Emack & Bolios, a Boston based ice cream company recently partnered up with premier cannabis brand, MariMed. The pair have plans to collaborate and launch a lineup of Cannabis-infused ( & vegan too) ice cream, in their words – outrageous flavors. I’m a simple person, Nutella or pistachio will be more than fine thank you! I don’t really want fruit loops hanging off my ice cream.

Little is known about these outrageous flavors that will be coming to dispensaries. However it’s said that consumers will see the very same terpenes and cannabinoids which derive from their high quality flower and their award winning products implemented in the recipes. It also won’t be your standard ice cream with THC but rather some of the companies highest quality concentrates will be going into the end product.

“We’ve taken great care to grow MariMed infused products to become top-selling brands, with much of our success the result of a craft-like approach to cultivation that is unlike most other national cannabis companies,” MariMed CEO and President Bob Fireman said in a prepared statement.

“We’re excited to bring our unique formulations and technologies to a collaboration with a brand partner like Emack & Bolio’s, which has such a fantastic history.”

Bob Rook the man who founded Emack & Bolios, started the company in 1975 for his rock star clients – he was a music attorney at the time – so they can enjoy ice cream after late night gigs. Some of those stars go by the name of Aerosmith, Boston, U2 & James Brown.

You’re probably wondering when and where the new ice cream flavors are available, unfortunately the company advised that they are looking for a late 2021 launch.

Where Can I get Cannabis Infused Ice Cream From?

Although this isn’t the first company to bring infused ice cream, a special mention to Cloud Creamery who launched their range of infused ice cream sometime in June and guess what? It’s available – see below:

• Buds & Provision
• Western Front Dispensary
• Carolines Cannabis

Cloud Creamery has decided to start with three flavors that include two types of ice cream, Tanzanian vanilla and dark chocolate truffle, and one sorbet, mango yuzu, which is dairy-free. The vanilla is actually sourced from Tanzania.

Barcelona has over 200 Cannabis clubs, over the years it’s become better known as Spains marijuana capital with tourist from all corners of the earth coming to visit the city for its members-only cannabis clubs, not only for it’s beautiful architecture and beaches.

In 2017 Barcelona legalized the cultivation, distribution and consumption of Cannabis in it’s clubs to it’s private members on-site. Anyone can become a member fees are generally around €10 (£8.50), a simple google search will lead you to their websites where you can easily sign up in minutes.

The clubs offer a private setting for you to purchase, consume and socialize. From what I’ve seen online most of these clubs offer a bar lounge-like experience with a number of amenities such as billiards tables, comfortable couches, coffee and even gaming consoles like a Playstation 4 – FIFA anyone?

This week it’s being reported that the 200+ cannabis clubs in Barcelona face closure after the Catalan High Court shut a legal loophole that has seen the city become the marijuana capital of Spain.

Since then the clubs have operated under a Barcelona city bylaw that regulated their use, up until now this has now been overturned with the judges ruling that the city authorities were not competent to legislate on matters governed by the state.

“The majority of associations assume that sooner or later they will be forced to close down,” said Eric Asensio, spokesman for the Federation of Catalan Cannabis Associations. About 70% of Spain’s cannabis clubs are in Catalonia, the majority in Barcelona.

The latest ruling prohibits “the sale, consumption or promotion” of cannabis. It said it would soon be inspecting the clubs throughout the city – “starting with the ones with the most negative impact and which are geared towards tourists and massive sales”.

The associations began as private clubs where members could buy and smoke cannabis on the premises. In recent years, many have departed from this model to become outlets for the massive quantities of cannabis grown in Catalonia, often under the control of eastern European and other mafias.

However, the associations, city authorities and police all agree that the clubs reduce street dealing and consumption. The police say they are not opposed in principle to the clubs.

“Once again the judiciary is attacking the associations without taking into account the reality of Barcelona, a city that has co-existed with these entities for more than 30 years,” the federation said in a statement.

“What’s needed is a legal framework that recognizes the existing reality and to obtain the necessary regulatory mechanisms in collaboration with the public authorities, with a clear emphasis on public health,” Asensio said.

Denver Cannabis company, MedPharm, has received approval to ramp up its research into the effects cannabis has on Alzheimer’s disease. This is possible because of a new Schedule I Researcher License granted by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

“We’re interested in how cannabinoids affect the nervous system, the brain, and in in particular, we’re very interested in Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Tyrell Towle, director of chemistry and extraction at MedPharm.

