I’ve heard feedback from several readers of Bill’s Bud Blog that I need to review more edibles. These products usually don’t do anything for me, so I often spend my money elsewhere.
However, while at Nectar in Euclid I noticed they had a bunch of months-old edibles priced at 50% off. I had never seen Lake Effect Lemonade before, so I thought I’d give it a try.
This THC-infused lemonade powder was manufactured by Lighthouse Sciences. On the package it doesn’t say anything about the THC being nanoemulsified, but it has a logo that says “Powered by TiME INFUSION”.
The TiME INFUSION website says “Traditional edibles have problems, and “nano” is not the answer. We’ve defined the fast-acting and premium effects category with effective, great tasting, and scalable solutions for manufacturers and brands.” Apparently they sell products to cannabis processers that allow raw flower, distillate, and concentrates to be converted into edible form.
I grabbed an empty bottle. I added eight ounces of premium reverse-osmosis water and used the provided spoon to shovel four scoops of powder into my bottle. I shook the bottle until the mix had fully dissolved.
The lemonade tasted pretty good. It had a light sweetness to it and wasn’t overly sugary. I detected absolutely zero weed flavor.
An hour after consumption I felt no medical effects. Two hours later I realized that the lemonade didn’t work for me.
A few days later I took a double dose with 16 ounces of water and eight scoops of lemonade mix. I didn’t feel any effects.
Although this experiment was a bust, I learned that nanoemulsification is not the only way to infuse THC into liquid. I also gained some insight into one of the reasons why edibles might not work well for me. The THC in this powder mix was extracted using butane. When I eat edibles made with distillate I don’t get much effect, but I did feel something from those Kiva Terra Milk Chocolate bites made with ice hash.
It seems as if distillate doesn’t work well for me in edible form. However, the ice hash combined with the cocoa butter in the Kiva chocolates seemed to be more medically effective. Everyone’s body is different in terms of how they’ll react to cannabis in its various preparations.
I gave the Lake Effect Lemonade Mix a 5 for taste, 2 for harshness, 0 for strength, 4 for smell strength (the powder smelled like lemonade) and 0 minutes for length of medical effects.
I avoid buying edibles because they typically don’t give me much of an effect. Gummies, even high doses of 50 to 200 milligrams, don’t seem to do much to me. I took 300 milligrams of UB Good capsules and felt nothing but a bit of tiredness.
It’s strange though, because there’s been times where edibles have worked for me. Years ago I had a buddy who made some infused sugar cookies and they were the most powerful edibles I’ve ever had. The cookies were in the shape of weed leaves, and eating just one piece of those things would get me medicated. An entire cookie was an hours-long, mildly psychedelic experience.
Infused chocolates seem to work better for me than gummies. Depending on the brand and dosage, chocolates can also be hit or miss, but I’ve had much better luck with chocolate than pectin or gelatin. Maybe it has something to do with the fat that’s in the cocoa butter helping to better absorb the THC into my body.
Last year I ate an entire 100 milligram Kiva Blackberry Dark Chocolate bar before a game of putt-putt and definitely felt the effects. There used to be a processor here in Ohio called Garden Society that would make excellent infused chocolates I’d buy from AYR Wellness in Woodmere and Ohio Cannabis Company in Canton. I’ve also had medical morsels from Standard Wellness, including a 100 milligram S’more Marshmallow Graham Cracker Milk Chocolate bar that didn’t last longer than one sitting.
This past weekend I was going to visit the newly-opened AYR Wellness in Streetsboro, but after browsing their limited menu with unimpressive prices, I found myself at Nectar in Euclid. This dispensary is open from 7 in the morning to 11 at night365 days a year!
Nectar is known for heavy discounts, and my most recent visit didn’t disappoint. They had 40% and 50% off of a bunch of stuff, including Certified 510 carts, Klutch 510 carts, disposables and many different flowers and edibles. They even allowed for discounts on Certified iKrushers, which isn’t something you see everywhere.
Other than the parking, the only thing that sucks about Nectar is the fact that it’s in Cuyahoga County, so for non-medical purchases you have to pay an additional county tax on top of your recreational and sales tax. Three taxes to many. Medical patients are spared from the recreational tax but must submit to county and sales taxes during each transaction.
While at Nectar I picked up a few edibles I’ll be reviewing for the site for 420 season, including this tin of Kiva Terra Milk Chocolate Blueberry Bites by Klutch. They were not labeled sativa, indica or hybrid. There was 94.86 milligrams of THC in the entire tin, which housed twenty 4.743 milligram pieces of chocolate.
The edibles didn’t smell weedy. They smelled like chocolate. I noticed that some of the pieces were slightly bigger than others.
