Another week has passed and we are over halfway through this Mercury Retrograde and this one has not disappointed. I have seen computers die, appointments cancelled, tax return money weirdly disappear and many old doubts and fears!

All that being said, I’ve been left feeling like I live in a snow globe-you know that transparent sphere, traditionally made of glass, which encloses a miniaturized scene of some sort, often together with a model of a town, landscape or figure-in this case I am enclosed in the glass dome and the snow is beneath my feet. Every day I work at keeping the snow securely under my feet and every day I end up with a blizzard of snow enveloping me. Then, I spend the rest of the day, calming the blizzard!

But, despite the weather in my head, I can always count on my cannabis strains to bring sunshine into my life and Tangerine Sunrise did just that. Tangerine Sunrise is a 100% pure sativa strain, created by the Colorado Seed Inc.. and named as one of the ten best strain of 2014 in the West. It was created by crossing Tangerine Haze with Hawaiian strain.

Tangerine Sunrise has a delicious aroma of orange with Haze notes. The buds are dark green and covered in red hairs. It has a super delicious aroma of freshly squeezed orange juice and a taste of fresh sweet citrus with a hint of vanilla spice upon exhale. It’s effects are hi-octane, like a heavy sativa. The effects cause an immediate uplifting of energy, focus and mood, which was exactly what the doctor ordered this week. Tangerine Sunrise is great as an eye opener at sunrise and throughout the day and because of its strong uplifting qualities, I suggest that you quit this strain around 3pm, like you would with a cup of coffee. I read that this strain may just cause you a bit of sunburn in the way of anxiety, if you consume too much. So, like all good things, moderation is a good idea with Tangerine Sunrise and perhaps in life in general.

Speaking of moderation, my next strain was created by crossing two very moderately fantastic strains. Purple Dream, is a slightly indica hybrid strain and is considered the '“mild child” of two big parents-Granddaddy Purple and Blue Dream. Of those two heavy hitting parents, this strain seemed to me to favor it’s Purple parent more-possessing w a big grape soda aroma and flavor. It’s effects are pretty balanced with an immediate uplift in mood but a surprising mental feeling of being chilled out. Again, like most hybrids if you continue to consume, you may just be a bit to chilled to do anything more for the day. This strain is said to be good for the treatment of anxiety, PTSD, depression and I’ll add a case of the Mercury Retrograde heebies!