On the night before Thanksgiving, a woman named Elizabeth offered an incredibly moving prayer of thanks, for the creativity, the relaxation, and the beautiful feeling that cannabis gives. In many ways, these are spiritual prisoners, yearning to breathe free. The coffeeshops are a lot like microbreweries. Each one grows and develops its own stock of cannabis, which is why there is such a wide range of different flavors to sample. But like any industry, the quality of the product itself is only part of the story.
Advertising is also a major factor in the determination of who comes out on top.
Other places gave out samples too, often in nice, pre-rolled joints, and many of the coffeeshops gave out laminated cards to add to clip on to your judge's badge . The numerous entries all have names, like Warlock, Bubblegum, Super Silver Mist, and Yellow Cab. People talk to each other about them. I think to myself. The stoner meanwhile is gazing back at me, wondering what, if anything, he had said to me that had pushed me off into this haze of distracted thought.