Check out these local cannabis brands offering unmatched products from gourmet edibles to THC-infused sips, self-care products and beyond.
INSA
From luscious truffles to drops and handmade European chocolate, Insa’s (insa.com) edibles are like no others. As flavors like cherry cheesecake and double caramel sea salt melt in your mouth, a wave of calm from cannabis-infused treats washes over you. But THC sweets are just one offering from the Massachusetts-based cannabis grower and retailer. Just last month, it released Tablits—fast-acting pills made with plant-derived antioxidants, serotonin-boosters, sleep encouragers and other natural ingredients. The new release is available in six blends of cannabinoids and botanicals for any effect you desire: the dopamine-boosting Joy, energizing Amped, soothing Mellow, melatonin-filled G’Night, anti-inflammatory Relief and aphrodisiac-packed Flirty. See where the mood takes you.
LEVIA
Sit back, sip and feel daily stresses melt away with Levia’s (levia.buzz) cannabis-infused seltzers and water-soluble tinctures. The refreshment’s combination of natural flavors and THC, with zero calories or sugar, comes in a variety of tasty blends: raspberry-lime sativa, lemon-lime hybrid and jam berry indica. But Levia doesn’t stop there—the brand is always adding new seasonal sips. Released last month for spring, the limited-edition Key lime pie seltzer is a sweet treat, designed to make one feel inspired and alert with a citrusy and vanilla punch—just be sure to stock up before this specialty spring offering is gone.
HIGHTIDE
Margarita lovers, this one’s for you. Sip your favorite flavors from classic to watermelon and Diablo spicy margarita without the hangover, thanks to HighTide’s (drinkthetide.com) alcohol-free cannabis cocktails. Created in Hingham last year by Josh Grab and Shea Coakley, these canned, ready-to-drink bevys are all about offering a tasty option for social cannabis consumption. The colorful cans look like any alcoholic seltzer, but pack a THC and adaptogen punch, along with ingredients like agave, jalapeno, lime, citrus and watermelon.
PRIMABEE
After suffering a serious golf injury, Chatham local Paul Borde discovered CBD. Amazed by the results, he and his partner Stephen Crane set out to found Primabee (primabee.com). Their goal? To create a socially and environmentally conscious cannabis company that offers organic and vegan CBD products for people and pets. The brand focuses on improved sleep and anxiety and pain relief with a variety of edibles, bath balms, topicals, lotions and dog treats. In March, Primabee added a new product to its lineup: a 9,000-milligram CBD tincture. Made from United States-grown hemp, premium broad-spectrum CBD and THC, the fast-acting tincture utilizes all available phytocannabinoids to create a strong and effective product for humans and furry friends.
PROFOUND NATURALS
Many products include CBD to aid sleep and alleviate pain and anxiety, but what about the hundreds of other beneficial cannabinoids found in the hemp plant and its smoke? Profound Naturals (profoundnaturals.com) uses the Real Isolates team’s patented extraction method Smokenol to manufacture hemp-derived topicals and tinctures—the only commercially available product of its kind that provides relief incomparable to other products. And each tincture, body butter, MOVE stick and extra-strength roll is made from all-natural ingredients. Hemp seed oil, MCT oil, distilled hemp smoke extract, refined coconut oil and beeswax are just a few of the elements that make these products powerful.
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