July 10th has its own name in cannabis culture (710 Day), and in Randolph, Vermont, Polestar Cannabis is the local source for understanding and participating in it. Here’s the full story: where the holiday came from, what concentrates actually are, and why the date matters to the people who celebrate it.
How 710 Became a Cannabis Holiday
The mechanics are simple: flip the number 710 upside down, and it reads “OIL”. Shorthand in cannabis culture for concentrates, extracts, hash oil, and oil-based vape products. That visual wordplay spread through online cannabis forums and concentrate communities in the early 2010s as dabbing culture developed its own language and rituals alongside the early legal markets.
The date July 10 (7/10) eventually became the symbolic anchor for the holiday, reinforced by the same numerical logic that made April 20 synonymous with cannabis broadly. Enthusiasts adopted it as a playful counterpart to 4/20, with a sharper focus: not cannabis in general, but extraction specifically.
By the mid-to-late 2010s, dispensaries began formally acknowledging the date with concentrate-focused promotions, product drops, and educational content. Legal cannabis market expansion made concentrate products more widely available and better understood, and 710 Day shifted from niche slang into a recognized retail and community event across legal states, including Vermont’s adult-use market.
Concentrates 101: The Product Types Behind the Holiday
- Live resin is extracted from plants that were flash-frozen immediately after harvest. Bypassing the standard drying and curing process preserves terpenes that would otherwise evaporate.
- Rosin is the solventless category. Heat and pressure are applied to cannabis flower or hash, producing a clean, chemical-free extract.
- Distillate is the refined baseline. Cannabis oil is processed to isolate cannabinoids at consistent potency, with terpenes largely stripped out (sometimes reintroduced afterward).
- Wax is a dab-able concentrate with a soft, pliable texture that’s somewhere between solid and malleable. Wax is commonly consumed with a dab rig or a concentrate vaporizer.
- Vape cartridges translate concentrate oil into a portable, hardware-optional format. A live resin cart delivers a very different experience from a distillate cart, even if they use the same battery.
710 Picks at Polestar Cannabis in Randolph
Polestar carries a curated selection of these formats at our Randolph location, suited for both newcomers to the concentrate category and experienced consumers who know exactly what they’re looking for.
- The Evidence Room’s Kush Light Hash Tab: Pressed into .5g hash tabs from a blend of classic Kush strains, these offer a balanced experience that feels calm, happy, relaxed, and energizing.
- Heybud’s Supperboof 1g 5 Star Sugar Melt: This concentrate offers a smooth, terpene-forward profile with effects that feel relaxed, calm, happy, and lightly energizing.
- Gaston’s Super Lemon Haze 1g Live Resin Budder: Bursting with bright citrus flavor, this delivers an uplifting, energetic experience that enhances mood, creativity, and focus.
- Sugar Shack’s Sour Tangie 1g Unda Sharkara: Zesty and citrus-forward, Sour Tangie delivers an uplifting, energizing high that enhances focus while sparking creativity and a happy, inspired mindset.
- Inti’s Fire’s Soul Mate 1g Temple Ball: Rich and terpene-forward, this concentrate with 46% THC delivers a smooth, balanced experience, leaving you calm, relaxed, and lightly uplifted.
- Midnight Farms’ RS11 X Doc Live Rosin: Solventless and terpene-forward, this indica-hybrid concentrate promotes deep relaxation, calm balance, and a clear, happy mental state.
- Northern Cannabis Collective’s Smash Burger Dry Sift Kief: Finely sifted into a 2g kief concentrate, this delivers a smooth, potent experience that feels calming and relaxed while still bringing a gentle lift in mood and energy.
- Magic Man’s Permanent Chimera Live Rosin: This delivers a smooth, full-spectrum experience that eases the body into calm relaxation while gently lifting mood with a happy, balanced energy.
- Rhize’s Moroccan Peaches Live Rosin: Fragrant and fruit-forward, this sativa-hybrid concentrate delivers a bright, uplifting high with energetic focus and a boost of creative, inspired thinking.
- Northwood’s Extracts’ Midcoast Mojito Diamond Sauce: Citrus-kissed and potent, this sativa concentrate with 69.7% THC delivers a vibrant, energizing experience that sharpens focus and sparks creativity.
Stop By Polestar Before July 10th
Polestar Cannabis is located at 24 Pleasant St, Randolph, VT 05060. Check our current menu and plan your 710 run. If you have any questions about our concentrate products, please give us a call at 802-565-5168!
