Phat Panda: Feature Friday

On Friday, November 20 all Phat Panda, Dabstract, and Hot Sugar! products will be 25% OFF at 210 Cannabis Co!

Feature Friday: Phat Panda Is 25% OFF on November 20th

Some brands win awards and coast on them. Phat Panda is not that brand. Founded in Spokane Valley in 2014 by Robert and Katrina McKinley, Phat Panda has held the number one producer ranking in Washington State for seven consecutive years, which is the kind of sustained performance that has much less to do with their early momentum and more to do with consistently showing up with quality product. On Friday, November 20th, all Phat Panda, Dabstract, and Hot Sugar! products at 210 Cannabis Co are 25% OFF all day.

The Phat Panda Story Is Worth Knowing

The McKinleys started Grow Op Farms (the production company behind Phat Panda and its sibling brands) with a mission that sounded ambitious in 2014 and has since proven itself out: combine advanced cultivation technology with a genuine commitment to quality, and make the result accessible to a wide range of consumers rather than just the premium tier crowd.

They built their Spokane Valley facility with that dual commitment in mind. The grow rooms run on filtered air with organic pesticides used only when necessary, and every plant is tended by hands on gardeners from seed to harvest rather than handed off to an automated system and checked occasionally. The master grower is on site daily for quality and temperature control. The result is an indoor Tier 3 operation that distributes to over 200 Washington dispensaries and has collected more industry awards than we have room to list here, including multiple DOPE Cup wins and High Times Cannabis Cup placements across multiple product categories.

Their 850 person team (yes, eight hundred and fifty people) is another number worth sitting with for a moment. That kind of employment footprint, for a cannabis company started by two people in Spokane a little over a decade ago, says something real about what they’ve built.

Phat Panda: What’s in the Jar

Phat Panda’s flower lineup rotates regularly as new genetics come out of their in-house breeding program, but a few things stay consistent across every harvest: the grow environment, the trim quality, and the terpene-forward character that has made the brand a repeat winner in Washington’s most competitive market.

Their catalog skews toward the high end of Washington’s statewide THC averages, which is part of the appeal, but the more interesting thing about Phat Panda flower is how consistently the terpene profiles hold up batch to batch. That’s a direct result of the controlled environment they grow in and the hands-on cultivation approach their team uses. Genetics in the current rotation include Golden Pineapple, OG Chem, Donny Burger, Trophy Wife, and a rotating cast of in-house cultivars that reflect what happens when a team with serious resources and a decade of growing experience gets to experiment with the genetics they find most interesting.

Phat Panda also produces a full prerolls lineup using the same flower that goes into their jars, which is worth knowing because not every brand extends that same quality standard into the preroll format. At 25% OFF on Friday, it’s a good week to pick up a few things across different strains and see what resonates.

Dabstract: Concentrates with a Trophy Case

Dabstract is Phat Panda’s dedicated concentrates brand, and it has earned its own recognition separate from the parent company. First place in THC Distillate and Live Resin at the 2018 DOPE Cup. First place in Vape Pens at the 2019 High Times Cannabis Cup (Orange Zkittlez, if you’re curious about the winning product). Their live resin lineup runs single source and hand pressed from fresh-frozen flower grown in the same Spokane Valley facility, which means the terpene profile in the extract reflects the actual plant rather than a reconstructed approximation of it.

Recent strain additions include Pineapple Mintz, Tropical Trifle, Blueberry Pancakes, and Apple Tartz. For concentrate consumers in Arlington, Marysville, and Stanwood who care about terpene quality, Dabstract at 25% OFF is a Friday worth planning around.

Hot Sugar!: The Fun One

Hot Sugar! (yes, the exclamation point is part of the brand name, and yes, it’s doing a lot of work) is Grow Op Farms’ edibles line, built around candy-forward flavors, approachable dosing, and the kind of brand personality that makes grabbing a few different options feel like a normal thing to do rather than a commitment. November is a reasonable month for edibles generally, whether you’re looking for something to take the edge off a holiday gathering, something to wind down with after a long week, or something to share with the right group of people on a Friday night.

Hot Sugar! at 25% OFF is a low stakes way to explore what Phat Panda’s production team does when they turn their attention to candy.

Come By on November 20th

210 Cannabis Co is open 8am to 10pm on Friday, November 20th at 1309 236th St NE in Arlington. All Phat Panda, Dabstract, and Hot Sugar! products are 25% OFF from open to close. Order ahead for a quick stop, or come in and let our budtenders help you work through what’s on the shelf. We’re easy to reach from Marysville, Stanwood, and anywhere else in Snohomish County.

Seven years at number one. 25% OFF on Friday. Come get some. Learn more about this brand.