What is an Infused Pre-roll and How to Make Your Own
Pre-rolls continue to show huge growth in Canada, now the second overall category in the country behind flower. The big star of the category these days is infused pre-rolls which have shown incredible growth in popularity in the last year.
According to Headset data, pre-roll sales grew by 32.6% in Canada in 2023, with infused pre-rolls making up 36.5% of category sales last year.
What is an infused pre-roll?
A pre-roll is a ready-to-consume wrapped joint with ground dried flower, and an infused pre-roll is the addition of concentrates to the pre-roll for increase potency and flavour. Concentrates like hash, wax, kief or rosin can be added to the inside or outside of a pre-roll to enhance the overall effects.
Tips for infused pre-rolls
The higher potency of infused pre-rolls means they are much stronger than regular pre-rolls and beginner consumers or those sensitive to THC to use caution with these products.
The variety of added concentrates to infused pre-rolls will change the potency and flavour of the product.
Certain concentrates in infused pre-rolls will be harsher on the throat and lungs than others.
Some infused pre-rolls will need to be stored in sealed containers or moisture-proof storage to prevent the product from drying out or losing flavour.
What products are on the market for infused pre-rolls?
As the popularity for infused pre-rolls grows, so has the number of brands producing these products. At FOUR20, we carry between 80 and 85 unique skus for infused pre-rolls, representing 24 Licensed Producers like:
Boxhot
Canaca
Dab Bods
Endgame
General Admission
Good Supply
Lamplighter
Phyto
RAD
San Rafael ‘71
Saturday
Spinach
Sticky Greens
Tasty’s
The Loud Plug
Virtue
Zest
Check out your local FOUR20 to see our assortment of infused pre-rolls.
How can I make my own infused pre-roll?
If you love to roll your own joints, you can make an infused pre-roll easily with some innovative products on the market today.
Infused milled flower: the easiest way to make an infused pre-roll is to use milled flower that is already infused with concentrates. Check out infused milled flower by brands like Dab Bods, Zest or RAD at your local FOUR20.
Hash rip strips: this innovation is specific to SHRED, who has created a unique product to make infusing pre-rolls easy. Their hash strips take sheets of hash of their popular strains like Tropic Thunder or Bluberry Blaster (to name a couple), and score them into 10 easy-to-rip slices. Simply rip off a strip of hash and place it with your ground flower before rolling up your joint and voila—an infused pre-roll! Check out Shred Hash Strips at your local FOUR20.