FIND MORE MARIJUANA COVERAGE AT WESTWORD.COM/MARIJUANA MARIJUANA S T RAIN GANG Sugar Cane won’t provide a sustained daytime high. Sugar High BY HERBERT FUEGO Buy Sano Gardens, get Flower Powder for 1¢. flowerpowder.co Valid at any Callie’s location. 11/1/22-11/30/22 Buy any Orchard 1g, get Refined THC Flower Powder for 1¢; Buy any Aqua Live Resin vape or dab, get Live Resin or Live Rosin Flower Powder for 1¢. While supplies last. Warning: Use of Marijuana concentrates may lead to Psychotic symptoms and or Psychotic disorder (delusions, hallucinations, or difficulty distinguishing reality); Mental Health symptoms/problems; Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) (uncontrolled and repetitive vomiting); Cannabis use disorder/ dependence, including physical and psychological dependence. 44 Everyone thinks a double shot of espresso is liquid cocaine, but it actually has less caf- feine than a cup of drip coffee. So do as the Cubans do, and add a few fat tablespoons of sugar to that espresso. You’ll be shot to the sky after a sip of the delicious cafecito, which uses sugar as an early entry point to hyper- activity. After three hours of operating at a speed you never knew possible, though, you have two choices: have another cup, or crash. There are plenty of cannabis strains that carry the same hummingbird effect, in which each hit has diminishing returns and ultimately ends with bad breath, crumbling concentration and a tired, weak body. It’s the caffeine, sure, but the sugar is what puts you over the edge. Never trust sugar — or Sugar Cane. A cross of Platinum and Slurricane, Sugar Cane looks like it was poured right out of a soft-serve machine. It’s the type of eye magnet that makes you forget about White Widow’s reign as everyone’s favorite tri- chome-laden weed nuggets and buy into the new wave of weed. Be wary as you’re drawn in, however, because Sugar Cane comes from a yin-yang background, and often leaves users with saggy eyes and bewilderment. Slurricane, a mix of Do-Si-Dos and Purple Punch, brings me a sense of relaxed focus, while Platinum is a heavy combination of Afghani and OG Kush. That all sounds like a recipe for a chill night inside, but Sugar Cane has more of a sugar high, leaving little to be accomplished. Remember when you were given powdered Kool-Aid for the fi rst time, and you mixed ten heapfuls of it with a few ounces of water to drink the sugariest concoction ever made? Sugar Cane’s high is what you experienced afterward: a short blip of extreme energy, little focus and a hard crash after descending through the clouds. Smoke it in the evening, though, and Sugar Cane can be a sweet primer for bedtime after getting through the initial turbulence. Looks: Expect a lot of trichomes — so many that you might think there’s some- thing wrong. Sugar Cane’s emerald-green buds look almost blue, thanks to that thick wall of trichomes, which make each calyx look like Incredible Hulk-inspired dollops of frozen yogurt. Smell: Sugar Cane delivers on a reputa- tion of sugary and grape aromas, but there’s a surprise hint of chocolate or caramel in there, and those grape notes occasionally lean more toward blueberries. Either way, it’s dessert for the nostrils. Flavor: Chocolate and coffee fl avors are much stronger in the smoke than the smell implied. Subtle notes of sweet grapes make a brief appearance before a resinous aftertaste takes hold, which is common for trichome- heavy strains. Effects: Although the euphoric uplift is noticeable, the energy is diffi cult to contain and fades quickly. That works well for an evening session when you know what to expect, but most users end up smoking Sugar Cane in the day to keep up their energy. No matter how much you toke, though, it always ends with a cloudy brain and sleepy eyes. Where to fi nd it: We’ve seen Sugar Cane at 1136 Yuma, A Cut Above, Alternative Medi- cine on Capitol Hill, Berkeley Dispensary, Cherry Peak, Complete Releaf, Eclipse Can- nabis Company, the Herbal Center, Horizon Cannabis, Green Man Cannabis, Kaya Can- nabis, Life Flower Dispensaries, Little Brown House, Lowell Gardens, Mighty Tree, Oasis Cannabis Superstores, Rocky Road, Stadium Gardens and Unity Road. Antero Sciences, Humboldt Farms, Iion and Meraki have all recently grown Sugar Cane for Colorado dispensaries, and we’ve seen extracted versions from Denver Dab Co., Leiffa and Soiku Bano. Antero and Iion have produced solid takes on the strain, in both appearance and high, but Soiku Bano’s rosin is the best representation of Sugar Cane’s candy-like fl avor and brain-melting effects. Is there a strain you’d like to see profi led? Email [email protected]. NOVEMBER 17-23, 2022 WESTWORD | REAL ESTATE | RENTALS | HEALTH WELLNESS | SERVICES | EMPLOYMENT | ADULT | MUSIC | CLASSIFIED | westword.com HERBERT FUEGO
