New products this week!

Welcome to our weekly review of new and featured products at Satori, Spokane's premier marijuana retailer. As always, it seems appropriate to start with one of our customer's favorites, Phat Panda Cannabis.

This week we have some new indica and hybrid strains, all excellent choices for a relaxing after a long day. The ever popular Romulan is featured, offering a full body calm paired with intoxicating cerebral effects. Next up is the new Bubba's Gift, a cross between the popular indica strains Bubba Kush and God's Gift. The budtenders report that it offers a relaxing but very uplifting experience. And finally we have some Gorilla Glue, a very potent indica. We think it's called Gorilla Glue because it would take a Gorilla to unstick you from whatever couch you become attached to after smoking it.

From Triple T Farms, we have several new strains in.  The Strawberry Diesel is a hybrid that smells just like it sounds, and is a treat in vaporizers.  Expect sativa-like mind expansion paired with relaxation.  Next is the Blue Thunder, a hybrid that starts with indica relaxation, but will leave you wanting to do something creative.  Critical Jack is another hybrid, with notes of citrus and flowers.  It offers a perfect balance of body high and sativa energy, a great choice during the day.  Finally our budtenders recommend the Durban Poison.   A pure sativa, it's a great choice for a project around the house or a hike around the lake.

And we end with a new producer, Conscious Family Farms.  Our budtenders haven't had too much of a chance to sample all of the new strains that they offer, but they are all extremely potent. We do recommend the 12th Man, a powerful indica.  At 27%, we suggest that you finish up any required tasks before enjoying this product, have muchies within arm's length, and kick back and watch the game.


Have we missed any of your favorites?  Let us know in the comments!

Meet the Growers: Farmer J's

On this week's segment of the Meet the Growers, our customers, followers & produces/farmers have the privilege of meeting one of farmer friends in-store! We are extremely excited and passionate about this opportunity for our customers! Not only will you be able to ask questions & socialize with Farmer J's, but you will be able to purchase their fine bud for an amazing deal. 

As depicted above, grams will be available for $5 and quarter ounces for $60! In addition, ounces will be available for $150, while supplies last!

We hope to see you all there! 21 and up with valid ID of course ;)

Peace & Love

Satori Family

Happy Anniversary Satori!

It is hard to believe that Satori turns 6 months old today! Without a doubt, we could have not made it without our magnificent producers, processors & farmers and of course, each and every customer that has supported us! We love to see the growing variety of customers, whom come to us from all walks of life that help and encourage our success! 

When our customers leave our store a little more enlightened, we can't help but feel enlightened from them! Your support, constructive feedback and shared giggles with us have kept the Satori family fueled! We are stoked to make another 6 months happen with each and every one of you fabulous customers! 

To our farmers, thank you for your relentless work. Without your compassions & continuous growth of work, we would not be enlightening the community! Thank you for enabling us to accomplish our dreams! 

Much Love

Satori Family

Weekend Special

From our incredibly bangin' friends at Bang's Cannabis Co., Satori has four  featured strains that are on special! Cherry Pie and THC Bomb, pictured above, are available 2 grams for $30. Purple Jolly Rancher, a customer favorite, and CJ-13 which is a limited supply are also included in this special! 

Bang's brings it always & we HIGHly recommend to grab a jar or two of these slamming deals for top shelf bud. 

Peace & Love

Satori

Be Our Valentine

Alright ladies and gents, now is the time for honesty! Do all of you stoners do something special for Valentine's Day? Or do you let you Valentine down? If you're ready to spoil your Valentine, even if your Valentine is yourself, Satori has everything you need for the special holiday! 

Our budtenders have put a lot of love into our Valentine's Platters and buying the most intoxicating strains for you and your love! 

Whether you are planning on snuggling up to your love bug or just relaxing with your girl Mary Jane on Valentine's Day, Satori wants to help make this the best sweetheart holiday yet!

XOXO

Satori Family

Sativa VS. Indica

With a continuance of growing knowledge and research, Satori wanted to take the time to distinguish the difference between the two strains of cannabis. In addition, enlighten others to the healing effects of other components of marijuana. 

As indicated in the picture above, Sativa's are best for a functional, day-time smoke due to its uplighting and energizing effects. On the other hand, it is recommend to enjoy Indica's in the evening due to their calming, relaxing and nurturing effects. 

If you are looking for something without the THC psychoactive effects, a strain with a higher CBD percentage is what you need! CBD is a non-psychoactive compound of cannabis. Studies have indicated that it is anti-inflammatory, anti-anxiety, anti-nausea, neauro-protective and blood pressure reducing. 

For more enlightening information, please continue to follow our blog! 

