by Tyler Meier, Redmond assistant store manager

Edibles can be a medicinal time or an entertaining time for a lot of individuals. I enjoy edibles for their lengthy experience and engagement throughout my body and mind. RSO (Rick Simpson Oil) is a viscous sap derived from cannabis plant material that can be found in our shops, available in an oral-use syringe. 

I find that RSO’s taste can be unpleasant if you aren’t ready for a fully-extracted cannabis plant flavor. To help with the somewhat earthy & weedy taste, I’ve developed some home-brew, DIY flavor enhancements to help the RSO go down.

A thing to note: you can always increase your total dosage of cannabis, but you cannot take any away. You can feel uncomfortable if you overdo a dosage beyond your comfort zone. I personally start with a rice-grain sized dose, as that is often the metric to achieve an approximate 100mg edible. So start LOW, and go SLOW!

Sherbet Spoon Edible

One way to help ingest RSO is by using your favorite ice cream or sherbet as a sort of frozen sandwich system. Here’s how I do it:

• Take a small spoon

• Scoop up a thin layer of your flavor base

• squeeze a rice grain sized amount of RSO in the center of the flavor base

• Pull syringe away & cap it

• use another spoon to scoop a second small layer of your flavor base

• set the second layer on top of the first

  • sandwiching the RSO between the chilly dessert 

I enjoy this process because the frozen consistency turns the gooey RSO firm once it touches the chilly surface, making it easier to work with for dosing. Make sure that your flavor layers aren’t too big, otherwise you might get brain freeze!  

Fruit Leather Fold-Up

Another way to eat RSO where you taste the RSO the least, is using a fruit wrap of your choice to fold up the RSO into a little edible roll. 

• Tear off a few inches piece of a fruit strip

• Squeeze out a rice grain size of RSO onto the fruit strip

• Tuck in the sides of the fruit roll, and fold the RSO into the fruit roll

• Fold a few times for full coverage

  • Be careful not to make the roll too big

• Swallow whole, bring a glass of water to help it go down

And that's the way I do it!

If you’re looking for high-potency edible experiences, RSO is the way to go! Pick some up in Seattle or Redmond, below.