Four Twenty is time for bongs, bowls and fries. Prohi- bitionists cry. Many stoners get high. I spark me a light, smoke ’till my mouth is dry. These OCB papers? They always burn right. They’re
made from rice paper. Don’t steal my red stapler. It’s five o’ clock somewhere; four twenty is safer. I use a hemp wick to avoid butane flavor. My best friend gives me hash! A wonderful favor.
Glass pipes and bong rigs are put to good usage. My mind’s in a haze, but my vision is lucid. The colors and sounds are enhanced. I’m secluded with- in a hotbox. The air is diluted with
bong smoke and hash vapor. What an attraction! Large, round black pupils perceive all the action. Myrcene and pinene engulf my olfaction. Rez-coated fingers pack bowls and roll fat ones.
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.
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.
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.
The other day when browsing my local marijuana menu I noticed a new product, HASH (Holistic And Spiritual Health) 510 carts. They are a reasonably-priced full gram of live resin processed with pure n-Butane by CannAscend Ohio.
It’s been tough to find full gram live resin or rosin carts, as most of the carts here in Ohio are half gram or .84 grams at best. I figured since they were calling themselves HASH it better be good, so I decided to review the hybrid Propane variety as it sounded the gassiest.
At the time I was disappointed with the cart I had on my battery. It was an FRX (Farmaceutical RX) .5 gram J23 Live Terpene Infused 510 Cart, and it tasted old and bitter. The oil color was dark yellow and almost orange. It was extracted with propane and butane and had an expiration date of 12/28/2024 which was only a few weeks from the date of purchase.
The term “Live Terpene” is a bit misleading. The J23 cart’s ingredients list cannabis distillate, live resin terpenes and hemp-derived CBD isolate.
So that means the FRX J23 Live Terpene cart is a distillate cart extracted with propane/butane that is infused with “live resin terpenes”, which I suppose are terpenes from a live resin extraction but not the actual THC itself. The J23’s THC was supplied from a harsh propane/butane distillate. They even used CBD derived from hemp and not marijuana in this Frankenstein of a cartridge.
The HASH Propane cart had oil with a fresh looking, bright yellow color. The hue reminded me of Fire Rock’s Pacific Gold and Woodward cured resin carts. I wish the oil would look like this in all of the carts that I buy!
Here is an oil color comparison. On the left you’ll see the HASH Propane Live Resin cart on the ProPen. On the right lies the FRX J23 Live Terpene Distillate cart atop my old-school workhorse 510 battery from 2009.
The HASH cart lists “pure n-Butane” as the solvent and does not include any added terpenes or CBD. This means that the HASH cart is not rosin since there was a solvent used to pry the trichomes from the nugs.
Since it is basically BHO inside of the HASH cart, terpenes were preserved during extraction. This is in opposition to the J23 cart which was distillate, a highly refined form of THC devoid of terpenes. That’s why the live terpenes needed to be added to the J23 distillate for flavor and additional medical effects.
The HASH Propane cart tasted incredibly fresh and I gave it a 10 for flavor. It was very hashy, super gassy and remarkably clean. There was a slight hint of sweetness and fruitiness. I’m not sure if I have ever given anything else a 10 out of 10 for taste, and I have so far rated and reviewed 305 items for my Cannabinoid Compendium. It’s a title I seldom bestow and only do so after careful consideration.
The aftertaste was a rare experience to behold and appreciate. I found myself wanting to hit this cart just to enjoy the fantastic flavor. During ingestion there was barely a hint of harshness, you couldn’t even tell you were hitting the thing.
I set my E-Zone ProPen battery to 2.7 volts during use. This is my preferred battery for 510 carts. I love how it features a button for heat activation. For me, breath-activated batteries seem to leave a little bit of vapor in the chamber after each draw. With button-based batteries you can let go of the button a second or two before finishing your draw, allowing you to clear the chamber of any remaining vapor.
The E-Zone ProPen is based on a 400 mAh Yocan Kodo Pro Box Mod. It has a preheat function and resettable puff counter to see how many hits you’ve taken. It also lets you adjust your voltage from 1.8 to 4.2 volts in increments of a tenth of a volt. This allows you to really dial in the optimal temperature for each individual cart you use!