Peace & Love

Satori Family

A Little Weed Humor...

Happy Super Bowl Sunday Satori customers, followers and family! We are here to provide super bowls for you Super Bowl! Get in before kick off to check out our awesome specials & deals! 

All strains from Double Delicious are $12 for 1 gram and $22 for 2 grams!! Other specials are also available in store & for our full menu, check out allbud.com!

Peace & Love

Satori Family

Strain of the Day: Snoop's Dream

Today's feature strain is from our farmer friends at Double Delicious. Though Double Delicious has several intoxicating strains, Snoop's Dream is the featured favorite because it is Master Kush crossed with Blue Dream, which are Snoop Dog's two favorite strains. From stoner to stoner, I think we can all agree that if anyone knows good kush, it is Snoop Doggy Dog. 

Snoop's Dream relaxes your body while fueling your mind. With effects like these, it is no wonder it is a staff and customer favorite. When you're ready to relax with friends and engage in creative-thinking games such as Cards Against Humanity, this is the strain for you. 

The potency analysis for this mind-blowing strain is 20.8% THC, 0.4% CBD and Total 22.0%. Be sure to smoke this strain, kick back and listen to the good tunes of Snoop Lion. 

What's To Come With Future Marijuana Laws

Exciting changes continue to help the marijuana movement grow and flourish. Most recently during a series of YouTube interviews, President Obama illustrated a forthright laissez-faire attitude towards the marijuana legalization trials occurring in the states. On the contrary to previous administrations, Obama strongly demonstrated that the administration would not try to beat back legalization efforts. In fact, Obama even went as far to express that "we're not going to spend a lot of resources to turn back decisions that have been made at the state level on this issue." 

Currently four states, Washington, Colorado, Alaska and Oregon, and the District of Columbia have ended pot prohibition which totals to 18 million people. That number is expected to triple by Election Day in 2016. 

So where are all of these legislation bills popping up around the country? California is the big prize with 38 million people and through legislations in 2015, California is expected to go green in 2016. Nevada, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Vermont are all making huge strides in legislation due to their activist and end prohibition groups. Some of these many groups include; NORML, Legalize Maine, Vermont Coalition and Show Me Cannabis. 

For more information, check out: http://www.theweedblog.com/seven-states-that-are-next-in-line-to-legalize-marijuana/

Peace, Love & Waterpipes,

Satori Family

Root Down Special

Satori is stoked to announce that our friends at Root Down make some of the best herb around and it is currently discounted! Supplies are already going quickly so come in and grab this steal while you can! 

1 gram for $10, 2 grams for $20 and 3.5 grams for $30 is too rad of a special to pass up! We hope to see you at Satori soon! 

What's Happening In Washington: Marijuana Advertising Ban Rule Unconstitutional

According to theweedblog.com, a Washington Judge recently ruled that Medical Marijuana advertising bans are unconstitutional. Before this ban was ruled unconstitutional, doctors and other healthcare professionals were not permitted to mention marijuana in advertisements. However, Pierce County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Martin ruled that these advertising bans went against both federal and state laws of free speech. An attorney mentioned that the only advertising ban that should be in place for any professional should be advertising false or misleading information. 

The Satori Family loves to see the movements, rulings, cases and legalizations that continue to help the community of marijuana grow and flourish both medically and recreationally. 

For more information, please visit http://www.theweedblog.com/washington-judge-rules-medical-marijuana-advertising-ban-unconstitutional/ OR http://thejointblog.com/washington-judge-rules-unconstitutional-prohibit-medical-cannabis-advertising/

Meet the Growers: Phat Panda

This weeks Meet a Grower installment takes us to an industrial area of Spokane Valley, WA where one of Satori's newest producers Phat Panda is growing the buds that has our customers telling all their friends about. 

Q&A with Phat Panda's Master Grow Manager, James Hentz

Satori: What Tier are you Grower?
James Hentz: Tier 3

Satori: What does being a Tier 3 Producer mean?
James Hentz: Basically Tier 3 is any producer with a minimum 10K Sq. Ft. to maximum 22k Sq. Ft. of growing space. At the moment we are using about 12,000 Sq. Ft. inside a 30K Sq. Ft. facility. 

S: When did you get your 502 License?
JH: September 3rd, took us a little longer to get started. The facility had to be constructed from the ground up. 

S: How many different strains?
JH: 51 different strains growing producing 25 at the moment with 165 more strains as seeds. 

S: Can you name a few?

JH: Bubba Kush, Animal cookies, Lavender and Presidential Kush just hit the shelves.

