In 1978 his brother John formed the band The Blues Brothers with Dan Aykroyd, which spawned a famous movie in 1980. The band still plays live with Jim Belushi performing vocals under the name “Brother” Zee Blues.
In the mid-2010s Jim began growing cannabis on his property in Oregon. This was documented on the popular television show Growing Belushi, which has run for three seasons. According to Belushi Farm’s FAQ, a fourth season is not out of the realm of possibility. The show is available to stream on Hulu and Max.
Belushi’s Farm marijuana is now being sold in dispensaries across the United States. In Ohio, Belushi’s Farm cannabis is grown by Wondergrove (Ritegene Technologies) and is available at Bloom dispensaries. So far I have sampled four Belushi’s Farm strains: Muul Fuel, Hash Burger, Lemon Vuetton and Caddie Rainbowz.
The company isn’t currently listing terpene information on their packaging, but I detected heavy myrcene and some caryophyllene in the Muul Fuel. To me, the Hash Burger was lighter tasting, probably featuring limonene with some humulene or pinene in there. The Lemon Vuetton came strong with limonene and terpinolene vibes. All of the strains had significant earthiness to the taste as well, not in a good way.
For this review I am focusing on Belushi Farm’s Caddie Rainbowz flower. To my understanding, when a grower wants to name a cannabis strain in Ohio, they have to go through an approval process with the Division of Cannabis Control.
This governing body wants Ohio’s marijuana market to be tamer and less glorified than places like Michigan or California, so they insist on approving all strain names and packaging material. The DCC wouldn’t allow the strain name Cadillac Rainbows because of Cadillac being a trademarked word associated with motor vehicles. However, they approved the name Caddie Rainbowz.
According to Leafly, the Cadillac Rainbow strain is derived from a cross between Pure Michigan and Runtz. The Belushi’s Farm Caddie Rainbowz that I tried tested at 24.4% THC and had 0.0550% CBD.
The bud came packaged in an opaque white plastic jar that had a lid within a lid. I like the two-lid seal system, as it seems to keep the buds pretty fresh. None of the Belushi’s Farm flower that I have tried has been dry.
After opening that second lid I was hit with a pungent gassy aroma. I could smell sweetness, fruitiness and skunk. There were eight small, neatly-trimmed buds in the jar that weighed a total of 2.77 grams.
The buds were trimmed wonderfully. There were no stems to be seen.
There were a whole bunch of colors going on with this bud, including light green, dark green, purple, orange pistils and shiny trichomes. Since I couldn’t see the buds before buying, the outstanding jar appeal was a welcomed sight upon discovery.
The Caddie Rainbowz buds were dense and broke up with a bit of resistance through my grinder. There was no dust after breaking this stuff down. When shredded apart by finger it was a bit sticky and left some residue on my skin.
Packed bowl of Belushi
The Caddie Rainbowz burned pretty slow and ashed kind of dark. My joints had a bit of trouble staying lit but nothing the flick of a Bic couldn’t solve.
As far as the taste is concerned I noticed some earthiness but with further exploration I detected fruity and gassy notes. It’s also possible there was a good amount of linalool in there, as I seemed to get some floral flavors as well. If I had to guess, the top terps are probably myrcene, limonene and linalool.
This was the ash color
The medical effects were mild but noticeable, as I felt mellowed-out soon after consumption. To me, this was more of an indica-leaning hybrid.
After smoking the Caddie Rainbowz from Belushi’s Farm, I thought it scored a 5/10 for taste, 6/10 for harshness, 5/10 for strength, 7/10 for smell strength, and 30 minutes for length of medical effects.
Total THC 24.4% by weight. Delta-9 THC 0.215% (technically this bud could be considered hemp as it is under 0.3% Delta-9 THC), Delta-9 THCA 27.6%. Total CBD 0.0550%, CBDA 0.0627%.
Terpenes not listed.
Harvested 04/03/2025 by Ritegene Technologies, tested 05/01/2025 by North Coast Testing Laboratories, packaged 05/08/2025, first consumed 05/18/2025, expires 04/03/2026.
Tracklist: 1. Dab Land 2. Weed, Myself and High 3. Consume the Fume 4. 7:10 PM 5. Cleveland Grown
DAB LAND
Welcome to the dab land. Time to do a dab, man. Got a glass pencil dabber in your hand. Scoop a glob, grab a swab, do a damn good job.
Welcome to the dab land. Time to do a dab, man. Got a TI dabber in your hand. Scoop a glob, grab a swab, do a damn good job.
Ready to blaze? I’ve been ready for days. I’ve been feelin’ good, hittin’ all my parlays. So I got cash to buy hash. I dash to my rig after acquiring the product post-blast.
Got a Highly Educated TI dabber. I dissolve the glob, then feel real dapper. Much laughter emanates from the hash bar. When it comes to prohibition? Rock the casbah.
Scoop a mad wad. Dissolve the glob. I got your back, got a dabber on my key fob. Every time I see pot, I wanna squash those damn nugs to a rosin wad.
Heat up my nail to a real low temp. Do a half gram dab? Well, that’s no sweat. You bet I let my rigs bubble n’ chug. My joint fits real snug.
Got a spinner cap with some terp pearls. Distributes the heat, makes the air swirl. Every time I dab makes my hair curl. When I reach the pad, I ask “Where’s Errl?”
I say “Marco?” Errl says “Polo.” I will spark a massive bowl-o with a glob of wax on top. I consume lots of hash and pot.
