What’s the Dose Like in Kiva Terra Bites?
Nugg has been huge fans of Kiva since day one, when they originally produced their tangerine chocolate bars. It comes as little surprise that we are just as pleased with their “Terra Bites” product line, which now features two distinct flavors, Blueberry & Espresso.
One of the biggest reasons we love Kiva Confections Terra Bites, & especially the milk & white chocolate fused with blueberry flavor, is because of their consistent and reliable production quality. Every tin hosts 24 round, less-than-bite-sized balls of explosive flavor, for a total packed-punch of 120mg of THC.
But the consistency isn’t just from tin to tin. I’d go so far as to claim that Kiva has nailed down their dosing to the point that each tiny chocolate ball does in fact include 5mg of THC, which provides an excellent reference point for new and seasoned edible-users alike.
Kiva uses a blend of indica and sativa strains in their edibles, which creates a hybrid, full-effect high to meet a range of patient needs.
As you might imagine, Kiva Terra Bites are perfect for patients who rely on low-dose THC to treat their symptoms and conditions, as each ball only contains 5mg of THC. But the bites still make for a great edible product for other medical and recreational users, as you can eat up to 24 bite-sized pieces from one can!
Also, and probably because I’m just a clandestine cannabis consumer myself, I’ve found Terra Bites particularly useful for on-the-go or in-public situations, like working at the office or while traveling to my next destination.
Flavors & Ingredients
The next factor to be considered, of course, is the Kiva’s chocolate taste, as it’s the crucible of what makes a Kiva product, a Kiva. In fact, Kiva globally sources all its chocolate (and espresso beans) from Tanzania, and their dark chocolate is 54% cacao.
In not so many words, Kiva chocolate is decadent, delicious, and velvety smooth. It sits perfectly on the tongue and melts away not too slow, not too fast, but at the perfect rate for your taste-buds to absorb the flavor & detect a hint of cannabis
Now on to the Blueberry flavor itself, and how it’s achieved in the first place.
The making of Kiva Terra Bites is rather impressive. The company starts with dried blueberries, generously dusted in cocoa powder, to which a layer of white chocolate is added. Next, they’re again dusted with blueberry (and a dash of raspberry) powder before a final layer of polished milk-chocolate completes the reciple.
They’re deceptively simple in appearance, but after trying them for the first time, it’s hard not to notice the attention to detail that goes into each bite.
Kiva Terra Bite (Blueberry) Ingredients: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milk, Unsweetened Chocolate, Soya Lecithin, Pure Vanilla), Dried Blueberries (Blueberries, Sucrose, Sunflower Oil), White Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milk, Soya Lecithin, Pure Vanilla), Cannabis Extract, Polish (Water, Gum Arabic, Sucrose, Corn Syrup), Natural Flavors, Freeze Dried Blueberry Powder, Freeze Dried Raspberry Powder, Confectioners Glaze, Cocoa Powder, Citric Acid.
The Kiva Confections Brand
Kiva Confections hosted the most impressive booth at the recent Cannabis World Business Expo in LA. Resplendent in richly-colored wood panelling and sporting the ambiance of an exclusive boutique shop, the booth attracted visitors in droves, including yours truly, to sample their world-class cannabis-inflused chocolate products.
Kiva Terra Bites have been around since 2013, when the company won the San Francisco Patients Choice Cup in the medical cannabis edibles category.
Kiva also recently introduced a new addition to their product line – Kiva Minis, which sports doses of 15 or 45mg of THC.
Where to Buy Kiva Terra Bites
Even though the company globally sources its ingredients, its cannabis indica & sativa strains come straight from California, and that’s where you’ll find most Kiva products being sold. They’re now available in most popular dispensaries.
If you’re interested in purchase Kiva Terra Bites from a California cannabis dispensary in your area, visit the Nugg website, where you can place orders for marijuana delivery online in seconds!
Conclusion
From their informative packaging and trusted consistency, to the dynamic sweet and tart flavor of their products, Kiva provides top of the line medical cannabis edibles.
DEA Responds to Their Chief’s Comments That Medical-Marijuana is a “Joke”
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So far, more than 15,000 people have signed the petition demanding that DEA head Chuck Rosenberg be fired for calling medical marijuana a “joke.” Well, now the DEA responds to his comments.
And guess what? It seems they’re officially on notice now.