S: Favorite Strain?
JH: "I'm into the purples that actually get you stoned like Purple SoCal Master Kush, it turns dark, dark purple."

S: What's your Grow style?
JH: We do sort of like a hydroponic system that utilizes a "Drain-to-Waste" we use a soilless formula made from cocoa where it looks and acts like soil but it's not soil. Another method we use is called a "Sea of Green," we use various grow methods depending on each strain. 

S: How many employees?
J:H Just under 30: 4 master growers and a good crew. 

S: Anything you want your customers to know about your company?
JH: "We have probably, not probably, we have the best facility in Washington currently...for growing, for everything and the product coming out of here definitely shows."

Guiding us around Phat Panda's GrowOp Farm is Master Grow Manager James who begins the walk around this massive 30,000 square foot facility with a quick boot soak in a tub of bleach to kill anything that may have hitched a ride in from outside. It was later said that all the employees bring a fresh change of clothes to change into once they arrive at work to minimize excessive contamination within the production and processing facility. Not only do these practices insure the safety of their crops from harmful pests but it bring a high quality product straight from the producer to the shelves of our store.

The scale of this grow is staggering for a company that has only been producing cannabis for four months. At 16 individual grow rooms with 23 tons of air conditioning per room and 205 dehumidifies placed with the building, Phat Panda is currently only operating at roughly half its growing area allotted by the state legislation. Among many, one benefits to multiple grow rooms is the flexibility to tailor each room's growing conditions (e.g., Light duration, temperature, CO2 level) to suit the needs of each unique strain in an effort to maximize growth which ultimately results in a high quality bud and a satisfied consumer.

Phat Panda sets a high standard for the rest of the industry here in Washington and it can be confidently said their buds are currently the most sought after. After an initial introduction of 10 unique strains, 8 can still be found currently at Satori: OG Chem, Golden Pineapple, Blueberry Trainwreck, Lemon Skunk, God's Gift, NYPD, Berry Sour Creme and the newest Presidential Kush with more on the way! 

Be sure to follow us on Facebook 

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And check out our menu on Allbud

https://www.allbud.com/dispensaries/washington/spokane/satoriinstant-karma/menu/flower

Happy 4:20!!

Everything's Better with a Bag of Weed!

I don't know about all you guys but everyday at 4:20 this song pops into my head! Enjoy a little humor from the creators of Family Guy! 

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ac1_1312502628

Peace and Love

Satori

Did You Know?

It goes without saying that Marijuana was wrongfully made illegal in 1937 by an insecure, power-hungry man named Harry J. Anslinger. According to drug library.org, Anslinger testified that Marijuana made white women want to be with black men, thus it should be made illegal. This testimony is just one of several that made Marijuana illegal without any scientific backing, research and evidence. 

It's hard to believe that the healing, enlightening plant is only legal in two states and remains federally illegal under an amendment that has no actual factual evidence. Even more so, that are no recorded deaths in the history of marijuana, yet people die everyday from the use of alcohol which it's use is legal in every state. 

On a more positive note, Marijuana users and advocates are making it possible for people everywhere to enjoy the pleasures and healing powers of this awesome flower. Although Satori is happily serving the cannabis community, we encourage everyone to stay informed about the movement, both past, present and future! Legalize it everywhere!

More Than Just Edibles

Just in from BBB Farms & HD Edibles, Tinctures! These Tinctures are created from buds from BBB Farms and HD Edibles vegetable glycerin. Both Indica and Sativa options are available Monday, January 19th. Sativa Kronic HD Tonic made with BBB Farms' Dutch Treat has been tested at 94.8 mg THC per serving. The Indica Kronic HD Tonic made with Onion Creek Bud from BBB Farms is testing at 64.8mg THC per serving. 

In addition to our large variety of tasty edible treats, cookies and bars from HD Edibles, Baked Botanicals & Eleven Venture Windows, we have have Hi Jewels hard candy lozenges and Crafte Elixirs! Time after time, our Hi Jewels Lozenges have continued to sell out as soon as we get them in. It's fairly self-explanatory why these lozenges are such a crowd pleaser but to paint a clearer picture; it largely has to do with the exquisite effects of the little candies, totaling 100mg in each scored package. The intoxicating Crafte elixirs can be great for cooking, sautéing your veggies or even a splash in your coffee! Flavors of elixirs and a full list of our edibles that are currently in stock can be found on all bud.com. 