I separate the wheat from the chaff. I trash bad weed and keep good grass. So grab yourself a new hat pin. Put a dabber in your hand, let’s start samplin’.
Welcome to the dab land. Time to do a dab, man. Got a glass pencil dabber in your hand. Scoop a glob, grab a swab, do a damn good job.
Welcome to the dab land. Time to do a dab, man. Got a TI dabber in your hand. Scoop a glob, grab a swab, do a damn good job.
WEED, MYSELF AND HIGH
Weed, myself and high. Blow smoke into the sky. Go big daily, use a glass screen to keep bong water nice.
It will stay clear as ice. Not blackened with the remnants of your vice. Like my fingertips. Like my hashy lips.
Like the bowl of the slide. Let it glide through the downstem. Pound them pipes like prohibition was denied. At that moment I will be alive! Blowin’ smoke into the sky with tears of joy. Yes, a happy cry.
I’m a sappy guy when you let your harvest dry and you find it within your soul to share with me and mine. I will give thanks. Probably sing an icaro. Give me more than a nickel, though, ’cause my demanding lungs can handle massive smoke.
Morning hit I choke, but after that, I’m ready to go. Take me to the pot zone. Load me up a hot toke. Take me to your leader, with him, I’ll converse, burn heaters. Princess Mary Jane, I meet her, then set fire to the speakers.
Bleed my wallet dry during weed, myself and high. Eat a pumpkin pie, let the seed grow towards the light. Reachin’ to the sky, hittin’ space at 50 Mi. Weed, myself and high. Weed, myself and high.
THC unlocks the ability of my body to produce chemicals that put me right where I need to be. It’s a useful key to unleash your particle suit’s mechanism to break life through a prism. Cut you to your core.
Explore things that seemed absurd before. Like the origin of consciousness and status of the sea floor. Blow your mind like C4. Outlook on life reformed. Make friends with the squirrel that lives outside under your tree fort.
Be more aware of the vibes you put out there. No need to reshare another’s thoughts. Your brain’s got good stuff in there. Scoop yourself a dabber, consume, now you feel dapper. Chillin’ at home with your pets, the cat in your lap purrs.
Take a couple samplers, souvenirs. Share with your peers. Have them tell you what they thought over a couple beers. Then you roll a screamer, smoke it live for all your streamers in an 8K array. Coughin’ through the speakers.
Bleed my wallet dry during weed, myself and high. Eat a pumpkin pie, let the seed grow towards the light. Reachin’ to the sky, hittin’ space at 50 Mi. Weed, myself and high. Weed, myself and high.
Eat more than a sumo guy during weed, myself and high. Unleash your third eye, let the seed grow towards the light. Reachin’ to the sky, hittin’ space at 50 Mi. Weed, myself and high. Weed, myself and high.
CONSUME THE FUME
I consume the fume. I consume the fume. I’m “Hashlips” Harry Hughes and I consume the fume. Put the smoke through the flume. Put the smoke through the flume. My name is Harry Hughes. I smoke then invent a tune.
Hi. I’m Harry Hughes. Nice to meet you! Time to greet the crew with an ounce or two. All for this session only. You better put your smokin’ shoes on, get your lung flow going.
Prepare for the air to get you impaired. But you’re gonna feel great, and forget your cares. One more hit, you’re there. It’s hip to be square, so put the drink down for now. There’s flower to share.
There’s sour gummy bears, a variety of THC. Open my eyes, wide selection in front of me. Like a kid at a candy vendor. Wanna try it all. What a splendor. Take my legal tender.
Consume the fume from a water bong. Zoom a catchy rhyme along, keep the flow stayin’ strong. Playin’ Pong so long my eyes have shot red. Cut the plants in my shed before they got dead.
I consume the fume. I consume the fume. I’m “Hashlips” Harry Hughes and I consume the fume. Put the smoke thru the flume. Put the smoke through the flume. My name is Harry Hughes, I smoke then invent a tune.
I consume the fume. I consume the fume. I’m “Hashlips” Harry Hughes and I consume the fume. Put the smoke thru the flume. Put the smoke through the flume. My name is Harry Hughes, I smoke then invent a tune.
Smokin’ a pre-roll banana cone. The terps blast me into the earth’s ozone. Flavorful taste is something I chase. Don’t let a molecule go to waste. I got 45 days on my day supply,
so I’ll be vapin’ like a painless guy. Feelin’ better than I have since 1999. Feelin’ great. I’m inspired, motivated, never tired. Got sativa focus. Hocus pocus to my pain and slowness.
Time to show the world that legal weed is not a joke. Time for pain relief for every gal and every bloke. Take a toke, taste the terps. Your taste buds burst and the pain in your nerves goes bye, bye, sir.
I’m “Hashlips” Harry Hughes, and it’s 7:10 PM. I will gather all my rigs, put vapor through all of them. I will scrape a piece of slab, hold the dabber in my hand.
Jolie Olie on the telly. Got some munchies in my belly. Ate a sandwich with ingredients I picked up from the deli. Got some fuego on the table, screamin’ loud, super smelly.
Now that the dab is on the dabber all I have to do is gather my timer and my torch, heat the nail, precision matters. Drop the dab on the nail when the timer clamors.
Enjoy the effect. Feel the hair on my neck rise. Vaporize prohibitionists despite their best tries. Things are gettin’ legal, tears of joy Harry Huges cries.
