anybody but me think that most cannabis isnt all that much differant??

[TheMintMan]

Out of the hundreds of "strains" I've smoked in various shops and homes I'd say there are 10-12 top shelf varieties that are unique enough to warrant being named at all. Most of the variation I see seems more to do with grow/dry/cure technique rather than differing genetic characteristics.

It's marketing. Don't listen to any hype on the internet regarding strain names. Some of the best weed I've ever grown came out of a bag of $40/oz shwag. Get your hands on something you like and learn how to clone...you're set for life.

 

[Megas]

The best erb is always from someone who grows privately and not for mass sale.

 

[thirdeye]

Seems much ado about nothing at times - all the talk and effort about strains that aren't that much different. The high is what we do it for and I'll bet most people couldn't identify what pot they just smoked if they couldn't see it, smell it or taste it. Still, I find myself getting caught up in the hype too and it's kinda fun.

 

[gkn]

i think that besides every individual is unique, the problem is moost part of commercial strains today come from the same old crosses, it was the 'skunk' colonization to call it somehow. it's the genepool thing dubi commented. not only seedbanks, but even the traditional grows around the globe have been contaminated with dutch genetics.

 

[hempknowsis]

I can see how many people think that weed is basically the same, with similar effects. Seems like most commercial bud out there is super potent and narcotic. I personally don't like the sedated, messed up, stoned feeling all that often.

 

[KarMic]

i think that besides every individual is unique, the problem is moost part of commercial strains today come from the same old crosses, it was the 'skunk' colonization to call it somehow. it's the genepool thing dubi commented. not only seedbanks, but even the traditional grows around the globe have been contaminated with dutch genetics.

I know what you mean....there are so many strains out there that just seem to be an inbred landrace crossed to skunk, haze, NL, afghan or kush...and out the door they go.

I guess some breeders just get lazy.

 

[dobo]

Of course theres difference in strains! different flavours,smell ect.. You can have 2 clones and grow them in different soil types and conditions and you will be amazed how much their properties differ. Think about it like wine, you have all these different types of vines that produce different tasting wines but they are all the same family just slightly different genetics that have mutated over the years. If you don't believe me goto your liquor store by a french Sauvignon blanc and a New Zealand one and see if you can see the difference

 

[ibjamming]

Some people get "into" weed...like people get "into" wine or beer. They're like "weed gear heads"...can talk endlessly about minor shit. I'm like you...for now anyway...I just like to get high...I don't care so much about the details.

 

[dontae1000]

NIce to see so many responses so quick, and some with common sense thats refreshing...ill try to answer some of the personal things people said to me over what i posted(i hate when people online do this)- well here goes
Sativa dreams-i dont smoke alot, i smoke just two hits a day on average, its all i need, ive smoked 700 bucks worth of weed before inside of 5 weeks an have no problem with it but its not really my thing, im into being high, not stoned.

Karmic-i have tried hindu kush and really cants stand the smell or high, im into energetic erb, but theres no doubt that your right, its got its own thing going on for sure...really strong erb. my friends n i were smoking only white widow in hawaii and its in a leage of its own like hindu kush-----......basically u aint passing a drug test on white widow without some planning.lol

spruce zeus-im an ex yogi practioner and i dont smoke cigs nor have i ever, i eat mostly raw foods and my taste buds are excellent, i agree taste is a relish and when erb taste good from being grown good its pretty special-

the tint man-12 realish strains u say? id agree with that, its modest.

