If you’re a newcomer trying to navigate California’s freshly opened cannabis market, you’re not alone. Even if you were a medical patient prior to the switch, there are a plethora of new rules shaping the products now available, and even brands you recognize may have made some changes as adult-use regulations have gone into effect.
While this market is likely to continue to change rapidly throughout 2018 and beyond, the following are 10 products you can already purchase if you’re shopping at California recreational cannabis stores today. We’ve listed each with its approximate price and at least one place you can find it—to see whether it’s available at your favorite store, check that store’s menu on Leafly.
Have other faves you’re loving on California’s new market that we haven’t mentioned here? Share them in the comments below!
Sprig Soda by Sprig
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Already beloved from California’s medical market days, these delectable, citrusy, cannabis-infused drinks come in lively soda cans and include 45mg THC (4.5 doses) per can.
Approximate price: $9
One place to find it: Berkeley Patients Group in Berkeley
Bliss Pen by dosist
Formerly known as hmbldt, dosist is focused on exactly what the new name suggests: dependable cannabis oil dosing (targeting 2.25mg per hit). These disposable, pre-loaded pens probably the most advanced and noob friendly vape pen out there, and the Bliss formulation, at 9:1 THC:CBD, is a fan favorite.
Approximate price: $100 per half-gram
One place to find it: Caliva in San Jose
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You know Ghost OG as the strain that lab-tests highest for THC, and you can find this powerhouse strain in Marley Natural’s curated California collection of indoor-grown Studio strains.
Approximate price: $55 per eighth
One place to find it: 420 Central in Santa Ana
Foria Pleasure by Foria
Foria Pleasure is our top pick for cannabis-infused lube (or, more accurately, cannabis-infused “sensual oil”), and the little amber bottles pack in plenty of THC. Also available from Foria are Foria Relief vaginal suppositories, designed to mollify menstrual cramps.
Approximate price: $38
One place to find it: MedMen in West Hollywood
Black Diamond RSO by Master Growers
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Master Growers’ price points are incredibly reasonable—often you’ll end up with two grams of oil for the normal rate that one goes for elsewhere.
Approximate price: $50 per 2g
One place to find it: Mankind Cooperative in San Diego
100mg Peanut Butter Cookies by Korova Edibles
Korova reformulated their previously-more-potent cookies just in the nick of time to get them into the new retail market. They’re available in packages of 100mg total, made more easily dosable with ten 10mg mini-cookies per package.
Approximate price: $10
One place to find them: Airfield Supply Co. in San Jose
Cannabis Quencher by VCC Brands
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Clocking in from 10mg up to the new maximum for THC content for California edibles, 100mg (the old 200mg formulations are now banned), you can buy Cannabis Quencher drinks in various strengths, formulations, and flavors including mango, strawberry lemonade, and watermelon lime.
Approximate price: $15 for 100mg
One place to find it: Palm Springs Safe Access (PSSA) in Palm Springs
Tangie Live Resin Sauce by Utopia
Tangie is among the most delectable strains on the market, so it makes sense that Utopia’s live resin version would be just as mouthwatering in dab form.
Approximate price: $45 per half-gram
One place to find it: Berkeley Patients Group in Berkeley
Elite Vaporizer Cartridges by Select Oil
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Available in indica, sativa, or hybrid varieties, Select’s scientifically formulated Elite cartridges contain pure, high-potency distillate infused with strain-specific terpenes.
Approximate price: $36 per half-gram
One place to find it: MedMen in West Hollywood
Sensi Chew: Insomnia by Sensi Chew
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Sensi Chew’s 100mg medicated caramels are delicious and designed to get the job done. The insomnia variety is particularly effective: It’s formulated with melatonin to help you drift off in record time.
Approximate price: $12
One place to find them: Airfield Supply Co. in San Jose