7:10 PM. 7:10 PM. I will gather all my rigs, put vapor through all of them. “Hashlips” Harry Hughes, gettin’ chewed, eatin’ food. Globbin’ up a giant dab of Gorilla Glue.
7:10 PM. 7:10 PM. I will gather all my rigs, put vapor through all of them. “Hashlips” Harry Hughes. Tasty rosin I consume, then for two hours I sit and stare at the moon.
I’m “Hashlips” Harry Hughes, and by now it’s 7:30. Need to grab myself some iso, ’cause my oil rig is dirty. On a balcony, next to a tree with some birdies.
PuffCo Peak Pro when I’m in a windy zone. Wind will blow out the torch, cool my nail, I just say no. I just use oil technology so vapor I can blow.
CustomGrow is a show. An internet video. An ongoing series that you watch while you smoke. Jolie surrounds himself with glassy-eyed folk.
Entertaining when Jolie dabs wearing colorful hats. When he laughs, there’s no question that he’s glad. When he heats it hot n’ hurty you know he will cough real bad.
7:10 PM. 7:10 PM. I will gather all my rigs, put vapor through all of them. “Hashlips” Harry Hughes, gettin’ chewed, eatin’ food. Globbin’ up a giant dab of Gorilla Glue.
7:10 PM. 7:10 PM. I will gather all my rigs, put vapor through all of them. “Hashlips” Harry Hughes. Tasty rosin I consume, then for three hours I clean my house and vacuum.
Open the jar. My smokin’s on par with the finest fire Jolie Olie smokes at the pot bar. When he heats the nail, yes he gives it a hot char and gets so damn high, forgets where his tater tots are.
I prefer a low temp, but we’ve all got our preferences. Stoney references throughout my record, kid. Sentences meshin’ in one another. Tar and featherin’. Usin’ oil for tar and bud for feather.
Heaven is this experience. I’m delirious in a pot shop. Wanna cop every drop of distillate. This will sit well with me. Blazin’ up hella tree. Knowin’ that the folks in society are smellin’ me.
Tellin’ Harry, “Man, you smell like you just blazed.” Yes, indeed, sir, I do this throughout the day. No matter what you say, no matter if Huffman complains. He can take his THC cap and wear it when it rains.
7:10 PM. 7:10 PM. I will gather all my rigs, put vapor through all of them. “Hashlips” Harry Hughes, gettin’ chewed, eatin’ food. Globbin’ up a giant dab of Gorilla Glue.
7:10 PM. 7:10 PM. I will gather all my rigs, put vapor through all of them. “Hashlips” Harry Hughes. Tasty rosin I consume, then for four hours I write songs in my living room.
CLEVELAND GROWN
These days, everybody’s got a few plants goin’. Growin’ potent marijuana, with wax their bowls they’re coatin’. Soakin’ flower with some golden hash. Burns for ’bout an hour. Our diesel is sour, tasty flavors we devour.
Gettin’ high in Ohio. I know…it’s built into the name. Ohio’s where we grow. Seeds we sow. Many elbows of smoke went directly through my throat. I passed the trial. I stayed a while for many, many tokes.
Harry Hughes spittin’ news just like Huey’s dudes. I’m not singin’ blues. This song celebrates hard work from crews of cannabinoid consumers fightin’ hard to change the laws all across the world. Including here in my very own backyard.
I’ll send you the menu, got blue dream and lemon ice. You are looking forward to when you smoke a pipe of somethin’ nice. Remember, underground markets brought us where we are today. So exchange some flower with your stoner neighbors. Hooray!
The reason that you feelin’ stoned is cause that flower’s Cleveland grown. Out of town folks be leavin’ home to buy loud hash and weed in zones. Remember weed laws in Toledo? Laissez-faire. Do-si-do. Never gave a damn about booze or blow. Heat waxy hash so ooze will flow.
Out of town folks be geeked and honed to spend mad cash on p’s and zones. Can’t blame ’em bro, my spirit glows. Harry Hughes rappin’ through the speakerphone to tell you about how our seeds explode into healthy bushes. No average Joe trees. These pot plants, they steal the show. Please grow, baby, grow, from here to Stow.
We plant clones, give ’em water, and hang stable lights. We do this in Parma, Euclid, Lakewood, Bedford, Maple Heights. Got good karma. Lucid take on life towards our new staple rights. Twelve plants per house, hundreds of thousands of grow sites!
57% of us said yes. Thrifty activists lent their time and efforts to the quest. They succeeded. Yes, we grew the best when there was zero tolerance, but now we advertise far and wide, ’cause we don’t need to stress.
We just focus on our nutrients. Yes, that’s what my duty is. After I grow this I’ll give you two and a half zips. A wonderful gift that will uplift, give you a kick. Sativa when I need a breatha. CBN to sleep real quick.
When I am homesick I reminisce about the strains I would smoke with all my stoner buddies way back in the day. We had Lemon G, GDP, Death Star and some Strawberry. All grown long before December 7th, 2023.
The reason that you feelin’ stoned is cause that flower’s Cleveland grown. Out of town folks be leavin’ home to buy loud hash and weed in zones. Remember weed laws in Toledo? Laissez-faire. Do-si-do. Never gave a damn about booze or blow. Heat waxy hash so ooze will flow.
Out of town folks be geeked and honed to spend mad cash on p’s and zones. Can’t blame ’em bro, my spirit glows. Harry Hughes rappin’ through the speakerphone to tell you about how our seeds explode into healthy bushes. No average Joe trees. These pot plants, they steal the show. Please grow, baby, grow, from here to Stow.