When a Washington Post reporter called the agency about our efforts (Change.org), a spokesman was forced to defend his boss’s outrageous comments:
“Acting Administrator Rosenberg indicated that marijuana should be subject to the same levels of approval and scrutiny as any other substance intended for use as a medicine,” he said. “DEA supports efforts to research potential medical uses of marijuana.”
That sounds nice, but the reality is that people suffering from cancer, AIDS and multiple sclerosis don’t have 5-10 years for the federal government to slow-walk marijuana through the FDA approval process.
They are suffering right now, and in 23 states they are able to legally use doctor-recommended cannabis to find relief.
That’s no “joke.”
So let’s keep up the pressure on behalf of the patients who need our help.
Please share the petition with your friends via Facebook, Twitter and e-mail: http://change.org/nojoke
We’ve already got the DEA’s attention. By generating more signatures, we can push this up the chain of command to the White House and pressure President Obama to take action.
Find the original post & sign the petition at Change.org.
78K Oregonians May Be Eligible to Have Marijuana Offenses Removed From Criminal Record
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That’s right. The Oregon State Police estimate (according to a report submitted to lawmakers earlier this year) that 78,300 marijuana offenses (convictions) may qualify under a new provision.
Timothy Surprenant was convicted of growing marijuana in 2008, a felony he has to disclose over and over again when applying for jobs.
A union mason who lives in Portland, Surprenant was kicked off one job after a manager learned of the conviction. He’s not allowed to work on federal projects or prisons. He’s not permitted to travel to Canada. He seriously considered training to become an X-ray technician but worried his conviction would trip up his chances of finding work.
“There are jobs I can’t do because of having this felony,” said Surprenant, 42.
The conviction, stemming from a medical marijuana grow much larger than what was allowed by law, is an embarrassment he thought he would never live down.
Last week, Surprenant was one of about 68 Oregonians who applied to have old marijuana convictions sealed in a three-day event hosted by the Oregon Cannabis Association. While the process doesn’t erase those crimes from their records, it allows them to claim on an employment application or housing form that they’ve never been convicted of a crime.
Oregon has long allowed people convicted of misdemeanors and some felonies to ask to have those convictions set aside or sealed. But the Oregon Legislature this year made two additional and significant changes to the way the state deals with marijuana: It reduced most marijuana-related offenses, including growing and selling cannabis, and made it easier for people to have old pot convictions set aside.
Under the new law, when someone applies to have a previous marijuana-related conviction set aside, the court must consider how that person’s crime would be classified today.
The change means that Surprenant and others who previously weren’t eligible to have old marijuana felonies set aside may now ask a state court to seal them.
Read the entire article at Oregon Live.
N.Y. Governor Speeds Up Access to Medical Marijuana
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ALBANY — In a surprising move, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed two bills on Wednesday to establish an “emergency medical marijuana” program for qualified patients, two months before the planned debut of a statewide program providing for the medical use of the drug.
The governor’s action is an effort to accelerate the timetable for the legal distribution of medical marijuana in the state after passage of a 2014 law that added New York to a list of nearly two dozen other states where the drug is available for patients.
Under the bills, approved by the State Legislature this year, the State Health Department is to set up a separate program to “create an expedited pathway” for sick New Yorkers whose lack of access to the drug “would pose a serious risk” to their lives.
Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, said in a statement accompanying his signatures that he “deeply sympathized with New Yorkers suffering from serious illness, and I appreciate that medical marijuana may alleviate their chronic pain and debilitating symptoms.”
Read the entire article at New York Times.
You Can Smoke Marijuana as a Tourist in These Eight Countries
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Are you a marijuana tourist? It’s no secret the whiff of weed is spreading across the globe, as more countries decriminalize the possession of small quantities of cannabis. The Netherlands has always been the Mecca for those seeking a taste of something illicit, but now marijuana tourists can travel further and to more locations than ever in order to indulge in a cannabis holiday.
Colorado, where cannabis was legalized three years ago and has already generated over $70 million in tax revenue, is seeing a big growth in tourism.
More recently, Canada’s new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and his Liberal party are in favor of legalizing marijuana. Plus, U.S. Presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have recently come out in favor of changing cannabis laws in the states.
In many cases laws change to allow for medicinal use of the herb. Substances in cannabis or medical marijuana are believed to help in the treatment of certain diseases or improve symptoms. Across all different cultures, cannabis has had a long history of medicinal use.
Even users of the famed website Reddit, which claims to be the “front-page of the Internet,” are quick to share their success stories after trying cannabis for the first time.
