Our Pick: Happi
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Happi builds each seltzer as a different cannabinoid recipe: a 5 mg 'Dance' can with THCV and ginseng for the social hours, and 10 mg 'Glow Up' and 'Drift' cans that layer CBD, CBG, and CBN over the THC. We pulled every dose, blend, and price from the brand's own shop, checked the public test results, and ran the math. Here's the honest look, plus the November date every THC-drink fan needs on the calendar.
By The Kind Buds Desk · ~7 min read · Updated 2026-08-07
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The Social Can
Happi Dance (Mango Sweet Basil, 5 mg)
A 5 mg social can with the most interesting blend in the lineup: equal THCV and CBD plus ginseng.
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Most THC drinks compete on dose and flavor. Happi competes on the recipe. Every can in the line is a deliberately different cannabinoid blend aimed at a mood: Dance pairs 5 mg of hemp-derived delta-9 with 5 mg of THCV, 5 mg of CBD, and ginseng for a bright social can; Glow Up stacks 10 mg of THC with 10 mg CBD, 6 mg CBG, 4 mg CBN, and lion's mane; Drift runs 10 mg THC with 10 mg CBD and a full 10 mg of CBG. Whether those supporting cannabinoids do what the marketing hopes is a fair question we'll handle honestly below, but the transparency is real: every blend is printed, dosed, and lab-tested.
Why are we reviewing it? Because Happi keeps coming up next to the drinks we've already covered, Daizy's, Wynk, Cann, Brez, and almost nobody independent has pulled the actual numbers. So we did what we always do: doses, blends, can sizes, and prices straight from the brand's own shop pages on the day of writing, a check that the lab reports are public (they are, on the brand's test-results page), and per-milligram math against the field. Quick disclosure, because honesty is the house rule: Happi didn't pay for this review and doesn't know it exists. If you buy through our links we may earn a commission, and that never changes a verdict.
Two ground rules before we crack a can. First, this is a 21+ product and a 21+ article. Second, the legal field is shifting: hemp-derived THC drinks are federally legal under the 2018 Farm Bill today, but a federal rule arriving November 12, 2026 caps THC at 0.4 mg per container, which as written would end every can here in its current form. The full story lives in our hemp THC ban guide. Nothing here is medical or legal advice, just the friend who read the lab reports.
The short version
- Happi's signature is the blend, not just the dose: Dance is 5 mg THC + 5 mg THCV + 5 mg CBD + ginseng (8 oz, 30 cal); Glow Up is 10 mg THC + 10 mg CBD + 6 mg CBG + 4 mg CBN + lion's mane (12 oz, 50 cal); Drift is 10 mg THC + 10 mg CBD + 10 mg CBG (12 oz, 45 cal).
- Pricing, verified from the brand's shop: Dance runs $25 per 4-pack ($6.25/can); Glow Up and Drift run $29 per 4-pack ($7.25/can), with 8, 12, and 24-pack tiers priced proportionally.
- The honest review point: Happi publishes its lab reports on a public test-results page. That's our #1 hemp trust check, and they pass it.
- The honest science point: the supporting cannabinoids (THCV, CBG, CBN) are real and really dosed, but the research on what they do in a drink is early. Treat the mood names as flavor direction, not pharmacology.
- 10 mg cans are full-strength servings. New to THC drinks? Start with Dance at 5 mg, or half of one, and wait 20 to 30 minutes before deciding anything.
- The November 12, 2026 federal hemp rule caps THC at 0.4 mg per container, an expiration date for every can here as things stand. Our ban-proof alternative pick below has zero THC.
| Product | The blend | Format | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happi Dance (Mango Sweet Basil) | 5 mg THC + 5 mg THCV + 5 mg CBD + ginseng | 8 oz cans, 4/8/12/24-packs | $25 / 4-pack | The social can, our flagship pick |
| Happi Glow Up (Blood Orange Ginger) | 10 mg THC + 10 mg CBD + 6 mg CBG + 4 mg CBN + lion's mane | 12 oz cans, 4/8/12/24-packs | $29 / 4-pack | The full-strength daytime can |
| Happi Drift (Passionfruit Magnolia) | 10 mg THC + 10 mg CBD + 10 mg CBG | 12 oz cans, 4/8/12/24-packs | $29 / 4-pack | The full-strength wind-down can |
| MELO Sparkling Kava | 100 mg kavalactones, zero THC | 12 oz sparkling cans | $49.99 / 12-pk | The ban-proof alternative |
At a glance, the Happi lineup vs. the ban-proof alternative
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Happi's signature is the blend, not just the dose: Dance is 5 mg THC + 5 mg THCV + 5 mg CBD + ginseng (8 oz, 30 cal); Glow Up is 10 mg THC + 10 mg CBD + 6 mg CBG + 4 mg CBN + lion's mane (12 oz, 50 cal); Drift is 10 mg THC + 10 mg CBD + 10 mg CBG (12 oz, 45 cal).