Monkey Grass Farms

That's right Satori enlightened stoners, Monkey Grass Farms is back in with fresh strains to keep your lungs warm in these crisp days! With high CBD's and THC contents over 23%, Secret Recipe and Freedom Haze, both Sativa dominant, are bound to leave you aware and open-minded. Although MGF's Juicy Fruit strain does not have CBD content, it is bound to leave you with a solid Sativa pep-in-your-step high, with 25.49% THC content! If you are looking for more of a heavier 'heady' vibe, Kemo from MGF is your strain! Kemo is an Indica dominant with CBD's of 0.14% and 21.1% THC, totaling at 23.23% THC! Get out of the cold & warm yourself up with one of our five new strains from Monkey Grass Farms at Satori in Spokane Washington!

Meet The Growers: Bang's Cannabis Co.

Today with Satori on Location we visited Bang's Cannabis Company, located in the midst of rural farmland outside Cheney, WA.

Bangs Cannabis Company, or known simply as Bang's, has rapidly become one of our customer's favorite growers.

With an unrelenting drive for the highest quality buds and packaging, Bang's have established themselves as a company with consistently mind blowing and euphoric strains that anyone is sure to love!

The care is apparent when you hear Patrick Bang, owner & grower, talk about the time he spends among his plants, "everything we do here is completely organic, it takes a long time to learn those techniques." One of the Bang's techniques involves not using any pesticides, and instead using a natural solution with olive oil and rosemary extract to deter and prevent insect pests. Just one of many ways Bang's Cannabis Company goes that extra mille to ring their fans the highest quality dank buds.

With winter in full swing and the sun light shining inconsistently, many companies have become somewhat dormant during the colder months, but not Bang's.  Bang's is taking full advantage of the break from their competition by ramping up production in an effort to be ready for a spring time grow that will be double their current production.

The attached link is an article from cannabissocialpolicy.org that illustrates the dormancy of most of Washington's outdoor producers.

http://cannabisandsocialpolicy.org/how-many-i-502-producers-just-went-dormant-for-the-next-8-months/

Q&A with Patrick Bang:

Satori: What tier are your grower?
Patrick Bang: Tier 2

Satori: What does being a Tier 2 producer mean?
Patrick Bang: That means we can have a grow operation up to 10,000 square feet. Currently, we are at 2,500 square feet with plans in motions to double that to 5,500 square foot by the spring.

Satori: When did you get your i502 license?
Patrick Bang: Obtained license July 2014.

Satori: How many different strains?
Patrick Bang: 27
Satori: To name a few?
Patrick Bang: OG Buddha Tahoe, Purple Jolly Rancher, Bubblegum, Blue Dream, Holy Grain and Grand Daddy Purp to name a few!

Satori: Favorite strain?
Patrick Bang: Strawberry Sour Diesel (SSD), I get a zen feeling... at peace with the world.

Satori: What's your grow style?
Patrick Bang: Organic Sea of green, efficient and fast turn over.

Satori: Ever had any complaints about your company?
Patrick Bang: Yes, our neighbors complained about our air quality. The said they could smell our flowers over a mile away! If you're going to have complaints, it's good to have a complaint that shows we grow dank bud!

Satori: How many employees?
Patrick Bang: 6

Satori: Anything you want your customers to know about your company?
Patrick Bang: Bang's always has quality.

That OG Chem Though!

That's right Satori Fam, OG Chem from our friends at Phat Panda is restocked & fully loaded! For those of you that have yet to experience this enlightened strain, it is currently our 'heavy weight champion' of strains. Testing out at 36.0% THC with a CBD content of 0.1%, it has both our customers & employees raving! This enchanting hybrid is not for the light-hearted stoners! We have a wide variety from Phat Panda, including 7 other strains that are $40 for 3.5 grams. Don't miss out on the $45 for 3.5 grams steal of a deal on OG Chem!

SHATTERDAY Saturday

Weekly Shatterday Saturday is fully loaded this week offering 10% Off all concentrates! Seven concentrates are currently waiting to be dabbed by you. Cherry OG and Juicy Fruit from Kettle River Farms are accompanied by NYPD, Burmese Kush, Super Silver Haze, and our heavy weight champion Super Lemon Haze at 97.51% THC from Root Down. One Eyed Jack Vape Pen Cartridges from Double Delicious are also available and great for on-the-go dabbers! 

Throw It Back Thursday!

Just in and fully restocked from Green Surfer, Maui II has hit the shelves again! Accompanying Maui in best bud tradition, Phantom Cookies, Krazy Kush and Afgoo have joined in on this throwback! Why are we psyched Maui II has rejoined the Satori Strain family?! Because who doesn't love this classic Hawaiian blend also known as Maui Wowie! Green Surfer's Maui II is a Sativa Dominant hybrid testing at 20.3% THC and 0.2% CBD. Get in and grab a bag of Maui II while it's still here!!