Caliva San Jose Wins "Best of Silicon Valley 2022": Our Budtenders' Picks
By Caliva Staff
Once in a while, weâll toot our own horn. All right, at least once a yearâCalivaâs flagship dispensary in downtown San Jose has again taken home the prize in Metroâs âBest of Silicon Valleyâ. Our gratitude goes to our community for voting us âBest Edible Selectionâ and Runner-up in âBest CBD Selectionâ and âBest Cannabis Pre-Order Pick Up Serviceâ.Â
Moreover, we are so proud of our knowledgeable budtenders who make shopping for cannabis an excitingâand approachable!âexperience. Theyâre the ones who get to know the regulars, who can confidently recommend the strain, dosage, terpene profile, and flavor that youâre looking for. Without them, weâd be lost in the trees with battle-scars, mumbling, âthose rice krispies were way stronger than expectedâ.Â
Without further ado, we present you with our curated Budtendersâ Picks in both winning categories: Best Edible Selection and Best CBD Selection. We recommend you try our preorder and pickup as well đ
Budtendersâ Picks: Best Edible Selection Â
Deli Dimes - Fresh Watermelon Gummy Rounds
$15 - 10 Gummies with 10mg THC eachÂ
Thereâs something about gummies that go perfectly with cannabis, hence the variety we always keep in stock. Deli Dimesâ Fresh Watermelon Gummy Rounds are a consistent pick for us for the juicy watermelon flavor, together with the crunchy sugar coating. We also know that dollar value matters, and a winner on that end, tooâ10 gummies for 100mg THC total.Â
Chill Single Dose Chocolate - Milk Chocolate
$3 - 2 Chocolate squares with 5mg THC each
Classic milk chocolate, conveniently single-packaged, and risk-free at $3. When it comes to edibles, we also pay attention to the cannabis extract, and 5mg of THC in each Chill square is cleanly extracted via CO2 process.
Kiva Camino Gummies - Midnight BlueberryÂ
$18 - 20 Gummies with 5mg THC and 1mg CBN each
Part of our job is to educate visitors on the effects of different cannabinoids for the desired experience. A common request is something to help you sleep, and we often recommend Kiva Caminoâs Midnight Blueberryâs sleep-promoting gummies. Kiva is known for reliable, consistent dosing, and each of these little guys contain 5mg of THC, but also 1mg of CBN â a cannabinoid known for its sedative properties.Â
WYLD Gummies -RaspberryÂ
$17 - 10 Gummies with 10mg THC eachÂ
WYLD gummies are a staff-and-fan favorite for a reason! These Raspberry Sativa gummies have amazing flavor from real fruit, and the fruit terpenes work perfectly with the 10mg of THC from heady sativa. We recommend this for anyone who likes to get adventurous while the sunâs still out.
Budtendersâ Picks: Best CBD Selection
Pure Beauty Preroll Babies - CBD Blend
$42 - 10 Prerolls with an eighth of CBD flower total.Â
For those who enjoy smoking, we recommend Pure Beautyâs CBD Babies. Pure Beauty is usually hyped for their clean-grown, high-potency flower, and we were pleasantly surprised by these low-THC (6%), high-CBD (10%) mini-joints. One of these little guys and youâll be so relaxed. The cute and portable pack is an added plus đ
Papa & Barkley Releaf Balm - 3:1 50ml (CBD:THC)
$90 - 50ml Medicinal Balm with 521mg CBD and 156mg THC total
Every day, we see a variety of needs, and topicals can really hit the spot. Papa & Barkleyâs CBD Releaf Balm is a bestseller for a reasonâit really works for those aches and pains. It comes in the option of 3:1 CBD:THC ratio and also 1:3 CBD:THC.
High Gorgeous Tincture - Plain Jane CBD
$50 - 1oz. Sublingual tincture with 1000mg CBD total
Sublingual tincturesâplaced under the tongueâare considered the most effective method when you need quick relief but donât want to smoke or vape.Â
We like to recommend the Plain Jane CBD tincture from High Gorgeous for anyone who wants to easily incorporate CBD into their lives. It tastes great, too, thanks to the MCT (fractionated coconut oil) base thatâs all-naturally sweet.Â
Kiva Dark Chocolate Bar - Espresso CBD 1:1
$22 - 20-Square chocolate bar with 100mg CBD and 100mg THC totalÂ
When it comes to chocolate, you canât go wrong with Kiva, and this espresso CBD bar slaps. Itâs a failsafe recâitâs delicious, vegan, and made with quality ingredients like 100% cannabis flower grown in Mendocino County. We love the 1:1 CBD:THC ratio for a very chill time.Â
Kanha Gummies - Tranquility CBD:CBN:THC 1:1:1
$22 - 10 Gummies with 5mg CBD, 5mg CBN, and 5mg THC each
For CBD gummies, we adore these blue raspberry gummies from Kanhaâthe ingredient list is super clean, and they definitely live up to the name. When customers come in looking for something to help them sleep, we recommend they look for the lesser-known cannabidiol CBN in the ingredientsâit has a sedating effect that helps insomnia like nothing else. Â