01 · The Social Can
The FlagshipHappi Dance (Mango Sweet Basil, 5 mg)
A 5 mg social can with the most interesting blend in the lineup: equal THCV and CBD plus ginseng.
Pros
- The classic 5 mg social dose in the line's most distinctive blend
- Genuinely good culinary flavor, sweet basil earns its place
- Every cannabinoid printed and dosed; public lab reports
- Restrained 30 calories / 7 g sugar
Cons
- $1.25 per THC milligram is premium-lane pricing
- 8 oz can drinks fast
- THCV's 'social lift' framing is ahead of the research
Bottom line: Dance is the can we'd start with and the most distinctive thing Happi makes: 5 mg of delta-9 alongside 5 mg of THCV, 5 mg of CBD, and ginseng, in a mango-sweet-basil 8 oz can at a restrained 30 calories. The 5 mg dose is the classic social serving, and the culinary flavor work (sweet basil is not a gimmick here, it lands) separates it from the fruit-only field.
Key details: Lab reports posted on the brand's public test-results page, passes our #1 trust check.
The flagship Happi is the 5 mg can, and the blend is the story. Dance carries 5 mg of hemp-derived delta-9 plus 5 mg of THCV, 5 mg of CBD, and ginseng in an 8 oz can, mango up front, sweet basil riding behind it, 30 calories and 7 g of sugar per the brand's own label. In the THC-drink world 5 mg is the standard social serving: present, conversational, and pace-able.
Now the honest paragraph about the blend. THCV and ginseng give Dance its "bright, social" positioning, and the doses are real and printed. But minor-cannabinoid science is young; what 5 mg of THCV does alongside 5 mg of delta-9 in a carbonated drink simply hasn't been studied the way the marketing implies. Our take: buy Dance because a 5 mg culinary-flavored can at $6.25 is a good social drink from a transparent brand, and let anything the blend adds be a bonus rather than the reason.
Value math: $25 per 4-pack is $6.25 a can and $1.25 per THC milligram, pricier than a 10 mg soda like Daizy's (~$0.47/mg) and in the same neighborhood as Wynk's low-dose cans. The 24-pack at $150 holds the same per-can price, so buy the size that matches your fridge, not your math.
- The blend
- 5 mg delta-9 THC + 5 mg THCV + 5 mg CBD + ginseng
- What's inside
- 30 calories, 7 g sugar, 8 oz can (brand label)
- Flavor
- Mango Sweet Basil
- Sizes
- $25/4, $50/8, $75/12, $150/24
- Lab testing
- Public test-results page
- Where to buy
- DTC where state hemp law allows
Who should buy it: Buy Dance if 5 mg is your social dose and you want the most interesting flavor-and-blend combination in the lineup, or if you're choosing your first Happi and want the gentler tier before the 10 mg cans.
What we don't like: At $1.25 per THC milligram it's a premium can, the 8 oz pour is small, and the THCV positioning outruns the science. Like everything in this aisle, the November 12, 2026 federal cap looms.
02 · Full-Strength Daytime
Happi Glow Up (Blood Orange Ginger, 10 mg)
The kitchen-sink can: 10 mg THC layered with CBD, CBG, CBN, and lion's mane over blood orange and ginger.
Pros
- Full 10 mg serving with the line's best flavor
- Better per-mg value than the 5 mg tier (~$0.73/mg)
- Every active printed, dosed, and lab-tested
Cons
- Heaviest sugar/calorie label in the line
- Blend claims outrun the science
- 10 mg is not a beginner can
Bottom line: Glow Up is Happi at full strength and full complexity: 10 mg of delta-9 with 10 mg CBD, 6 mg CBG, 4 mg CBN, and lion's mane, in a blood-orange-ginger 12 oz can. It's a real 10 mg serving with the brand's best flavor, just know that a can this layered is for drinkers who already know their 10 mg baseline.
Key details: Same public test-results program as the whole line.
