Vaporizer Technology is Back at CAC Taunton!
Did you know, Commonwealth Alternative Care carries a variety of vaporizer accessories? Vaporizers heat your favorite dry herbs and dabs to an ideal temperature to convert your smoking materials for the smoothest possible inhale. Available in a variety of different styles with all manner of different heating elements, vapes use state-of-the-art technology to deliver a healthier smoking experience.
Yocan Magneto
The Yocan Magneto vaporizer kit is a game changer in wax vaping aromatherapy. This all-in-one device includes everything you need to vape on the go. The Magnetic Coil Cap with built-in dab tool and built-in concentrate container silicone jar make this compact modern device perfect wax vape pen for on the go vaping with incredible value
$70
Palm from Jupiter Research
The Palm from Jupiter Research offers magnetic connection with 510 Thread cartridges. Partial oil view for absolute discretion. The most compact vaporizer yet.
$20
Puffco Peak
The Puffco Peak unlocks the true power of concentrates, providing the clearest expression of the potency, flavor, and effects of the plant they're derived from. This means you get the most efficient and enjoyable experience, faster and easier than ever before, with no learning curve.
$379
PAX 3
The ultimate portable cannabis vaporizer for dry herb and extracts. The PAX 3 is powerful yet discreet, smart yet easy-to-use. Our engineering and technology gets the best out of your flower.
$249
Firefly 2+
The Firefly 2+ is designed for people who love the plant. The dynamic convection technology delivers phenomenal flavor and zero waste. It's equally superb with flowers and extracts, ready in 3 seconds, and is easy to load and clean.
$330
Empty 510 Thread Cartridges & Batteries
A recognized, simple, and portable body with extended battery life. Encased in a stainless steel housing. Originally intended flavor and performance. Breath activated for effortless, on-demand vapor production. Liquid6 Power Supplies are the new standard.
Empty cartridges: 500mg $5 / 1,000mg $8
Batteries $15
Taunton Gazette: Mozzone Boulevard facility first in Taunton to get retail marijuana license
“The sale of recreational, retail marijuana in the city is one step closer to becoming something real.
“I think it was historic,” said Glenn McElfresh, referring to the 9-to-1 vote taken by the City Council on Tuesday night to approve a license to operate a retail-pot business on Mozzone Boulevard.
McElfresh, who describes himself as compliance officer for Commonwealth Alternative Care, was one of a handful of representatives of the company who sat down with the council’s police and license committee.
The full council later in the evening voted to approve the first-of-its-kind license request…
Meet CAC Taunton's Cultivation Techncian Kait!
Name: Kait
Hometown: Bridgewater, MA
Years in Cannabis: 10 months
Role at CAC: Cultivation Technician
Nickname: Kellis
What is your cannabis origin story?
I have been a cannabis advocate for around 10 years now. About a year ago I decided to change the career path that I was on and jump into the cannabis industry to help people in a new way.
What did you do before this and how did it prepare you for your role today?
Before working at Commonwealth Alternative Care I was heavily involved in the special needs community. I worked as a Developmental Specialist helping the adult special needs population, heavily leaning towards adults with autism. This prepared me for my role today because I learned to be able to adapt to a constantly changing environment. I also was able to see first hand the benefits medicinal cannabis can have on people with epilepsy as well as anxiety in people with autism. It is truly an amazing plant.
What is your strain of choice?
Mimosa! Or anything with citrus notes.
What is your favorite edible?
Chroma Peppermints!!! America runs on Dunkin’ and I run on CHROMA. They're the bomb.
Favorite delivery method? e.g. smoke, dab, vape, eat, topical.
I love smoking flower, specifically blunts. I definitely do love a good edible though!
What is the most interesting thing you’ve learned about cannabis recently?
How do you ensure first time visitors are comfortable with their first dispensary experience?
Being a part of the cultivation team, I ensure our visitors are comfortable by always striving to grow the cleanest, best product.
What do you do for fun?
