Jack Herer

Big nope.

Both the Signature Series and the Native Series contain cannasulfur compounds (CSCs) to impart that gassy, skunky flavor and aroma that matches exactly with the flower’s metabolite fingerprint.

They’re both powered by the same underlying technology, but the Signature Series is made in full partnership with the original cultivator/breeder/family so that it’s a perfect representation.

It’s important to note that not every Signature Series or Native Series profile will contain CSCs. If the flower sample doesn’t contain CSCs then the resulting Signature/Native Series profile won’t either.

For example, Jack Herer is the quintessential hazy sativa and it has almost no CSCs. Bacio Gelato, on the other hand, is the gassiest strain we’ve ever measured.

We’re all about authenticity so we’re not going to start adding random ingredients just to make it smell skunky.

We set out to accomplish four things with the Signature Series:

1. 1. Work directly with the best cultivators to create the signature version of their flower’s terpene profile based off of our industry-leading analytics and the cultivar’s (strain’s) unique metabolite fingerprint.
2. 2. Give cultivators the opportunity to capture lost revenue and grow their brand by licensing their own signature profile to other companies looking to sell their infamous products.
3. 3. Give consumers the opportunity to experience legendary cannabis strains as they were intended regardless of where they choose to shop.
4. 4. Give 3rd-party companies the opportunity to sell 100% authentic products through a limited licensing agreement without expensive, complicated, and drawn out legal battles.

It is shockingly common to find knockoff products that have been renamed for more marketability to help with their commercial appeal. There is nobody out there testing these products to see if this Gelato is actually Gelato, for example. You can call your product anything and get away with it.

Brands who own the rights to these names are stuck playing whack-a-mole trying to stop knockoffs. Consumers are buying products thinking they’re paying for one thing while unfortunately getting something else.

We have the capability to do better. The future of commercial cannabis is brands. Brand name strains, cultivators, and companies. It’s inevitable and, what’s more, it’s a good thing. It pushes cultivators to create more unique and excellent products in order to stand out. Consumers can have a wider selection of incredible cannabis. And for those companies who are selling knockoffs, this is an opportunity to give your customers what they want. An opportunity to sell the real thing.

If you’re interested in reading more - check out our white paper.

Absolutely.

The work that goes into a Signature Series profile is unheard of in the terpene space. We’re not joking when we say that we’ve invested thousands of hours into getting these products perfect. The Bacio Gelato collaboration with Mario Guzman took over four years to get absolutely right.

We are working directly with the world’s best cultivators who are making the most iconic and in-demand strains today.

Hey, glad you asked.

No other terpene company has our capabilities. Abstrax is the only terpene manufacturer licensed in the United States to study, extract, and formulate our own cannabis terpene profiles. Every other terpene company is relying on third-party labs to perform analytics with questionable and varying degrees of quality.

We are the only terpene company in the world with a GCxGC (pronounced GC cross GC.) This is proprietary technology that allows us to test for well over 400 compounds found in cannabis. Other labs test for, on average, around 30-40 compounds. To put it another way, our analytical capabilities are at least 10x greater. It’s like using an electron microscope versus a magnifying glass. Other terpene companies might as well be formulating in the dark.

Even if other terpene manufacturers work directly with cultivators, they are still throwing darts blindfolded trying to guess the correct ingredients. And no other terpene company is using cannasulfur compounds (the ingredients Abstrax discovered that give cannabis its distinctive aroma) so their resulting formula will smell like just a bottle of terps and nothing like the original flower.

Only Abstrax can deliver authenticity.