Grow, baby, grow, from here to Stow. Grow, baby, grow, from here to Stow.
Grow, baby, grow, from here to Stow. Grow, baby, grow, from here to Stow.
Grow, baby, grow, from here to Stow. Grow, baby, grow, from here to Stow.
Grow, baby, grow, from here to Stow. Grow, baby, grow, from here to Stow.
Unused Cleveland Grow lyrics:
from Cincinnati to Bedford and Maple Heights. Out in the farmlands and rural towns, they’re still gettin’ down.
To my knowledge, Riviera Creek from Youngstown is the only legal cannabis company in Ohio that is producing moon rocks and space rocks. This is probably due to the cost of the materials that go into making these high-THC products.
I once had a rep from Klutch tell me the reason they don’t produce moon rocks is because of the cost of the materials needed to make the product versus the return they would receive. I imagine this is largely the reason most other companies refrain from producing moon and space rocks.
According to Riviera Creek’s website, their moon rocks are cannabis flower coated in solventless live rosin and solventless bubble ice hash. I always thought moon rocks were flower coated in bubble hash and kief, but Riviera Creek’s formula is a bit different, and I honestly prefer it.
I have tried Riviera Creek’s moon rocks in the past. They were among the best-tasting and most medically-effective moon rocks I’ve tried. Their price was the only thing that held me back from enjoying them more often.
Riviera Creek’s space rocks seem to be a bit harder to find than their moon rocks. Many people swear that the space rocks are stronger than the moon rocks, which is possible. Space rocks are cannabis flower coated in solventless live rosin and THCA crystals. Riviera Creek’s moon rocks are the exact same thing except for the fact they have ice hash instead of THCA crystals.
While both moon rocks and space rocks contain flower, these products essentially behave like an extract. You put them on top of your bowl and bubble them into the flower, or mix them into your joint. You can also smoke them by themselves in a pipe with a glass screen.
I would avoid dabbing moon and space rocks or putting them in a concentrate or flower vaporizer, as this might cause issues with residue. Dabbing them can stain your nail because of the flower material contained within. Putting them in a concentrate vaporizer can clog up the chamber, once again due to the raw plant material mixed in with the hash. Putting them in a flower vaporizer might clog the chamber due to the gooey extract content.
On the packaging for Riviera Creek Space Rocks there is no info about the strains or phenotypes of the flower, rosin or THCA crystals. In regards to phenotype, I consider this product a hybrid. It came packaged in a standard Riviera Creek green Mylar bag. The hash was housed in a small glass jar with a black plastic lid that had a removable space rocks sticker.
It didn’t smell too awfully strong but it did have a weedy scent. I didn’t get a chance to weigh it before consumption but it looked to weigh about a gram. I had used a little bit of the space rocks before taking the pictures for this article, so what you see here isn’t the entire gram.
If space rocks are subjected to heat or humidity, the THCA diamonds might absorb into the rosin and become invisible. This will not affect the potency of the space rocks.
In the past I’ve had some people tell me their batches of space rocks looked gross and slimy but I purchased a nice-looking ball. Here are two photos of the same space rock under different lighting conditions for comparison.
This stuff was gooey and sticky. I was able to work with it using my fingers but I needed to hit them with an alcohol wipe afterwards. To handle the space rocks you can also use bamboo, wood, or titanium toothpicks or dab tools. The space rocks came with a small plastic spoon that I assume is for handling the hash, but I think it is better served as an ice cream-tasting spoon.
My bowls burned a lot slower and tasted humongously hashy when laced with the space rocks. I’d just plop a drop atop a packed bowl, melt it down with some hemp wick and be off to the races. When smoking bowls souped-up with space rocks I could feel increased medical effects compared to just flower alone.
While I like them both, if I had to choose between space or moon rocks, I’d go with space rocks. I liked they way they melted atop the bowl. I do love the combo of bubble hash and rosin with the moon rocks, but the space rocks just seemed so incredibly hashy. It seemed like they barely contained any flower.
I gave the space rocks from Riviera Creek a 7 for taste, 4 for harshness, 8 for strength, 6 for smell strength and 60 minutes for length of medical effects.
Metered solid for vaporization. Ingredients: pesticide-free cannabis, solventless rosin and THCA. 1 gram.
Manufactured by Riviera Creek Holdings 2, LLC on 11/25/2024, tested by ACT Labs on 11/29/2024, packaged on 12/02/2024, first consumed on 03/09/2025, expires on 11/24/2025.
I’ve been a big fan of Certified’s flower and Flex Disposables for a long time. Until now I had yet to try any of their 510 distillate carts. The 73.9% THC Funky Banana carts were flying off of the shelf, and I love banana-flavored terpenes, so I picked up one of these products for my personal medical needs.
The cart came packaged in an opaque Mylar baggie with a big picture of a 510 cart on the front. You could not see the cart through the bag, as is the case with most vapes certified by the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control.
The product’s appearance was that of a standard 510 cart with a plastic yellow pointed tip. The oil color was yellow with a clearish tinge. The distillate had very slow movement within the cartridge, which is always a property I desire.
Here is the Certified Cultivators Funky Banana 73.9% THC indica 510 cart on a Yocan Kodo Pro battery. In my opinion this is among the best 510 batteries available. They’re available at most smoke shops for $20 dollars or less.
