PRODUCT REVIEW
Sour Summer Review BY PUFF SESSIONS
P H O T O G R A P H E D B Y M AT T H E W B O U R G E O I S Just in time for summer, the Maine Cannabis Chronicle editors came through with a full salad bar of flower, edibles, tinctures, and treats. The abundance detailed below treated everything from pulled muscles to mood disorders—a tasty showcase for the talents and ingenuity of local Maine growers and producers.
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Looking to blast out some spring cleaning cobwebs? I’ve seen dab hits barrel through the lungs and brains of hardened daily smokers, leaving faces melted and eyes bleeding, so I sipped and spit like a proper critic, savoring the taste on my tongue, the ghostly burn, the developing flavors of the Pie Dough rosin by Mega Raw Melts, Paul’s Boutique Nursery’s Candyland rosin, and Orange Cookie rosin by Kind & Co. On the walk home, there were unexpected echoes as rain pounded my hood. Edges softened, strangers seemed familiar. Meanwhile, my own heavy machinery reverted to autodrive, clearing the way for extra room between thoughts, drops, and curly fries.
TINCTURE & SALVE
EDIBLES
Medicubez - Pot & Pan Kitchen Medicubez Sour Gummies from Pot & Pan provided a smooth ride, thoughts only slightly tilted. Everything peaked at the beach, even after paying something like $12 for parking. I found myself moved by the sandy families filling their trunks with gear, the sun breaking through fast-moving clouds. Just a damn good mood.
Later, after soft serve, I cracked a Gourmet Truffle from Paul’s Boutique Nursery, sacrificing an impressive exterior to reach rich, melty goo. The immediate sensation went wide: these truffles are a case for cosmic justice. Eventually my mind swept itself back up, enveloped by a warmth that pulled me back to rainy days in the kitchen, licking batter from my mother’s spoon.
DOG TREATS
Mindful Earth Cool & Calm put some grit in my morning shrub with a secret garden’s worth of herbal tonics, including full-spectrum hemp extract and kava kava. I mixed mine with apple cider vinegar and lemon for a boost that left me balmy and balanced, even on slick gray days. Sometimes deep sleep leaves everything sore. White Willow + Kava Kava Muscle Rub, a small-batch salve, eased cramps and awakened restorative energies, with cooling hints of childhood chest rubs.
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Pot & Pan The Pot & Pan CBD Dog Treats are sweet potato-based and easy to crumble over less-enticing foods. These left my 22-pound mutt sleeping upside down, the PTSD from her shelter days dimming as she sunk between the couch cushions for a heroically pretzeled snooze.
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