The buds themselves have terrific bag appeal. It is sublime. The cantaloupe really comes through in the flavor of this exceptionally smooth smoke. My batch smelled more like Skunkalope- a rich, sour funk with a distinct cantaloupe aroma just beneath it.
The Chocolope she pointed out definitely met the Gentleman's lofty expectations. I'd have to rely on the budtender's recommendations, so I let her know that I was looking for flowers with an amazing scent profile, no pressure. Alright, since everything at Capital City Care is pre-packaged, there was no opportunity to smell anything before I purchased. It's an interesting conundrum for the Freakonomics crowd in its current state, but easily solved once Congress stops screwing DC out of the industry its citizens voted for and the medical dispensaries are all handed recreational sales licenses. It's a question of patient participation in the program, which is really low- the latest DOH report says there's only 5500 patients enrolled- which isn't enough to grow economically, while the high costs prohibit more patients from signing up.
I've heard it argued that the plant count limit should be raised, but I've also heard of surplus product just sitting around at the cultivators unsold. I mean, it would have been cool if they let some other organization have a shot at a license, but it's clever, and allows them greater control of quality and cost, so respect.
CHOCO LOPE PROFESSIONAL
My professional guess is that they grew Apelles as a distinctly separate but related entity to get around this restriction. Glueberry See, DC still caps the output for each medical marijuana grower to 1,000 plants, which is pretty small for a professional grow operation. The selection of products these days still leans heavily toward their in-house products, but they've diversified their offerings to include concentrates, tinctures, vape cartridges, etc and have more strains to offer between Cap City and Apelles. Cap City got me logged in and sent me off to the budtender in their cozy back room in short order. I just carry around the print-out of my certification that Allegany gave me and produce it upon request, no issues. It was just as easy as visiting any Maryland dispensary, which was particularly impressive since I haven't gotten around to getting a physical card yet, though I think there's some significant benefit to having one. This was the first time I experimented with the new reciprocity law that allows me as a Maryland medical cannabis patient to visit any of the DC dispensaries ( the single dispensary restriction on DC patients has also been lifted). I wanted to see what the flowers would look like a year-plus later direct from the source, so the last time I found myself stuck in traffic on North Capitol St with time to spare, I took a Gentleman's Detour and picked up some truly magnificent Chocolope.
I liked 'em ok, but none made their way into my regular rotation, which were mostly grown by Abatin or Liberty. CCC is vertically integrated, though, and their flowers can be found in the other shops, so I've had several strains from Cap City (and their sister corp, Apelles, too). Under the previous rules, DC medical marijuana patients had to choose a single dispensary to work with when they got their cards, so the Gentleman was unable to visit Capital City Care until reciprocity kicked in.
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