Rocks of the moon

Moon rocks are nugs of cannabis flower dipped in extracts and rolled in kief. Moon rocks are typically high in THC, averaging more than 50%, and valued foremost for their potency. Moon rocks are also frequently referred to as “cannabis caviar,” although this title is technically reserved for buds dipped in extracts but without the added layer of kief.

Not only do moon rocks look like something from the lunar landscape, they are also named for the out-of-this-world high you’re likely to get from smoking the concoction of weed dipped in concentrated weed and rolled in even more concentrated weed.

Some cannabis consumers use the terms moon rocks and cannabis caviar interchangeably but the descriptors did originally designate two distinct products. Cannabis caviar may refer to moon rocks, or it may just refer to nugs dipped in cannabis oil. So if you’re shopping for moon rocks at a dispensary and you hear your budtender talking about caviar, double-check and make sure you’re getting kief-covered moon rocks.

Though moon rocks are a relatively new cannabis product, a wealth of variations are already out in the market, including THC-free hemp varieties high in CBD. Cannabis brands continue to engineer their own variations of moon rock products with various cultivars and concentrates. Some pre-rolls on the market mimic the moon rock experience by drizzling concentrate over the finished pre-roll and rolling it in kief. These products essentially allow you to smoke moon rocks without dealing with a sticky mess.

Moon rocks materialized out of the longstanding, intimate relationship between cannabis culture and hip-hop. To be more precise, they’re the product of a mixtape project between former Death Row Records executive vice president-turned-marijuana mogul Kurupt (Ricardo E. Brown) and music artist Dr. Zodiak (Daniel Laughlin).

Moon rocks materialized out of the longstanding, intimate relationship between cannabis culture and hip-hop.

Kurupt and Dr. Zodiak met in 2013 and quickly went from collaborating on a mixtape to launching the first line of branded marijuana moon rocks. Since the advent of Kurupt and Dr. Zodiak’s Moonrocks, other brands and dispensaries have breached the stratosphere and launched their own lunar concoctions. Many moon rocks were originally made with the GSC (formerly Girl Scout Cookies) cultivar but now many strains are used, including hemp varieties.

You might expect moon rocks to hold a large percentage of marijuana’s most desirable compound, THC, and you’d be right. Because these cannabis products combine flower and two concentrates, most moon rocks contain more than 50% THC. There’s high variability in terms of potency from product to product because the flower, concentrate, and kief all have their own potencies. Add to this the fact that moon rocks are usually coated with more than one layer of concentrate, and you’ve got a very potent product. Due to its high potency, don’t offer a bowl packed with a moon rock to a first-time smoker. CBD moon rock varieties will be equally high in CBD.

As you may have guessed, moon rocks are usually a little higher priced per gram or per eighth (3.5 grams) than your average, top-tier flower. It depends on the quality of the flower, concentrate, and kief but, all things being equal, expect moon rocks to cost more than an equal amount of bud. But remember, it includes three ingredients and is significantly more potent than the flower alone.

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