What are Sun Rocks and how do you smoke them?

What are Sun Rocks and how do you smoke them?

Most people have probably heard of Moon Rocks. They are believed to have originated in the West Coast rap/hip hop scene in the 90s. Moon Rocks are cannabis flowers that have been dipped in hash oil and then coated with kief. They are known for their high potency. Take a big hit from the bong with these distillate-soaked flowers and you'll fly high into the stratosphere.

A new type of potent flowers is becoming increasingly popular: Sun Rocks.

Moon rock versus sun rock – what’s the difference?

Before we get into sun rock, let's look at how moon rock is made and what you can expect if you try it out.

Moonrocks start like any other flower: they are planted indoors or outdoors, and then the buds are harvested, trimmed, and dried. The dried buds are then coated with hash oil or distillate to saturate the buds, and then rolled in kief. The result is a sticky flower with an opaque coating that contains around 50-60% THC.

The quality of moon rocks varies greatly. The thick coating makes it almost impossible to judge the quality of the flowers used. There are many stories about people being scammed and opening moon rocks to find dried brown flower buds inside.

What are Sun Rocks?

Sun Rocks are very similar to Moon Rocks – take high-quality cannabis flowers and potent extracts with high THC content and increase the effects even further.

Moonrocks can contain flower buds, hash oil, and kief of any variety and quality, making the taste and effects of the terpenes difficult to predict.

At Sun Rocks, all the ingredients are top-notch. The flowers are premium and pure, delicious extract and rich kief – all from the same strain so they complement each other.

This is like a triple whammy in terms of taste and entourage effect.

A popular choice is the myrcene-rich OG Kush strain from Sun Rocks, which you can find here.

Because of the thick, opaque oil used in moonrocks, the quality of the flowers cannot be determined until you buy one and crack it open yourself.

Sun Rocks replace low-quality hash oil (usually made by trim and shake extraction) with a top-quality concentrate made from flowers of the same strain. This could be a high-quality BHO extract.

The resulting extract is rich in trichomes and contains more flavor with each hit than typical hash oil. Additionally, the purity of the oil makes the extract more transparent, allowing consumers to see the flowers themselves when dusted with kief.

These enhanced elements not only serve to improve the taste, but also help to improve the potency of Sun Rocks. At their most potent, Moon Rocks typically reach 60% THC, but Sun Rocks can reach over 80% THC.

How to smoke Sun Rocks

Glass

Most consumers recommend using glass for smoking sun rocks and moon rocks. The wax concentrates used to make these rocks are sticky in nature. This stickiness can make your grinder dirty and also make them difficult to roll into joints or blunts. A glass bong is the preferred smoking option.
To avoid getting your grinder dirty, we recommend that you cut it into smaller pieces using a knife or scissors.

Layer in the bowl

When adding the crushed rocks to the bowl, don't pile them all on top of each other or cram them in. Instead, try mixing or layering them with your regular cannabis herb so the bowl burns evenly.
Pack some evenly ground grass into the bottom of your bowl, then place some of the broken sunstones inside. Adding some more ground grass around the sunstones will help them burn more evenly.

Use hemp wick

When smoking a pipe filled with sunstones, try to break them down as small as possible so they burn easier, and don't try to light larger nuggets. To get the most out of these flavor elements, choose hemp wicks instead of regular butane lighters to avoid burning the product and release its full flavor without contaminating the flavor with butane.

Summary

	SUN ROCKS	Moon Rocks
THC content	Sun Rocks typically have a THC content of 50 to 80%.	Moonrocks typically have a THC content of 30 to 50%.
Made of	Sun Rocks uses premium cannabis flowers, extracts and kief from the same cannabis strain.	Moon Rocks uses regular nuggets, extracts and kief from various cannabis strains.
Effects	Sun Rocks produce a more intense high than Moon Rocks and the effects can last for several hours. The high THC content can cause a “greenout” in some people.	Moon Rocks provide a strong, long-lasting high. This can be a full-body high. However, the high can feel a bit muddled due to the mix of different strains.

Because Sun Rocks and Moon Rocks contain three different forms of THC, they can get you very high. If you're not an experienced smoker, take it slow to avoid greening out.