Celebrate 4/20 with edible confections, candied fruit chews: Brockton Eats with Alisha

BROCKTON — Saturday marks the unofficial cannabis holiday, and what better way to enjoy it than by tasting infused mocktails, candied fruit chewables, baked cookies and truffled ganache confections?

On this installment of Brockton Eats with Alisha, we're stopping by five local dispensaries to see what's worth trying on the menu, from fizzy beverages to fun treats! Dispensaries aren't a normal part of this feature, but this holiday offers a chance to bring something unique for 4/20.

These weekly lists of tidbits and food finds are not reviews but go beyond a bare-bones round-up. Staff writer Alisha Saint-Ciel gives tips and takes to help Brockton-area foodies find those mouth-watering hidden gems, old favorites, and exciting new offerings.

Legal Greens - 75 Pleasant St., Brockton

We're starting off our list with a dispensary that recently celebrated its third year of operation. It was the first Black-owned dispensary in Brockton.

If you haven't tried Legal Greens flower, then you should definitely try their cannabis-infused treats, with several deals going on throughout the week, especially on 4/20.

The dispensary is throwing a party with a photo booth, life-sized adult games and food and drink with every purchase.

Tropical Gourmet, a catering business owned by Stephanie Momprevil, will cater 500 plates for the festivities.

Now, what's on the menu? Momprevil will serve Haitian macaraoni and cheese, rice and beans, fried chicken and pork, as well as an array of sides and appetizers.

Customers can indulge in the 4/20 offers with items priced at $4.20, from drinks to pre-rolled joints. The drinks come in multiple flavors, including pomegranate, lemon, lime, peach and grapefruit.

Some popular strains include Bubble Bath, Khalifa Kush and Flower Berry Blast.

This holiday is a way for the business to show the customers appreciation while giving something fun to the cannabis community.

For avid cannabis consumers, 4/20 is like "Christmas," according to Sunni-Dai Pankey, a marketing employee at Legal Greens.

Kush Groove Dispensary - 912 Crescent St., Brockton

At Kush Groove dispensary on the East Side of Brockton, the location is a two-for-one special. Miko's Café is next door for takeout breakfast options, which could pair nicely with a treat for the cannabis holiday.

On 4/20, the business' grand opening, they will have free food catered by Gourmet Kreyol, free cookies from Sofra Bakery, outdoor games and music for the customers.

Popular menu items include 100mg gummies, infused "zen" mints, chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodle cookies, chocolate bars, s'mores and hot sauce.

The dispensary has dozens of edible items and fizzy drinks to choose from. One crowd-pleaser is the Hi5-infused drinks, which come in soda and seltzer flavors.

Tea and lemonade drinks are also available from Pine + Star.

Alternative Compassion Services - 693 Elm St., Bridgewater

Alternative Compassion Services is in the heart of Bridgewater, baking delicious treats daily for customers to enjoy, from coconut crunch truffles to frosted carrot cake, peanut butter brownies and hot cocoa truffles.

The dispensary also creates its own infused droppers to add THC to any food item or drink. If smoking cannabis isn't something you'd partake in, trying the infused food items might be your best bet.

The baked goods are made in-house from their own natural recipes. I also recommend trying their infused gummies, which come in flavors ranging from sour peach to citrus, and margarita-flavored mocktails and seltzers.

Bud's Goods & Provisions - 1540 Bedford St., Abington

Once inside Bud's Goods & Provisions, your eyes will be drawn to the decorative art timeline of cannabis and the bright, clean ambiance.

The owner wanted people to feel like they're in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, and each inch is filled with creativity and a unique luster.

Bud's has a lengthy edible menu with items I've never seen before, like infused pH alkaline water. The company also has infused mocktails in delicious margarita flavors, including watermelon.

You can also buy flavored fruit chews, including strawberry, blue raspberry, sour green apple, sour peach and tropical mango. The seltzers come in four flavors: lemon, watermelon, pomegranate and peach mango.

This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: 4/20 in Brockton: Dispensaries to celebrate cannabis holiday