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If you have personal experience please relay it here on this topic: If you were given a sample of two or three cultivars of cannabis--could you really tell which one was different from the others? The key issue I'm trying to get at is this----is the experience of the High more of a Perception that is governed by cannabis, scenario you are in , comfortable, OR is the High really a factor independent of these issues and only related to the type of cannabis you just happen to be smoking?
If you smoking mids and the scenario is laid back, no anxiety, nice music , etc Versus smoking kush and scenario is anxiety. Is there a real difference? Thanks y'all.

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Buzzby

The effect of any mind-altering is a combination of the physiological effects of the drug, the mindset of the person, and the situation in which the drug is taken. They're inseparable.

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Ok, point well-taken!

HehTheUrr

I think, if the only variable in this science experiment was the strain of marijuana... Yes, you'd be able to describe and differentiate between the different strains, and the different highs.

Otherwise, it's like Buzzby said.
You really can't compare being high in a high-stress enviornment (on great weed), to being high on low quality stuff, in a totally different enviornment. It's like comparing apples to bananas.

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OK< I'm glad you brought up that point "HehUrr" because I was wanting someone to make that point so that my post would not sound self-contrived. Don't you really think the issue is quite complicated? I mean look: if you go and spend $60 for a sac and don't get high and the envirnoment has anxiety ( paranoid people; bad music, etc.)---then go and spend $20 on a sac and get a nice high (decent mellow people; good music, etc.) then the issue or factor of "weed quality" is moot. That is why I am beginning to think that the search for the ultimate strain of weed may actually be like looking for the proverbial "Holy Grail"---in that it don't exist--or rather it exists on in our minds. Your thoughts please!

 

HehTheUrr

Well, it's not like someone could define the "ultimate strain" anyway Certain people enjoy certain types of highs, and not everyone will think that one strain is the best.

You can define different strains by THC levels, and I suppose in that way you can find the "best" strain... But some people actually prefer lower THC levels, for every day use... For instance, if someone is smoking before work, I'm sure they can't afford to be the highest they could possibly be.

I'm sure everyone has their favorite strain, and to them, that is their "Holy Grail" It all depends on what one enjoys, as well as what tasks they're going to need to perform while under the influence of that strain

arc_of_light

Reality is the baseline, but that is always modified by individual perception...

The type of cannabis is the clay, your mind's perception is the hand responsible for molding that hunk of clay... The end result is a mix of both...

Bhikku

I think it's both too, but I place a lot of emphasis on set and setting. Anxious situations trip me out in a bad way when I'm stoned, because I have lost the ability to think on my feet or evaluate my situation in a rational,efficient way; this leaves me feeling vulnerable and powerless in emergencies. My thoughts just spiral out of control.

I would rather smoke swag in the comfort of my own home than smoke kush in the middle of a disaster. They wouldn't be the same, but a mediocre high is much superior to a severe bum trip for me.

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Arc of Light: that was an awesome Analogy you cited!
Bhikku: that was a good explanation of the Life situations,conditions and purposes of using cannabis!
HehHurr: that was a good comparision of "type of strain" and "intended use" that you described!

troublemaker_42

OK, 99% of my marijuana use takes place in 1 or 2 scenarios, both of which I'm naturally accustomed to, and intimately familar with, with everything from who might stop by to where the floor squeaks, to which bathroom has the highest water pressure....point being, few things in either place suprise me. Given these facts, I can definitely tell the difference between 20 1/4 oz weed and 100 per 1/4 oz weed. The taste, the smell, the high....all very different varying on the quality. Anyone who tells you theres no difference isn't experienced enough to know any better. I have easy access to weed I can pick up for 80 bucks an oz.....but I instead I pay twice as much for half the quantity and jump through hoops to get it. AS a fairly experienced smoker, I can promise you I don't just throw away that money becasue I'm a nice guy who likes giving money away for no reason. I spend it becasue the quality of the weed is so far removed from the $80 ozs that they could hardly be considered the same plant. Its like paying 3 bucks for a case of aweful generic pop, or paying 6 for a 12 pack of the most delicsious soda money can buy. Quantity certainly isn't always better than quality

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