The battery’s maximum draw time per hit is 15 seconds, which is generous and maybe even excessive. To reset the ProPen’s puff counter, hold the main button and – button at the same time for a few seconds. I do this when starting a new cart to track the number of hits it takes me to finish the cart. To activate the ProPen’s preheat ability, click the main button twice.
The HASH Propane cart didn’t burn up unreasonably fast, but I was sad to see it go regardless. The one gram nature definitely helped it last longer. It did not leak.
Its medical effects were very powerful. It got me much more medicated than the J23 Live Resin Cart from FRX, or any distillate cart I’ve had recently.
I have a two-ton tolerance, and even vapes like Certified Flex Disposables and Buckeye Botanical Distillate Carts will leave me feeling less than medicated. However, the Propane Live Resin Cart was the fuego fuel I have been looking for.
It didn’t leave me feeling sleepy or lethargic. I felt uplifted, energized and sociable for over an hour. The only real downside to this cart was the fact that is smells pretty loud. This is to be expected with live resin and rosin, and given the pure taste, I am willing to compromise smell for flavor.
I gave the HASH Propane One Gram Live Resin 510 Cart a 10 out of 10 for taste, 2 for harshness, 9 for strength, 8 for smell strength and 60+ minutes for length of medical effects.
Here is what the packaging says about the product.
Propane 510 cartridge filled with live resin for vaporization. Processed with pure n-Butane.
Dose: 14mg per 7 second inhale. Net weight: 1 gram.
If you need to find some good tasting, potent bud, ask Mike from Bloom what he recommends. The other day he mentioned he was impressed with the White Runtz 25.9% THC hybrid from Kynd, which is a cross of the classic strains ZLZ and Gelato.
The flower was packaged in an opaque bag which allowed no light to pass through. While I appreciated the fact light wasn’t able to degrade the bud’s THCa, I always like to see what I’m buying.
I’ve been burned before when I wasn’t able to see the buds before purchase. However, I trusted Mike’s word. I also recalled the time I got a strain called Parma’s Delight from Kynd that I was super impressed with. I went ahead and purchased a 5.66 of White Runtz.
This stuff smelled strong! When I opened the bag I was welcomed with an earthy, skunky scent. I noticed hints of glue and gas. The nose on these buds makes you want to break them up and smoke them! And break them up and smoke them I did.
My fifth weighed 5.62 grams. The buds were small but not dry. Through a grinder they broke up with integrity and produced no dust. When broken up with fingers they were fluffy and separated with ease. The flower wasn’t very sticky and didn’t have many visible trichomes. Instead of shiny trikes the bud had sort of a dusty pollen all over it.
Many colors were abundant. In addition to the overall medium-green color I noticed hints of purple and spots with dark green. There was a little bit of stemmage but the flower was trimmed tight and contained lots of bud. I would call this stuff popcorn or smalls but since it broke down nice and had small stemmage I was still pleased.
The nuggies were pretty dense but still had some squish to them. There was a softness to these buds that I came to appreciate. They burned at a nice slow pace and produced a very white-colored ash. I’d recommend this flower for packing, rolling and vaping. You really can’t go wrong since it smelled great, wasn’t dry and it broke down evenly with little effort.
The taste was truly something to behold. While I mostly noticed the classic taste of skunky marijuana, there was definitely some candy-like fruitiness to the flavor. I noticed hints of citrus on the tongue after each exhale. This is the kind of stuff I’ll smoke just to enjoy the funky flavor.
Not only did the stuff taste skunky and sweet but the high was strong and satisfying. The buzz wasn’t overly powerful but it was an hour long uplifting experience that allowed me to forget my pain and tackle the tasks at hand.
Upon consumption, the White Runtz from Kynd left the room smelling weedy and floral. If you’re looking for something tasty to roll that will burn slow and give you a nice jolt of energy, search for this strain at your local Ohio dispensary.
I gave the White Runtz from Kynd an 8 for taste, 2 for harshness, 7 for strength, 8 for smell strength, and 60 or more minutes for length of medical effects. The packaging was destroyed before I was able to record the terpene information and harvest date, but the strain is high in limonene, linalool, myrcene and caryophyllene.
