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I had a very interesting experience with Northern Berry. Recently I started smoking again, previously having experienced panic attacks oftentimes when smoking weed. I began researching CBD's and decided to try the Cannatonic strain. Long behind, I didn't freak out! It was a nice body high without the lost in space heady feeling. Eventually I branched out and tried many other strains, mostly indicas and hybrids. Only one session of an unknown strain did I get to *almost* panic attack. 2.5 months in, and I decide to buy a bubbler. I test it out by taking 2 hits of the same Northern Berry big bud I had been pinching off of. 20 minutes later and I went into a full blown panic attack. I was stunned and I still don't know what caused it. Richard at Home Grown Apothecary explained to me that while it could have been a number of things acting as the cause, that his guesstimate on was that it was perhaps some pesticides. Apparently if it isn't organically grown with certification, it's prone to pesticides. Richard also added that the pesticides can and do cause paranoia to occur. This may explain the sudden and completely out-of-place feelings I had. I drank some water, walked around the block about 15 times, and eventually started to come down after about an hour of complete hell. I'll be buying organically from now on unless I am comfortable with a random purchase of a heavy indica. ~JCM

I started researching CBD's recently and eventually got through the doors of Happy Leaf just 100 steps from my building. First off, the staff at Happy Leaf are very pleasant to be around. They are knowledgeable, friendly, and informative. I walked out with some Cannatonic two months ago and have been baked every day since then. Love this dispensary and its 100% my #1 go-to place. Selection of products and flower is refreshing. Two things I'd improve: the waiting room & updates of inventory on Leafly. If Happy Leaf's waiting room were livened up like Jayne's, customers may not mind the wait as much (although there is rarely much of a wait). Also went in to reload on some Kosher Kush but out of stock. Still on the website as having inventory. They are now considered a recreational dispensary as of yesterday, 12-14-16. I highly recommend checking out Happy Leaf, regardless of where in town you are. It's worth the trip!