Do you like cookies?
āWell,ā you answer coyly, āIām trying to be āgoodā this month and avoid gluten, and plus, I restarted my vegan diet yet again, but I love butter so much, oh Iām so bad tee hee....ā
Well, golly, thatās swell and all, and, you know, gluten-free kudos to you. But since you didnāt answer my question, I will do so for you: Yes, you do like cookies. And donāt lie to me, because you are better than that, and no one likes a liar, what with their flaming trousers and all.
Me? I love cookies. I care fuck-all if it has butter, sugar, wheat, or freeze-dried kittens in it. (Cannabis Kitten Cookies are not actually a thing to the best of my knowledge. Yet.) Thereās a reason I am known as āCookie Monsterā in some circles. Or, simply, āThat Monster.ā
Letās look at two Portland companies that are making terrific cannabis-infused cookies or cookie-like treats. Both come... highly recommended. I know! Ha! Good for me.
SHE DONāT KNOW
About that name: She Donāt Know owner and CEO Jill Trinchero says, āIt seems like everyone has the answers, but who really knows?ā Trinchero started SDK in 2015, foregoing gluten, preservatives, corn syrup, or dyes, and infusing her offerings with āthe clear,ā a super-clean THC distillate made using ethanol.
Their products are micro-dosed at 5 milligrams of THC per cookie, which Trinchero says is an amount most anyone can handle. Theyāre made that way because, as she puts it, āWho eats half a cookie? People donāt eat half a cookie.ā She readily admits to being a cannabis edible lightweight, and wanted to offer an option to others who may share her tolerance and dietary choices.
SDK cookies are manufactured in a dedicated gluten-free kitchen with vegan options, but wait, come back, because they are really good, and that comes without a qualifier. I could eat these by the handful, which I havenāt done because Iām not a stoned bear with poor impulse control.
Doing the Whole30, paleo, or Eat-Clean diet plan? First, donāt tell me about it, because I donāt careāno one does or ever willāthen grab your dietary pious self a Tokeless B. Coconut, a raw, gluten-free, vegan, no-sugar-added bite of goodness made with organic dates, almonds, coconut, and sour cherries. The Chocolate Chip Cannabis Cookie is also gluten-free, and just as tasty. This month SDK added a savory offering with Cāest La Herb, a gluten-free crisp, buttery cracker with Herbes De Provence and Maldon flake sea salt.
ELBEāS EDIBLES
Letās start with the slogan on their T-shirt: āMy balls. Your mouth.ā
No, itās not āWhat Are āThings Trump Has Said to Women,ā Alex?ā and Iām sorry that your mind went directly there.
The balls in question are 15-milligram, THC-infused cake balls in numerous flavors, one of two product lines made by Elbeās. They also make variously flavored snickerdoodle cookies, each containing 25 milligrams of THCāone is a lemon version, and on their website, they delve into why: āLemon contains a terpene called Limone which is a hydrocarbon that has the ability to cross the blood brain barrier and interact with the brain.ā They also go a bit into the differences between Delta-9 and Delta-11 THC, so you can get informed while you get high. The more you know....
Elbeās started toiling in the cookie mines back in 2010, using a whole-cannabis-bud butter infusion. They are one of the few companies I have found in the recreational cannabis market still using full butter, which is the way I came up enjoying my edibles. All the love to my vegan friends, but there are times I want canna-infused butter. This is one of those times.
The taste of Elbeās Orange Creamsicle Cake Balls bears an uncanny resemblance to its namesake frozen treat, and theyāre all too tempting to have on hand in any great quantity. A clever cutting-and-portioning guide is included in each package to help you determine your proper dose, making them easy to share.
They recently dropped a Gingersnap Snickerdoodle with a one-to-one ratio of CBD and THC, containing 25 milligrams of each. After gobbling one, the result was a balanced, mellow high, with the THC nicely complemented by the CBD.