Category Archives: Medical Marijuana

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Analog Coffee / Capitol Hill Seattle

Sometimes Seattle can be a hard place to have a favorite cafe. There are a lot of choices but one must settle on a couple of go-to shops. My number one go-to shop is Analog Coffee, in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood. If you follow the blog you’re familiar with “The Hill”. If not check out http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/.

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Analog  is the perfect spot to dip in and out real quick for an espresso OR to post up all day in the back working on the next great American novel. I generally go to Analog in two states; Hungover as eff or spry as hell ready for an afternoon pick me up. The baristas are really good at picking up on which mood I’m in. My drink of choice is straight up espresso and Analog has never let me down. Analog proudly serves and sells bags of local roaster Herkimer Coffee. The espresso they offer is a blend that has a lot of dark chocolate and cherry notes to it. All the thumbs up.

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I’m a big fan of seating variety. For a small space Analog had a few seating options…well five. My favorite place to set up is in the back at the long table (seating for 8 and room for your laptop). There is ample window seating to people and puppy watch all day. Visit Analog often and find your favorite spot in the cafe.

Did I mention that there are magazines, zines, newspapers, and comics everywhere at Analog? Some of them are free to take home too! Two of my favorites so far are Stay Wild & Intruder Comics.

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 Analog is open 7am – 6pm everyday.
Yes, they have wifi.

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Mountain Air Roasting Giakanja sounds like…ganja

The internet and the coffee community are beautiful things. I recently received a tweet from Mountain Air Roasting out of Asheville, North Carolina.

Shortly after receiving the tweet I received a bag of Kenya Giakanja AA in the mail. Like I said before, the internet is a beautiful thing.

Kenyan coffees tend to have some grapefruit notes to them and the Giakanja was no different. The bloom smelled like the most delicious grapefruit ever! It has a nice light body with a crisp acidity similar to a starfruit that leads into a sweet green grape finish. Pair this up with a nice Silver Super Haze and you should have a fantastic day.

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I Smoked All The Girl Scout Cookies

Strain: Girl Scout Cookies

Hybrid:  OG Kush x Durban Poison

Dispensary: Axis Management

Appearance: Bright green calyxes covered in plenty of trichomes and dark orange hairs.

Smoke: Sweet up front with a sharp finish to it mellowing out into fresh pine

Aroma: Super sweet Exactly like Crunchberries!

I’ve been smoking a lot of recreational cannabis lately so I decided to change things up and visit my friendly local medical marijuana dispensary. Axis is my favorite dispensary because it’s super close to my bus stop AND donuts! Axis Management is conveniently located directly behind a donut shop. You literally walk through the donut aroma to the weed shop. It times like these that make me so happy I’m not gluten intolerant.

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For real though the budtenders are super knowledgeable and have always given me solid recommendations for my meds. The herb is high quality, customer service is on point, and if you aren’t satisfied let them know! They want to make sure you have the best meds and experience possible.

Girl Scout Cookies have been popular for a minute but for some reason I never go around to giving it a try. That all changed this week. Like it says up top these bright green buds are covered in sticky icky trichomes and orange hairs. What really sold me is the high! I had a few hits from my new chillum and settled into some Ancient Aliens. It was pretty entertaining for about half an hour and then I was compelled to hunker down and get some internetting done. What I ended up with was three blog posts and a whole bunch of scheduled social media posts. This shit put me in the zone! Not only did the GSC give me laser focus for my work it also gave me a creative jolt. Being high on GSC is kinda like how a delicious cup of coffee picks you up in the afternoon.

I haven’t found a strain this appealing since I ran across some Jack’s Cleaner a couple of years ago. I’m officially addicted to Girl Scout Cookies! Next time you hit up your favorite medical dispensary of recreational store make for damn sure you pick up some GSC if they have it.

Rating: Run, don’t walk!

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Say Bye To Arabica Lounge

One of my all time favorite cafes is closing! Arabica Lounge in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is closing their doors on February 15th. I’ve always loved this spot for the surplus of natural light and unique design aesthetic. The hardwood floors, interesting fixtures, always intriguing artwork and skull wallpaper provide an arsenal of Instagram material. Arabica Lounge also had their food and coffee game on lock. The Croques are legendary and the Chemex for two never let me down (it’s totally ok to order the Chemex for two and drink it alone). Their sweets and baked goods are effing out of this world too! Ambiance, munchies, and coffee make this place a stoner heaven.

The bad news is that one of the most unique shops in Seattle is closing but the good news is that you still have time to try it out for yourself. If you don’t visit Arabica Lounge before they close then you totes are missing out!

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Square Wonderful!

 

Spro & Dro has been a little heavy on the dro so we’re back to talk about some tasty coffee! This is the second opportunity we’ve had to drank on some tasty Square One Coffee. This time we’re sipping on some Colombia Finca Filadelfia.

Shoutout to the Square One wholesale crew for hooking me up! Y’all are super dope.


Equipment:

We went full Hario on this one! The Filadelfia beans were ground using a Hario Slim Mill hand grinder, brewed via V60 dripper w/Hario filters and into a Hario range server. We used a Bonavita kettle to pour hot water over crushed up beans.

Dry Aroma:
Cocoa and brown sugar.

Brew:
30g coffee to 540g of water. Brew time was 3m:40s total.

Cup:
The Filadelfia has a slight cranberry tartness and beautiful green apple acidity with a slight sweet finish. As the coffee cools a bit of milk chocolate and pecan comes through which is followed by a tiny bit of clove. Holds up well to donuts and Kushberry too.

This particular coffee is sold out but try any of their offerings and you won’t be disappointed!

See you in 2015!

Here is a super amazing video Square One made about this coffee!

Colombia Finca Filadelfia from Square One Coffee on Vimeo.

 

 

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Lemon Kush

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Species: Indica Hybrid

THC: 13.1%

CBD: 4.85%

Provider: Anonymous

Aroma: Much like the name suggest this stuff smells like lemon, the Sunkist kind that come covered in wax and surrounded by a mesh bag.

Appearance: Fat buds with a white hue from the crystals.

Smoke: This stuff is pretty easy to hit. Not too heavy.

Effects: We noticed that Lemon Kush has two sides. When smoked in the morning it can have a very focusing effect. We recommend drinking a cup of Stumptown Honduras Finca El Puente about half an hour after you smoke to get yourself off the ground. Hit that shit at night though and your ass is asleep.

Rating: Gotta have it!

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Pez

Species: Sativa

Provider: Anonymous

Aroma: Sweet, very fresh pine sap, lime.

Appearance: Slightly fluffy with lots of crystals and yellow hairs. Buds are golden green.

Smoke: Piney up front with a clean lavender finish. Not harsh at all.

Effects: Pez is a true session bud. It’s highly smoke able because it’s not too harsh on the lungs and the effects of the sativa are very uplifting. Pez is great for weekends or to get a creative boost for after work. We’ll be getting more of this for the office for sure!

Rating: Super Mega Dope

 

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