The oil was slightly harsh, as most banana distillate carts have been. The inhale wasn’t too bad but I’d sometimes cough a bit on the exhale. However, the flavor was excellent. I am a bit biased due to my love of banana-flavored terpenes, but I wish I could always find carts that tasted exactly like this.
It wasn’t skunky or weedy tasting. It just had a nice, light, natural banana taste and scent. It reminded me a lot of the terrific Tree Pharm banana 510 carts that used to be available at FRX Dispensary and Ohio Cannabis Company.
I had no issues with leaking from the top or bottom of the Funky Banana cart. There were no airflow problems, clogging or hash splashes in my mouth while inhaling. This vape was reliable in the field and performed as expected when called upon.
The medical effects were relatively strong. The strain was labeled indica but it didn’t make me feel sedated or lethargic. I felt pain-free and relaxed but I was still able to function as normal. For me it seemed like more of a head buzz than a body buzz. The Funky Banana cart really made me forget about the nagging pain in my lower neck and right shoulder, which I appreciated tremendously.
This vape lasted about a week with light use. I was happy with the one gram nature, even though it took two days off of my “day supply” purchase limit. If I am lucky enough to find another Certified Cultivators Funky Banana 510 cart on a local marijuana menu, I will be sure to scoop it up if I have the proper funds.
Net weight: 1000mg. Oil for vaporization. Contains ethanol-extracted cannabis distillate, CBD isolate and botanical terpenes.
Dose size: one 10 second inhale is 10mg. THC per dose 7.39mg, CBD per dose 0.432mg. (No information on recommended temp settings is provided on the label. I vaped this cart at 2.7 volts on a Yocan Kodo Pro battery.)
Total THC: 739mg, Delta-9 THC 733mg, THCV 6.36mg, CBD 43.20mg.
Manufactured by Certified Cultivators on 01/22/2025, tested on 01/25/2025 by North Coast, packaged on 02/03/2025, first consumed on 02/20/2025, expires on 01/21/2026.
I haven’t tried enough Moxie strains. Before I wrote this article I had only tried a half ounce of their Grape Gas about a year ago. The popcorn nugs were small and dry, which kind of turned me away from the brand. Since then I have heard good things about Moxie from several trusted heads, so I figured it was time to give them a trial.
Bliss dispensary in Kent had 20% off of their entire store for the month of February. This discount stacked with their 10% medical, 10% industry and 10% student discounts.
Bliss had also stepped up their inventory to an impressive degree, so while I was in Kent I stopped in and grabbed a tenth of SFV OG from Moxie. It’s a strain I had been wanting to try for a few months.
I was very happy upon opening the bag for the first time, as I was smacked with a pungent aroma that featured gassy, skunky and earthy notes. Hidden within were lemony scents that gave away the presence of limonene. The tenth weighed 3.05 grams, which made me ecstatic given the fact my last few tenths have been under 2.83 grams.
The flower was smashed from the Mylar bag. It wasn’t too bad but it did take away from the bag appeal. That’s really the only bad thing I can say about this stuff, though. The SFV OG was medium green in hue and had small orange pistils that stuck to the nug.
This is not the entire tenth. I consumed some of the SFV OG before taking the picture.
It had a dense squeeze and broke down real nice by grinder and finger. It wasn’t overly sticky but I did appreciate the fact the baggie had an IntegraBoost 62% humidity pack inside of it. There was no stem within the nug and very little stem at the bottom of each bud.
The Moxie SFV OG burned slow and ashed white. It tasted excellent and was not harsh whatsoever.
The high level of myrcene can not only be tasted but experienced in the hard-hitting effects. At first I felt an energizing head buzz but after a while it seemed to kind of mellow out and become a little more relaxing. Maybe this was due to the unique ratio of myrcene to limonene interacting with my specific cannabinoid receptors.
This strain was definitely something I looked forward to smoking for both taste and effect. I gave the Moxie SFV OG hybrid an 8 for taste, 3 for harshness, 8 for strength, 7 for smell strength and 45 to 60 minutes for length of medical effects.
Cultivated by Green Investment Partners, LLC (GIP). Harvested 12/09/2024, tested 01/21/2025 by North Coast, packaged 01/24/2025, first consumed 02/16/2025, expires 12/09/2025.
It had been several months since I’d been to Klutch’s Citizen dispensary in downtown Canton. Back when they had great prices on 510 carts and luster pods I was there quite often. Ever since recreational weed became legal in Ohio, Citizen got rid of the majority of their deals and raised the prices to $60 dollars a cart or pod and around $50 for a tenth. I hadn’t been back until now.
Within the past few weeks Klutch has released a series of strains in partnership with Berner’s Cookies brand. Some of the strains include Cheetah Piss, Blue Suede and That Badu. The one I went with was Blue Raz due to its high myrcene content and large amount of overall terpenes.
The flavorful Blue Raz is a cross between YD, E85 and Doggy Bagg. It was packaged in an opaque blue bag. The buds were not visible at all, not even through the bottom of the sack.
This is a hard to find strain at the moment!
As soon as I broke the seal and wrangled apart the childproof zip lock, I was hit with a pungent berry aroma. There was a refreshing sourness to the weedy smell. It was tangy but you could definitely detect a sweet fruity underlining. After one whiff I could tell this stuff was something I looked forward to smoking.
The tenth weighed 2.80 grams. After hearing that a friend’s Klutch Cookies bag weighed over 2.9 grams, I was hoping for a bit of a hookup. It was still pretty close to 2.83, and the nugs were nice, so it was what it was.
