Who are we?

Subdued Excitement, aka SubX, is a Washington State I502 Recreational Cannabis Producer Processor based outside of Bellingham, WA with roots in the great outdoors, snowboarding, and growing great weed. SUBX brings decades of underground growing experience to the legal market. We showcase world-class, high quality, cannabis products all around the state.

The name Subdued Excitement pays homage to Bellingham’s unofficial slogan as the ‘The City Of Subdued Excitement’ encompassing the laid-back PNW style. Since the inception of Initiative-502 that legalized recreational cannabis use, SubX has delivered consistency, sustainability, and quality. Specializing in unique cultivars, modern classics, in-house bred originals and elite cuts from some of the world’s foremost breeders.

 Subdued Excitement operates its premium brands SubX, Cold Smoke, and Subdivision with a wide variety of products and price points.

Cultivation

 Subdued Excitement strives to use the latest horticultural research and extensive cultivation experience to stay one step ahead of pests at all times. We have developed a responsible Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for our cultivation facilities that is compliant with Washington I-502 regulations and that focuses on prevention, rather than cure. This preventive approach allows us to deliver a safe and clean product, whether it’s flower or concentrates, 100% of the time.

The key to our program is maintaining health in the mother and vegetative areas using biological control methods, such as predatory insects and bio-insecticides. Our preventative approach to pest management in the propagation areas means that we never spray our plants with pesticides during flowering. The result is fewer overall pesticide applications to our products than many of our competitors. We monitor this through daily scouting throughout our facilities to catch pest-related issues early. If pests are found, we quarantine the plants and monitor the area until the issue is resolved.

Extraction

All Concentrates are processed using a closed loop hydrocarbon extraction method. These concentrate products use Butane as the solvent for extraction. Any residual Butane is then purged out of the products – The PPM (parts per million) levels are disclosed on the Certificates of Analysis, available on the batch sticker of each product.

Cartridges use a combination of short-path distillation & hydrocarbon extraction. The solvents for cartridges include ethanol & butane. Ethanol is used in the winterization of bulk material which is then purged out.

No products use additives, replica terpenes, or thickening agents in any products.

Tested with Confidence

Out of respect to our customers and to be fully transparent, we have joined forces with Confidence Analytics in their “Tested With Confidence” program. 100% of all Subdued Excitement products (SubX, Cold Smoke Concentrates, and Subdivision) sold are tested for pesticides & analyzed for terpenes in addition to the Washington State mandated cannabinoid, mycotoxin, & microbial tests.

All QA test results are available via a URL web address on the base of the packaging and as physical copies at each SubX retail-partner location.