Connected | Nightshade | 3.5G Flower

Connected Nightshade 3.5G: Indica Eighth from a Hell's Kitchen Dispensary Not every strain comes with a family tree you can look up. Connected's Nightshade is one of those, and we think that is worth saying plainly. The Connected Nightshade 3.5G jar is available at Cannadreams, a licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary at 862 9th Ave on the corner of West 56th Street in Hell's Kitchen. The lineage question Connected Cannabis Co. lists the lineage of Nightshade as proprietary on its own website. In other words, the breeder has chosen not to publish the parents. Some blogs offer guesses, but none of them come from the brand, so we will not repeat them. The honest version: the lineage is not widely published. What Connected does share is that it considers Nightshade an indica-dominant hybrid, and it is listed as an indica on our menu. What the brand does tell you Connected describes the flavor as earthy, sweet and gassy, mixed together, and names limonene, caryophyllene and linalool among its prominent terpenes, without publishing amounts. That is the breeder's profile. Expect some variation harvest to harvest, and use the jar itself as the real source of information. About the name Nightshade is a strain name, nothing more. It is also the name of a plant family that includes tomatoes and eggplant, which customers sometimes bring up, but the strain has nothing to do with either. Read it as Connected's label for this cultivar. Connected Cannabis Co. in New York Connected is a Sacramento brand known for indoor flower and for developing many of its own cultivars, including Gelonade, Tropical Z and Silver Spoon. The New York product line is grown indoors in Buffalo by a licensed New York operator under an exclusive agreement with Connected, working from the brand's genetics. Every Nightshade jar on our shelf was grown, packed and tested within New York's system. How we would compare it When the lineage is private, comparison is how you learn about a strain. A good method: pick two indica-listed jars from our shelf, for example Nightshade and Gelato 41, and ask us to open both. Smell them back to back. Look at the color and how tight the buds are. Note which aroma comes through first. Over a few visits, that habit teaches you more about your own preferences than any strain database. Getting the most from an eighth Three and a half grams goes further than people think if you are not rushing through it. Grind only what you need for one session. Use a clean grinder so old resin does not muddy the flavor. If you roll, a slightly coarse grind burns more evenly than powder. If you use a pipe, small hand-broken pieces work well. Keep a lid on the jar between uses, every time. Storage in a small apartment Most Manhattan apartments have two storage problems: heat in winter and humidity in summer. Keep the jar away from the radiator, the stove and any sunny window. A bedroom drawer or a closet shelf is usually the most stable spot. Toss a two-way humidity pack in the jar if it will last longer than a week. Cold storage in a fridge sounds smart but invites condensation, so skip it. And always keep the jar where kids, guests and pets cannot get to it. Coming to the shop We welcome walk-ins. The store is near Columbus Circle, Central Park South, Clinton and the Theater District, so it is easy to reach from most of Midtown West. You can also order online for in-store pickup and grab it at the counter when you get here. Why we stick to licensed product Shops selling cannabis without a license are outside New York's legal market and skip the rules that protect customers. Everything we carry, including this Connected eighth, comes through the regulated system with state-required lab testing and labeling. The label tells you the brand, the batch and when it was packaged. Nightshade 3.5G, the facts Brand: Connected Cannabis Co. Strain: Nightshade Menu type: Indica Lineage: Not widely published (Connected lists it as proprietary) Size: 3.5 grams, one eighth, prepacked jar Where: 862 9th Ave, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan Only adults 21 and older may buy this product. Cannadreams is a licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary. Consume only where New York law permits, keep it locked up away from kids and pets, and never drive after using cannabis.