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Off The Shelf: Los Cooler Boyz

Northwest Leaf sampled Los Cooler Boyz's Candy Fumez, Black Rose Runtz & Sour Diesel 1.5-gram-thick hand-rolled joints.

Photo by Daniel Berman

We’re looking ahead to summertime and good vibes, so we popped open the stash from Los Cooler Boyz and filled our lungs with proper joints and the beautiful Black Rose Runtz.

Good things come in coolers, like hash, crispy drinks and treats ready to hit the barbecue on a hot summer day. Yes, we know it’s February in the PNW, but that’s the best part about weed. It can take you on a mental journey, out of the rain and darkness, to a time where the sun sets after 7 p.m. once again.

To achieve this mental state, several joints and a bong hit are required, so we started with a Candy Fumez joint. The Candy Fumez reeks of gas and Runtz-esque Z terpenes, with notes of chocolate and citrusy, piney candy coming through on a dry puff. Thick and juicy, the joint lights smoothly and tastes extremely fresh, with a 1.5-gram-thick roll, burning effortlessly with fat clouds of sweet, gassy smoke. By the end of the joint, we were euphoric, focused, happy and high as fuck, certifying this as the perfect personal joint for a heavy stoner.

DANIEL BERMAN

Next, we dove into the Black Rose Runtz flower and joint, going back to back with a bong hit and a fat doob. The flower is dark purple and super frosty, and the ripe Runtz gas rips out of the jar, filling the mind with notes of earthy and piney Z terps, dark roses and a kiss of chocolate and orange spice. We rip a bowl and spark the joint, relishing the Runtz-like gassy smoke and a sugary, rose petal-tinged exhale. This flower is instantly relaxing, sending the mind and body into chillaxed mode, the perfect replacement for the 5 p.m. glass of wine after a long, stressful day.

These hand-rolled, glass-tipped, full-flower joints are ready to get a group stoned or send the discerning individual straight into the kitchen (since we’ve established it’s not cooler weather). None do it better than the classic Sour Diesel, which ignites senses with piney gas and an old-school, hazy Diesel that takes us back to the good old days of classic strains, fat joints and getting ridiculously baked.

@loscoolerboyz

Photos by @bermanphotos

About Wes Abney

Wes Abney is the founder and CEO of the Leaf Nation brand family, which began in 2010 as Northwest Leaf magazine. Recognized as the first Cannabis publication in the region, Northwest Leaf defined and developed the medical and recreational Cannabis communities in Washington with free publications focused on quality content and truthful journalism. The model’s success has led to Oregon Leaf in 2014, Alaska Leaf in 2016, Maryland Leaf in 2019, California Leaf in Spring of 2020, and Northeast Leaf in Fall of 2020. Wes’s writing and publishing background began with his college newspaper, The Ebbtide, which included a love for multimedia and creating content on many platforms. The nickname “Bearded Lorax” came after years of publishing millions of free magazines, using his voice to speak for a plant and those that benefit from it. Wes is an activist not only for Cannabis but for alternative medicine treatments, ending the drug war and freeing prisoners who have been wrongfully incarcerated for non-violent crimes. His passion for reaching people with written and spoken words led to the concept of Leaf Life Podcast in partnership with Mike Ricker, which began development in 2018 and launched in January 2019. With the combined passions of Cannabis and a love for broadcasting, the creation of Leaf Life was a natural progression for Leaf Nation as it spread roots across the United States. With over 100 shows recorded, and printing over 100,000 monthly copies, Leaf Nation has become the world’s largest Cannabis media company, while still celebrating the humble roots and truthful journalism that the model was founded upon. Beyond leading a team of 40+ passionate Cannabis creatives, Wes is the father to two beautiful daughters and two furry cats. He lives in Seattle, drinks coffee, and enjoys Cannabis daily, and hopes to eventually transition from a successful Cannabis journalist to a classic coffee shop author as the Leaf continues to grow in the coming decades. In true Lorax fashion, he enjoys hikes in the forest, communing with nature, and reminding people that “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

This article was originally published in the February 2026 issue of Northwest Leaf.

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