Papa & Barkley on the Queens shelf.
Releaf Balm and solventless whole-plant topicals/tinctures.
Live at Terp Bros NYC — both Astoria and Ozone Park counters carry this brand. Products go through New York OCM’s regulated testing framework before they hit the shelf.
What Papa & Barkley means at the Terp Bros counter.
Papa & Barkley is the topical and tincture brand we hand to Queens customers who walk in looking for relief, not a high. The Releaf Balm in particular has earned its reputation — it's applied to localized aches, sore joints, and stiff backs, and our regulars at both Astoria and Ozone Park tend to buy it on repeat. The brand also makes tinctures, edibles, and concentrates, but on the Terp Bros shelf the topicals are where it pulls its weight. Originally founded in 2016 in Eureka, California by Adam Grossman — the original Releaf Balm was developed to ease his father's back pain — Papa & Barkley arrived in the New York legal market through standard CAURD-era distribution. The brand uses solventless extraction methods, specifically lipid infusion and rosin pressing, on 100% USA-grown cannabis and hemp, which is a meaningful differentiator in a topical market full of CO2 and ethanol-extracted competitors. It's also the best-selling topical CBD brand in California, which doesn't necessarily translate to New York preferences but does explain the formulation depth. All inventory on our shelf clears NY OCM lab testing before sale.
Topicals are an underrated category in Queens. We get parents, older shoppers, athletes, and first-time cannabis customers who want a product that targets a specific pain point without the psychoactive effects of an edible or smoke. Papa & Barkley sits right in that lane. The Releaf Balm is the SKU that moves first, and we carry it alongside the NYHO topicals so customers can compare a NY-grown CBD line against a CA-grown THC/CBD line side by side at the case. The solventless extraction story matters here — most topical brands use CO2 or ethanol, which strips the input differently than lipid infusion or rosin pressing. Stocked at both Astoria and Ozone Park, ready to be picked up on a routine wellness run.
Releaf Balm dug out of the jar after a long subway commute, rubbed into the lower back and the spot where the shoulder always knots up, and the slow loosening that follows about ten minutes later as the lipid infusion does its work. The most utilitarian purchase on the Terp Bros shelf — no high, no smoke, just relief on the body part that hurt before you walked in.
Out of California, on the Queens shelf today.
Papa & Barkley originated in 2016 in California. Like every brand on our wall, it earned its spot only after passing the New York OCM compliance lab and our buyer’s shelf review. What lands on Ditmars and Cross Bay is the same formulation the brand makes everywhere — held to the same independent test we hold our Hudson Valley growers to.
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