These CBD and THC Snacks Make Perfect Stocking Stuffers
If your favorite person needs a little treat for the holidays, we’ve got the perfect stocking stuffer. Wrap these CBD and THC delights in shiny paper and slip them in your loved ones’ stockings for a calm and merry holiday. CBD and THC’s benefits have been amply noted, from reducing anxiety to helping you sleep. Your dear ones will enjoy these carefully-crafted delicacies, from the blueberry and chocolate nibbles of Satori Chocolates to the irresistible White Chocolate Oreo Bar of Buddy’s Chocolate Haus.
Where to get it: Megan’s Organic Market, 805 Beach Breaks or Coastal California delivery service
Milk chocolate or dark chocolate? Strawberries or blueberries? This high-end edibles line lets you pick from a cornucopia of choices — and it’s all made with socially-responsible Latin American chocolate. Satori even offers a cookbook featuring S’Mores Pie, S’Mores Smoothie, Chocolate Blueberry Pancakes, Strawberry Dreamcake, and Lemon Custard Fruit Tart. The sustainably-sourcing company’s signature format, Chocolate Bites, is a beautiful, stocking-stuffer-ready metallic tin with a snap-on lid that bears perfect little rounds of fruit or nut dipped in chocolate. The most irresistible of the crop is the Sweet & Salty Almonds in Dark Chocolate, which pack a flavor punch with roasted almonds caramelized in cane sugar, cocoa butter and sea salt, then immersed in dark chocolate and cannabis oil. The THC version contains six milligrams of THC, but you can also get the CBD chocolate almonds with just 0.6 milligrams of THC and more CBD, at 6 milligrams. Satori’s CBD Blueberries in Dark Chocolate carry around two milligrams of THC, for a gentle effect. Satori also makes Mints with two milligrams THC, or 10-milligram THC Satori Singles — think Ghirardelli Squares, but with fast-acting cannabis.
Where to get it: The Reef, Phenos or Patient Care First
If you’re looking for a craveworthy, ‘grammable edible for a birthday or special occasion, look no further than Buddy’s Chocolate Haus. Buddy’s is a family business run by Buddy and his wife, who craft their fine CBD and THC bars in delectable, unusual flavors like Strawberry and White Chocolate Oreo. The Strawberry Bar carries none of the cloying sweetness or fake scent of many strawberry-scented items — instead, real strawberries infuse each bar with a deliciously fruity flavor. The White Chocolate Oreo Bar is a particularly happy treat, with actual Oreo cookie pieces submerged in rich white chocolate — it’s no wonder this bar won the first place cup at 2020 WEEDCon. In each CBD bar, there’s 250mg CBD and 10 to 20mg THC, which translates to 25mg CBD and one to two mg THC per piece. Each THC bar, meanwhile, contains 100 mg THC and 0 to 5 mg CBD. Make a little road trip to Seaside or Modesto to experience some of California’s tastiest edibles, and ask for the festive, brand-new Christmas Cranberry Joy Bar.
Where to get it: Also Organics online shop
It can be challenging to source a CBD company that’s organic, much less one that’s organic and houses you need under one roof. Also Organics is an impressive player in the CBD market, with a wide host of products from ingestibles like tinctures and gummies to topicals like lotions and pain salves and an impressive roster of advisors, from a doctor to a veterinarian. Also uses USDA-certified organic hemp from an Oregon valley, ensuring that the source is closely monitored. The company also employs responsibly-sourced packaging and avoids plastic whenever possible, stressing that their carbon footprint matters to them. Their most popular products include CBD Gummies in 10 milligrams and 25 milligrams, along with CBD tinctures for both kids and pets. But the thing we most want to wake up to Christmas morning? A Pain Salve featuring the powerful effects of lidocaine, arnica, lavender, eucalyptus, camphor, peppermint, menthol, and 1,000 milligrams of CBD.
Where to get it: WILD By Nature online shop
Sometimes a CBD product may give you a bit more of a high than expected, leaving you feeling a little spacy when you want to be clear. Though CBD products technically shouldn’t do that, we’re still in the early phases of CBD innovation and regulation, and some manufacturers may still be in the process of perfecting their formulas. But WILD By Nature carefully controls the process from start to finish, using only American-grown hemp and managing everything from seed to plant to liquid to finished product. The company does multistage testing in independent labs and follows the standards of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). The result is a delicious, elegant tincture that tastes like the advertised flavor, with no scent of the leaf itself, clocking in at 100 milligrams of CBD per milliliter. The flavors are inspired by California, and include Serene (Lavender, Rose & Hibiscus), Inspire (Wild Lime & Lemon), Fresh (Apple & Mint), Escape (Mango & Pineapple), Chill (Mint, Menthol & Spearmint), and our personal favorite, Balance (Passionfruit & Lime), which gives you just a touch of fruity, tropical flavor. The delivery format is via a dropper bottle or easy shot pod, and lets you save your calorie budget for Christmas dinner.
Where to get it: The Source SLO and Coastal California delivery service
Founded in 2010, Kiva Confections is a brand you may have seen around, with its Chocolate Terra Bites a favorite crowd pleaser. Kiva bills itself as “a higher chocolate experience” — which means it comes from sustainably-sourced, premium cacao infused with handmade, cold-water cannabis extract. After Scott Palmer and Kristi Knoblich Palmer visited a chocolatier, they were inspired to create the very first Kiva bars in their kitchen. Their round bites include chocolate-covered Sea Salt Caramels, Blueberries, Espresso Beans, and Almonds in both 1:1 and 5:1 to CBD to THC formulas. The taste of the Churro Milk Chocolate Bar, from its Saigon cinnamon and cane sugar to its rich milk chocolate, will help you get happy deep down in your bones this holiday season. Pair this dessert experience with a Mexican hot chocolate for ultimate winter warmth. The Kiva portfolio also features gorgeously-packaged Camino gummies in elevated gourmet flavors like Pineapple Habanero and Yuzu Lemon, and Lost Farm gummies in appetizingly snackable flavors like Raspberry, Strawberry Lemonade and Citrus Spritz.