for the most part you guys are talking about taste (comes from medium and fertz) and phenotypes being differant, of course they are, its the law of regression to the mean that is a part of life, no matter how perfect u breed something it always goes back to what it originally was in some form or another , which is pretty much one of but a few cannabis varieties, its really like i said a heady sativa or an indica body high, unlike life in the absence of erb when u exersise and your liver releases stored glycogen to fuel your muscles as they get tired from actual work with mariujuana it does this synthetically through chemicals, your pituitary gland signals your adrenals to tell your liver dump this to fuel to feed your brian and muscles just after getting high, this is the high, the stone comes soon after your sugar reserves are depleted and this is were the munchies come into play,, its just that simple, if your smoking an erb like a sativa thats got heady trippy chemicals in it your get some interesting thoughts n more creativity(remember the brain runs on sugar) but with the indicas is pretty much just couch lock time and of to lowblood sugar land and sleep-......its just an erb guys, but its the best one on the planet--

as far as alcohol, im a teetoller, i refuse to put fermented energy in my body and distort my perspective on reality, its my personal nature and style to avoid drunks- and yes all alcohol is the exact same buzz, identical, liver rot is liver rot is liver rot- fermented food is poison is poison is poison, but we already no this- lets not get personal either, ive never even in my teens been into drinking-

and someone had spoke of shag erb (and oucne for 40 bucks) being excellent,,living in the desert before ive come across this many times, stuff that blows kind nugs going for 60 an eight out of the water any day of the week, alot of hydro erb is grown without enough u.v light in sterile mediums and produces a sterile high- just my experience........also someone said in amsterdam all the erb tasted and had a similiar effect, big surprise -

it would be nice to see us smokers not be so hobbyish or noveltyish about erb and believe all the hype about progession in cannbis cultivation, the chronic has been around since adam n eve-the techniques to produce it have changed-thats the advance.

 

[elbows19]

shag?

 

[cork144]

shag?

(hoing your not a man)

OK.


sorry had to do it, british thing.

 

[dontae1000]

hey its all good, i had some english mates in thailand when i stayed over there, we shagged the shite out of those hoes.......cheers mate.

 

[cork144]

hey its all good, i had some english mates in thailand when i stayed over there, we shagged the shite out of those hoes.......cheers mate.

like a boss.

 

[Hydro-Soil]

Want to get to know the subtle differences in the different strains?

Eat regular doses of it 24/7 for 3-4 weeks. Or toke up a few hits every 2hrs as an alternative.

After about 2-3 weeks you'll notice very distinct differences in a lot of different strains. At least I do. Jack Herrer is nice for a bit of smoke now and again but anything longer than 4-5 days of it makes me cranky. Other strains leave me feeling off and a lot of the hybrids give me that head fog (probably that universal skunk taint in most strains now).


Just toking up a bowl now and again really isn't a very thorough test of anything.

 

[Hydro-Soil]

shag?

Schwag.
You know, brickweed, oregano, ditchweed. Cheap street smoke that, more often than not, is very unhealthy to use at all. Yeah, occasionally you can get good stuff but it's not often and extremely rare in many places.

 

[dontae1000]

great point on the un healthy aspect of shwag erb, alot of that stuff doesnt belong in the body- i find that anything illegal distributed in large qauntities like bulk shwag erb carries no luv and is toxic in what it took to get to your lungs (drug cartels) and also toxic in the way it was grown most likely(insectisides etc..),,,just say no to swhag and spell it how ever u want- its defineatly not healhty erb.

 

[ureapwhatusow]

most weed to me is like night and day

 

[elfstone]

I was growing outdoors back in the 70s, and noticed wide differences between each plant at that time, due to phenotypic variations alone. The genetic manipulations that have happened since then, and the astounding array of variations, amuses and boggles my ecstatic brain. I would say that developing the discriminative palate to appreciate the variations may be similar to becoming a wine connoisseur. It does take some persistence, practice, and mindfulness of the subtleties to distinguish the differences; however, once that quality of awareness is born, it takes on a life of its own and whole new experiences open up that would otherwise remain unavailable, unexplored, and hence unappreciated by the mind set of "aw, it's all just weed, ain't it?"

Elfstone

 

[dontae1000]

alai na??? (what in thai language)......................why is everyone try to find a root to sensual experience ,, there is no root or essence in what your talking about, its just personal taste n preferance...thats why wisdom isnt rooted in the senses-

 

[pedrodepaco]

different strokes for different folks i like sweet buds she likes salt and pepper you know it all cannibus but theres a million possibilities