This is the biggest recipe in the lineup. Glow Up stacks five actives in one 12 oz can: 10 mg of hemp-derived delta-9, 10 mg of CBD, 6 mg of CBG, 4 mg of CBN, and lion's mane mushroom, over a blood orange and ginger base at 50 calories and 10 g of sugar (all from the brand's own label). The ginger is assertive enough to read as a craft choice rather than a garnish, and it's the best pure flavor Happi makes in our estimation.
The blend gets the same honest treatment as Dance: every milligram is printed and tested, and CBN at 4 mg in a "daytime" can alongside lion's mane is exactly the kind of formulation choice the marketing explains better than the literature does. Buy it as a well-made full-strength can with a great flavor; treat the entourage as unproven upside. At $29 per 4-pack it's $7.25 a can, about $0.73 per THC milligram, better per-mg math than Dance because the THC doubles while the price barely moves.
- The blend
- 10 mg delta-9 THC + 10 mg CBD + 6 mg CBG + 4 mg CBN + lion's mane
- What's inside
- 50 calories, 10 g sugar, 12 oz can (brand label)
- Flavor
- Blood Orange Ginger
- Sizes
- $29/4, $58/8, $87/12, $174/24
- Lab testing
- Public test-results page
Who should buy it: Buy Glow Up if you know 10 mg is your dose and want Happi's best flavor with the most generous supporting blend, at the line's better per-milligram price.
What we don't like: The blend's daytime framing is a marketing choice, 50 calories and 10 g of sugar is the heaviest label in the line, and 10 mg cans are unforgiving for newcomers.
03 · Full-Strength Wind-Down
Happi Drift (Passionfruit Magnolia, 10 mg)
The evening 10: THC and CBD at 10 mg each plus a full 10 mg of CBG, under passionfruit and magnolia.
Pros
- Even 10-10-10 blend, the line's simplest full-strength recipe
- Distinctive floral flavor lane
- ~$0.73 per THC milligram
Cons
- No meaningful difference in strength vs Glow Up
- 9 g sugar per can
Bottom line: Drift is the simplest of the 10 mg recipes: 10 mg THC, 10 mg CBD, 10 mg CBG, no mushrooms, no CBN, in a floral passionfruit can that reads unmistakably evening. Same $29 4-pack, same honest advice: it's a full-strength serving for drinkers who know their number.
Key details: Same public test-results program as the whole line.
The cleaner of the two 10 mg cans. Drift runs an even 10-10-10: 10 mg of hemp-derived delta-9, 10 mg of CBD, and 10 mg of CBG, in a 12 oz passionfruit-magnolia can at 45 calories and 9 g of sugar per the label. The magnolia gives it a soft floral top note you don't find elsewhere in the aisle, and the whole can is pitched at the end of the evening rather than the middle of it.
Same per-mg math as Glow Up (~$0.73 per THC milligram at $7.25 a can) and the same honest read on the blend: the CBD and CBG are genuinely there and genuinely tested, and what they add to a 10 mg experience is something you'll have to feel for yourself rather than find in a journal. If your wind-down can needs to be sugar-free instead, that's Wynk's lane; if it needs to be THC-free entirely, that's the MELO pick below.
- The blend
- 10 mg delta-9 THC + 10 mg CBD + 10 mg CBG
- What's inside
- 45 calories, 9 g sugar, 12 oz can (brand label)
- Flavor
- Passionfruit Magnolia
- Sizes
- $29/4, $58/8, $87/12, $174/24
- Lab testing
- Public test-results page
Who should buy it: Buy Drift if 10 mg is your evening dose and you prefer floral-tropical over citrus-ginger, or if you want the simplest full-strength recipe Happi makes.
What we don't like: It's functionally Glow Up at a different flavor, the wind-down framing is positioning rather than pharmacology, and there's still no low-sugar option at the 10 mg tier.
04 · The Ban-Proof Alternative
MELO Sparkling Kava
100 mg of kavalactones, zero THC, the end-of-day can no November rule can touch.
Pros
- Zero THC, immune to the November 2026 hemp rule
- Disclosed 100 mg kavalactone serving
- Cheapest per-can price in this review
Cons
- Not a THC experience, different arc entirely
- Kava's reverse tolerance takes a few sessions
Bottom line: An independent review recommends alternatives, so here's ours, and it's the one with no expiration date. MELO Sparkling Kava delivers 100 mg of kavalactones in a 12 oz sparkling can with zero THC, zero alcohol, and zero exposure to the November 2026 hemp rule.
