis became legal in Colorado four years ago, the quality of products and the available options for consumption have improved considerably. Strains are stronger and availability is greater than anything cannabis users of the past ever encountered. Today’s cannabis is far more potent than what your parents smoked ‘back in the day’, and smoking today has been largely eclipsed by edibles, dabs, and vaping, making cannabis concentrates, in a sense, more valuable than the flowers they’re originated from.
Cannabis concentrates have grown to become a mainstay of our industry which is why at Lightshade, we hand-select products sourced from the best concentrate extractors in Colorado. Our concentrates are second-to-none and we are on the cutting edge of artisanal blended concentrate consistencies, using short-path distillation to refine the potency and quality of cured material after processing. Before processing, we take the necessary time to allow for maximum trichome development on our flower.
Because of our full-spectrum extraction process, we are able to preserve the natural terpenes and medicinal properties of each strain. Our customers also benefit by experiencing the full flavor and scent profile that is a result of our extraction process. We offer a wide range of concentrates including wax, shatter, live resin, and live rosin, and we carry dozens of unique terpene blends allowing for endless variations for the concentrate connoisseur. You, too, can experience the difference by shopping at one of our eight retail dispensaries in Denver, Aurora and Federal Heights.
We are passionate about everything cannabis—including concentrates—so we asked each of our retail dispensary store managers to pick their favorite products. Read below to see what they had to say.
Cannabis Concentrate Top Picks at Lightshade
Michael
Lightshade Federal Heights (Federal Heights Dispensary)
West Edison Shatter
“I especially enjoy the house concentrates that we offer, by West Edison. Their Shatters, Waxes, and Budders are made with our house-grown flowers and are always high quality. As if that wasn’t enough the price point is the lowest in the building. That’s what I call a great decision.”
Heather
Lightshade Dayton (Denver Dispensary)
Olio Live Sauce
“My favorite concentrate is Olio Sauce! It has a wonderful flavor and aroma and makes for an incredible smoking experience overall. This is an excellent option for dabbing connoisseurs—bonus: Olio Sauce includes an awesome dab tool with every gram!”
Aja
Lightshade Evans (Denver Dispensary)
Cannabis Maximus Full Spectrum Extract
“My favorite concentrate that we carry at Lightshade is Cannabis Maximus Full Spectrum Extract. Regardless of strain, the flavor is incredible and the high is amazing! Full spectrum extract is great mostly because the THC isn’t isolated—instead of simply getting high, you get all of the added benefits from CBNs, CBDs, and CBGs!”
Jose
Lightshade Iliff (Aurora Dispensary)
Dragon Originals Caviar Grams
“I like my Dragon Originals Caviar Grams. Not only do they test the highest, if you want to mix it with regular flower or any other form of cannabis, you can.”
The evolution of concentrates has changed how we consume cannabis and new methods of concentration and extraction are developed each year. At Lightshade, we are excited to be at the forefront of offering these new products to our customers as they become available.
If you’d like to learn more about any of the products listed above or other concentrates available at each Lightshade Colorado Dispensary, drop by or pre-order online.
Aurora Warms the Night - National Count Day
Today is national count day where the country takes and official count of people experiencing homelessness. Lightshade had 75 pizzas delivered to feed 250 people experiencing homelessness in Aurora. Lightshade was recently introduced to an organization called Aurora Warms the Night. “Aurora Warms the Night (AWTN) shelters those experiencing homelessness in the winter when temperatures reach 20 degrees or colder. Year round services include meals, warm clothing, hygiene items, transportation to shelter, laundry vouchers, bus passes, partner agency referrals, and advocacy.” They are doing amazing work in Aurora. Lightshade was notified about count day today and was informed that they see a higher volume than normal of people who come to their daytime drop-in center. This places a significant strain on their resources and it is difficult for them to serve everyone. We were honored to be able to jump in where they needed us most to provide some meals.
Giving Back to Our Community at The Gathering Place
LIGHTSHADE BUDTENDERS DO MORE THAN JUST EDUCATE AND SERVE CANNABIS—THEY SERVE A MEAN LUNCH TOO!
At Lightshade we are committed to being an active and responsible community partner. Over the last few years, as Lightshade has grown, we’ve taken steps to work with organizations in each local community who share our values, goals, and vision for a better world.
One such organization is The Gathering Place.
From The Gathering Place:
“Founded in 1986, the Gathering Place is the only daytime drop-in center in metropolitan Denver that serves women, their children, and transgender individuals who are experiencing poverty, many of whom are also experiencing homelessness. While we refer to those we serve as ‘members’, no fees are ever charged for programs or services.”
Members of the Lightshade team recently spent a day volunteering at The Gathering Place, preparing and serving lunch for over 150 of their members. Like any good hosts, our team picked up the tab and did the dishes after food service!
Lightshade’s Marketing Assistant and Social Media Coordinator, Chelsi Munce, beautifully summarized the overwhelming sense of purpose and gratitude felt by the team, after spending time volunteering at TGP, saying…
“The Gathering Place opened my eyes to how much help women living in poverty need, and the lengths TGP goes to accommodate those needs. The entire Lightshade crew was so happy to help out and make lunch for everyone! After experiencing a full tour of The Gathering Place, the Lightshade team was overcome with emotion at the generosity provided by this center and how much our contribution matters to the improvement of multiple women and children’s lives.”
