Sour Summer Review

BY PUFF SESSIONS

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MATTHEW BOURGEOIS

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. 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

CONCENTRATES EDIBLES

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, curly fries.

TINCTURE & SALVE

clearing the way for extra room between thoughts, drops, and 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. 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.

MEMORY LOSS (Grown by: Portland Cannabis Co. Breeder: Archive Seed Bank) had me grappling with time, brain folds suddenly yawning like those ocean chasms where we dump decepticons. DOG PATCH (Grown by Stoney Hill Cannabis Breeder: Lucky Dog Seed Co.) had me wagging with a steady, predictable lift. SPACE CANDY (Grown by High Seas Provisions Breeder: TGA Subcool Seeds) turned my brain nice and brittle, like astronaut ice cream. KOSHER KUSH (Grown by Portland Cannabis Co. Breeder: DNA Genetics) hit hard, like something bigger than myself. TIMBER WOLF (Grown by: Sunday Morning Farm Breeder: South Fork Seed prowling, sniffing corners. MENDO BREATH (Grown by: Katahdin Breeder: Cookie Fam) landed hard, furry

buds roasting slow and smelling like sap. PEPPERMINT SAPPHIRE (Grown by: Sunday Morning Farm Breeder: Geist) tuned me

right up, everything cackling and colorful. DOUBLE DRAGON (Grown by High Seas Provisions Breeder: Irie Genetics) was most refreshing, with flaky flower, icy patterns, and a

lemon hue. STRAWBERRY FROST COOKIES (Grown by: East & Eye Breeder: Best Friend Farms) really ruffled my feathers, recalling colorful glints of formative

Collective) was highly roastable, with a nutty flare that left me crushes, warm nights, and wine coolers. STAR FIGHTER GUAVA I enjoyed errands on STAR FIGHTER GUAVA (Grown by: Portland Cannabis Co. Breeder: Alien Genetics), gaming my way through grocery aisles.