This flower looked stunning. I saw shades of deep green, orange and purple. There were lots of visible trichomes and very little stemmage. The buds were dense and broke down with elegance. The aroma was very strong and sweet upon breakup.
After running this stuff through the Flower Mill it was the perfect consistency for packing or rolling. When broken up by hand it stuck to my fingers and produced more smokeable flower than I expected.
It tastes as good as it looks!
It was refreshing to buy a tenth of bud that wasn’t dry. It seems like so much of the flower I’ve got from dispensaries lately has needed a drink of water. This is surely a factor when considering how slow the Blue Raz burned in both joint and bowl. Also, it ashed white when everything was said and done.
Blue Raz broken up by Flower Mill in a bowlThe Blue Raz ashed white
The Blue Raz tasted just like it smelled. The flavor almost reminded me of blackberries. It wasn’t so much of a blueberry taste as it was raspberry or blackberry. It was really unique! The sweet, skunky flavor lasted throughout the entire smoking experience. While it was heavy and powerful, the smoke was not harsh on the throat or lungs.
The medical effects were along the lines of a true indica. It was definitely strong and lasted over an hour. For me I did get a head high but I also felt medicated throughout the entire body. I became motivated to write this article and also produced a poem. While I’m a huge fan of sativas like Thai Kush, I also like heavier stuff such as this.
Blue Raz under high lighting
Akron Bloom employee Marshall told me that the Blue Raz almost made him feel weighed down, as if gravity had shifted. It was like his cheeks and body were being pulled downwards. Seeing how the flower has 21.70 milligrams per gram of myrcene and 5.24 milligrams per gram of linalool, I can see why this produced a heavy indica impact.
While I don’t plan on buying any more Cookies strains due to their price, it was worth it to get a tenth for review purposes. I enjoyed this flower and wish I could get more. I’d like to try the other Cookies strains as well. I might come across them some day, but for now I simply can’t pay $500 an ounce for marijuana.
I gave the Blue Raz from Cookies a 9 for taste, 3 for harshness, 9 for strength, 8 for smell strength and 60 or more minutes for length of medical effects.
Total THC 34.10%, Delta-9 THCa 37.30%, Delta-9 THC 1.37%, Total CBD 0.10%, CBDa 0.11%, CBD 0% (so I guess it’s all CBDa and not actual CBD until it is heated, where I suppose you’d lose 0.01% of the molecule to scorching).
Cultivated by Klutch Cannabis. Harvested 10/29/2024, tested 12/05/2024 by North Coast Testing Labs, packaged 01/06/2025, first consumed 01/31/2025, expires 10/29/2025.
During the past several months I had noticed how King City seemed to only make flower products. They didn’t do carts, pods, disposables, edibles, extracts, tinctures or topicals. That’s why I welcomed the surprise when I saw Bloom had stocked King City live rosin disposables processed by CannAscend Ohio.
There were several strains to choose from, including favorites such as Aloha Lion, Lemon Mintz, Animal Mintz, Blueberry Muffin and Truffle T. After much internal debate and struggle I went with Truffle T, as I had given the flower a glowing review last year. I wanted to find out if the rosin tasted like citrus candy similar to the flower.
The Truffle T live rosin disposable came packaged in a black opaque bag with gold-colored font. The device itself had a bit of a unique design. It was a 3.5 inch long, 1/2 inch wide cylinder-shaped black stick. There were shiny little King City logos printed all over the thing.
King City disposables have a nice look and feel to them.
It is wide enough to stand straight up on a table or flat surface. There is a USB-C recharger on the bottom. The tail end of the device lights up orange while charging and during each draw.
The mouthpiece is made of glass, similar to some 510 carts I’ve seen in the past. I used to get Barely Legal Hemp Granddaddy Purple HHC-O carts that had similar mouthpieces to these King City disposables. Those things were one of the only “Delta” products that ever gave me any sort of medical effect, and they truly tasted great.
The remaining oil level is easily visible through the King City disposable’s glass mouthpiece. When I initially opened the device it was only half full. I understand it was only a half gram, but to buy a device that contains fire oil that could have been a full gram is a bit of a disappointment.
There are no buttons to be found on these King City disposables. They are breath-activated and ready to rip right out of the package.
To my knowledge there is no way to change the temp or perform a preheat function. When the device had about 25% of its oil left it did start to clog. There were a few times where I had to channel my inner Sergeant StrongLung in order to clear the clog on this thing. Never once did hash splash into my mouth.
One great aspect of these vapes is that they are live rosin, so they taste absolutely amazing. The flavor was true-to-strain, just like fresh, hashy Truffle T flower. I got citrusy, almost orange candy notes, but I had a friend tell me they tasted more of a pinene flavor. I guess it just depends on your taste buds.
While it did smell a bit loud, the hash was smooth and easy to inhale. Besides the clogging I experienced towards the device’s end, the disposable’s airflow was acceptable. It took about five or so seconds to produce a decent-sized cloud.
Due to the half gram nature, this live rosin disposables did burn through pretty quick. After a day of use I noticed how much of the oil had already dissipated, so I slowed down in order to maximize the lifespan.
Medically, the 74% THC live rosin disposable hit pretty hard. After a few drags of this thing I realized that I don’t really get high when consuming distillate. From what I saw the King City rosin disposables are priced lower than most other rosin and live resin vapes.