I am a HUGE gamer. I love video games. I also love to spend time in my garden (cannabis and vegetable) and I love spending as much time with my nephews as possible.
Do you have any hobbies or collections?
I have a huge crystal/rock collection, I have ever since I was a little kid. I also collect houseplants.
Where do you go to learn more about cannabis?
I go to my coworkers! They are all super knowledgeable and definitely know a lot of the answers. I also absolutely love reading books about cannabis.
What is the coolest new cannabis-related gadget you’ve seen recently?
A nectar collector! They are super cool and convenient. Great if you need to take your rig with you!
What’s your favorite CAC product right now?
NF1 ANYTHING!! Can’t get enough of it.
What do you like most about working at CAC?
My co-workers. They are some of the funniest, most interesting, knowledgeable people I’ve ever known.
Learn More About: The World’s Largest THCA Crystal!
We have received a number of questions from our patients and fans about our giant 221g THCA Crystal. We spoke with CAC’s Laboratory Director, Russ Draffen, to provide you with some answers! Russ led the lab in the growth of this Crystal, and the results speak for themselves.
Russ tells us that the Crystal has a purity of 99.99%. The benefit of isolating THC-A to such an extent is in the control that it gives the lab in creating subsequent formulations and products. The patients can know the exact percentage of THC-A in the products they get from our dispensary when the plant components are isolated with such specificity.
By the lab’s calculations, this crystal is equivalent to approximately 8,000 grams of flower, or 4,420 dabs - given that each dab is .05g of the crystal. However, in this state, it will not offer a high. THC-A must be heated in order to be converted to THC. Before that conversion, THC-A is non-psychoactive, so you can consume (or in one fan’s words, “lick”) this crystal, and you may experience the anti-inflammatory benefits of cannabinoids, but you will not experience a high. Many people who avoid psychoactive properties find this appealing, and they can consume THC-A by crushing crystals and dosing them into pills. Those who prefer a high may deliver it as a dab. Whichever way a patient chooses to deliver it, there is surely enough of this crystal to last a patient for a very long time.
The Crystal in its growing conditions. Source: Russ Draffen
It took two months for this Crystal to develop, and, according to Russ, our lab has the capability of putting it back under its growing conditions to allow it to continue growing if they so choose. (And perhaps they will...we will keep you posted.) At this size, the worth is difficult to put a ticket on. Each gram alone may be worth $90, so you would think that converts to about $20,000. However, a crystal grown to this size as one unified piece is worth a lot more than the sum of its parts.
Russ Draffen with the THCA Crystal, and his photos from the process. Source: Russ Draffen
So why did CAC’s lab decide to grow the world’s largest THC-A crystal? “When it started growing, I knew I was on to something, so I kept it going,” says Russ Draffen. The lab had the materials and the motivation to try something new, so why not give it a shot? “We knew that no one else was really doing it to this extent,” Russ adds.
We currently plan to display the THC-A Crystal in our dispensary in the coming months so that our patients may see it to believe it. Keep an eye on our social media for our Reveal Date Announcement!
Taunton Daily Gazette: Marijuana retail shops in Taunton would span the city
TAUNTON – When it comes to host community agreements for retail-marijuana shops, the current picture in Taunton is literally all over the map.
Nine entities so far have been granted the first-step agreements by the City Council to open retail pot shops — with locations ranging from East Taunton’s Liberty and Union Industrial Park to the westerly 400 block of Winthrop Street and points in between.
Only one of them, Commonwealth Alternative Care, has so far been granted a special permit to grow and sell recreational marijuana.
Commonwealth Alternative Care already has a foothold in the city.
That group for nearly a year has been growing and selling medical marijuana and cannabis products on industrial-zoned Mozzone Boulevard off of Route 140/County Street.
And since opening, Commonwealth Alternative Care has expanded its medical pot cultivation, or growing, capacity.
It also this year got City Council approval to grow recreational marijuana inside a separate, adjacent building….
