{"product_id":"black-dolphin-exotic-thca","title":"Black Dolphin Exotic THCA","description":"\u003cstyle data-ac=\"pdp-kit-v1\"\u003e.ac-wrap{--ink:#FFFAF0;--gold:#FCE477;--line:rgba(255,250,240,.16);--panel:rgba(255,250,240,.05);}\n.ac-wrap h3{font-size:24px;line-height:1.25;margin:38px 0 12px;color:var(--ink);}\n.ac-wrap p{margin:0 0 14px;}\n.ac-lead{font-size:19px;line-height:1.6;}\n.ac-spec{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin:22px 0 26px;}\n.ac-spec div{flex:1 1 130px;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;}\n.ac-spec b{display:block;font-size:20px;line-height:1.2;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:4px;}\n.ac-spec span{font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,250,240,.65);}\n.ac-key{background:var(--panel);border-left:5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:10px;padding:20px 24px;margin:22px 0 28px;}\n.ac-key__h{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:800;margin:0 0 12px;}\n.ac-key ul{margin:0;padding-left:20px;}.ac-key li{margin-bottom:9px;}\n.ac-note{background:rgba(252,228,119,.07);border:1px solid rgba(252,228,119,.35);border-left:5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:10px;padding:22px 26px;margin:28px 0;}\n.ac-note__h{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:800;margin:0 0 10px;}\n.ac-note p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}\n.ac-tw{overflow-x:auto;margin:22px 0 28px;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;}\n.ac-t{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15.5px;}\n.ac-t caption{caption-side:top;text-align:left;font-size:13px;color:rgba(255,250,240,.6);padding-bottom:10px;}\n.ac-t th{background:var(--gold)!important;color:#121212!important;text-align:left!important;padding:11px 14px!important;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;border:none!important;}\n.ac-t td{padding:12px 14px!important;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)!important;vertical-align:top!important;color:var(--ink);}\n.ac-t tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none!important;}\n.ac-t--wide{min-width:640px;}\n.ac-t a{color:var(--gold);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;}\n.ac-cta{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:24px 26px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;}\n.ac-cta__k{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;}\n.ac-cta__t{font-size:18px;margin:0;}\n.ac-faq{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:16px 0;}\n.ac-faq summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;line-height:1.45;list-style:none;position:relative;padding-right:34px;color:var(--ink);}\n.ac-faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none;}\n.ac-faq summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:6px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:26px;font-weight:400;line-height:1;color:var(--gold);}\n.ac-faq[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2212\";}\n.ac-faq p{margin:12px 0 0;}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ac-wrap\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"ac-lead\"\u003eBlack Dolphin is an exotic grade cut with deep purple buds and heavy frost. Sold from 7 grams up to a pound, part of the Kingdom's \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-thca-flower\"\u003eindoor and exotic THCA flower\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ac-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e7 g to 1 LB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSix sizes\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExotic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTop selection\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBatch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLab tested\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;0.3%\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDelta-9 THC\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ac-key\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ac-key__h\"\u003eThe short version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe frost is trichomes.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tiny resin glands, not sugar, not crystal, not additive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThey are where everything lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cannabinoids and terpenes are both produced inside them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThey break off easily.\u003c\/strong\u003e Which is why handling and storage matter on a frosty cut.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSix weights\u003c\/strong\u003e, starting at 7 grams.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the frost on a bud actually is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe white sparkle on good flower gets called frost, crystal or sugar. It is none of those. \u003cstrong\u003eIt is trichomes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrichomes are microscopic resin glands that grow on the surface of the flower. Each one looks like a tiny stalk with a bulb on top, and \u003cstrong\u003ethat bulb is where the plant produces both cannabinoids and terpenes.\u003c\/strong\u003e Everything that makes flower worth buying is made inside those heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is why frost and aroma usually travel together. A bud that looks heavily frosted has more of the structures that produce smell, and a bud with no visible trichomes usually has little of either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ac-tw\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"ac-t ac-t--wide\"\u003e\n\u003ccaption\u003eWhat people call it, and what it actually is.\u003c\/caption\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCommon name\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat it really is\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrost, crystal, sugar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrichomes. Resin glands on the flower surface\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKief\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrichome heads that have broken off and collected\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSticky or gummy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eResin from ruptured trichome heads\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHash\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrichomes separated from the plant and pressed together\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ac-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ac-note__h\"\u003eWhy this matters for a frosty cut\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrichomes snap off.\u003c\/strong\u003e They sit on the outside of the bud on fragile stalks, and rough handling, static and freezing all knock them loose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a heavily frosted exotic, those trichomes are most of what you paid the premium for. \u003cstrong\u003ePlastic containers build static and strip them. Freezing makes them brittle and they shear off the moment you touch the bud.\u003c\/strong\u003e Glass, a humidity pack and a gentle hand keep what you bought on the flower rather than in the bottom of the jar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat exotic grade means\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExotic is a \u003cstrong\u003eselection grade\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a strain and not a legal category. It describes the best flower picked out of an indoor crop: biggest, best formed, best cured. It is a sorting decision made after growing rather than a different growing method.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are paying for appearance, density and the cure. \u003cstrong\u003eNot for a different compliance or testing standard.\u003c\/strong\u003e Everything on this site is lab tested by batch and compliant at no more than 0.3% delta-9 THC by dry weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eChoosing a weight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ac-tw\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"ac-t\"\u003e\n\u003ccaption\u003eThe six sizes on this listing.\u003c\/caption\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGrams\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSuits\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrying an exotic before committing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 grams\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA half ounce\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 grams\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn ounce\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQuarter pound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e112 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA steady smoker, a month or two\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHalf pound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e225 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavy use, or splitting with others\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e450 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume buying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStoring a frosty cut\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAirtight, cool and dark. \u003cstrong\u003eGlass, never plastic.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plastic builds static and pulls trichomes straight off the bud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA humidity pack rated \u003cstrong\u003e58 to 62%\u003c\/strong\u003e keeps it from drying out, because over-dry flower sheds trichomes far more readily. Handle it as little as possible, break it up only when you are about to use it, and \u003cstrong\u003edo not freeze it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ac-cta\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ac-cta__k\"\u003eWorth a look before you grind\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ac-cta__t\"\u003eHold a bud up to a light and look at the surface properly. Once you know what trichomes are, you can judge flower on sight far better than any description can tell you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"ac-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat is the frost on THCA flower?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrichomes. They are microscopic resin glands that grow on the surface of the flower, each one a tiny stalk with a bulb on top. The plant produces both cannabinoids and terpenes inside those heads, which is why frost and aroma usually go together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"ac-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eIs the crystal on buds added?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. It is produced by the plant itself. Trichomes are part of the flower, not a coating applied afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"ac-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat is kief?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrichome heads that have broken off the flower and collected together, usually in the bottom of a grinder or a jar. Hash is the same material separated deliberately and pressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"ac-faq\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhy does storage matter more on frosty flower?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause trichomes sit on the outside of the bud on fragile stalks and snap off easily. 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