This past weekend I attended the 10th annual Cleveland Pinball & Arcade Show in Independence, Ohio. With over 100 games all set to free play, this is an event I try to attend each year. This time I came equipped with a Certified FL Sunrise sativa pre-roll to get me in the zone.
When I popped open the opaque black plastic tube I was greeted with a light citrusy scent. The joint had no branding or logos on the tip. The unbleached paper was made from wood pulp.
The densely-packed bat weighed 1.28 grams with crutch included. The plant material looked good, with no visible stems or unwanted matter.
Certified FL Sunrise Sativa Pre-Roll 21.5% THC
Upon sparking the single serve unit, I was glad to see that the ash color was very light.
The ash wasn’t dark, which was nice.
The harshness was low and the flavor was large. Although Limonene was listed as the fourth terpene, I still detected a predominantly citrusy taste. There was 2.36 mg/g of Ocimene, which is also known to be a citrusy terpene, and 4.49 mg/g of Myrcene, which is the terpene that helps give mangoes their taste.
I did not have to re-light the joint at all during the ten-minute session. The unit burned evenly and produced a nice oil ring around the cherry.
Oil ring around the FL Sunrise pre-rollI used a torch lighter to spark the jib.All good things must come to an end.
The medical effects from the FL Sunrise pre-roll were undoubtedly strong. The combination of myrcene, caryophyllene, ocimene and limonene along with the respectable THC percentage put me where I needed to be when it came time to play pinball. I was able to focus on the fun while feeling pain-free and at ease.
Grippin’ the flippersFrank was on hand for photo ops
I would definitely buy another Certified pre-roll if given the opportunity. The FL Sunrise joint burned slow and even, had a nice taste and packed an effective medical punch. Hopefully I get to try one of their infused pre-rolls at some point.
I gave the Certified FL Sunrise sativa pre-roll an 8/10 for taste, 3/10 for harshness, 7/10 for strength, 6/10 for smell strength and 60 to 75 minutes for length of medical effects.
Ingredients: Ground cannabis flower, brown cone (unbleached wood pulp and organic arabic gum), paper filter/crutch.
Total THC 21.5%, Delta-9 THC 0.71%, Delta-9 THCa 23.7%. Total CBD 0.05%, CBDa 0.06%.
I am not a fan of the winter months. The cold air dries my skin. The slushy ground dampens my shoes. If it wasn’t for weed I would bellow the blues.
One literal bright spot about winter time is the holiday display lights people affix to their homes. Despite their questionable energy demands upon the power grid, it’s comforting to see illuminated decorations during the holidays. Some groups of people go all out and decorate large industrial buildings while others band together and create multi-house displays.
This past season my brother Kenny and I decided to take a Christmas lights tour in order to see the best displays Cleveland had to offer. December 15th, 2024 was the date we embarked upon this quest.
Someone had a giant Ralphie from A Christmas Story blowup figurine in their front yard. It was two stories tall!
Kenny found a Christmas lights map on a Facebook page called Northeast Ohio Family Fun. He also researched information on ClevelandTraveler.com. He loaded up a pro wrestling theme song playlist on his car radio and off we went to our first stop, NELA Park, which is owned by General Electric Lighting. It’s the world’s first industrial park and was the location of many important discoveries in the field of lighting.
If you can’t park in one of the few front visitor spots there is really nowhere to park. Everything else was gated off. Across the street there is a GAS USA location which offers hot corned beef sandwiches. GAS USA should be the name of a weed strain.
We made it to East Cleveland and parked at NELA around 5:45 pm. It had already gotten dark outside. The weather was 42 degrees with some slight rain.
NELA Park featured a lot of pre-made displays with wooden cutouts. There were also some huge arrangements such as the 100 year anniversary candle atop the building. I appreciated the large variety of colors incorporated within the displays.
100 years is a long time.
The setup was somewhat underwhelming but still worth visiting. There were no flashing lights, animation or music incorporated anywhere. Most of the displays were behind fences, so you couldn’t walk through the lighting configurations. You could only stroll in front of them. The Ho Ho Ho Santa-Hat Bungalow was the only interactive element to the display.
KennyBill holding up the Christmas tree
There was a small amount of other people at NELA Park looking at the lights. It wasn’t much of an active scene. I’m sure the rain didn’t help with that. NELA park was a good stop to make in regards to completing the holiday lights tour but I wouldn’t say it was a must-see attraction. Its overall rating was a 6 out of 10, above average but not a required pilgrimage.
Trolley time!This was the most impressive element to the display.
On the way to the next stop I missed a few real good shots of huge downtown Cleveland buildings with cool lighting. I did manage to snap a few shots of Progressive Field. There are several dispensaries near the ballpark: The Landing, RISE, Shangri-La, Therapy, The Botanist, Nectar, Insa and Citizen by Klutch.