Towle also spoke on MedPharm researchers want to find whether cannabinoids can treat symptoms or even prevent the disease. Until now, research could only be done under state and city research licenses, he said.

“When you’re talking about wanting to do an actual clinical trial, you need a diversity of people that participate and one state just does not have the diversity of people that are required,” Towle said.

The new DEA research license will now change that. MedPharm also mentioned they will soon be able to ship investigational medications over state lines for clinical trials, partner with other labs, and even apply for government grants.

“The doors are wide open at this point,” said Dr. Duncan Mackie, director of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics.

Dr. Mackie says his researchers can also dive deeper now. They’ll study more cannabis compounds than ever before, as well as their effects on different brain cells.

“Pretty much anything that comes from the plant, we can now actually look at it using the same mechanisms we would in drug discovery at a large pharmaceutical company, which has never been allowed,” Mackie said.

Getting the license was a years-long process, and now the harder work begins.

“[It means] better research, and then that research will lead to better treatments with fewer side effects,” said Towle.

Under this new DEA license, MedPharm can only conduct research on marijuana shipped in from government approved channels. Eventually, the company hopes to obtain a bulk manufacturing license, which would allow researchers to test their own products.

In a 5-3 vote, West Peoria council took a big step forward and members gave the green for a first of its kind Cannabis lounge. The proposal officially passed on July 13th 2021. The new BYO Cannabis Lounge is set to take over the old Sky Harbor Steak House in West Peoria by High Harbor Cannabis Event Center.

The company, High Harbor Cannabis Event Center, will not be selling any cannabis products, but rather provide a comfortable and safe environment for people to chill out. As West Peoria Mayor Jim Dillon mentioned, the lounge will not be open past 10 p.m.

Rough design plans suggest they will be paying homage to the aviation theme from the previous steakhouse, such as having a Skyway Lounge and the Cockpit. In addition to that, the plans indicate there will also be food trucks outside on the “Tarmac”. You’ll find me on the Tarmac for sure.

Dillon said he has not received any negative feedback about the idea. And why on earth would anyone oppose this idea? We need more of these safe spaces and less bars / alcohol establishments in our cities, all around the world.

“We had a lot of people say we would rather have something like this than we would another liquor establishment. So it’s going to be something new for them, and for us, and for the area, and so hopefully it will just grow,” Jim Dillion said.

West Peoria City Council has voted on special-use rezoning plans at the upcoming meeting tonight, which Dillon said is expected to pass. He said they are working on developing Farmington Rd into a business district.

“It’s going to be a first for the city of Peoria,” Dillon said.

One West Peoria resident said – “I mean, obviously I think that there’s plenty of opportunities to sit down and have a drink. We have no shortages of bars in the area. I think a lounge is long overdue.”

Of course there were some who were opposed to the idea of the establishment but they do not get a special mention 😉

Stay tuned for further developments on this or you can follow their Facebook page here

Hemp is the cousin of cannabis, fully legal in all 50 states in America thanks to the Farm Bill of 2018. It contains less than .03% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the intoxicating cannabinoid that gets you high and is higher in cannabidiol (CBD), the non-intoxicating cannabinoid.

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Kushy Dreams offers hemp in both dried flower and pre-roll packs. They advertise their hemp as extraordinary and their CBD prerolls as luxury. we previously reviewed their sativa flower, Create. In this review, we smoked the Dream flower an indica variation.

Packaging

Kushy Dreams flower is packaged in nitro-sealed containers. The dream flower is labeled light teal with product information including, organic farming practices, slow cured, and made in the USA. There is also access to the COA through a QR code. Other than that there isn’t too much about the flower. If you head over to the Kushy Dreams website you can find more about the Dream flower including that it’s cultivated in California, indoor, and the total CBD is 12.075%.

The Dream prerolls come in a pack of five half grams. The packaging is matte black with teal accents. It’s childproof and can easily be thrown into a bag or back pocket. There is minimal data about the prerolls on the packaging, but like the other Kushy products more can be found on their product page. The flower in these prerolls is sun-grown with the total CBD at 14.1%.

Looks, Taste & Smell

As a regular cannabis smoker, I appreciate that Kushy Dream produces hemp flower that is on par with cannabis flower found in dispensaries. The Dream CBD flower has a nice smell, slightly sweet with hints of citrus. I packed a bowl of it and I was happy with the sweet flavor of the smoke. The buds were dense and stickier than the sativa flower I had previously tried.

