"People are absolutely freaking out," says HIVE CEO and Chairman Kyle Tracey
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Ripped from LA Weekly's Toke of the Town:
Although wax and hash concentrates have boomed in popularity in recent years, tokers still sometimes struggle with the complicated set-up and equipment required get high, including butane torches, special bongs and domed nails that hold the dab of essential oil. Mike Cook, owner of the Dementia Glass head shop in Woodland Hills, noticed about a year and a half ago that even those who have mastered the technique soon find themselves frustrated with how quickly their fancy tools become crusty and gross. Most customers, he found, resort to replacing their nail every few weeks instead of cleaning it.
So Cook set out to design something better. Within six months he had a prototype: a nail made of medical-grade ceramics, instead of the usual titanium or quartz. This January, the first 10,000 units from HIVE Ceramics will be shipped -- and pretty much all of those have already been pre-ordered.
"People are absolutely freaking out," says HIVE CEO and Chairman Kyle Tracey, who also lives in Woodland Hills. "Coming from somebody who enjoys a nice hash hit once in a while, it's just the best taste that there has been yet."
HIVE, which stands for High Intensity Vaporization Element, is one of the businesses organized under Tracey's new publicly traded company Vape Holdings, which plans to focus on equipment and marketing for smoking wax and hash but will not touch or manufacture the drug itself.
The nonporous, chemically inert ceramics used by HIVE are also used in hip replacements, ovens and NASA heat shields.
"It cleans like new every time. You put the torch to it, and it literally incinerates," Tracey says, adding that his product is so durable that it will outlive his customers.
Although HIVE's ceramic nails will cost about $5-10 more than titanium or quartz alternatives, Tracey and Cook are confident that dabbers will make the switch.
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