Best strains for studying and concentration

[MostlyMe]

Thank you for sharing your opinions and experiences here. I appreciate them both! And I DO understand your view to a point: I don't like the trendification of cannabis (treating it like a status symbol) OR those who treat it like a Cure-All. I certainly don't do either! Let me put it this way: For me, cannabis isn't the answer. It's just a part of the puzzle.

Thank you all for the feedback so far! I'll consider all the strains people have mentioned so far. Would Golden Tiger be good for a Thai cross?

Good to hear man. I hope you find what you need, and then use it responsibly

From what I've read GT is really not what you want; it has a complex, mind-occupying high. Destroyer (same Thai, crossed with a Mexican) might be better. My vote goes to Bangi Haze.

 

[BoldAsLove]

Hi MostlyMe, good to see you around. I'd like to share this link with you, which is a list of medical references to cannabis.

https://www.icmag.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1422

You might be interested in reading the sections on ANXIOLYTIC EFFECTS and DEPRESSION. Really interesting stuff in my opinion I understand where you're coming from about fixing the root of cause first, but who's to say cannabis can't help us with that as well. This is actually a big reason I prefer psychoactive highs--some of them seem to bring the subconscious forward.

For some information on this threads' topic, check out the IQ/MEMORY section in the link. Sounds like moderate amounts of cannabis could possibly increase IQ over time. My favorites for academics are basically anything that has a clear, motivational, euphoric buzz. Thais, Jamaicans, some Mexicans..

 

[MostlyMe]

Hi MostlyMe, good to see you around. I'd like to share this link with you, which is a list of medical references to cannabis.

https://www.icmag.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1422

You might be interested in reading the sections on ANXIOLYTIC EFFECTS and DEPRESSION. Really interesting stuff in my opinion I understand where you're coming from about fixing the root of cause first, but who's to say cannabis can't help us with that as well. This is actually a big reason I prefer psychoactive highs--some of them seem to bring the subconscious forward.

For some information on this threads' topic, check out the IQ/MEMORY section in the link. Sounds like moderate amounts of cannabis could possibly increase IQ over time. My favorites for academics are basically anything that has a clear, motivational, euphoric buzz. Thais, Jamaicans, some Mexicans..

Hey Bold, it's interesting stuff for sure, but it's not very useful in this discussion. First of all, it seems rather selective. I would be very surprised if there aren't a lot of studies that didn't show an effect, but these aren't included in the list. Secondly, as laymen, we are unable to establish the quality of the study and weigh the results against other evidence. Science is a time-consuming process of bringing a lot of - often conflicting - data is accumulated and analysed; single studies rarely tell the whole story, especially in such complex problems as depression. All we can say at the moment there are interesting indications cannabis may help with depression, but further research is required.

That said, everyone is free to experiment on their own bodies and minds

 

[VerdantGreen]

cannabis can be good for creativity but not imo for studying or concentration. i dont think any strain will make you better at that than being straight.

VG

 

[BoldAsLove]

but further research is required.

Exactly. As is the case with most things cannabis

I just don't think it's fair to exclude the idea that cannabis can help with psychological issues.

 

[purple_man]

high fambz!

depends on the person studying and the strain, also the users "experience"... the ones who started blazin at a young age and went for all day every day, are the ones who seem to do very well when smoking and learning, whereas the from time to time smokers, most of the time can't handle the combo (weed n learnin)...

for me too it's mostly sativas or crosses (punta rosa, nevilles, ssh, kali mist, flo, ...), oddly enough the blueberry works very well too

blessss

 

[Siever]

Stay away from Viet black! Lol

why?

 

[inquest]

With the few I've had experience with my friends and I found their high stupefying. Something as simple as Chinese take out was a chore. I kept thinking about her accent, age, how long she may have lived here, those eggrolls look good, but... probably not with the.... uh.. duck! yeah, I got that duck stuff. Man... she's got a lot of wrinkles. I should get crab rangoons. What a nice day outside! We should go disc golf... except, I'm hungry! oh yeah, food! I'm sorry, what was that ma'am? ...I'll have a pepsi.

I don't think you'd get much studying done with that shit going on in your head!

 

[bringyalungs]

@inquest... hahahaha ha... that's some funny shit.... viet black is not available anymore huh? or does anyone have a line on them?