Another one of these new Galenas offerings I’ve been wanting to try is the Moroccan Peaches. It’s a 27.90% THC hybrid high in limonene, linalool and caryophyllene. Not only was the name enticing but the buds looked good through the bottom of the bag. My tenth weighed 3.03 grams with the only stems being those found within the middle of the well-trimmed buds.
The lineage on this one is listed different on the front and back of the bag. Printed on the front alongside the graphics it says Peaches x Lemon Tree x Skorange. On the back of the bag, the white sticker with all of the THC and terp info says Spanish Barbara x Lemon Tree Skorange. Maybe those two lineages are actually the same lineage written in two different ways, I’m not sure.
The custom bag for this strain is awesome. The front has the Galenas wizards sitting outdoors in Morocco holding peaches in their hand. There is custom artwork on the back of the bag that features a Moroccan cityscape with birds flying above. Inside of the bag you’ll find a shiny surface with repeated prints of the Galenas wizard heads.
The artwork personalizes the product and gives it a unique identity, kind of like an album cover. I thought Ohio marijuana packaging laws disallowed cool graphics and cartoonish characters, but somehow Galenas seems to get around this. It would be nice to see other companies use awesome branding in the way that Galenas does. I have seen some Standard Farms bags with cool graphics, so maybe it’s just a matter of getting the artwork approved by some sort of pied piper.
When I tore open the top and unleashed the scent I was honestly taken aback by what I smelled. It was a very light, peachy odor. Fruity, but not overpoweringly fruity. Not gassy or skunky. It almost didn’t even smell like cannabis. I perceived these scents in the following order: peach, orange, and marijuana. The smell reminded me of that Simply Peach drink I used to buy once in a while.
Before opening this bag I had never smelled a peach marijuana strain. After consuming some I wondered if the marketing had fooled me into thinking the light orange citrus terps smelled like peaches. I’ve never smelled any marijuana quite like it which is an elusive quality when trying a new strain. The dominant terps are s-Limonene (5.770 mg/g), Linalool (2.530 mg/g) and b-Caryophyllene (2.530 mg/g).
There were fantastic flavonoids in this flower. It was mostly bright green with a few darker spots. There were lots of long orange pistils that stuck pretty close to the bud. The trim was terrific and tight with no extra stemmage or leaf. The Moroccan Peaches looked great when broken up sitting in a bowl waiting to be consumed.
The flower seemed slightly on the drier side and produced some dust when ran through a grinder. It was by no means terrible or anything. When squeezed, the buds gave an audible crunch. The only time I personally got something drier than this from Galenas was when I got some of their I-71 last year. It wasn’t horrible, but in the Cannabinoid Compendium I wrote “The I-71 is not offensively dry, but it was tinged dry.“
Breaking this stuff up by hand was a fantastic experience. Not only would most of the chunks slightly stick to my fingers, but there was a wonderful, subtle citrus aroma while doing so. I unearthed thousands of undisturbed trichomes as I peeled layer after layer of bud off the bone. Kiefy residue stuck to my hands. This flower rolled up nice and produced a full-bodied joint. It pretty much went poof in a water pipe but it made for a nice bowl.
The Moroccan Peaches burned at about medium speed and ashed light. If 1 was the slowest and 10 was the fastest, I’d say it burned at about 6. Joints seemed to burn average but the bowls kind of went quicker than normal. It could have been because the stuff tasted so good that I just took more hits in quicker succession.
The flavor and smell reminded me of an Agent Orange strain I sampled years ago but the Moroccan Peaches were a little less sharp. Not only did it taste sweet and smooth but there was a very low amount of harshness to the smoke.
This is not one of those heavy, dank strains. It’s unique. Even though the strain’s lineage contains Lemon Tree, I didn’t perceive a lemon smell or taste unless I really searched for it. If you like fruity citrus stuff and want something new you should check out the Moroccan Peaches.
I gave the Moroccan Peaches from Galenas an 8 for taste, 3 for harshness, 7 for strength, 6 for smell strength and 60 minutes for length of medical effects. The flower gave me strong hybrid vibes considering the large limonene and linalool content. It was relaxing yet I was able to focus. I couldn’t help but think of that song “Peaches” and sing “I’m movin’ to Galenas, gonna smoke Moroccan Peaches.”
Total THC 27.90%, Total CBD 0%, Delta-9 THC 0.48%, THCa 31.30%, CBGa 1.70%.
