I’m not big on cannabis edibles because most of them are snacks, and I rarely eat snacks. That doesn’t make me noble, I just like my calories in the form of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Still, some edibles are less snacky than others and can be an excellent addition to your cannabis stash.
A few months ago, I purchased the Kiva Confections Terra Bites chocolate-covered blueberries because I read they were a good sleep aid. Each blueberry has 5 MG of THC. That’s considered low dose, and would be perfect for many people, but I’m somewhat of a lightweight, so I cut one in half and eat it at bedtime. They are delicious – eating half of one is sort of sad – but I approach THC with caution.
As for sleep, edibles are great, because it takes longer for your body to feel the effects, and then it lasts longer. I occasionally vape a cartridge with Granddaddy Purple, which is known for its sleep inducing properties, and it puts me to sleep, but sometimes I wake up a few hours later.
I went to buy more blueberries at my local dispensary, and it was buy one, get one half off! I was wondering about the mints, and the budtender said all Kiva products have the same THC profile – meaning the mints would do exactly the same thing the blueberries do. I’m not sure if that’s true, but I do get roughly the same effect. The mints are 2.5 MG of THC, which is perfect for microdosing. You can always wait an hour or so and eat another one if the low dose isn’t strong enough.
According to their website, Kiva Confections are available in California, Arizona, Nevada, Illinois and Hawaii.
The mints are packaged in nice little tins – and they travel well if you are driving. I’ve written about this before, but I’ll repeat. If you’re flying, cannabis is a risk. The airport in Los Angeles just announced passengers can carry on permitted amounts of cannabis – but here’s the rub. TSA and the airways fall under federal jurisdiction. They probably don’t care about cannabis as much as they care about bombs, but you could run into trouble.
Some places, I’ve read, have an amnesty box, and you just throw it away if they find it. I’ve also read it depends on your destination. If cannabis isn’t legal at the other end, carrying it is just another risk. My retirement plans do not include dealing with the police.
I have a trip to Atlanta coming up and thought about buying some Tic-Tac mints, dumping them out and replacing them with my Kiva mints, but I concluded I’m too risk averse for even such a seemingly low-risk endeavor. Anybody normal would just do it.
Bummer. No cannabis in my travel plans. I can live without the mints for a few days, but what I’ll really miss is my cannabis balm. I use it twice a day on my knees, lower back and mastectomy scars, and it’s life-changing.