Key details: Lab-tested; kavalactone content disclosed plainly (100 mg per 12 oz can).
Every Happi above shares a November problem. This can doesn't. MELO Sparkling Kava is built for the same end-of-day slot with kava, the Pacific-island root, instead of THC: a disclosed 100 mg of kavalactones per 12 oz can, no THC, no alcohol. Many people find it lands as a warm, shoulders-down mellow, the job Drift is hired for, via a botanical no hemp rule touches.
First-timer notes: real kava tingles the tongue for a few minutes (normal, fades), and kava's reverse tolerance means the first can may underwhelm while the third clicks. At $49.99 a 12-pack it's about $4.17 a can, cheaper per can than anything else in this review.
- Kava per can
- 100 mg kavalactones per 12 oz
- Format
- Sparkling canned kava, alcohol-alternative positioning
- Contains
- No alcohol, no THC, no hemp-derived anything
Who should buy it: Buy MELO if you like everything about the functional-can ritual except the THC, or the legal cliff under it: drug-tested professionals, the sober-curious, and anyone hedging their fridge habit against November.
What we don't like: It's a different experience, not a substitute high; the flavor is adult and lightly bitter-edged, and reverse tolerance means the first can can underwhelm.
How we chose
We verify before we write. Every dose, cannabinoid blend, can size, calorie count, and price in this review was pulled from Happi's own live product pages on the day of writing, not from a press release and not from memory. Where we describe taste and feel, we say so plainly and lean on what the brand discloses and what drinkers publicly report.
The trust check comes first. Our #1 test for any hemp brand is whether they publish third-party lab reports. Happi maintains a public test-results page on its site. A brand that shows you the lab work is treating you like an adult.
And we stay independent. Happi didn't pay for this review and doesn't know it exists; the alternative pick below contains no THC at all. On the blend claims specifically: minor-cannabinoid research is young, so we report what's in the can as fact and what it's for as the brand's positioning, never as a health claim. No medical advice, 21+ only.
Questions, answered
How much THC is in a Happi?
Two tiers, verified from the brand's own product pages: Dance carries 5 mg of hemp-derived delta-9 per 8 oz can, while Glow Up and Drift each carry 10 mg per 12 oz can. Every can also layers in supporting cannabinoids (CBD in all three, plus THCV, CBG, or CBN depending on the recipe), all printed and dosed on the label.
Does Happi publish lab reports?
Yes. Happi maintains a public test-results page on its site with its lab reports. Public, verifiable lab work is our #1 trust check for any hemp brand, and Happi passes it.
Do the THCV, CBG, and CBN blends actually work?
The doses are real, printed, and tested, that part is fact. What each minor cannabinoid contributes to the experience is where honesty requires restraint: the research on THCV, CBG, and CBN in beverage doses is early, so treat the mood names (Dance, Glow Up, Drift) as flavor-and-positioning direction rather than proven pharmacology. Nothing here is a health claim or medical advice.
How much does Happi cost?
Verified from the brand's shop: Dance is $25 per 4-pack ($6.25/can) and Glow Up and Drift are $29 per 4-pack ($7.25/can), with 8, 12, and 24-pack tiers at proportional prices (e.g. Dance $150/24, Glow Up $174/24). Per THC milligram that's about $1.25 for Dance and $0.73 for the 10 mg cans.
Is Happi legal? Will it stay legal?
Happi's cans are hemp-derived delta-9 under the 2018 Farm Bill, sold DTC where state law allows, legal today in most states. The federal rule arriving November 12, 2026 caps THC at 0.4 mg per container, which as written would end these cans in their current form. Our hemp THC ban guide tracks the details. Nothing here is legal advice.
Happi vs Wynk vs Daizy's, which should I buy?
Pick by job. Wynk is the zero-sugar low-dose session seltzer (2.5 to 5 mg). Daizy's is the real-juice soda at 10 mg with the best per-milligram value in the group. Happi is the blend play: choose it when you want printed multi-cannabinoid recipes and culinary flavors, and you're comfortable paying a premium per milligram for them. Our full Wynk and Daizy's reviews cover the other two.
Keep reading
The Best THC Seltzers, Ranked
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Wynk THC Seltzer Review
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Daizy THC Drink Review
The real-juice soda with the aisle's best per-mg value.
The Hemp THC Ban, Explained
The November 12, 2026 rule hanging over every can in this review.
The Best THC Drinks for Beginners
The full low-dose on-ramp, drink by drink.