TRILL PILLS
Keeping It Clean HOW ONE DISPENSARY WENT FROM CUSTOMER COLLABORATION TO INDUSTRY PIONEERS.
Educating the public on the healing properties
ommends new customers are diligent in researching
and the safe use of cannabis is the mission behind
what works best for you. He suggests keeping a journal
Trill Alternative founder, David Threlfall. Opening their
of what you’ve ingested, recording your reactions over
dispensary doors in 2009 in Boulder, Colorado, Threl-
the course of 10 to14 days.
fall soon realized one of the most common concerns
In addition to their leadership in the field as the first
customers had was finding a cannabis product that
dispensary to sell a CBD-only pill, their patent-pending
would offer the calming and health benefits of the
process of CBD extraction, which Threlfall compares to
plant without the psychotropic side effects that would
making chicken soup from scratch, sets them apart
impair their ability to function at work. This prompted
from other brands. They begin by boiling raw hemp
a deep dive into CBD as an alternative. In his explo-
flower for about three days, and then add organic and
ration, he came upon a customer that was growing
cold-pressed coconut oil which binds to the CBD. The
hemp and perfecting a lipid-based extraction meth-
fat-bound CBD rises to the top as the mixture cools
od, which led Threlfall to set his sights on creating the
and once skimmed, leaves water-soluble contami-
“Trill Pills.” That product became the innovation and
nants naturally separated at the bottom.
distinction behind Trill Alternative’s becoming the first dispensary selling CBD-only pills.
“After the separation process, we then run a third-party independent test on the product to verify
Trill Pills have no psychoactive effects and are cer-
cleanliness and potency,” says Threlfall, who adds “we
tified to have less than 0.3 percent THC (the Farm
have come up with one of the cleanest full-spectrum
Bill mandate), and come in a variety of strengths and
CBD products on the market today.” Although Trill Pills
qualities. The pills quickly skyrocketed to being the top
products are not certified organic, they are made with
seller at their dispensary, becoming the foundation for
organic ingredients whenever possible, are gluten-free,
the brand.
solvent-free, vegan, allergen-friendly, and contain no
Trill Pills offer CBD-infused MCT oil and full-spec-
additives. “It’s important to us that our products can
trum CBD pain relief. While a fan of CBD, Threlfall rec-
be used in essentially all diets,” states Lizzy Bratton, one of the managers. “Our experience working with senior citizens, ‘medical marijuana refugees,’ juveniles, veterans, and the medically vulnerable through our medical and recreational cannabis dispensaries over the years has given us the upper hand to determine which products and ‘regimen’ may work best for their needs,” Bratton explains. The company’s hope is that its products can be used as part of a daily healthy lifestyle. For more information, visit:
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