The limited-edition waffle iron featuring the ItsPurple logo, for edible making at home. When the Mendo Purps x Zkittlez sample pods were ready to be smoked, I took home like a whole box of forty or so filled pods. I got five pods in and I had to call my boy, Sean, I was fading. He smoked every single one in my garage that night and I took notes, which numbered plants were our faves. I can’t keep up with his tolerance. But needless to say that was one funny ass night in my garage. I’ve got a strain called Stefan which is Purple Urkle x The White. Then there’s the classic Purple Urkle. Purple Urkle is actually not an easy plant to grow nor is it a big yielder. I visited the Oakland facility throughout the pheno hunt process and learned to use my nose in the same way a winemaker relies on his/her sense of taste.Ĭannabis testing: how many joints/bowls did you smoke for product testing in R&D? Tell me about this strain, the growing process: Have you been in the grow? It’s tough to say really just how long I’ve been kicking around the idea of itsPurpl, years really. I’m just glad I didn’t jump at any of the earlier opportunities because this process with 710 Labs has felt fun and organic from the moment we really got started last Spring, 2020. And this entire undertaking really helped me feel productive during pandemic. How long has this idea been in the works? Has it been surreal over the years, especially in the last decade, to see Purple Urkle cannabis strains flooding into weed marketplaces across the country?Īt first it was flattering but then it became frustrating seeing and hearing about Purple Urkle in the cannabis marketplace. The thing that always stood out to me was there no clear brand leader for fire purple weed. It made no sense to me no company of significance had claimed this lane, so why not me? Jaleel White: It’s been years really. More than five at least. Friends and family always thought it was funny to send me bootlegged pics of myself featured on cannabis products in dispensaries across the country. A childhood friend from the second grade is the person I credit with making sure I went about things the right way. Every few months since at least 2016, a new businessman would come along with ideas that felt very exploitative of the Urkel character legacy and money-minded. My pal Sean would shut them down like a protective big brother. Only one other thing has taught me more patience than this process of getting to market, and that’s parenting my daughter, Samaya. How long have you wanted to enter the cannabis space?
I spoke with White to learn more about how it felt seeing his legendary character immortalized as a cannabis strain, how long he’s wanted to enter the industry, and what cannabis does to inspire his creativity.Īn eighth of ItsPurpl cannabis, from actor Jaleel White as an homage to his Family Matters character. Hunting for certain traits and genetics is time-consuming and challenging but it was worth it when it all came together in the end and the vision was realized.” “It took a year for us to find winners like Stefan (The White x Purple Urkle) and one pheno of the Purple Urkel that was up to our ‘keeper’ standards. “We only do collaborations that come from the heart, so this one made sense and we were determined to help Jaleel make it happen,” says Melshenker.
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It’s a straight candy flavor with a grape Big League Chew vibe on the exhale.” MORE FROM FORBES How To Create A Cannabis Brand With A Cult Following: Q&A With 710 Labs Founder Brad Melshenker By Lindsey Bartlett “The Noodle Doinks will come in 3 pheno’s of Purple Urkle and of Stefan, and the Live Resin Pods will come in Mendo Purps x Zkittlez to start, which by the way, is probably my favorite pod flavor to date. “Jaleel is a big fan of the Noodle Doinks and the Live Resin Pods,” says Melshenker.
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