Cherry Pie
1/30/2023
Cherry Pie is one of my favorite strains for daytime use with significant pain reduction and mental stimulation. Its psychoactive effects are focused, bright, and inspiring, making it a good strain for use while doing chores or a project. The psychoactive effect is clear enough to focus on detailed tasks involving numbers or extensive language interaction, even on a brain-fog burdened day. Depending on the requirements of the position, Cherry Pie may be a helpful choice for those who have to work but still need to medicate throughout the day.
I was introduced to this strain in Michigan more than 5 years ago. Since then, I've tried this strain from multiple growers and dispensaries in Michigan, California, and Arkansas, in flower and concentrate forms. It is consistently a quality product across markets with truly effective medicinal properties. The flavor and terrene profile makes it a grower's top tier choice for processing into concentrates. I prefer flower and personally feel the effects are more helpful when combusting the flower than when ingesting materials processed with alcohol, for example. It would make a great choice for edibles that already have a fruit flavor, or in any edibles for those who may not yet be accustomed to the taste.
Personally, Cherry Pie is a top 5 choice for daytime relief of pain, muscle spasms, limited mobility, mood disruption, PTSD symptoms, and headaches. There is a slight acceleration of heart rate and possible autonomic elevation, so for those treating anxiety or who need to be careful with their adrenaline, it might take some time to acclimate to the effect of this flower as compared to more sedative indicas.
There is an expectorant cycle with this strain. Typically, it is an immediate bronchial irritation and tightness in the lungs as the resin coats the tissues and they momentarily stick together, followed by 2 - 4 bouts of productive cough characterized by strong chest muscle spasm. Despite the discomfort of the strong spastic coughs, this quality means Cherry Pies is potentially effective at clearing out old mucus and other pollutants, eventually contributing to a
cleaner and clearer airway.
I find using this strain in combination with another Cookies or Kush strain is particularly helpful midday or at night, after the pain of the day's activities begins to demand more attention.
In Northwest Arkansas, Good Day Farms recently provided dispensaries with very well grown Cherry Pie.