I really enjoyed the pre-rolls. These have been my favorite Kushy products so far. I’m an enthusiast of convenience. Also, since hemp yields little to no high, I like that a larger amount of flower was rolled up and ready for me to smoke. It was rolled nicely and didn’t run. I was able to smoke it all the way to the crutch with no issues.

Effects

I found that I didn’t get a heavy relaxing effect. The effects were mild if that.  I smoked a couple of bowls of flower then a full preroll. It was therapeutic in a way because I do enjoy the act of smoking but I’m not sure how much of that was from the hemp. I also don’t know if it was because I have such a high tolerance level of THC in general. It was like smoking a herbal cigarette.

Overall

Overall, Kushy Dreams produces quality hemp products. The flower in taste, flavor, and smoke mirrors the standards found in cannabis products at legal dispensaries. I’d recommend it to those who’d like to try hemp products as an alternative to THC ones. Their range of cannabis products are legally available to anyone in any part of the United States.

Personally, I don’t think hemp is for me but I’ve been smoking high THC products for a large majority of my life. It might have more of an effect on those with a lower tolerance level. After all we are all different.

Price

The CBD flower retails for $50 and the prerolls for $40. You can find the full range of products Kushy Dreams offers on their website. Stay tuned for more reviews!

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Cannabidiol or CBD, is one of over 100 cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant. Contrary to the well-known cannabinoid THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), CBD doesn’t cause any intoxicating or “high” feeling. Hemp flower, the cousin to the high-THC cannabis plant, is rich in CBD and contains less than .3% THC.

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In 2018 the Farm Bill legalized hemp in the United States. Since its legalization, hemp’s popularity has grown. There are a variety of different ways to utilize the plant. It can be used to make clothing, added to food as a dietary supplement, and infused in topicals as a possible aid in pain relief. 

You can also smoke hemp, just like weed. It won’t get you ‘high,’ but it may be beneficial to users in reducing stress, anxiety, and pain. 

Kushy Dreams offers consumers a few variations of hemp products. In the past few weeks, I’ve reviewed their create flower and the dream flower & prerolls. This review is on their luxury single gram preroll, Hustle. 

Packaging

The one-gram pre-roll comes in a glass tube labeled with the Kushy Dream logo, its supposed effect (Hustle), and some product information. It’s a ‘push-down and turn’ cap, and it opens easily. 

The packaging is simple enough, but I wish it had more information about the flower. The website lists more information like sun-grown, categorized as a sativa, and contains 16.79% cannabinoids.

Look, taste and smell.

When I opened the container, I took a good whiff, and sweet notes of berries hit my nose. The Hustle joint is beautifully rolled, probably by machine, but I’m just assuming. I’m not sure what type of paper they used, but there is a crutch tip.

It smokes nice. It didn’t run and burned slow. I wasn’t a fan of the taste, though. It tasted a bit grassy. 

Effects

If you read my previous Kushy Dreams reviews, you know I haven’t felt much of an effect off of any of Kushy Dreams products so far. These results aren’t surprising considering that CBD doesn’t give off any intoxicating high feelings, and I’m a high THC consumer. I smoked the previous products sober, so for this review, I took a different approach: I got high first and then tried the hemp joint. 

CBD is often listed as a possible solution to give a person who has had too much THC. It counteracts the high intoxicating effects of eating edibles or smoking a joint.  

I was a good amount of stoned before I sparked the Hustle pre-roll. I had a nice body high going and was thinking of switching my daily walk for some Netflix.

Halfway into smoking the pre-roll, I began to feel much more clear-headed. The fog lifted from my eyes, and the stoner high slowly started to melt away. This is the outcome I was hoping to feel. I was able to push through my mid-afternoon slump and head out on a pleasant stroll.

A negative effect I experienced was dry mouth.

Overall

I enjoyed the Hustle pre-roll. It was a great addition to my afternoon, relieving me from my urge to stay stoney on the couch. I genuinely enjoyed the smoke session as well. Suppose you’re looking for quality hemp flower to smoke as a possible solution to anxiety, as an alternative to nicotine, or as a party addition to chill out. In that case, Kushy Dreams luxury prerolls are a great option.

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Hustle retails for only 15 dollars and can be shipped anywhere in the US. You can view or shop their collection here or via the links below.

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