Regular shatter covers a wide spectrum of resinous, waxy and glass-like extracts that are typically golden or amber in color. Shatters might all seem alike if you’re not familiar with them, but there’s actually a lot of complexity to this premium potency cannabis product. The textures of shatter, for one, can be quite multifaceted – sappy and syrupy, taffy/toffee-like or brittle like hard candy. Some shatters are bright and translucent while some are dark and opaque.
Regular shatter also comes in endless varieties when it comes to flavors and aromas. There are thousands of amazing shatter weed strains that can produce an infinite number of unique tastes & smells. The terpenes and cannabinoids unique to each shatter weed strain can determine the textures/colors of a shatter as well. The “pull & snap” of a high quality shatter – aka it’s pliability or softer texture – can indicate greater THC contents. Conversely, shatter that is high in the raw form of THC (THCA), is typically more brittle and breaks apart like glass.
In this way, viscosity is very important as Tetrahydrocannabinol is sappy or oil-like at room temperatures, so these kinds of textures can be an indicator of a certain quality of shatter. Shatter can be high in CBD, CBG, CBN, THCV or hundreds of other cannabinoids as well so the texture or colors of a shatter don’t always point to inferior quality – it depends what you’re after. That being said, most premium regular shatters are sold as very high potency THC products.
As is with most cannabis products, you need to decarboxylate the cannabinoids within in order to activate the THC, CBD or others for the desired shatter effects. To accomplish this, most stoners dab, vape or smoke shatter. You can ingest shatter in edible form, but it has to be decarboxylated already, otherwise you won’t experience the intense psychoactive effects it is so well known for. Speaking of edible shatter bars…