Blue Dream
4/18/2022
510 .5g Cartridge
Blue Dream by Old Pal
Quick take: "This is a phenomenal daytime strain and I highly recommend it to anyone who treats their depression with cannabis" (NOTE: CANNABIS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY I SEEK MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT) - I am a patient who does take antidepressants and sees a licensed mental health professional every week, there is a possibility this strain and my medication just worked really well together.
Found myself flying for the first time as a daily smoker during Spring Break. Deciding to play it safe, I chose to only bring my battery and a lighter through TSA, and buy something at my destination (legal state). While in layover, I looked at the menu of the nearest dispo to my Airbnb with Leafly as my guide. My ultimate goal was a .5g sativa cart that would let me blissfully walk the Vegas strip, be aware of my surroundings (for safety), and could be finished in a week before I flew again. I really didn't want to have to toss out cannabis at the end of my trip but I wanted to be a TSA friendly stoner. Now, I had seen Blue Dream before, but for some reason, I was always off put from trying it. And now I was in a predicament - it was the only sativa on this menu that I recognized. I don't like trying new sativas I haven't researched prior (in effort to avoid paranoia) and the next dispensary with more products I recognized was a $30 Uber alone. Well, the packaging was adorable too.
I landed in Vegas and made my first stop. Picked up an Old Pal .5g cart of Blue Dream, edibles, and a couple joints. The next morning, I gear up for a wonderful wake & bake on the balcony. Coffee on the patio table, I screw in my new cart, preheat, and hit. "Wow" was all I could say. I felt as though I just bit into a blueberry muffin - so sweet! I ran to the wrapper to double check if my cart was flavored (its not)! Amazing, amazing flavor. Soon, the high sets in and I find myself looking to the cloudless sky, sipping my coffee, and enjoying a warm sunny morning with my feet up. I just know I had a smile plastered on my face. The glass slider opens and I am called inside for breakfast. I am clear headed as I talk with my significant other and the in-laws about the day's plans. I am attentive, I remember, and I am aware, all with a smile on my face.
And that is how my entire trip was, I was entranced with the excitement of Vegas all while knowing exactly where my purse was. It wasn't just my enjoyment of everything, it was enjoyment of myself. I genuinely felt better about my appearance and had a real, raw, positive mind shift. My trip was so memorable and phenomenal I just had to bring the little bit I had left home with me.
Come Monday, I am back in class, smiling as I attentively listen to the professor and write detailed, legible notes. I enjoy studying and completing homework. I feel MOTIVATED to do it. Most importantly, I am remembering what I am learning. This is a phenomenal daytime strain and I highly recommend it to anyone who treats their depression with cannabis (I do).
The only thing I warn against is that if you have a comfort motion you often do (for me I twirl and run my hands through my hair), you'll find yourself mindlessly doing it a lot more. And oh boy, do I look pretty bleary eyed in some of those family vacay photos! Trust me when I say, add this to your shopping list on your next dispo run!