What differentiates live resin from other extracted concentrates? Most agree that live concentrates are higher quality; but what gives them the hype that keeps people coming back? When it comes to live resin it's all about the taste and smell for me, the terpenes. Due to the extraction process, live resin holds all of the tasty aromas captured in a growing cannabis plant straight through to exhaling the concentrate. With the Purple Platinum Bubba, it was no exception to the great flavor and smell you would expect from a quality live resin. ​

Live Resin is high on my list of concentrates I enjoy. Don’t get me wrong, wax and shatter get the job done, but often times lose all of the tastiness the terpenes provide. In a regular wax or shatter extraction cured plant material is used. During the curing process the cannabis undergoes conditions that degrade the terpene and trichrome profiles; such as heat, light, and physical agitation. After the degradation and heat used before and during the extraction process the expected flavor is all but lost. The biggest difference in live resin is “the plant is flash frozen immediately following harvest and kept at freezing temperatures throughout the extraction process.” (Bennett) By using this method the plants flavor and fragrance is carried over to the final product. ​

The package is nice and professional looking. It meets all compliance needs and is child proofed. Inside the package was a child safe glass container. Side note: I prefer glass containers over the plastic ones, easier to dab directly from the container and you waste/loose less product. This stuff is terp jelly! As you now know, one of the characteristics that stand out with live resin is the smell. The smell of this product definitely met the standard for live concentrates! It was through the roof! The gram had a sweet and pungent smell with light hints of floral and citrus. The taste held true to the smell, those terps made my mouth water. It was a nice hybrid indica leaning strain. Heavy body high had me couch locked but the euphoric head high had me in the clouds. I tried it a few different ways: In my e-nail at a lower temperature gave me the best flavor with the least chest/cough affect and largest smoke clouds. I also tried it in my vape pen, this really brought out the floral and citrus flavors, it did hit the back of my throat fairly harsh though. Overall, this is one of the finest live resins I've ever had the opportunity to try! Be sure to check out this amazing dab the next time you come by the shop. ​

Thank you for your generous donation of loads and loads of amazing winter gear, hygiene items, and other items to the Murphy Center and Homeless Gear! We serve nearly 150 guests (individuals and families who are homeless or in jeopardy of becoming homeless) at the Murphy Center every day and donations are hugely helpful in meeting their needs.   We appreciate you hosting a Winter Gear Drive- we think you are all incredible! 

Your support will help make possible all that Homeless Gear and the Murphy Center do.  So far this year, we have impacted thousands of lives:
 
Through Homeless Gear’s programs, we a) helped 10 families – including 19 children – escape homelessness via One Village One Family b) helped secure more than 140 jobs via Hand Up c) helped complete more than 350 benefits applications (e.g. Food Assistance) for a total of $545,533 in potential benefits via Dedicated Navigator d) recorded well over 6,000 interactions via Street Outreach e) served roughly 350 families at service events and collected more than 10,000 meals-worth of food for Thompson School District via Children in Need and f) distributed more than $630,000 million worth of supplies via Distribution.
 
At the Murphy Center, we have—alongside the collaborative of 17 agencies and nearly 40 services—recorded more than 30,000 guest visits with over 3,500 individuals; nearly 6,000 showers; more than 1,300 loads of laundry; and 49 “Housing Success” stories (individuals who accessed services at the Murphy Center and came back to report obtaining housing).
 
Your support will make all that we do possible. Beyond the tangible impact, your donation will show the individuals and families we serve that people care:
 
“Not knowing what to do or where to go and knowing you have four children that depend on you solely can be overwhelming for anybody…“What am I going to do?” It was question I asked myself daily…When I met (you all) for the first time, I was so nervous. Was a group of strangers really going to help me? Were they really going to care? They did, and more than anyone can imagine.” – Kim
 
To learn more about Murphy Center and Homeless Gear, please visit our websites or follow us on Facebook: “Murphy Center for Hope” and “Homeless Gear.” Thank you again for your support!

Sincerely,
Pam Brewer
Volunteer & Event Coordinator
Homeless Gear &
Murphy Center for Hope
(970) 829-1162
www.homelessgear.org
www.murphycenter.org