A reader recently wrote to ask: “I have a birthday coming up, and I’d like to indulge myself. I keep reading about a cannabis product called moon rocks. What are they, where can I buy them, and can I make my own?”
Happy birthday and, yes, you can buy or make moon rocks, but be prepared to spend all the singles and fives your grandma stuffed into that Peanuts birthday card, and then some. Seriously, this won’t be a cheap undertaking.
Moon rocks are simply three cannabis products that join forces to make something stronger than their individual selves—kind of like the Avengers, except without Hawkeye, because get real: a bow and arrow aren’t going to stop any aliens. C’mon.
In brief, moon rocks are made by taking the very tippy-top-shelf buds you can find, which are then soaked in hash oil, then rolled in kief (AKA those sticky crystals you see on quality bud). You may also hear moon rocks referred to as “cannabis caviar,” although that term is normally reserved for buds that have simply been soaked in hash oil but forgo the kief. Some producers are swapping out hash oil for rosin, the solvent-free concentrate that’s gaining a growing following.
The origin of moon rocks—much like the fate of our nation—is somewhat hazy.