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Aug 23, 2017
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Oh, ok, please let me shut up and listen to the people who know everything. Very convincing.
Sure, mixtures and stuff, but you could recreate a synthetic blend of compounds you think are relevant.
(My suspicion is differences in psychoactivity are due to various cannabinoids, not terpenes. I know what limonene does and doesn't do to my consciousness when it comes in lemon peel.)
For that matter, is there any real proof that different strains do have different effects in blind tests? That would be good to confirm.
I've tried adding drops of Terpenes to different strains. A limonene one (Strawberry Lemonade) felt more clearheaded(than that strain by itself) and a Grapefruit one(sorry not sure what the actual name of the terpene is/are) made me feel sleepier than that strain by itself. Overall, the terpene effect, besides the added taste and smell, does change how a strain feels, and for me, it enhances it a bit. I like to say that terpenes also "encapsulate" the high, as in you're aware of it more. But all in all, everyone will respond differently. To each strain and each terpene.
The energetic type heavy indicas make me super stoned for example. Some people smoke all day and work. Those people don't understand that not everyone that smokes can do that.
If you really want to find out what's right for you, you just have to try a few different things. Use the knowledge out there as a guideline, but don't be surprised if something is having a different effect on you than what someone said it would, because they're not you. It literally took me 15 years to find the right "medication," and the right weed for "recreation" through trial and error. Now I know what's right for me, and if you want, you can too.
I don't think this would be terribly expensive... The website would be the most expensive part, and that could be made pretty bare-bones.
I believe sativa was initially the most common type of weed, but indica became more popular over time (cheaper weed tended to be sativa). Indica has significant advantages when grown illegally. You can grow it in a shorter room inside -- it is easier to hide when grown outside.
But a messy alternative based on real science is superior to an arbitrary distinction made up by ill-informed people selling pot during its prohibition. recommended
I don't think you can blame ill-informed people who sold pot during its prohibition. Back in the day, I never read anything, or heard anyone say that indica would give you a different high than sativa. I sold both, and never made a claim like that. They were all just different varieties of weed. Some weed was more expensive (because it was tastier, or just stronger) than others, but it wasn't like you could walk into a store and view dozens of different varieties. That is all new (starting first with medical marijuana) and the bold and unsubstantiated claims followed.
That said, now that cannabis is being grown and hybridized by every weiner with a basement, the likelihood of encountering pure indica or pure sativa is increasingly rare. But I think that when the science catches up with the experience, they will explain they were wrong in language that makes them sound like they know what they're talking about. Kind of like the author of this article.
The next batch (same store, supposedly the same strain) I found myself way more stoned than I wanted to be, and I found myself grabbing and holding on to the edge of my desk for about ½ hour. When I compared the labels...yeah, it was the 'same' strain, but the ratio of CBD/THC was totally different, and the effect was also markedly different.
Yeah, standardization would be nice, but there has to be some way of differentiating between multiple packagings of what is supposed to be the 'same'.