Zob Glass Factory Tour ...

Steve Cool · Jun 14, 2012

It was another stony, and sticky mission that I was dispatched on last week – but, it was well worth the god-awful traffic, and the mind- numbing lack of ability to medicate, while on the road. For me, just these two simple obstacles of everyday life, was a perfect reminder… why not to leave the office.

The drive from corporate marijuana.com headquarters, to the Zob factory, which was in downtown L.A., was well worth the adventure. Having been summoned to take a few photos of this expansive and glass filled factory outlet, it was awe inspiring to see the collection of glass in mass; all stacked side-by-side, for varying types of uses.

When looking at the Zob factory outlet, from the parking lot - one could hardly distinguish it as anything other than just your standard old manufacturing area – I’m not sure what I was expecting. Maybe some huge bong in the parking lot, with neon lights attached to it, that flashed ‘Zob’…’Zob’…’Zob’ every other second. But once you walk through the roll up doors, and see the shelves, full of glistening clean glass, calling to you -- speaking to your inner child, it's hard not to become giddy.

As soon as I walked in, on my right hand side, I noticed an item that I unfortunately was not allowed to take a picture of (at first). These beautiful little items were called ‘The Princes', but because they didn't have their labels on them, I was not allowed to take a photo of it. Which was fine - (not.) So I tracked down one of the glass blowers, located across the street in another building, where they make these shinny beacons to mental relaxation. He was more than helpful. Not only did he have a Princes bubbler with a label on it… but he had one we could test out as well. Sah-Weeeet – its 420.

Once I made my way back to the other side of the street… which was no small task. I found myself walking down aisle, after aisle of different straight shooters, eight arm beaker’s, micro flat disc’s, flat disc bubbler’s, and straight tube…this glass was so beautiful. I was feeling more like a kid in a candy store, than an adult on a mission with chronic overtones.

Once I was done taking my photographs, and mumbling incoherent ‘notes’ into my phone… as to the layout of the Zob factory, and the surrounding warehouse area. I was given a VIP tour of the upstairs lounge area… cough, cough. After that things got hazy, pictures got lost, and pieces may have been broken, I’m not sure. I know I'm not sure if I'll be allowed back into the Zob warehouse again. But with the pictures and glass that I was able secure on that mission, hopefully they'll forgot about me by the time we meet again at the High Times Cannabis Cup up in the bay area in two weeks. Oh well.
Till Next Time...

These four pieces will be given away at the WeedMaps both during the High Times Cannabis Cup 2012. Two each day, Sat and Sunday.