At Lightshade, it is our belief that doing good feels great. We take pride in our commitment to give back to the community and hope that our efforts, and the efforts of our team, inspire others to follow suit. We created our Corporate Cannabis Social Responsibility program for this purpose—as a method to organize and institutionalize the Lightshade commitment to giving back.
Jump below for a handful of photos and a video from our day of giving at The Gathering Place. If you are interested in learning more about The Gathering Place, or would like to get involved with this outstanding organization, please visit the site below.
2017 Adopt-a-Family Holiday Giving
Lightshade adopted 9 families from the Colorado Homeless Families organization. Each of the 8 stores and the Brooks family adopted a family who provided a wish list of items that they needed (like socks, coats, gloves, hats, work clothes, etc.) and also small items that would like to have for Christmas. The families range in size from 2-7 people and many of them are refugee families. Lightshade provided each store with wrapping supplies as well as a gift card for families with a budget of $125-150 per family member. The staff members from each store worked together to maximize their respective budgets and shop for the families to try to purchase as many items from their lists as possible. The staff then wrapped the gifts and delivered them to the CHF subsidized housing facility.
Senior Support Services Holiday Party
On Saturday, December 16th, at Senior Support Services’ annual holiday party, volunteers from Lightshade served food to senior citizens in need. We will also be providing 250 sets of hand and foot warmers, as well as under-garments, to each of their clients. Our goal was to help keep Denver’s less fortunate seniors warm and fed throughout this holiday season.
Lightshade Volunteers at The Gathering Place
Continuing our corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, Lightshade recently volunteered for the meal sponsorship program at The Gathering Place in Denver. The Gathering Place offers support to women, their children and transgender individuals who are experiencing poverty or homelessness.
Lightshade staff members, including the owners, prepped and served lunch to The Gathering Place members on Monday, November 6. It was a great experience to help such an inspiring organization. A big thank you to The Gathering Place for having us!
Learn more about Lightshade’s ongoing CSR initiative.
Teaming up with Project Worthmore and Denver Urban Gardens
Here at Lightshade, we are extremely passionate about our corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. We aim to remain active in the Denver community through volunteering and working with various organizations like The Gathering Place and most recently, Project Worthmore and Denver Urban Gardens. Last week, members of Lightshade and kindColorado volunteered at Delany Community Farm.
Delaney Community Farm is a partnership between Denver Urban Gardens and Project Worthmore. It is a 5-acre farm that provides refugees access to farming, healthy food and a community here in Denver. Their mission is to “support refugees from the local community through community-based food security programs.”
We pulled weeds, harvested vegetables, prepared the farm for winter, as well as sorted and packaged harvested vegetables and herbs. This is our second time volunteering with Delany Community Farm and we couldn’t have been more thrilled to be back. Thank you to Denver Urban Gardens and Project Worthmore for having us!
You can read more about our CSR initiative here and more of our work with Delaney Community Farm.
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How High is Too High to Drive?
Lightshade is proud to be part of Cannabis Clinicians of Colorado (CCC) to spread awareness about knowing how high is too high to drive.
Cannabis Clinicians of Colorado is a non-profit that is dedicated to support the individuals working with Colorado cannabis patients. This group provides resources for physicians, caregivers and dispensaries across the state.
Last week, this marijuana advocacy group came together to learn more about how much marijuana someone can consume before it becomes unsafe to drive. The law currently prohibits driving if you have at least five nanograms of THC in your system. The study Cannabis Clinicians of Colorado conducted was to determine if that number accurately represents someone who is too impaired to drive.
Lightshade is passionate about increasing awareness regarding the danger and consequences of driving high. Safety is a big part of our commitment to our community and our industry, which is why we partnered with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to help educate and protect our consumers when it comes to driving high. You can read more about our work with CDOT on this issue here.
Science confirms that consuming cannabis affects your reaction time, peripheral vision, and perception of time, distance and speed – some of the more critical skills needed to drive safely.
Lightshade was a sponsor at last week’s event to support the CCC as they further research how much cannabis is too much to drive. Members of the CCC believe that the number of five nanograms of THC was set as the legal limit to drive without enough research.
As organizations like the CCC invest more in cannabis research we hope to learn more about the correlation between cannabis compound levels in blood and saliva and a reduction in a person’s cognitive functions.
Outside the Stereotype
Today’s cannabis user is not always what you’d expect. Lightshade has always valued the importance of education surrounding cannabis and the incredible products available for every type of consumer. We’re continuing to see an increased variety of consumers accepting and partaking in cannabis use, especially with the array of products available like flower, topicals, tinctures, edibles, concentrates and more.
Women and parents are becoming more familiar with these products, allowing them to have safe and subtle consumption for relief of anxiety, pain and other ailments without taking away their ability to parent and interact with their children. This recent article from Refinery29.com brings up some great examples and talks to two women about their experiences with cannabis.
Lightshade carries some amazing products that allow for these medical benefits without the high, replacing some consumers’ past use of alcohol or opiates. Our partners at Monte Content have testimonials from several success story patients like Bridgett, who can finally lead a comfortable lifestyle and play with her grandkids. Below are a few specific products we recommend trying, plus check out our up-to-date menus per location or try online pre-ordering!
Whitewater Teas
Coda Signature Truffles
Stillwater Ripple Dissolvable THC
Julie’s Natural Edibles
Binske Olive Oil and Honey
The Lightshade staff is trained and ready to answer questions or make suggestions based on what you may be looking for. It never hurts to ask a friend about their experiences too, you’d be surprised at how many people are adding cannabis into their wellness routines.