Good news and bad news for those looking for preloaded carts in NorCal.
So I just got back from a run the Elemental in San Jose. Of special interest were two new (since yesterday) preloads, half grams of LA Confidential and Cheese Quake. These were listed at the 'too good to be true' price of $10 each, I expected to pay more. As expected, they were $22 when I got there, still a great price potentially.
I've bought preloads there before, they were a bit light. They ran 8.7 to about 9.0, still a good deal at $30. Based (I believe) on that they now load only half in a new cart at a reduced price.
The bad news is the new carts are still light, although they're half a gram less on average it seems. I got 8 (four of each), they run much closer, 8.150 to 8.250. Still, for $10 over the empty cart price they do have a preload of several tenths of oil that feeds well (if past preloads from them are an indication) with (claimed) high THC content and effect. I'm about to do a little testing, but suspect it will take a little time to do right.....
Anyway, if you're in the area you might consider it. They also had some nice Sour Diesel CO2 Wax (yes, tested Butane free......) at $35/gram. I've bought this in the past, and although the Budtender thought it might be from a different vendor (slightly different color and texture), she labeled it as 'dangerously hard hitting', an interesting challenge. That will have to wait a bit for testing, but I've every confidence.
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