I’m always willing to try something new to help calm me in this process, so I decided to grab a bag of Wedding Cake CBD Flower from Green Unicorn Farms. I’ll fully admit that I didn’t believe that a low-THC flower could help me at all, but I promised a friend that I would keep an open mind.

“I loved that first strong whiff of sour diesel.”

I opened the bag, stuck my nose in like a sophisticated wine connoisseur, and inhaled. (The only thing I know about wine, by the way, is that there are red ones and white ones.) I loved that first strong whiff of sour diesel. It’s that smell that makes me smile at a concert or any other outdoor event when someone is stealthily sneaking a few puffs.

I quickly rolled up a joint and lit it up. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but the thing I was NOT expecting was how smooth it was. I smoked about half of the joint and went about my day running errands. (I wasn't the one who was driving, by the way. I never drive under the influence.) I told my friend that I didn't feel anything and thought, oh well, at least I gave it a try.

I was wrong, though. Something was happening, and I didn't recognize it until I got back home a few hours later. I felt calm, focused and full of energy. Not that jittery energy that you get from drinking too much caffeine, but a kind of clarity that felt uplifting.

Of course, it worked! Why wouldn't it? I've always believed that CBD has therapeutic properties because I’ve seen it work for friends who have chronic pain from injuries or auto-immune disorders.

Wedding Cake didn’t just give me extra energy. I felt more relaxed than I normally feel when I'm out and about. I don't like being in the car or around a lot of other people, so shopping can be a grind. When we pulled into the driveway, I realized that I hadn't felt anxious during the trip at all. Nothing else had changed. The CBD did its job without making me feel high, hungry, or sleepy. I was in a happy place, without all the usual chaos.

“It's a relief to know that there’s something other than prescription meds that work to keep me calm and alert.”

It's a relief to know that there’s something other than prescription meds that work to keep me calm and alert. I don’t like taking pills, so now I have something new in my arsenal to help me control my symptoms. I’ve always had two switches, one for on and one for off. Now I know that there is a happy medium—and that I can just take a few puffs of this Unicorn Farms flower without it affecting my concentration or productivity.

I would highly recommend Wedding Cake to anyone who struggles with anxiety issues. It’s smooth and fresh-tasting, with a slightly pungent aroma. The buds are tight and colorful, deep green with hints of deeper purple and tiny brown pistils. And I'll confess that I had to look it up because I've always wondered what those reddish hairs were called. Pistils.

So, I was wrong after all. It is possible to get stress relief and an overall sense of well-being from a low-THC flower without sacrificing an ounce of energy or my ability to make a decision. And there was one more surprise in store. I was concerned that my newfound extra energy would make it difficult for me to sleep. It didn’t. Feeling calm helped me fall asleep more quickly and stay that way all night. I’ll be sure to keep plenty of Wedding Cake in my “medicine cabinet” for some long-term testing.