Cannabis

Editors’ Picks

Best cannabis strain to bring out your inner social butterfly

Tahoe Hydroponics Company is behind several locally popular strains of cannabis, including one called Champagne. It’s a sativa-dominant hybrid strain with lovely, bright green buds and earthy, flowery, citrusy aromas and flavors. It also packs a punch—an effervescent, happy punch. Obviously, pot affects everyone a little bit differently; nonetheless, this strain comes highly recommended for those seeking a social lubricant sans the central nervous system depression associated with booze or Valium. Sierra Wellness, the Dispensary and Blüm carry Champagne in pre-rolls and flower. But, if you want to try it, get it while the getting is good—it’s often sold out.

Best law to obey

You’ve—almost—got to feel sorry for the cops. After decades of enforcing some of the most draconian anti-marijuana laws in the nation, Nevada law enforcement now have to figure out how to cope with legal, business-booming cannabis. So, maybe be a little patient if local police officers don’t seem sure how to behave. This is a big change for them, and they’ve still got a lot of growing up to do. Let’s try to help them out: You can’t smoke pot in public, which is a dumb rule, but let’s stick with it for now. You also can’t consume cannabis in casino hotel rooms, which is a really dumb rule, and frankly we won’t tell if you don’t. But here’s a law we do endorse: Don’t get high and drive. The law, as it’s currently enforced in Nevada, is very problematic because determining impairment is an imperfect science at best. Nevada law enforcement agencies evaluate using blood tests and a very low threshold of legal THC. So don’t risk it. Plus, it’s just dangerous. Take an Uber, Lyft or cab. Take the bus. Walk. Feel the air. Smell the sky. Breathe the earth. And really, here in Reno, we’re pretty fortunate to have a police department that’s usually friendly and helpful. You don’t have to go far to find a police department that fosters a small-town tough-guy attitude: Just go to Sparks.

Readers’ Picks

Best budtender (name and location)

1. Sierra Mason, Silver State Relief

175 E. Greg St., 440-7777

Best CBD selection

1. Mynt

132 E. Second St., 538-6968

1. Silver State Relief

175 E. Greg St., 440-7777

3. Blüm

1085 S. Virginia St., 420-2586

Best delivery service

1. BlackbirdGo

www.blackbirdgo.com

Best dispensary

1. Silver State Relief

175 E. Greg St., 440-7777

2. Mynt

132 E. Second St., 538-6968

3. Blüm

1085 S. Virginia St., 420-2586

Best edible

1. Evergreen Organix Mint Chocolate Bar

www.evergreenorganix.com

2. CannaVative Gummiez

www.cannavativegroup.com

3. Kynd Milk Chocolate Bar

www.kynd.com

Best glass art selection

1. Art Dogs & Grace

218 Vassar St., 324-2787

2. Melting Pot World Emporium

1049 S. Virginia St., 322-9445

3. Lennon Glass

Best grower

1. Green Life Productions

www.glpnv.com

2. Kynd Cannabis Company

www.kynd.com

3. CannaVative Group

www.cannavativegroup.com

Best ice cream selection

1. Icecycle Creamery

148 West St., 470-5288

2. Cold Stone Creamery

299 E. Plumb Lane, 322-3110

Best late-night munchies

1. Gold ’N Silver Inn

790 W. Fourth St., 323-2696

2. Roberto’s Taco Shop  

801 N. Virginia St., 409-3104

Best local advocate for pot consumers

1. CannaVative Group

www.cannavativegroup.com

2. NORML

www.norml.org

Best local artist’s work to trip out on

1. Joe C. Rock

2. Erik Burke

Best local band to listen to while high

1. The Greg Golden Band

2. Weight of the Tide

3. Mojo Green

Best local DJ to dance to while high

1. DJ Tigerbunny

Best local restaurant to eat at while high

1. The Nugget

233 N. Virginia St., 323-0716

1. Gold ’N Silver Inn

790 W. Fourth St., 323-2696

Best pipe selection

1. Art Dogs & Grace

218 Vassar St., 324-2787

2. Melting Pot World Emporium

1049 S. Virginia St., 322-9445

Best place to be high indoors

1. At home

2. Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center

1664 N. Virginia St., 784-4812

3. Lasting Dose Tattoo & Art Collective

888 S. Virginia St., 324-0666

Best place to be high outdoors

1. Lake Tahoe

2. Truckee River

3. Wingfield Park

Best strain

1. Tangie

1. MTF

3. Tahoe OG

3. White Widow

Best water pipe selection

1. Art Dogs & Grace

218 Vassar St., 324-2787

2. Melting Pot World Emporium

1049 S. Virginia St., 322-9445

3. Hippies

1921 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 331-8554