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LATHUNDER LIVE RESIN SAUCE
Culta’s energy-packed LA Thunder live resin sauce brings a bolt of energy and flavor that can brighten any patient’s day. Its profile represents the perfect sativa-hybrid balance, wherein you can achieve calm and relaxed pain relief, while also remaining mentally alert and energized throughout the day. I was pulled in by the 18% total terpene profile and sold when I saw that it contained a very good chunk of myrcene and caryophyllene, tempered by a robust amount of terpinolene, beta-pinene and limonene.
BASICALLY, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE MOST POWERFUL INDICA AND SATIVA TERPENES COMING TOGETHER INTO ONE GLORIOUS DAB.
The top of the nose on the LA Thunder carries a strong terpinolene odor that is quickly mingled into an almost cheesy amalgamation of floral, spicy and fruity effervescence. With such a complex profile, I honestly feel like the smell shifts with each inhale, as if to tease me with a nuanced smell at every opportunity.
The flavor is that of a spicy forest that floods the palate with a woody b-pinene dollop and some spicy caryophyllene taste on the inhale, with the more fruity and sweeter limonene and terpinolene notes becoming prominent on the exhale.
Each dab left me with a complex cycling array of flavors and aromas that truly feel as diverse as a blooming, tropical forest. In fact, the effects of the dab definitely reminded me of my visits to such tropical foresty places, taking me to the headspace of my nostalgic memories.
The combination of myrcene and caryophyllene is at once an amazing pain reliever and a notorious couch-locker.
Typically when I see high concentrations of these terpenes, I can anticipate a cloudy, heavy and deeply relaxed high.
However, with the LA Thunder I achieved a deeply relaxed and pain free body - sans the cloudy and heavy aspect one might associate with the myrcene/caryophyllene combo. This, I think, is due to the dominance of the terpinolene - a terpene that I find very energizing - and the temper of beta-pinene and limonene.
Limonene is always a little bit of sunshine in any smoke, going a long way toward producing energy through a positive mood, but the beta-pinene was a particularly excellent note. The beta-pinene is responsible for clearing the fog of a high and exemplifies a sativa effect.
Often when I use beta-pinene dominant products, I get the clear-headedness and focus I desire, but with no hints of manic energy. In the case of the LA Thunder, I have a clear-headed high from the beta-pinene and a vigorous amount of energy catalyzed by the terpinolene and limonene duet. The overall result is a dab that works for my deepest pain levels, that I can also use in the morning to go to work or school and maintain my best self!
musings from a parent & Cannabis consumer
-Dysco
It was late March and I was talking with my brother about the unlikely possibility that liquor stores would be closed during the pandemic response. We had both been traveling when the stay at home orders began, but he and his family had the foresight to get ‘stranded’ at their vacation rental in the Florida Keys.
“As soon as they started talking about non-essential businesses closing, I did some research,” he said. “Apparently, there’s only one liquor store on this island, so I took the golf cart down there and slipped the owner some extra cash - just in case the governor doesn’t agree with our view of ‘essential services.’ The owner was great. He gave me his cell number and said he’d keep us stocked through any crisis in the future.”
My brother is brilliant in this way. He’s always thinking ahead and solving the problem before it actually exists.
“We already extended our lease another couple weeks. Who knows how long we could be stuck here in paradise? You definitely need a Plan B.” I laughed with him, but there was a nagging voice in my head, growing louder, echoing.
“You need a Plan B.” Suddenly, I realized I had a big problem. You need a plan b “TRUST ME, SIS. I KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. A FEW YEARS AGO, WE GOT STUCK WITH THE KIDS DURING A HURRICANE IN COSTA RICA. EVERYONE WAS STRANDED AND THEY CLOSED ALL THE LIQUOR STORES. WE WERE DEFINITELY NOT PREPARED. FIVE DAYS WITHOUT ALCOHOL, ISOLATED WITH YOUR FAMILY - TRUST ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT YOU DEFINITELY NEED A PLAN B.”
Since I had been carrying a low level fever for a few days, my husband and I had agreed that I should self isolate where I was staying, out of state, until we had more information.
I had not, until that moment, considered the fact that I was sequestered in a state where Cannabis use is illegal. I had no way to legally obtain the medicine I needed to treat my chronic pain and anxiety once I ran out. I couldn’t go home - and just like my brother during the hurricane - I was staring down the barrel of a rapidly dwindling supply.
Plan B definitely needed.
I thought about my conversation earlier that day with my parents. They had already been in lockdown at their retirement community for two weeks.