 

[bringyalungs]

@inquest? we're you referring to the viet black x thai or just pure viet black

 

[choom]

@MostlyMe: I fully agree with you and there's
probably some few things wrong with me having
to function high & am always during a process of
getting more into me somehow, but I can't really
see something changing how I live at the moment.
The only problem in my opinion is cutting through
the thick fog of tolerance build-up.. It probably
isn't even fixing anything only subduing & delaying
the inevitable. I'll keep getting high and let you
know of any feedback pertaining to this discussion lol

choom(0:

 

[Daub Marley]

All this discussion about getting a sativa strain because they're less sedating is simply wrong. It's the terpenes that dictate and shape the high, so if you want a strain that is more of an upper then look for one that smells lemony or piney because limonene and pinene dominant terpene profiles tend to be uplifting. Myrcene and linalool are sedating. Myrcene is the dominant terpene in most strains and linalool is dominant in purple strains. Try lemon haze or trainwreck.
Then some of the terpenes have completely different effects based on the amount you consume. A little might make you energetic, but a lot would make you tired and lazy.

 

[MostlyMe]

@MostlyMe: I fully agree with you and there's
probably some few things wrong with me having
to function high & am always during a process of
getting more into me somehow, but I can't really
see something changing how I live at the moment.
The only problem in my opinion is cutting through
the thick fog of tolerance build-up.. It probably
isn't even fixing anything only subduing & delaying
the inevitable. I'll keep getting high and let you
know of any feedback pertaining to this discussion lol

choom(0:

Yes, it can seem very hard to pull yourself out of a situation like that. I know all about it. While cannabis may not be addictive per se, it does have certain similar characteristics. In my experience is that if you "just do it" (you break your habits) it turns out to be surprisingly easy in retrospect.

All this discussion about getting a sativa strain because they're less sedating is simply wrong. It's the terpenes that dictate and shape the high, so if you want a strain that is more of an upper then look for one that smells lemony or piney because limonene and pinene dominant terpene profiles tend to be uplifting. Myrcene and linalool are sedating. Myrcene is the dominant terpene in most strains and linalool is dominant in purple strains. Try lemon haze or trainwreck.
Then some of the terpenes have completely different effects based on the amount you consume. A little might make you energetic, but a lot would make you tired and lazy.

Can you offer some proof of this? And by proof I mean research published in a respectable journal. I am not saying terpenes have no effect, in fact I think it's an attractive hypothesis, but it is too early to be making definitive statements like yours.

I do agree indica's could also possess the qualities OP desires, but they are hard to find. Nepalese is your best bet, I guess.

 

[inquest]

@Mesophere: Viet Black Thai, is what I was referring to.

Sam Skunkman has apparently experimented with isolated cannabinoid and terpenes. Individually and in mixes. Though, it'd be nice to have his findings backed up by some third parties...

 

[KalidoscopeMind]

I wanted to thank everyone for their feedback! I recently ordered some Nepalese Jam and down the line (when I have the time and space for growing and sexing seeds the old fashioned way) I plan to come back to this list and grab a few other suggestions from this list.

 

[wingdings]

I got through college with the help of good herb. Ditched the adderall and was much healthier with cannabis, physically and mentally. To those who think cannabis isn't for studying or restoring mental prowess, I must disagree. Off the top of my head Panama, Malawi x Haze, and chem all helped me focus and enjoy studying. Everybody has a different chemical interaction with cannabis so this could be an explanation.

 

[Ph-patrol]

I would say Apollo 13 or 11. The genius phenol.

 

[dubi]

Hi KalidoscopeMind,

Sorry for the delay in the reply, i think i overlooked your thread.

Honestly, i smoked tons of weed in my university days, and in my case it didn't help at all to improve my scores, I had to study lot of maths in my engineering .... it was terribly difficult to solve '2 page derivatives' and smoking weed at the same time, but it made those years much funnier that's for sure! (nostalgia).

Thank you all for your recommendations. Mine will be more or less the same ones than for the other many 'recommend me a clear functional ACE sativa' threads in this room: Double Thai, Zamaldelica standard, Tikal, Guatemala, Orient Express (clear sativa Vietnam Black phenos), Nepal Jam (less sedative - clear focused individuals), Purple Haze Malawi is super clear too .... it depends a lot on the person, situation, and the task you need to achieve, i wouldn't recommend smoking weed for very technical tasks, for using machinery, to talk in public etc ... but it certainly can help for the more creative tasks like writing or music composition.