Lansterdam in Review: Microdosing marijuana mints with an oily bottle of Sprite 

Kiva Confections — Petra Cannabis-Infused Mints (Pineapple) 

Price — $25/40 mints 

THC content — 2.5 mg/mint 

There have been plenty of potent pot products featured in this review in recent months. This week, we turn to the opposite end of the spectrum: The lowest-dose edibles available on Lansing’s recreational market. With 2.5 mg of THC in each of these tangy little mints, you’d need to gobble down the whole bottle to match the THC of a standard pot brownie. 

This experience in marijuana microdosing begins on a sunny Saturday morning, in the backseat of a car on the way to the Upper Peninsula, where I popped three in my mouth after some coffee. They’re small but flavorful, with bright fruit notes, a sour bite and a cooling finish.  

As the road trip continued, I took one more about every 15-20 minutes until sundown. It was never enough to ever cause the mind-numbing, couch-locking effects of traditional, higher-dose edibles, but certainly enough to feel some noticeable effects. Don’t be deterred by lower doses of THC. Most edibles are priced about the same regardless. And I actually preferred the slow rolling high that lasted throughout the evening. These mints easily allow consumers to tailor their highs to match their daily plans.  

 Exclusive Brands — Magic Drops THC Tincture (Lemon) 

Price — $35/bottle 

THC content — 200 mg/bottle  

I picked up this bottle simply because I’ve never tried out a THC tincture. Plenty of local dispensaries — and even Quality Dairy — will sell various types of CBD tinctures, but THC-based liquids aren’t all that common on the recreational market in Lansing — at least not quite yet. Most local pot shops sell 100 mg edibles for $20, so finding this 200 mg bottle for $35 felt like a solid deal. My friends and I decided to split up the bottle three ways after breakfast on Sunday. Pro tip: Despite the labeling, this isn’t a very good drink mix. We thought the lemon flavor would pair well with Sprite, not realizing that these oil-based products don’t exactly mix well with water. 

As far as effects go; however, tinctures might be the quickest hitting type of edible out there. They provide for much more rapid THC absorption into the bloodstream, but research shows that the resulting high, like edibles, still depends largely on what else is in your system. I’d recommend eating a light breakfast and drinking plenty of water beforehand. 

Whereas gummies and brownies can take an hour or more to kick in, we all felt a solid buzz within 15-20 minutes of finishing up our oily Sprites. It also provided an unusually energetic sort of high that paired well with a quick dip in Lake Michigan and a spontaneous trip across the Mackinac Bridge. Just have a sober driver. Even low-dose products can lead to impairment. 

Lansterdam in Review is a new column written by Kyle Kaminski, a City Pulse staff writer and cannabis enthusiast who has been smoking marijuana just about every day for the last decade. Kaminski samples some of the best bud in Greater Lansing, gets real high and writes about it.