Pot Made Pretty

Ever since the legalization of recreational majiuana use, I have been oh so curious about buying it and trying it. And I did just that last summer. Obviously, the social stigma I felt back then has disappeared now as I share my experience with you. Nantucket’s dispensary “The Green Lady” (love that play on “The Grey Lady”) was my destination and my nervousness (and guilt?) ebbed as the friendly sales woman provided good choices for a novice like me. I settled on a delicious sounding edible: Caramel Macchiato Chocolate Bar with 5mg THC per piece and was instructed to start with ½ a square. I tried it with my “experienced” friends hoping to feel giggly, light-hearted and perhaps a bit silly as that was my ideal vision of being high. Ultimately, the edible seemed to induce sleepiness -- not a terrible thing, but not really my goal. However, I am not dissuaded from trying again, especially since the shopping experience is so appealing from the merchandising to the messaging to the packaging of pot. Like the pretty edibles box in the photo says, why not “enjoy a vacation from your body”?