There are several dispensaries near the ballpark.Dispensaries near Progressive Field: The Landing, RISE, Shangri-La, Therapy, The Botanist, Nectar, Citizen and Insa.
The second stop on the tour was Strongsville Town Square. Apparently this place called Pleasant Hills Church was on the holiday lights list. They had a small outdoor display, but inside they were supposed to have a full-on light show with interactive Christmas-themed rooms.
As we entered the church this is what we saw.I snapped a shot with the cutout.
My brother and I entered the main worship hall and found an empty pew. The light show began just as we sat down. It turned out to be underwhelming with bad music and low-budget wizardry. I took some video but it is so boring that I didn’t bother to upload it and include it in the article.
I was expecting Christmas-themed rooms to walk through, not quite this. It wasn’t a big deal though. The people at the church were friendly. The second stop on the lights tour got a 2 out of 10 rating. It was a waste of time. You can’t win ’em all.
As I sat in the pew the song High in Church came to mind. Rest in Peace to Trevor Moore.
On the way to Strongsville Town Center I saw a house with Santa aliens in the front yard but sadly didn’t snap the shot in time. As we passed by I got a few shots of these holiday houses.
Next we went to Strongsville Town Center. There were several large displays, a big purple tree and a Grinch up in a high tower. It was an immersive walk through experience. I gave it a 7 out of 10. It lacked of audio and animation but I appreciated the large-scale effort and attention to detail.
The final stop on the 2024 holiday lights tour was Crown Point Parkway in Strongsville. This annual multi-home lighting arrangement has been featured on The Great Christmas Light Fight TV show. On the way there we drove past the highly-regarded restaurant known as Honeygrow. Sadly it was closed at the time.
Crown Point Parkway was holiday overkill. There were dozens of animated displays with synchronized music and flashing lights. During certain hours, live musicians perform and a man dressed as Santa hands out hot cocoa to people walking around the cul-de-sac. I gave Crown Point Parkway a 9 out of 10 for their daunting display of holiday detail.
There were more stops on the list but it was getting late and we were getting hungry. On the way home we had no choice but to stop for food. The only place open was Wal-Mart. In the snack section we saw an old classic, blue raspberry gummy sharks. When we got home we had a close encounter of the 26% kind with the UFOG strain from Old Pal!
It could just be me reminiscing with rose-colored glasses but it seems like a greater number of residents would light up their homes for Christmas in years past. Nonetheless, it’s entertaining to see the efforts people put forth with their holiday decorations. The only time I will truly be impressed is when I see green lights on a home for 420 or golden lights on a house for 710.
I am not a fan of the winter months. The cold air dries my skin. The slushy ground dampens my shoes. If it wasn’t for weed I would bellow the blues.
One literal bright spot about winter time is the holiday display lights people affix to their homes. Despite their questionable energy demands upon the power grid, it’s comforting to see illuminated decorations during the holidays. Some groups of people go all out and decorate large industrial buildings while others band together and create multi-house displays.
This past season my brother Kenny and I decided to take a Christmas lights tour in order to see the best displays Cleveland had to offer. December 15th, 2024 was the date we embarked upon this quest.
Someone had a giant Ralphie from A Christmas Story blowup figurine in their front yard. It was two stories tall!
Kenny found a Christmas lights map on a Facebook page called Northeast Ohio Family Fun. He also researched information on ClevelandTraveler.com. He loaded up a pro wrestling theme song playlist on his car radio and off we went to our first stop, NELA Park, which is owned by General Electric Lighting. It’s the world’s first industrial park and was the location of many important discoveries in the field of lighting.
If you can’t park in one of the few front visitor spots there is really nowhere to park. Everything else was gated off. Across the street there is a GAS USA location which offers hot corned beef sandwiches. GAS USA should be the name of a weed strain.
We made it to East Cleveland and parked at NELA around 5:45 pm. It had already gotten dark outside. The weather was 42 degrees with some slight rain.
NELA Park featured a lot of pre-made displays with wooden cutouts. There were also some huge arrangements such as the 100 year anniversary candle atop the building. I appreciated the large variety of colors incorporated within the displays.
100 years is a long time.
The setup was somewhat underwhelming but still worth visiting. There were no flashing lights, animation or music incorporated anywhere. Most of the displays were behind fences, so you couldn’t walk through the lighting configurations. You could only stroll in front of them. The Ho Ho Ho Santa-Hat Bungalow was the only interactive element to the display.
KennyBill holding up the Christmas tree
There was a small amount of other people at NELA Park looking at the lights. It wasn’t much of an active scene. I’m sure the rain didn’t help with that. NELA park was a good stop to make in regards to completing the holiday lights tour but I wouldn’t say it was a must-see attraction. Its overall rating was a 6 out of 10, above average but not a required pilgrimage.
