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You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"error error--unavailable hidden\">Sorry, Leafly isn&#8217;t available in your location yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"hidden age-gate__loading\">Redirecting you to<span class=\"redirect-domain\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs mt-auto\">By accessing this site, you accept<br \/>\nthe <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"tou-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/info\/terms-of-use\">Terms of Use<\/a><br \/>\nand <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"pp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/info\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container my-xl\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-9\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p>Infused, amplified, supercharged\u2014a new kind of pre-rolled joint is finally here. <\/p>\n<p>After three years of legalization, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/news\/canada\/why-are-pre-rolls-so-popular-with-consumers\">immense popularity of pre-rolls<\/a>, the next generation of innovation has finally arrived in Canada. <\/p>\n<p>Infused pre-rolls aren\u2019t any ol\u2019 joint, they are packed with some sort of cannabis extract. Be it kief, moonrocks, shatter, or hash, the concentrate is rolled with milled dried flower to make infused pre-rolls. <\/p>\n<p>These aren\u2019t your basic Redees. The road to retail in Canada wasn\u2019t clear initially, it was thought that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrowthop.com\/cannabis-news\/the-first-infused-pre-roll-just-launched-in-canada-what-took-so-long\">pre-rolls could only contain milled cannabis<\/a>. But with some clarification from Health Canada, a number of licensed producers are coming out with their own spin on infused pre-rolls. <\/p>\n<h2>Infused joints are finally available in Canada<\/h2>\n<p>Rolling a stellar spliff with oil and hash simply evokes thoughts of sticky fingers, achy hands, and significant time commitment. Instead, infused pre-rolls offer a complete artisanal experience\u2014combining flower, oils, and a dash of kief or hash\u2014resulting in a final product fit for Snoop himself. <\/p>\n<p>Infused products have done exceptionally well in the American market. So much so that 44% of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headset.io\/the-best-selling-cannabis-products\/california-pre-roll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best-selling pre-rolls in California<\/a> are infused. Yet, despite our federal legalization, consumers were left buying all the ingredients and doing it themselves. <\/p>\n<p>Until now.<\/p>\n<p>TopLeaf\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topleaf.ca\/black-series\/forbidden-lemon\">Forbidden Lemon Caviar Cones<\/a> were the first to defy the definition of a pre-roll in Canada. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img width=\"814\" height=\"1024\" alt class=\"wp-image-186561 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Caviar cones are the first infused pre-roll to hit the market in Canada. (TopLeaf)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe saw an opportunity to combine the convenience of pre-rolls with the potency and, more importantly, unique flavour combinations that can be achieved with concentrates,\u201d explains Ryan Hellard, chief strategy officer for Sundial Growers Inc, the parent company of TopLeaf, the creator of Caviar Cones.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-exactly-is-a-caviar-cone\">What exactly is a Caviar Cone?<\/h2>\n<p>The name comes from \u2018cannabis caviar\u2019, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/news\/cannabis-101\/what-are-moon-rocks-and-how-do-you-smoke-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">moon rocks<\/a>. Buds are soaked in oil, then covered in dry-sift to produce pebbles of cannabinoid glory. These may eventually hit the Canadian market, and with caviar cones as a precedent, that journey may have just gotten easier.<\/p>\n<p>This is TopLeaf\u2019s version of an infused pre-roll, made with flower, dry-sift hash, and full-spectrum oil. The combination guarantees a joint that exceeds 30% THC potency potential for a heavy-hitting experience.<\/p>\n<p>TopLeaf has chosen three ingredients for their Forbidden Lemon Caviar Cone, not including the paper and tip: tangy and terp-heavy Forbidos flower, Blue Dream and Lemon Haze hash, and Florida Lemon full-spectrum oil. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"831\" alt class=\"wp-image-186592 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products.png,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products.png,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products.png,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products.png,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Forbidden Lemon Caviar Cones (TopLeaf)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The whole thing is rolled up into half-gram cones that don\u2019t look significantly different from your average, large pre-roll.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[With] our Top Leaf Caviar Cones, we wanted it to be a premium experience across the board. A product that combined high-quality whole flower, with different concentrates and extracts to create something that was more than just the sum of its parts,\u201d explains Hellard.