Featured Brand: Space Gem
At a Glance
Category: Edibles, Tinctures, Mixers
Type: Solventless, Vegan, Gluten Free, Organic
Region: Humboldt County, CA
Heritage: Woman Founded/Owned, Hash Edible Pioneers
People: Wendy Baker, Founder/Owner
Certifications: Organic
Ethos: Woman Founded/Owned, Solventless, Vegan, Organic
Overview
When it comes to edibles, there are three main factors that I look at to determine a product’s quality: taste, efficacy and overall product quality. There is a company out there that succeeds in all three categories in spades, and that company is Space Gem.
The Heritage
Space Gem was founded by Wendy Baker in 2013. The idea came about one night on a girls’ outing to a Phish concert. After purchasing edibles for the concert at Harborside Dispensary in Oakland, Wendy, who had just completed candy making classes herself, realized that she could make her own edibles. After some experimenting in her kitchen, a friend of Wendy’s took some of the resulting product to their local dispensary where they instantly became a hit. The shop decided they wanted to carry the “little gems that take you to space”, and the rest is history.
What was most important to Wendy was that her edibles were high quality and safe for medical patients. This meant using Humboldt sungrown cannabis and making sure her edibles were free of dyes, harsh chemicals, solvents and fillers. Originally, Space Gem candies were made with BHO (butane hash oil), but in 2014 that was changed to solventless ice water hash. As the industry learned more about the health hazards of BHO, and the solventless concentrate movement began to spread, this was a no-brainer for Wendy. Today, Space Gem is leading the way in all natural, organic, vegan and solventless edibles, making them an excellent option for both medical and recreational cannabis consumers. Their flavor and efficacy are second to none, and, as you’ll learn in further detail, they offer products for every type of consumer!
The Ethos
As previously mentioned, one of the things that makes Space Gem unique to many other edibles on the market is their dedication to the medical consumer and their clean processes in production. This starts with ensuring that all of their products are free of synthetic dyes, harsh chemicals, solvents and fillers. Every product is made with solventless ice water hash, giving the consumer nothing but cannabis and all of its benefits.
When it comes to their packaging, everything is fully recyclable and zero-waste. As the former owner of a women’s hemp clothing company, Wendy is extremely conscientious of doing right by the planet. Instead of using cheaper mylar bags which are terrible for the environment, Space Gem uses a more expensive recyclable tin to package their products. Finally, they use proprietary organic flavors and colors made solely from fruits and vegetables (the flavors come from fruit, the colors from vegetables). It is these practices that have made Space Gem a leader in sustainable products and packaging throughout the cannabis industry!
Space Gem products have also been on the receiving end of many awards. Most recently at the California State Fair Cannabis Awards, they won a Gold Medal for their CBD 1:1 Assorted Flavors Spacedrops. Last year, at the 2023 Emerald Cup, they won first place in the Gummies division for their Sour Spacedrops, as well as taking home first place in the Alternative Cannabinoid Edible division for their Sleepy Fig Mind Expanding Belt. These are only the three most recent in a long line of awards won by Space Gem, and they don’t figure to be the last!
The Products
Space Gem’s vast product line is full of diverse offerings with varying flavors and cannabinoid profiles. Their initial offering and staple products are their Spacedrops, which come in sweet and sour 10mg THC/piece versions as well as a 1:1 CBD:THC 5mg/5mg option. One of the most fun things about their unique and delicious flavors, ranging from fig and pluot to more tropical flavors like kiwi and passion fruit, is that every package contains a different and unique mix of flavors. For each of the five colors (black/red, red, pink, orange, yellow) there are a multitude of different flavor options! They also offer their Mind Expanding Belts, which contain 50% less sugar than the Spacedrops and come in a 100mg gummy belt that is scored to be divided into 10mg doses. Included in this offering is the aforementioned award-winning Sleepy Fig Belt, which contains 50mg of THC and 50mg of CBN.
Along with their gummy products, Space Gem also offers drinkables, such as the High Times Cannabis Cup award winning Gem Guice, which is a fantastic beverage enhancer. Available in grape or passion fruit, these products maintain all the organic, vegan and solventless properties of their gummy counterparts. As with the gummies, they use full spectrum ice water hash, leading to their diverse cannabinoid profile. Finally, they have their Cosmic Tincture line, which is great for high-dose consumers. Each 60ml bottle contains 600mg of THC, or 60 10mg doses. These are available in strawberry, mango and blackberry and are delicious enough to just drop under your tongue. They can also be used as mixers, contain no glycerin or alcohol, and contain a half ounce of organic fruit in each bottle.
It’s no wonder that with delicious and diverse products such as these, and with innovative business practices and well-made offerings, that Space Gem continues to win awards and be named among the highest quality edibles in the market. We’re excited to see what the future holds for Wendy and her amazing company!
Visit the Space Gem website to learn more!