I was cruising my local dispensary last week and asked if they had any flower high in CBD. I still have enough Harlequin and CBD Shark for one more batch of cannabis balm, and then I need replacement weed! Better get cracking.
The budtender, the person behind the counter, was a nice young woman who made me feel welcome. She pointed me to Harle-Tsu, which is bred by the Southern Humboldt Seed Collective. Harle-Tsu is a high-CBD hybrid cross between Harlequin and Sour Tsunami. The CBD to THC ratio is 20:1.
My Harle-Tsu was packaged and sold by Flow Kana, a company that buys cannabis from farmers in Northern California and then takes care of processing, packaging, marketing, etc. I assume other companies sell Harle-Tsu, but I’m not sure.
Anyway, it looked good to me! I bought one gram for $12. That’s about two small buds.
When I got home, I put some crushed up flower into my PAX 2 vaporizer and let it heat up. You can see in the photo how small the compartment is for the flower. The PAX is not designed for coneheads who want to do mass quantities. For me, it’s a convenient tool for microdosing without the hassle or potential breathing issues associated with smoking a joint.
Because the THC level is minimal, you’re unlikely to get high from this product. I took three or four hits from the vaporizer and felt a sense of calm and relaxation. I had been struggling with my previous blog post, but then all of the sudden I felt focused. I began to write.
If you are interested in the therapeutic benefits of cannabis or are just canna-curious, a high-CBD product is the way to go. I don’t think you can get Flow Kana products outside of California, but if you live in a state with legal cannabis, you should be able to ask for a high-CBD strain at your local dispensary.
Additionally, if you don’t want to invest in a vaporizer and don’t mind smoking, most dispensaries offer their products as pre-rolls. That’s the fancy new term for what we used to call a joint!
I like Harle-Tsu a lot and imagine I will be purchasing more to vape at “Hippie Hour” as well as for my next batch of cannabis balm.
While some readers live in states without legal cannabis or just aren’t interested in cannabis, others are experimenting with CBD-only products. Because I live in California, I have a wide selection of cannabis to choose from and enjoy the whole plant.
I learned more about the whole plant last year, when I attended Oaksterdam University and earned a certificate of achievement in cannabis education. Although CBD is powerful by itself, there is more power in the “entourage effect” of all the cannabinoids in the plant.
That’s why I don’t really mess with CBD-only products, but I am still quite curious and would love to hear about your experiences. Seems like the right product could be just as pleasant as Harle-Tsu for “Hippie Hour.”
I have only used a cream for pain from a neurogical disorder that causes certain muscles to always be active. It contains some THC. It eases the pain for about 10-15 minutes, which is not a lot for the cost. Since I live in a state where it’s illegal, I have to travel to get it, which adds to the cost. Not sure if it just doesn’t work for my particular issue, or I haven’t found the right stuff.
It’s hard to say. I use the cannabis cream twice a day on various body parts. I have neurological pain from my mastectomy, and if I miss a dose or two, I can feel the difference. Have you tried Penetrex? Arnica is the active ingredient. If I couldn’t do cannabis cream, that’s what I would use.
I haven’t. I have a friend who uses the arnica cream so maybe I’ll try hers. A pain doctor prescribed a magnesium suspension that is cheaper and works as well as the CBD/THC stuff, but still only 10-15 minutes.
My sister-in-law recently recommended a cannabis cream saying it was helping her feet and other parts of her body. I would love to try it but these products are not legal in our state. With all the good reports, I wish we had the opportunity to try it. My husband especially could benefit from it. I don’t know what our legislators are so afraid of.
It’s hard to understand cannabis prohibition today. Much of the holdover is a result of racism toward Mexicans, who were using it in the early 1900s. By the 30s, the propaganda against cannabis escalated, and the laws came with. Mexicans and African-Americans were disproportionately arrested for drug violations. The worst was making it a Schedule 1 drug, which is the same as heroin or LSD, meaning among other things, there is no medicinal value. Obviously not true. The good news is there’s bipartisan support for repealing prohibition at the federal level. It’s coming, I think. Hopefully sooner rather than later.