Where Have All the Mild Flowers Gone?

Young adults are told to beware of high-potency cannabis, yet when they walk into a dispensary, that is almost all they find. The market has become a competition of numbers, THC percentages climbing like stock tickers, potency sold as prestige. There were choices once offered in jars of fragrant flowers: lavender, citrus, pine, hay and spices. These have been replaced by an endless monotone of heavy-handed highs.

Elderly consumers, who might seek gentle relief for aches or the comfort of a familiar ritual, are left stranded. Where is the mild varietal that recalls an afternoon garden, the smoke that relaxes without disorienting? Where is the option to enjoy cannabis as a companion, not a conqueror?

Even younger consumers who crave community and conversation find little accommodation. T