Trolley time!This was the most impressive element to the display.
On the way to the next stop I missed a few real good shots of huge downtown Cleveland buildings with cool lighting. I did manage to snap a few shots of Progressive Field.
There are several dispensaries near the ballpark.Dispensaries near Progressive Field: The Landing, RISE, Shangri-La, Therapy, The Botanist, Nectar and Insa.
The second stop on the tour was Strongsville Town Square. Apparently this place called Pleasant Hills Church was on the holiday lights list. They had a small outdoor display, but inside they were supposed to have a full-on light show with interactive Christmas-themed rooms.
As we entered the church this is what we saw.I snapped a shot with the cutout.
My brother and I entered the main worship hall and found an empty pew. The light show began just as we sat down. It turned out to be underwhelming with bad music and low-budget wizardry. I took some video but it is so boring that I didn’t bother to upload it and include it in the article.
I was expecting Christmas-themed rooms to walk through, not quite this. It wasn’t a big deal though. The people at the church were friendly. The second stop on the lights tour got a 2 out of 10 rating. It was a waste of time. You can’t win ’em all.
As I sat in the pew the song High in Church came to mind. Rest in Peace to Trevor Moore.
On the way to Strongsville Town Center I saw a house with Santa aliens in the front yard but sadly didn’t snap the shot in time. As we passed by I got a few shots of these holiday houses.
Next we went to Strongsville Town Center. There were several large displays, a big purple tree and a Grinch up in a high tower. It was an immersive walk through experience. I gave it a 7 out of 10. It lacked of audio and animation but I appreciated the large-scale effort and attention to detail.
The final stop on the 2024 holiday lights tour was Crown Point Parkway in Strongsville. This annual multi-home lighting arrangement has been featured on The Great Christmas Light Fight TV show. On the way there we drove past the highly-regarded restaurant known as Honeygrow. Sadly it was closed at the time.
Crown Point Parkway was holiday overkill. There were dozens of animated displays with synchronized music and flashing lights. During certain hours, live musicians perform and a man dressed as Santa hands out hot cocoa to people walking around the cul-de-sac. I gave Crown Point Parkway a 9 out of 10 for their daunting display of holiday detail.
There were more stops on the list but it was getting late and we were getting hungry. On the way home we had no choice but to stop for food. The only place open was Wal-Mart. In the snack section we saw an old classic, blue raspberry gummy sharks. When we got home we had a close encounter of the 26% kind with the UFOG strain from Old Pal!
It could just be me reminiscing with rose-colored glasses but it seems like a greater number of residents would light up their homes for Christmas in years past. Nonetheless, it’s entertaining to see the efforts people put forth with their holiday decorations. The only time I will truly be impressed is when I see green lights on a home for 420 or golden lights on a house for 710.
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A staple in the scene for well over a decade, Flower City is the number one place to go for heady glass in Northeast Ohio. You’ll marvel at rare pieces from world-famous glassblowers and find mid-priced spoons and chillums that will be cherished for a lifetime.
Danny Zhang’s Flower City Gift Shop is located in the Asian Plaza on Payne Avenue in East Cleveland. If you can’t find open parking spots in the plaza’s front lot you can park nearby on the street, but I can usually find a space with no issues.
Danny Zhang’s parents opened the boutique in 1994 as a general gift shop. In the 2000’s Danny modernized the store by introducing heady glass, premium smoking accessories and hard-to-find trinkets. These unique gifts include rare plushies, powerful Demer Box Bluetooth speakers, rig and bong cases, butane cans, Glob Mops, vinyl records, cassettes, CDs, Puff Pendys Melts candles, teas and coffees, action figures, trendy clothing, swords, knives, throwing stars, and much more.
If you get the chance to speak with Danny while you’re at the shop, you’re in for a treat. He is personable and friendly with a genuine passion for quality glass. The Flower City Online Store features many of the products you’ll find in-shop.
Near the entrance to the Asia Plaza you’ll find an officially branded Flower City Gift Shop vending machine that sells smoke accessories 24/7, even when the store is closed. That is how much Danny Zhang has your back.
As of October 2025, Danny has opened a new Hi-Fi analog Listening Bar at 3528 Payne Ave! It is open on weekends 5 pm to closing time, which can vary.
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Thousands of dollars worth of unique glass in each caseSquirrel dab rig, not for saleYoda dab rigThis is a functional pipeOpal-infused pendys from the world’s top glassblowersThis is a functional rigOpal-infused pendys from the world’s top glassblowersBill’s Bug Blog sticker at the entranceHere is the shop entrance within the Asia Plaza“Hashlips” Harry Hughes sticker at the entranceAcross the street you’ll see the Galaxy Karaoke Bar. I’ve been there once, it was wild.Here is the entrance to the Cleveland Asia Plaza on Payne Ave.
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