Truth: 2020 has been a banner year for Things That Make Me Want to Smoke Weed. For related reasons, it’s also been a remarkably bad year for lungs. At first, it was the highly contagious, deadly airborne virus. Then came the tear gas, enveloping us in clouds of noxious, cancer-causing chemicals. Then came the wildfires, choking Oregon’s air supply with days of heavy, toxic smoke. Our lungs and minds could use a break.
That’s where the talented budtenders at Green Muse come in (because when the global pandemic-police state-ecological disaster gets you down, a cannabis edible from your friendly neighborhood dispensary can be exactly what you need). Formerly called Green Hop, this hip hop-themed dispensary on NE 16th and Killingsworth is home to good music and even better weed. On a smoky day last week, Phil Collins’ “Do You Remember” played in the background as Green Muse dispensary managers Devontae Ahmed and Duane Lewis doled out advice for first-time edible eaters:
“You’ll probably get higher eating weed than smoking, so microdose or eat one at a time,” said Duane. “Start off with something like 5 milligrams where you can dose it out and wait, because activation time is different for everyone. I know some of the edibles say 45 minutes, but some people get high in 20 minutes.”