Review: Bacio Belts by Northern Heights
Last year, I sampled a batch of Bacio Gelato out of Michigan that really set a high bar. I’d been searching for the strain at Illinois dispensaries ever since. Luckily for me, Oregonix label, Northern Heights, recently dropped Bacio Belts, a descendant of the aforementioned Gelato, so I picked up an eighth from Emerald Dispensary and Lounge to review.
Bacio Belts is a hybrid cross of Bacio Gelato and Motorbreath. This eighth tested at 1.12% THC, 27.74% THCa, and 29.81% total cannabinoids. The indicated top terpenes were β-myrcene, β-caryophyllene, and limonene.

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Four conical flowers all came to a sharp point. Deep-forest green with black sugar leaves and thick curled-in rust-colored hairs, the flowers were very dark. The trichomes were all solidly milky. The flowers were very dense with almost no give when squeezed.
Sweet notes of heavy cream, artificial grape, and floral honey led more complex undertones of pickled hot peppers, black pepper, fresh rain petrichor, and wet slate. The cream and black pepper notes came through most clearly on the palate, creating a sweet/savory contrast.
Bacio Belts induced an immediate head change, knocking back my anxiety while expanding my awareness window and headspace. Working on complex mental tasks became easier as my thoughts came through with great clarity. My energy level remained stable despite waves of strong weighted blanket style pressure in my arms and chest.

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