Alternatives
12 guides tagged Alternatives
Buyer's Guide
High Rise Alternatives (2026): 5 THC Seltzers Worth a Switch
High Rise nails the clean-seltzer lane — light, bubbly, low-sugar cans at a friendly 5 mg (Blood Orange) or 10 mg (Blueberry). It's a great everyday THC seltzer. But not everyone wants the same lineup: some switchers want an even gentler microdose, some want a far stronger single can, some want a juicier cocktail-y flavor, and some want something the November rules can't touch. Here's where to go next, sorted by exactly why you're switching.
Read the guide →~7 min read
Buyer's Guide
Uncle Arnie's Alternatives (2026): 5 THC Drinks to Try Instead
Uncle Arnie's basically wrote the playbook for the THC iced tea and lemonade — a bottled porch-sipper with THC where the liquor isn't. Trouble is, a lot of people who love that idea can't easily find it: it lives mostly behind dispensary counters in adult-use states. Here are five drinks to reach for instead, each mapped to exactly why you're switching — whether that's a tea you can actually order, a lighter everyday dose, or a clean seltzer.
Read the guide →~7 min read
Buyer's Guide
Crescent 9 Alternatives (2026): 5 THC Drinks Worth Switching To
Crescent 9 — the THC seltzer line from New Orleans' Crescent Canna — is a category staple: bright fruit flavors, a dose ladder that climbs from a gentle microdose up to seriously strong cans, and lab results posted for the lineup. It's a great seltzer. But not everyone's reaching for a fruit seltzer or a dose ladder: some switchers want a fuller functional lift, a lighter everyday sip, a cleaner 5mg can, or an actual cocktail flavor. Here's where to go next, mapped to exactly why you're switching.
Read the guide →~7 min read
Buyer's Guide
Mood Alternatives (2026): 5 Brands Worth Trying Instead
Mood (hellomood.co) goes wide — gummies, drinks, microdose, sleep, intimacy — and leans hard on discount codes to pull you in. If something about the experience left you cold, here's where to go next, mapped to exactly why you're switching: a more transparent lab story, a gentler CBD lane, a drinkable format, a functional twist, or just a brand that feels less like a funnel.
Read the guide →~7 min read
Buyer's Guide
Hometown Hero Alternatives (2026): 5 Brands Worth Trying
Hometown Hero is one of the most-trusted names in hemp — Austin, veteran-owned, live-rosin Delta-9 gummies people genuinely rave about. But it's a gummy-and-tincture brand at heart, and sometimes you want something it doesn't quite nail. Here's where to go next, mapped to exactly why you're looking: a wider one-cart catalog, a drink instead of a gummy, a CBD-forward calm lane, a clean-and-organic CBD story, or a low-key alcohol-alternative sip.
Read the guide →~7 min read
Buyer's Guide
Wyld Alternatives You Can Actually Order Online (2026)
You found Wyld, fell for the real-fruit gummies, then learned you can't have them shipped — they're dispensary-only. Here are the hemp-derived THC gummies that deliver the same real-fruit, reliable-dose experience straight to your door, legally, in most states.
Read the guide →~8 min read
Buyer's Guide
Dad Grass Alternatives (2026): Cheaper CBD, No-Smoke Options & Actual THC
Dad Grass nails the nostalgic, calm-not-high CBD joint — but at about $35 for five it's a premium, and a lot of people actually want one of three different things. Here's where to go for cheaper CBD, a format you don't have to smoke, or a real (gentle) buzz.
Read the guide →~8 min read
Buyer's Guide
Cann Alternatives (2026): When 2mg Just Isn't Doing It
Cann basically invented the microdose social tonic, and its 2mg can is perfect for some people. But plenty of folks finish one and feel close to nothing — so here's where to go next, mapped to exactly why you're switching: a bigger buzz, more flavor variety, better value per mg, a real cocktail vibe, or something the November rules can't touch.
Read the guide →~8 min read
Buyer's Guide
BRĒZ Alternatives (2026): Cheaper Functional Drinks Without the Hype Tax
BRĒZ is a genuinely nice drink — but at ~$5.83 a can, a chunk of what you're paying for is the loudest influencer-marketing machine in the category. Here are the swaps that deliver similar calm (and the nootropic angle, or just cleaner value) for less — mapped to exactly why you're switching: cheaper per can, simpler 2mg, the focus-stack without the markup, or ban-proof.
Read the guide →~8 min read
Buyer's Guide
Cornbread Hemp Alternatives (2026): Cheaper Organic CBD & Other Options
Cornbread Hemp is the real deal — USDA-organic, flower-only, Kentucky-grown — and for purists it's worth the premium. But it's priced like a premium, and most people who go looking for an alternative want one of four things: cheaper CBD that's still clean, a guaranteed THC-free option, a legacy-brand name, or to actually add a little real THC. Here's the swap for each.
Read the guide →~7 min read
Buyer's Guide
Nowadays Alternatives (2026): Other THC Spirits & Sippers Worth Buying
Nowadays basically invented the THC-spirit-in-a-bottle — pour a shot, mix a drink, treat it like liquor. It's a genuinely great idea, but a $60–80 bottle isn't for everyone. So here's where to go next, mapped to exactly why you're switching: another mixable spirit, a cheaper per-serving sip, a grab-and-go can instead of a bottle, or a ban-proof swap.
Read the guide →~7 min read
Buyer's Guide
Señorita Alternatives (2026): Other THC Cocktails & Margaritas Worth Buying
Señorita basically owns the THC-margarita niche — real lime, organic agave, a pinch of pink salt, and 5 or 10 mg of hemp THC where the tequila used to be. It's the best in its lane. But not everyone wants a margarita: some switchers want a lighter cocktail-y sip, a cheaper per-can drink, a stronger pour, or something the November rules can't touch. Here's where to go next, mapped to exactly why you're switching.
Read the guide →~7 min read