Each ball was stamped with a little white THC! symbol that was barely readable. When I saw the ingredients that went into producing that white stamp, which I listed at the bottom of this article, I wished they had passed on it!
For general safety though, it’s good to know there is THC in the chocolate you’re eating. As an alternative, maybe they could stamp the THC! symbol as an indent pressed down into the chocolate. Perhaps the reason they used the white ink was because they physically weren’t able to press an indent onto the sphere.
I had eaten twelve Terras by the time I took this photo.
The chocolates had a nice soft consistency and slightly tasted of cannabis. Inside of each piece was a delicious blueberry filling that made it difficult to stop eating! There were no blueberry seeds or skins. The chocolates reminded me of those Brookside treats I used to eat by the bagful until I got too many cavities and had to stop.
The cannabis extract inside of the Terras was removed from the plant with ice water. This explains why I didn’t taste any sort of solvent or butane while chewing these things. They should advertise on the front packaging that Terras contain solventless extract!
The medical effects seemed to hit me quick. I was on an empty stomach but it still surprised me how fast I felt the first four Terras, which in total contained about 18.972 milligrams of THC. I was medicated within ten or fifteen minutes and the effects lasted about three hours. My chronic pain faded into the background but I did feel kind of tired, which could have been due to a lack of sleep the night before.
I was surprised how much medical effect I got out of eating just four of these things at once. I had a head buzz along with a bit of a body high. The medical effects definitely felt like I had eaten an edible as opposed to inhaling a flower toke or breathing in a hash dab.
When the effects wore off I ate another four Terras but I didn’t seem to get as medicated as the first dose. The next day I ate another batch of four and felt medicated for a few hours.
If the price was right and I was in the mood for edibles I would purchase this product again. They got me more medicated than I thought they would.
I gave the 100 Milligram Kiva Terra Milk Chocolate Blueberry Bites an 8 for taste, 2 for harshness, 7 for strength, 5 for smell strength (they smelled chocolatey, not weedy) and 180 minutes for length of medical effects.
Milk chocolate blueberry bites, edible for oral administration, extracted using ice water. Net weight: 34g. Serving size: 1.7g (1 piece). Servings per container: 20.
Total THC 94.86mg, Delta-9 THC 94.86mg, CBD 0%.
Feedback@KlutchCannabis.com. Manufactured by Klutch Cannabis on 06/20/2024, tested 07/26/2024 by North Coast, packaged on 08/22/2024, first consumed on 03/30/2025, expires 06/20/2025.
Contains milk and soy. Made in a facility that also manufactures products containing wheat.
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 seems like not too long ago you’d only see flower products from King City Gardens. I always wondered when they would branch out. They’ve now expanded their offerings to include 510 carts, disposable vapes and gummies.
As a budtender, it is my sworn duty to consume as many cannabis products as I can in order to inform you, the patient, about the nuances of these wares. Because of this, I picked up a 1 gram King City Gardens liquid diamonds disposable to experience its function and effects.
It seems as if King City released these liquid diamonds disposables as a response to the mega-popular iKrushers from Certified Cultivators. Both King City and Certified’s products feature liquid diamond BHO, but King City’s product has botanical terpenes while the iKrushers do not.
For what it’s worth, on the dispensary menu and packaging, the King City liquid diamonds disposable doesn’t contain the word “live”, but the iKrusher specifically has the word “live” in front of their liquid diamond disposable.
The Certified iKrusher label says it contains “Butane and propane extracted live cannabis resin”. It doesn’t say anything about added terpenes. Some iKrushers also contain CBD isolate. The King City disposable label says it is “Processed with pure N-butane. Contains cannabis extract, CBD and natural flavors (Lime Sherbet Punch terpene strain profile).”
Edit: A few days after writing this article I had a chance encounter with a King City brand rep. She told me that the King City Liquid Diamond disposables are indeed made from cured flower, therefore their liquid diamonds are not “live”.
The rep explained that they use butane to extract hash oil from cured flower and then put that BHO under pressure to create diamonds. They then liquify those diamonds and add botanical terpenes from non-cannabis plants to make up for the lack of terps due to the use of cured flower as opposed to flash-frozen fresh harvest cannabis.
The King City Gardens 1 gram Lime Sherbet Punch Liquid Diamonds disposable came packaged in a black opaque mylar baggie with a childproof zip lock. The device was 2 and 3/4 inches long and about a half inch wide at its largest point. As you can see in the image below it was shaped to fit nicely in the palm of your hand, kind of like one of those CCELL Palm 510 batteries.
The bottom of the device had a USB-C recharge port. I charged the device on a wall charger and the oil didn’t taste burnt afterwards. I never had any issues with the battery running out while out in the field.