It’s not often that I’ll give a 10 rating for taste, but I honestly believe the Truffle T live rosin disposable deserves a 10 for taste. How could it get any better than this? It’s authentic, hashy and non-offensive. It tastes like the strain from which it came.
I gave the device a 3 for harshness, 9 for strength and 8 for smell strength. The medical effects lasted about 45 to 60 minutes.
Processed with ice water, heat and pressure. Dose: 14mg per 7 second inhale. Net weight: 0.50 grams.
Manufactured by CannAscend Ohio Processing on 12/10/2024, tested 12/18/2024 by North Coast, packaged 12/18/2024, first consumed 01/07/2025, expires 12/05/2025.
The other day Autumn from Bloom in Akron advised me to try one of her favorite strains, Thai Kush from King City Gardens. I bought a tenth and stretched it out over several sessions in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of its unique properties.
This is a digital representation of the light that entered my eyes when I opened the jar of Thai Kush. There’s nothing else I’d rather behold!
The strain’s lineage is Hindu Kush x Thai. It’s a hybrid that features a crisp, citrusy scent and taste thanks to the high limonene content. The tenth was packaged in a glass jar with a black label and black plastic lid. My tenth weighed 2.86 grams, with 2.65 of those grams contained within one giant bud!
Big bud, small bud! Kind of like two peas in a pod, but stonier.
The Thai Kush flower not only looked beautiful but it was well-trimmed and contained minimal stemmage. The overall light green color was contrasted by flecks of purple combined with shiny trichomes and orange pistils that protruded proudly from the pot.
This close-up view of Thai Kush from King City Gardens is enchanting.
I was a little surprised with the dryness of the flower, as King City’s stuff is usually up to par. However, through a grinder, this particular batch of Thai Kush became about 50% dust. When broken up by hand it was sticky and shredded apart into nice little chunks of green goodness.
The flower had fair density to it and gave resistance when squeezed. I was especially happy with the large bud that weighed 2.65 grams, as it was thick and contained a very small amount of stem matter within. The nug gave a bit of a crunch when pressure was applied. I would have liked to put a Boveda packet in this jar for a few days to see if it would have helped with the moisture.
King City Garden’s Thai Kush burned at about a medium speed and ashed mostly white in color. It didn’t taste dry. In fact, the flavor was truly something to behold and appreciate.
Ash color of King City Garden’s Thai Kush
To me the taste of this flower leaned towards the lemony side. It was very refreshing, with sweet fruity and herbal notes to give balance. The exhale was smooth, with a clean taste that brought a sheen to my face.
Upon consumption I felt relaxed and pain-free but not sleepy. It was a good middle-ground balance to remain productive while still achieving that sought-after analgesic effect for which marijuana is so often used.
I’d recommend Thai Kush for those looking to take the edge off while remaining focused, dialed in, clear-headed and creative. During my initial session with the strain, the following verse brewed within my brain:
Thai Kush, Thai Kush. Wanna grow a whole bush. Stick a nug in my rosin press and give it a smush.
Humulene makes me feel like a human being. Limonene makes me feel like the Lion King. Caryophyllene is a scary offering. Indeed, caryophyllene is a cherry on top kind of thing.
I gave the Thai Kush from Cincinnati’s King City Gardens an 8 for taste, 3 for harshness, 7 for strength, 7 for smell strength and 45 to 60 minutes for length of medical effects.
Total THC 30.1%, Delta-9 THC 0.242%, THCA 34.1%, CBD 0%.
Cultivated by FW Green Investments LLC. Harvested 09/03/2024, tested 11/16/2024 by North Coast, packaged 12/12/2024, first consumed 01/04/2025, expires 09/03/2025.
The bottom of the jar has slight magnification properties, which helps while inspecting the trichomes.
I’ve tried Meigs County flower here and there, including some of their popular cuts like Swampwater Fumez and Strawberry Guava. I’ve always been impressed. Everybody always talks about how Meigs County is among their favorite cultivators, so I decided to try a tenth of Truffaloha.
The southern Ohio county known as Meigs County has been famous for growing great cannabis since the 80’s. In modern times, Agri-Med Ohio, LLC grows and distributes medical and recreational cannabis under the brand name Meigs County. Agri-Med Ohio is owned by Ethos Cannabis.
I love how Meigs County lists their flower’s lineage on the back of the jar. This needs to become a required piece of information for all Ohio flower. The Truffaloha’s parents are White Truffle and Platinum Punch #1. The strain is a hybrid with 24.30% THC.
Upon opening the jar, the first joint I rolled and smoked seemed to ash really dark. I was surprised. I packed a bowl afterwards to see if the trend would continue.
This bowl seemed to ash white.The hand bubbler appeared to cash out a bit darker.
It didn’t seem as bad from there on. Weird. I was using hemp wick to light the joint, bowl and bubbler.
The tenth weighed 2.80 grams. It came packaged in a glass jar with opaque white frosting to avoid any light hitting the bud. The “country cut” label was orange instead of white and the jar had a white plastic lid. Someone once told me the “country cut” stuff was Meigs’ lower-quality, budget bud but I had another person dispute that notion.
The stuff smelled fresh and fruity but not overpoweringly so. The flower was not very dense or dry. It was a bit spongier than normal. However, the nugs were not stringy or skinny. There was a pretty nice trim with minimal stems and leaves.
I spy some purple!
The Truffaloha buds were mostly bright green with long orange pistils. The trichomes had more of a fuzzy appearance than the usual shiny or crystal-like look. There were visible trichomes while breaking up the flower. All of the nugs had hints of purple but two of them were especially purple.
