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The 2024 Leaf Magazine Battery Roundup

Golden Cedar offers custom batteries and white-label opportunities for those looking to create their own pen battery.

Photo by Daniel Berman

AiroSport Battery

airobrands.com | @airobrands

It’s hard to pinpoint the moment when the 510-threaded battery simply became a standard, no-frills baseline tier below a new premium vape battery category. Still, Airo’s arrival on the scene as a luxury-tier item is definitely a contender for a seminal moment. The sturdy, sleek energy docks were the first to feature haptic feedback and provide a stylish home for the proprietary cartridge pods, which mate with a satisfying magnetic click. Working with different oil producers in each market, the Airo team finds high-quality concentrate for the pods, and together, the battery and pods produce huge, potent clouds. Airo continues to grow and plans to add a lineup of edibles to its offerings in some of its markets later this year, but their battery continues to be the foundation on which the company was built. –Tom Bowers 


Golden Cedar Wholesale

goldencedarwholesale.com | @goldencedarws

Golden Cedar Wholesale, a Washington-based company, provides custom batteries and offers white-label opportunities for those looking to create their own pen battery. Founded by brothers Mohamad and Ali Karaouni, they moved to the PNW from California after a vacation-inspired them to join the Cannabis industry up north. Their beautiful website features a variety of vaporizers, wraps, cones, and a dope clearance section for those on the hunt for deals! The two brothers are chasing their dream of operating a wholesale business that caters to stoners and the companies that bring the fire with each puff of a pen. With a huge variety of batteries to match your vibe, we’ve selected a few of our favorites to highlight! –Wes Abney @beardedlorax

Yocan Case Cartridge Battery: $21.99

This sleek red case looks like it could be holding earpods, but it’s ready to get you blasted with vapor! Discreet and easily hooked to a bag or slipped in a pocket, this battery is ready to rock, no tunes included. yocanvaporizer.com | @yocanvaporizer

Yocan Smart: $30

Sleek and solid, this battery feels classy and is super easy to use. With easy voltage settings, an LED screen with a battery indicator, and a solid metal design, this pen battery is made to last. yocanvaporizer.com | @yocanvaporizer

Lookah Turtle: $29.99

With bright colors and clear plastic parts reminiscent of the OG iMac or the clear Gameboy, the Turtle 510 thread vape is inhale-activated, features a manual mode for unclogging carts, and carries a long-lasting charge. lookah.com @lookahglass 

Iconic Mushroom Battery: $25

Power up like Mario with these adorable mushroom batteries that fit a 510 cartridge, with three voltage settings, an LED battery meter, and a variety of colors for your next vape adventure.

Yocan Ziva Cartridge Battery: $19.99

Compact and magnetic, with the cartridge tucked inside the battery compartment, this fun gradient-colored case is perfect for discreet hits that keep the cartridge ready for action. yocanvaporizer.com | @yocanvaporizer

Connect Keychain Nectar Collector: $39.99

Take hits of dabs from this keychain nectar collector, which has a heated tip ready to dip into a jar of your favorite oil. This is the dopest on-the-go way to take a quick dab, and it’s easily rechargeable, totally discreet, and ready to send a dab straight to the brain quickly and effectively. theconnectbrand.com | @connect.brands

Penjamin by Smyle Labs: $23.99

The name that began so many memes, the Penjamin is both a name and the style of this battery, which looks like a classic writing device from the pre-smartphone era. You see, pens were once for writing, not smoking, so we love this unique throwback. With 3 voltage settings and a variety of colors, this pen will get people talking, ink and cartridge not included. smylelabs.com | @smylelabs

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 October 2024 issue of All Magazines.

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