{"id":1138,"date":"2021-09-16T16:43:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T16:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/wp-home\/?p=177539"},"modified":"2021-09-16T16:43:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T16:43:47","slug":"6-great-massachusetts-ganja-farmers-to-shop-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=1138","title":{"rendered":"6 great Massachusetts ganja farmers to shop for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <title>6 great Massachusetts ganja farmers to shop for &#8211; Leafly<\/title>     <!-- This is Index Exchange, a script\/\/3rd-party integration that interjects GAM. It needs to be 'ahead' of GTM in the DOM, which comes from Cephalopod. GTM loads GAM. 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You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"hidden age-gate__loading\">Redirecting you to<span class=\"redirect-domain\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs mt-auto\">By accessing this site, you accept<br \/>\nthe <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"tou-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/terms-of-use\">Terms of Use<\/a><br \/>\nand <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"pp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container my-xl\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-9\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Massachusetts\u2014a state of more than 6 million people\u2014has just 88 fully licensed adult-use cannabis growers.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is wicked hard, but improving by the day.<\/p>\n<p>Eighty-eight final recreational cannabis cultivation licenses are better than the none. In 2016, voters got the state to start issuing them and sales started in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The pandemic killed 2020\u2019s East Coast Cannabis Cups\u2014trophies offer some of the few data points on a new market\u2019s quality. Exactly who\u2019s growing what, and whether it\u2019s any good, is just now starting to come into focus.<\/p>\n<p>Legendary growers like Chemdog operate in Massachusetts and players like Berkshire Roots have found their footing both growing <em>and<\/em> selling ganja. We pinged experts like Danny \u201cDanko\u201d Vinkovetsky at Northeast Leaf Magazine, looked up fresh Cup winners, and trawled Leafly menus and data for notable ganja and the farmers who grew it. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an early read on what\u2019s worth trying in dispensaries.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-canna-provisions\">Canna Provisions<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"870\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"This is what Chem 4 looks like from Chemdog. Now you know! (Courtesy Canna Provisions blog)\" class=\"wp-image-177535 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6-great-massachusetts-ganja-farmers-to-shop-for-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6-great-massachusetts-ganja-farmers-to-shop-for-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6-great-massachusetts-ganja-farmers-to-shop-for-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6-great-massachusetts-ganja-farmers-to-shop-for-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>This is what Chem 4 looks like from Chemdog. Now you know! (Courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/cannaprovisionsgroup.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Canna Provisions blog<\/span><\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Um, you can get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/search\/shop?q=Chemdog\">Chemdog<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/strains-products\/what-are-you-smoking-69-pbud-chemdog\">Chemdog<\/a> in Massachusetts. That\u2019s, like, a reason to visit in and of itself, right? Pair it with other stuff, but yeah, dude\u2014Chemdog tourism!<\/p>\n<p>Vertically integrated grower-seller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/cannaprovisions\">Canna Provisions<\/a> in Lee, MA has a deal to supply the market with grower Greg \u201cChemdog\u201d Krzanowski\u2019s harvests, through his brand Smash Hits. We\u2019re talking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chem \u201891\u2014the original, 30-year-old cut, thought to be the dogfather of Sour Diesel in the east and OG Kush in the west<\/li>\n<li>Chem 4\u2014an \u201cinstant smack in the face\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Chem D x Lemon Thai<\/li>\n<li>Urkle\u2014from \u201806 and packing that sedative indica punch<\/li>\n<li>Urkle x Tres Dawg<\/li>\n<li>Stay Puft\u2014Marshmellow OG x Jet Fuel Gelato<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smash Hits grows it out in Sheffield, MA.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-bountiful-farms\">Bountiful Farms<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CP8tyzmFcQd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Vertically integrated grower-seller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/bountiful-farms\">Bountiful Farms<\/a> took first place overall with Pina Grande in the Massachusetts Cultivator\u2019s Cup September 4.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/BountifulFarms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">craft store<\/a> shows 20 flowers on the menu, but they\u2019re all super elite crosses and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/learn\/cannabis-glossary\/zaza\">zaza<\/a> like Garlic Juice. Yes.