Delving into somnifacients

I’ve been toying with the idea of getting some gummies that help you fall and stay asleep, or help you get back to sleep if you do wake up during the night. I took the plunge earlier this week.

More than one friend recommended the Modern Apothēca in North Raleigh. It was a little tricky to find (just inside 540 up Falls of Neuse Road), but it’s a cute little place and it has a “coffee shop” next door. The name of the coffee shop is an indication of their advertising “voice.”

Its full name is The Burnt Pot: Cannabis Cafe & Lounge, which is described as: “One of the nation’s first hemp lounges and cafes. We provide a private space for the social and recreational enjoyment of legal hemp products.” They also sell “infused beverages and baked goods” there.

After entering the main door of Modern Apothēca, there’s another door into the sales area, where you’re greeted by someone who, if you tell them it’s your first time there, explains how they’re able to sell what they sell, and why they can’t sell the things they can’t sell.

I explained that I was a “first time user” and what I was trying to “accomplish” with gummies, which was not to get high, but as a relaxant toward a restful night’s sleep.

The salesguy was very knowledgeable, personable, and patient explaining what the various combination of “ingredients” (i.e., CBD, CBN, & THC) are and what they do. I ended up going with Tillmans Tranquils Perfect Dose Night Gummies, and I got a free sample of Comfortably Numb whose name sounds exactly like something I could use to get through the next four years.

And here’s the ad card, on which their advertisement voice is evident again in their daily delivery cutoff information.

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