95 points out of 100
Price: $20 CAD/2 grams
My biggest advice when weed shopping in Vancouver: ask for the micro-growers and small-batch brands. The government-owned brands have bigger selections, but nothing beats the artisanal know-how of legacy growers left alone to do their thing. The proof is in the pot. Magi is a local, second-generation cultivator with all the buzzwords cannasseurs look for—non-irradiated, cold cure, hand-trimmed—and actually deliver on them. This was a 2-gram bag, so what the buds lacked in size they made up for in structure.
This Hippie Headbanger, made from Biker Kush x Sour Diesel had more of that jet fuel-forest Sour palate than a decent number of Sours I’ve had in New York (sorry!), with additional notes of lemon peel, loam, and what I can only describe as tree bark. I smoked it on a rainy day, enjoying a sumptuous beef bourguignon whose meaty, creamy, and onion-laden mouthfuls paired perfectly with the Hippie funk. At 30% THC, it reminded me of the weed I’d find from medical dispensaries and legacy guys I’d patronize in Vancity a decade ago—fresh to death, affordable, and dank as hell.
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