What is the difference between shake and regular weed

For some, the pros of inexpensive and usable shake outweigh the cons. It's ultimately up to personal preference, budget, and the intended use for the shake. By checking this box you consent to Weedmaps' collection of your email address for the limited purpose of subscribing to Weedmaps' email communications. The information contained in this site is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as medical or legal advice.

This page was last updated on September 8, Home Order Online New. Skip to content Weed shake refers to the loose scraps of plant matter often found at the bottom of a bag of cannabis.

Image lightbox. Some bits of leaves, stems, or segments of the plant get lost in the mix. In fact, you might be smoking shake regularly without even knowing it. Back in the day, your friendly neighborhood weed dealer might give you the deal of the century on some shake that he could not get rid of otherwise. Maybe a half an ounce of shake for 25 bucks. Now, however, in the legal landscape of the cannabis industry, shake is being sold to you, often without you realizing it.

A lot of the pre-rolled joints at dispensaries are shake. Like any place of business, dispensaries want to sell as much of their product as possible—even the stuff that some might deem unsalvageable. In fact, many dispensaries sell a lot of their shake at a discount.

Some shake might come complete with trimmings—something you most definitely do not want. One of the most aggravating parts about smoking is removing the stems and seeds, yet you may find yourself with a surplus of them if your shake contains plant trimmings.

And an obvious flaw, of course, is that shake tends to be dried out. Ask questions and explain your needs to dispensary staff. If strain-specific effects are important for your treatment, you may want to avoid so-called mystery or rainbow rolls, pre-rolled joints made from a mix of different strains.

You can use shake in all kinds of different ways. First and foremost, if you have a bunch of shake on deck, go ahead and use it to twist up joints and blunts. Shake contains the same cannabinoids and terpenes as fully-structured flower, so rolling it up will do you right. Shake is pretty much just meal-prepped roll-up weed. You can also toss your shake into a bowl and get high. However, just remember, that shake contains a good amount of plant matter, which might produce some pretty harsh bong hits.

Making weed tea from your leftover shake is always a good move. Just like you can use shake to make weed drinkables, you can also use it to make baked goods and candies. Though, in our opinion, fairly decent buds are what people should exclusively consume, period. Rather, prioritize a high-quality oil or butter used to cook along with the weed.

Besides, since weed should be ground up before mixing into a cooking oil, sticking with shake means you can skip a step. Without an accurate THC percentage, calculating how much shake weed should go into an edible can be tricky, if not impossible.

As with edibles, tinctures can be made with weed shake, too.