The stuff doesn’t look bad!The tenth’s most purple nugs are seen on the top and towards the right.
The stuff broke up nice with my fingers and had a bit of stickiness to it. Through the Santa Cruz Shredder it did not turn to dust. I was happy with how the Truffaloha broke up and burned. It had an even, smooth burn that combusted at medium speed.
It kind of tasted like it smelled but I felt like the flavor wasn’t all there. I was expecting something a little more unique. The smoke had a hint of harshness. There was more of a smoke taste than limonene flavor. You had to really search for the sweetness. I could still detect the terps with my taste buds, especially caryophyllene, but in my opinion this wasn’t Meigs County best-tasting cut.
The medical effects were middle-of-the-road. It did make the knot in my neck seem less intense and helped me relax, but for me it wasn’t a strain that provided significant pain relief. It didn’t make me feel foggy or sleepy, so the limonene and humulene must have been balancing out the linalool.
The Truffaloha didn’t knock my socks off but it was a solid mid-level smoke with with a decent taste that contained mild fruity and floral notes. I gave it a 5 for taste, 5 for harshness, 6 for strength, 6 for smell strength and 30 to 45 minutes for length of medical effects.
Manufactured by Agri-Med Ohio, LLC. Lineage: White Truffle x Platinum Punch #1.
Total THC 24.30%, THCA 27.40%, Delta-9 THC 0.29%, CBD 0%.
Top terps: Limonene 0.69%, b-Caryophyllene 0.60%, a-Humulene 0.27%, Linalool 0.28%.
Harvested 08/26/2024, tested 09/11/2024 by North Coast, packaged 09/20/2024, first consumed 12/26/2024, expires 08/26/2025.
The Truffaloha awaits its ultimate fate, to be blazed!
Throughout my time in the Ohio marijuana program I have tried a few of UB Good’s 510 carts and disposables. They were very botanical tasting, which is to say they did not smell or taste like marijuana.
I wasn’t a huge fan of the UB Good Watermelon Punch disposable. I thought the flavor was too intense and it made me cough. I had yet to try any of UB Good’s new-style disposables, so I went with the Banana Split flavor, which I had sampled in a 510 cart and I knew I would like the taste.
The older UB Good disposables were rectangular with 90 degree edges but this newer model has rounded edges. It’s just over 3 inches in height and a little under a half inch thick. There is an oil window that shows the yellowish extract and how much is left in the device. The back of the unit has a USB-C recharge port.
This is what the newly-designed UB Good disposable looks like.This is the charge port. As you can see, I consumed all of the oil in the chamber before writing this review.
There is a button on the front of the vape that needs to be clicked five times to turn it on. It turns off automatically after five minutes. This becomes annoying when you pull your vape out of your pocket and go to take a hit just to realize you need to power on the device because it automatically turned off.
Two clicks of the button will activate a preheat mode. Thankfully the device never got clogged so I never really needed to use this, but it’s nice that the function is there just in case. Three button clicks will adjust the temp from low (green), medium (blue) to high (red). Switch to higher temps for bigger clouds and more intense hits.
I think UB Good Banana Split carts and disposables have a nice smooth flavor. I just wish the oil wasn’t as harsh as it is. This disposable would often prompt me to cough and make my voice phlegmmy like Lemmy’s. The oil does not smell or taste like weed.
The oil is pretty smooth going down so it’s hard to gauge your draw size. I’d recommend going with a three to four second draw to start with, and adjust your toke time from there.
Overall the device was reliable and functioned the way it was intended. The mouthpiece did not leak or become sticky. However, the half gram nature did not lend itself well to longevity. I went through this thing pretty quick in just a few days of light use.
It seems like such a waste of materials to make throwaway devices that live such short lifespans. The use of the word “disposable” is also odd. Rechargeable batteries aren’t supposed to be thrown away in the regular trash since they leak poisons into the ground and water. Despite this, when is the last time you’ve heard of a recycling program for empty vapes and batteries? In other states I see disposables referred to as “All In-One” devices, probably to downplay their temporary nature.
Effect-wise, the UB Good Banana Split vape was a pretty solid hybrid. Limonene, caryophyllene and myrcene are the three listed terpenes, which is pretty standard for any hybrid I’ve seen in the Ohio program. I had pain relief and I felt relaxed but I didn’t become sleepy or unmotivated. Upon consuming four or five draws the effects lasted about a half hour or so.
If you are okay with using botanical vapes with non-cannabis derived terpenes and oil extracted with CO2, butane, propane and ethanol, the UB Good vapes are a budget-friendly option. I won’t be going out of my way to get them due to their harshness and super botanical nature.
I am also not a huge fan of the new UB Good disposable design, as I feel like I am clicking too many buttons and taking too many hits just to realize the vape had turned off automatically. It would really just take some time to adjust to, but I think I’d rather spend my time consuming better vapes that aren’t as harsh.
I gave the UB Good Banana Split Half Gram Disposable a 7 for taste, 7 for harshness, 6 for strength, 4 for smell strength and 30 minutes for length of medical effects.
Serving size: 10mg is a 10 second inhale. 50 servings per disposable. Extraction method: CO2, butane, propane, ethanol.
Manufactured by One Orijin LLC on 10/03/2024, tested 10/08/2024 by North Coast, packaged 10/12/2024, first consumed 12/14/2024, last hit taken 12/20/2024, expires 10/02/2025.