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen miles outside of Boston in Nattick, MA, and for medical card holders only\u2014try the Meow, Bubblegum Breath, Horchata, and Pina Grande. The Cup winner\u2019s just sitting there on the menu. Bountiful Farms also got second runner-up in the Cultivator\u2019s Cup for Secret Formula. That\u2019s Wifi #43 and Do-Si-Dos, <em>dayam<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bountifulfarms.care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bountiful Farms<\/a> cultivation general manager Zachary Taylor claims 22 Cannabis Cups and runs a tight ship based off his days in Colorado. Weed grow room temperature and humidity never vary more than 10 degrees all day, every day. <\/p>\n<p>Plants drink in small, frequent bursts like an Olympian, instead of in one or two daily gut bombs. Hand-trimmed and pesticide-free, Bountiful Farms is the first grow facility from exotic grow consultants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/juicedgrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Juiced Grow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Solar Therapeutics<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CRmXJN2HUkK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Have your LA Kush Cake with a side of carbon offsets at vertically integrated grower-seller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/solar-therapeutics\/menu?product_category%5b%5d=Flower\">Solar Therapeutics<\/a> in Somerset, MA, recommended by <a href=\"https:\/\/leafmagazines.com\/magazines\/northeast-leaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northeast Leaf<\/a>\u2019s editor Vinkovetsky.<\/p>\n<p>Director of cultivation Brendan Delaney runs Gelato, Swamp Dog, Dominion Skunk, and old school Purple Trainwreck off multiple acres of solar and natural gas co-generation. The goal is at least 60% of carbon emissions offset for tasty flavors like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/search\/shop?q=Cherry%20Punch\">Cherry Punch<\/a>\u2014Cherry AK-47 and Purple Punch F2.<\/p>\n<p>Solar Therapeutics sponsored the much-needed Massachusetts Cultivator\u2019s Cup in early September in sunny Somerset, MA, with Cypress Hill, Method Man, and Redman. Man, I can\u2019t wait to go to a concert again. One day.<\/p>\n<h2>Nature\u2019s Heritage<\/h2>\n<p>First-place runner-up at last weekend\u2019s Cup? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/brands\/natures-heritage\">Nature\u2019s Heritage<\/a> with Crescendo (Chem D x i95 x Mandarin Cookies x Headband).<\/p>\n<p>Found in stores across Massachusetts\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturesheritagecannabis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature\u2019s Heritage<\/a> runs a lot of Ethos Genetics\u2019 gear, the cookies cross <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/search\/shop?q=Crescendo\">Crescendo<\/a> and Lilac Diesel. I\u2019d also check out It\u2019s It (Exotic Genetic\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/search\/shop?q=Gelato\">Gelato<\/a> x Mint Chocolate Chip).<\/p>\n<p>Plus, they mess around with racy African sativas like Horace (Banana OG x <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/nigerian-silver\">Nigerian<\/a>) and Ebony + Ivory (The White x Nigerian).<\/p>\n<h2>Berkshire Roots<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"(Courtesy Berkshire Roots)\" class=\"wp-image-177742 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6-great-massachusetts-ganja-farmers-to-shop-for-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6-great-massachusetts-ganja-farmers-to-shop-for-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6-great-massachusetts-ganja-farmers-to-shop-for-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6-great-massachusetts-ganja-farmers-to-shop-for-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Purps and Haze combine in the sativa hybrid cultivar Sacari. (Courtesy Berkshire Roots)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Head\u2019s up, Boston\u2014 vertically integrated grower-seller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/berkshire-roots-adult-use\">Berkshire Roots<\/a> is rocking the knock-out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/search\/shop?q=OG-Kush\">OG Kush<\/a> cross, OGKB 2.0 BX. It\u2019s listed for nighttime sleep aid and pain relief (yeah, no kidding). The name stands for OG Kush Breath, and this is the second, super version of it. Sheesh.<\/p>\n<p>This big boy dispensary lists 31 cultivars for sale and carries their own good stuff, and the good stuff from the rest of the high-end Mass legal gang: The Botanist\u2019s Garlic Drip and Nature\u2019s Heritage Forbidden Zkittlez.<\/p>\n<p>Come in there with a game plan because the retail side of the operation is all business. Ask for that fresh, terpy zaza and be prepared to pony up for it.<\/p>\n<h2>Rythm<\/h2>\n<p>There are lots of multi-state operators operating in Massachusetts\u2014don\u2019t hate the player, hate the game. One big dog pumping out the jams all across Massachusetts is the grower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/brands\/rythm\">Rythm<\/a>. I\u2019d order the Tahitian Punch: Sour Tangie x Sour Apple\u2014all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/search\/shop?q=diesel\">Diesel<\/a>-y and tart for weekend cleaning.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of Rythm\u2019s strains are gonna beat up your diet goals: Scout Breath, French King (i.e. Louis IX), Alien Apple, Brownie Scout, Gelato \u2026 Come on, man.<\/p>\n<p>We got more intel on fire tree in Bay City this fall. High Times\u2019 People\u2019s Choice Cup results are due Oct. 21.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>Shout out more of Massachusetts\u2019 most excellent rec in the comments below.<\/em><\/h3>\n<div id=\"author-box\" class=\"p-lg my-xxl bg-white rounded border border-light-grey elevation-low\">\n<div class=\"mb-lg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6-great-massachusetts-ganja-farmers-to-shop-for.jpg\" alt=\"David Downs's Bio Image\" class=\"lazyload inline-block mr-md rounded-full border border-light-grey\"> <\/p>\n<p>David Downs<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-sm\">David Downs directs news and lifestyle coverage as the California Bureau Chief for Leafly.com. He&#8217;s written for WIRED, Rolling Stone and Billboard, and is the former cannabis editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as the author of several cannabis books including &#8216;Marijuana Harvest&#8217; by Ed Rosenthal and David Downs. 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