There was an oil level window on the right side of the device underneath the mouthpiece. It lit up while charging and taking a draw!
Each flavor contains a different color King City lion logo and “KCG” graffiti. The Lime Sherbet Punch had light green branding.
There were no buttons on the vape. Each draw was breath-activated. To my knowledge there was only one temperature setting and I am not sure what it was. The oil didn’t taste burnt or hot, so the temp must have been fairly low.
While looking at the oil through the window I noticed a clearish golden yellow color. It was thick and took a long time to shift around when the vape was laid down on its side, which in my opinion is a good thing.
Unlike the iKrusher, the King City liquid diamonds disposable didn’t smell like cannabis. I really enjoyed the sharp smell and taste of its lime terpenes. The oil was smooth during my inhale but upon exhaling I would often cough, sneeze or produce phlegm. It was noticeably harsher than the iKrusher’s ultra-graceful weedy exhale, probably because of the botanical terpenes.
While the inhale was a bit air-heavy like most disposables, I was happy with the function of the King City liquid diamonds disposable. The package said a 7 second inhale gave you a 14 milligram dose of product. I usually took 3 to 4 second draws to avoid coughing too much. After a few hits in a row I could usually tamper down on the coughing.
I did not experience leaking or clogging with this device. The mouthpiece didn’t get sticky and the airflow remained consistent throughout the disposable’s lifespan. There have been times where iKrushers have clogged and even stopped working on me with oil remaining, so I was happy with the function of the King City liquid diamond disposable.
At 75% THC this device packed a nice medical punch. After a few solid draws I felt sufficiently Selassified. The oil seemed to last a long time. It would have been nice to count the number of draws I took on this thing but I toked away for several days while the device held strong.
After some time with this new vape I gave it a good rating. I would not only buy this device again buy I’d also like to try the other flavors. I still think the iKrusher has smoother, better tasting oil, but if you don’t mind botanical terpenes you’ll probably enjoy these King City liquid diamond disposables.
Edit: I later bought a Watermelon Zkittlez King City liquid diamond disposable and it did not work. Upon inhale, the light on the device would illuminate, but no vapor was produced. I had to return it. Upon return, the budtender told me the dispensary was having a lot of performance issues with these devices.
I gave this vape a 7 for taste, 6 for harshness, 7 for strength, 6 for smell strength and 30 to 45 minutes for length of medical effects.
Filled with cannabis extract, CBD and natural flavors (Lime Sherbet Punch terpene strain profile) for vaporization. Processed with pure N-butane.
Dose: 14mg per 7 second inhale. Net weight: 1 gram.
Manufactured by CannAscend Ohio Processing 01/24/2025, tested 01/28/2025 by North Coast, packaged 01/30/2025, first consumed 02/13/2025, expires 01/23/2026.
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.
According to Wikipedia, progressive rock is defined as a genre by the following:
Prog rock is based on fusions of styles, approaches and genres, involving a continuous move between formalism and eclecticism. Due to its historical reception, the scope of progressive rock is sometimes limited to a stereotype of long solos, long albums, fantasy lyrics, grandiose stage sets and costumes, and an obsessive dedication to technical skill.
My favorite prog rock band, Transatlantic, certainly fits within that definition. While they don’t dress up in costumes or decorate their stages with elaborate sets, they’re known for long, complex songs with inspirational lyrics and memorable melodies. The musicians in Transatlantic are experts in seamlessly blending musical styles and time signatures.
Click play on the above video to hear Bill’s favorite song, Into The Blue!
All of Transatlantic’s albums are excellent. Kaleidoscope remains my favorite despite it being my introduction to the band.
Back in 2014, Best Buy was one of the last stores selling audio CDs on shelves. Every time I’d get some extra cash I’d browse the selection and choose something new.
I think it was the colorful album cover that initially caught my eye. I noticed that Kaleidoscope was on Metal Blade Records, which was a label I trusted. The release was also a 2-disk set, meaning I’d get two CDs for the price of one. Without knowing anything about the band, I went ahead and bought the album.
At first I was surprised with what I heard because Metal Blade is known for heavier stuff. I quickly realized this was a prog album. Not to say there aren’t some heavier sections of the album, especially during Into The Blue, but this was not a typical Metal Blade release.
It didn’t take me long to learn that all five songs on the main disk are incredible. The first track, Into The Blue, has become my favorite song of all time.
Into The Blue starts out slow but takes you on an expedition that spans several genres and emotions. At 25 minutes and 13 seconds long, the tune gets me through most of my drive to work. If you like this song, be sure to check out other Transatlantic songs such as All Of The Above, Duel With The Devil, Suite Charlotte Pike, Mystery Train and Swing High, Swing Low.
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.
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