When I asked how they were handling it, my mother sighed, “Oh, fine. We’re all fine. They deliver our meals and the wine cart is still doing regular rounds throughout the day.” My father added thoughtfully, “They’ve started stocking it with those liquor miniatures in addition to the wine selection. Yes, we’re fine.”
At that moment, I finally understood how my parents had managed to stay together for 50 years. I also understood why their retirement community is so expensive. It has a built in Plan B for things like the zombie apocalypse. No matter what, your food and booze will be delivered on schedule.
Since then, I have been talking to the people I know who rely on medical Cannabis in states where it is not legal. Many say their medical Cannabis is becoming more and more difficult to procure under the current social and travel restrictions, and they are struggling to maintain their normal dosing.
The inability to obtain the medicine your body needs is an additional stress we don’t need. If there were ever a time we deserved the choice to legally treat our collective mounting anxiety and depression with Cannabis in the safety of our own homes, I think the present reality definitely qualifies.
My brother drinks Ketel One and tonics. My mom sips on wine. My dad likes martinis with a twist. I prefer half a pre-roll of Dead Head OG. When’s that cart coming around? I had not, until that moment, considered the fact that I was sequestered in a state where Cannabis use is illegal.
Virtual 4/20/20
CHRONIC RELIEF EDITION
STORY by JONAH TACOMA @DABSTARS2.0 for LEAF NATION | PHOTOS by JESS LARUE @JESSICALARUE_420
I GRIMACED LOOKING AT MY WATCH. Traffic was light due to COVID-19, which had most of the nation on lockdown, but we were running behind. Both Cannabis and media had been deemed essential businesses and we were headed to Atomic Studios in Seattle to shoot what would be a first for us: a five and a half hour long, live 4/20 celebration
Many Cannabis enthusiasts, including myself, had been looking forward to this particular 4/20 for several years. For only once every hundred years did the celestial alignment culminate in a perfect 4/20/20. For all but a tiny few, this would be the first and last time any of us would ever see it.
I went over the show notes from the passenger seat as Jessica put the pedal to the floor, dancing around the sparse traffic in an attempt to make up time. She had made a Magical Butter pizza for a bit we were doing during the live show, and the bake time had us running late. The studio was buzzing as we arrived. The city of Seattle had been gracious enough to make parking in the entire city free during the pandemic and we hurried to unload the various props we had brought along for the day’s festivities.
I shouted a warning as I hauled a gigantic peli case over the studio threshold - the largest case the company produced and it was packed with marijuana paraphernalia of all types and sizes.
Jessica took her place in front of a large green screen where she would be doing her commentary for the day, while a dozen or more production staff busied themselves tweaking and tuning the main set, which was being given a 4/20 makeover. THE BRAINCHILD OF FARECHILD EVENTS FOUNDERS DAVID TRAN AND JAMES ZACHODNI, CHRONIC RELIEF ITSELF HAD BEEN BORN OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS - A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE CANCELLATION OF CANNABIS EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD, FROM SPANNABIS TO HASH BASH - AND DOZENS OF CELEBRITIES HAD AGREED TO PARTICIPATE. ALL PROCEEDS WOULD BE DONATED TO FEEDING AMERICA AND MOST OF US HAD DONATED OUR TIME TO THE PROJECT
This was a first for all of us, especially the Atomic Studio guys who were used to a more corporate tenor and were openly bemused by the goings on in the studio that day.
The production coordinator’s voice broke the silence in my earbuds.
The brainchild of Farechild Events founders David Tran and James Zachodni, Chronic Relief itself had been born of the COVID-19 virus - a direct response to the cancellation of Cannabis events around the world, from Spannabis to Hash Bash - and dozens of celebrities had agreed to participate. All proceeds would be donated to Feeding America and most of us had donated our time to the project, including myself.
As the producer announced go time and the cameras went live, the adrenaline and weed took over. The next five hours were a blur as we partied in 4:20 across three different time zones. From Whoopi Goldberg to Tommy Chong and Dub FX, the star studded show went off without a hitch. For most of us we just wanted a way to be together - to us, Cannabis was community.
A cheer went off in the studio as DJ Cide played us out and Stephen called cut, ending what for many had been weeks of preparation and hard work. The virus may have had us in lockdown but technology was helping to bridge the gap.
With matching funds we raised over 100,000 meals for Feeding America. At a time when the nation was strapped for cash, Cannabis still had something to give. Maybe we weren’t just so-called ‘stupid stoners’ after all...
