Temple Balls are objects of hash-making lore, originating long before modern methods of ice water extraction and bubble bags. The first temple balls were made from hand-collected cannabis trichomes (which is known as charas), or from dry sift made by separating trichomes from the plant using screens. Temple balls are the original solventless cannabis concentrate. Two main benefits of forming temple balls with your bubble hash include preservation and decarboxylation (activation). Preservation The outer layer of a temple ball creates a protective crust around the trichomes heads in the center of the sphere. This outer layer of protection keeps oxidation inside to a minimum, thereby maintaining the color, consistency, and potency of the resin wrapped inside the ball. Activation Preparing the temple ball involves exposing the hash to heat, which causes decarboxylation to occur. This is a chemical process that transforms cannabinoids like THC from their acid form into a non-acid form. It’s this non-acid form that unlocks the therapeutic effects of cannabis, so exposure to heat gives temple balls exceptional medicinal efficacy. *The Press Club