<\/p>\n<p>And consumers are here for it. In early November, less than a month after their launch, Colin Bambury, Head of Marketing at THC Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColinBambury\/status\/1457429245798469634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said on Twitter<\/a>: \u201cForbidden Lemon Caviar Cones quickly became our best selling [pre-rolled joint], we sold out quickly\u2014now people are calling all day asking if we got them back yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-cones-magnums-and-terp-sticks-anything-but-the-word-pre-roll\">Cones, Magnums and Terp Sticks\u2014anything but the word pre-roll<\/h2>\n<p>Gord Nichol from <a href=\"https:\/\/north40cannabis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North 40 Cannabis<\/a> has had a similar idea in development for months: The Magnum; recently announced and hitting markets by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Magnums are being brought to market as a means to limit the amount one must combust in order to get the effects desired. These are hard-hitting little joints that are going to be good for people who want to duck out onto the balcony for one or two puffs,\u201d Nichol tells Leafly.<\/p>\n<p>North 40 takes a unique approach that differs from TopLeaf, using a flavourless extract which Nichol says is to stay true to the original flower. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they are rolled with Platinum OG, they\u2019ll carry that taste, and only that taste, as our infusion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/news\/cannabis-101\/what-is-thca-and-what-are-the-benefits-of-this-cannabinoid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THCa<\/a> is tasteless and won\u2019t change anything about our pre-rolls except the effect will be amplified,\u201d Gord explains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" alt=\"Macro detail of cannabis joint with purple and green strains and some oil on the tip - medical marijuana concept\" class=\"wp-image-186590 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Infused joints were a fan favourite in the legacy market but were unavailable in the legal industry until recently. (Adobe Stock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kolab Project 232 Series Live Terpene Sticks are infused pre-rolls with a whopping 5% total terpene content. They take single-strain, whole buds and add their hydrocarbon extracted terp sauce. Its aroma and tasting notes bring to mind dense, lush vegetation: woody and earthy, with sharp, spicy undertones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know from consumer research that infused pre-rolls are growing rapidly in mature U.S. markets, and they tested very positively in focus groups with cannabis enthusiasts and connoisseurs. This consumer insight was a natural fit for the Kolab Project brand,\u201d says Dr. Bob Chapman, chief science officer at Auxly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe devised a proprietary processing technique to maximize the potency of the dried cannabis, creating a refined flower with the ideal potency and texture for combining it uniformly with the terp sauce.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>General Admission has also launched infused pre-rolls which come in three flavours, Tropic GSC, Berry G33, and Strawnana. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/decibel-announces-launch-into-new-product-category-infused-pre-rolls-832756846.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a>, these terpene-infused and kief-coated joints are in Alberta, BC, and Saskatchewan, with Ontario to follow in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018next great thing\u2019 hitting the Canadian cannabis market has actually been around for some time\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/news\/strains-products\/caviar-joints-find-most-potent-pre-rolls-in-colorado\">Leafly talked about Colorado Caviar Cones<\/a> over three years ago\u2014but it doesn\u2019t make it any less exciting. <\/p>\n<p>For niche products like infused pre-rolls, it\u2019s not lack of demand that prevents them from existing North of the border. Canada\u2019s unique set of regulations require creativity, and usually a lot of waiting. <\/p>\n<p>Originally it was unclear if infused pre-rolls were even legal under the Cannabis Act. In August, Health Canada sent out a letter clarifying that infused pre-rolls are permitted under the Cannabis Act, however, they are considered extracts and must be licensed as such. <\/p>\n<div id=\"author-box\" class=\"p-lg my-xxl bg-white rounded border border-light-grey elevation-low\">\n<div class=\"mb-lg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/step-up-your-infused-pre-roll-game-with-these-new-and-innovative-products.jpg\" alt=\"Roderick MacDonald's Bio Image\" class=\"lazyload inline-block mr-md rounded-full border border-light-grey\"> <\/p>\n<p>Roderick MacDonald<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-sm\">Roderick is a freelance writer and content creator focusing on the psychedelic and cannabis industries, as well as Communications Director at the Known Group. After a decade in the lab researching the genetics of cancer and ageing, he adopted the lifestyle of a digital nomad\u2014learning French in Southern Quebec before landing in Belgium with his partner. 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