Torch Cannabis Co, Northern Michigan’s premier adult use retail establishment, stocks a variety of Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) syringes and can help anyone 21 or older to determine which is the best to start with, based on the health and wellness goals of each individual. They deliver to Traverse City, Petoskey, Gaylord and Grayling.

            Owner Kelly Young says, “Working with cannabis over the past four years as a business owner and developer has led me to a more expansively robust foundation of what personal wellness can entail. I always thought a pot brownie was a great idea, but after experiencing over doing it, I have found myself timid to try anyone’s homemade cookies.” The reason the variance in the experience may happen can be correlated to a variety of different factors. The milligrams in the product is one factor, but other factors include diet, exercise, mental health, caffeine and alcohol use.

            “I’ll never forget when I first obtained my medical card,” she recalls. “I went to the dispensary in Traverse City and purchased a couple of blonde brownies. I cautiously ate half of one and felt intrinsically happy with a slight buzz. A few days later, beleaguered from waking early to hop on a 22-hour flight, I ate half of the brownie once boarding the second plane, where I knew I’d be sitting for a solid five hours. Then, partially through that flight, I got hungry so I ate the rest of the brownie. The next two days were a blur, and something I had never experienced in my decades of using cannabis.”

            Young advises, “I wish I knew about the black pepper trick to help offset the prolonged effects of taking ‘too much’ THC. Science combined with personal experience has proven that for me, black pepper will decrease the adverse effects of taking too much THC. Yep, just raw black pepper, put some on your tongue and swallow, then bottoms up with your drink of choice.”

            Cooking with cannabis is another alternative. Here is one of Young’s favorite recipes.

Happy Hippies Party Mix

1 box Wheat Chex

1 box Corn Chex

1 bag Better Made Butter Braided pretzels

1 box Cheez-Its

1 bag Cheetos

Nuts (almonds/pecans/walnuts)

2 sticks butter

Worchester sauce

1 tsp Lawry’s seasoning salt

1 tsp Garlic powder

1 gram RSO

2 Turkey roasting pans

Pour contents into two roasting pans so each pan has an assortment of ingredients.

Heat oven to 250 degrees.

Melt the butter, then add the RSO syringe and mix together.

Add Lawry’s, garlic and Worchester to the butter mix.

Pour butter salty RSO mixture over the dry Chex mix.

Bake for 1 hour, hand-mixing every 15 minutes.

A responsible tip when serving at a party is to make a big sign that says, “This Chex mix contains THC.” And next to it, leave a pepper shaker. It might come in handy while also ensuring that a backup plan is nearby in the event of an emergency.

For more information, visit TorchCannabisCo.com.