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Wedding Cake (sample) from Affordable Four Twenty

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Wedding Cake (sample) from Affordable Four Twenty received on 8/14/19. It retails for $40 a quarter, $70 a half ounce or $125 a full. If you like what you see here or on my Purple Punch post then you can find Affordable Four Twenty tonight (8/20) at @loveseshh in Santa Ana. This is definitely another bargain banger! The nose on this comes off as an extremely pungent floral with some gas notes in the background. While these buds aren’t as dense as the Purple Punch they are just as sticky if not more so. Every time I touched a bud or tore it to pack a bowl it left behind a nice residue on the fingers to remember it by. The nugs are an even army green with dark brownish red pistils and a generous coating of triches.

The inhale is smooth and I catch some notes of fuel on the exhale. The headchange has a nice little smack up top and and slowly starts to make its way from the top of your brain to the back of your eyes. Eventually it gives you that heavy feeling that makes you want to tip your head back and rest. You’ll have the ability to maintain focus if needed and won’t get too spacey, but it’s heavy enough that you’ll want to avoid being too physical, and could put you to bed entirely if it’s nearing that time of night. Definitely a good batch to take to the beach and chill if you’re the type to hang on the sand and listen to music. This is a quality buy for the ticket, there’s no recreational spot that can match this quality at that check, and when you’re on a budget herb like this is an absolute miracle. if you’re looking to get the most bang for your buck stop by Affordable Four Twenty’s table tonight at Love Sesh. You’ll definitely find something you like for a ticket you can’t refuse! Great work once again Affordable Four Twenty!

Orange MAC (OM3) from LA Made

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Orange MAC (OM3) from LA Made via Peace of Green on 8/9/19. No testing information is on the packaging. Purchased for $45 out the door. If you saw my first impressions video you already know how I feel about the look and smell of this batch of Orange MAC. The pictures do a pretty good job conveying its beauty but it’s a sight to behold in person. It really does make you take a second and say “Woah”. As soon as you look at the nug your attention is being fought for between the millions of shiny triches, the beautiful light and dark purps that make up the meat of the bud, and the fiery orange hairs looking like solar flares arcing off the surface of the sun.

The nose out of the jar is straight oranges, if you were blindfoldeded and asked to ID the smell within 5 second you’d think nothing else but oranges, but as you take your time with the scent it reveals these beautiful light floral and mint notes that linger delicately in the background. On the finger grind, the smell remains essentially the same but kicks it up a notch with the mint notes getting subtly louder. The inhale is smooth and I’m picking up on some spice in the exhale. The headchange comes on fairly quick, and while it doesn’t leave you stunned, you will feel just a bit loopy. You can focus but you may find yourself facing the occasional cognitive hiccup. You can wake and bake on this strain just fine but I’d say it’s best paired with a cup of strong coffee. This is fantastic smoke for getting outdoors or doing some city sight seeing, you’re present enough to enjoy the moment but best not to dive too deeply into any given topic, or you might find your mind wandering to the next shiny object in front of you. If I had to find a criticism of Orange MAC it would be that it lacks staying power and will have you reaching back for another bowl to smoke in 30 or so minutes. That said this is a beautiful MAC cross at an amazing ticket and something I wouldn’t mind keeping in my headstash at all times. Another banger by LA Made , Capulator and the Peace of Green team, awesome work!

Purple Punch (sample) from Affordable Four Twenty

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Purple Punch (sample) from Affordable Four Twenty received on 8/14/19. It retails for $40 a quarter, $70 a half ounce or $125 a full. When I first started this page, my initial mission was fairly simplistic, I wanted to help people in So Cal find the best weed they could at the best price. In the spirit of that I’m stoked to write up this Purple Punch from Affordable Four Twenty. The nose leaps out of the jar as soon as you unscrew the lid. It’s this really intense fruity sweetness mixed with hints of pine and must. On the finger grind the sweetness kicks up a notch and is really reminiscent of a grape chewing gum like big league chew. The buds are extremely dense and sticky and definitely give you that finger hashy feeling after handling it. The surface of the nug changes from light to dark green and is absolutely blasted in triches all the way to the core. Dark brown hairs make their appearance occasionally but are few and far between and remain obscured by the generous amounts of frost.

The inhale is smooth and on the exhale I definitely catch notes of that grape-like sweetness. The headchange is a bit of a creeper, it comes on with a racy edge at first but then settles in behind your eyes until it sinks into the rest of your body. I don’t exactly feel couchlocked but I’m definitely not motivated to do much other than veg out and watch TV. I’d save this one for the end of a long day as it’ll gently lift you into a relaxed state until you’re ready to put your head to bed. I really can’t say how impressed I am with the quality of this herb at it’s particular ticket, it really is the definition of the most bang for your buck, and demonstrates how aptly named Affordable Four Twenty is because it’s exactly that. If you can make it out to @loveseshh stop by their table and see for yourself, I guarantee you will not be disappointed in what they have on offer. Excellent work to the team at Affordable Four Twenty!

Rising Sun from Cream of the Crop

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Rising Sun from Cream of the Crop via SCSA on 8/7/19. THC tested out to 29.8% and 31.32% cannabinoids total. Purchased for $60 plus sales tax. @thepristinegreen posted a few Cream of the Crop Strains that caught my eye in the passed few months so when I was in need of a new sativa I decided to throw down on this Rising Sun and see what they were all about. To be honest I was hoping to get my hands on their Nepali Pink but they were sold out so I settled on this since it was the most sativa leaning hybrid in stock. You can tell this herb is excellently cultivated, and while it has a good look to it, it’s nothing to really write home about. The surface is mostly a light green with very sparse and extremely light colored bunches of orange hairs and a healthy frosting of triches.

The nose out of the jar comes off as a dirty citrus, like an orange that fell off a tree in your grandma’s backyard and stayed there for a couple days before you picked it up and cut it open just for the smell of it. While it does not finger grind well, it does leave a spicy earthy smell with hints of sweetness, it’s interesting how the sweetness actually becomes more muted on the finger grind. The smoke is smooth and I pick up on a hint of that spicy earth on the exhale. The headchange comes on fast and has a slightly racy edge to it at first, but it quickly tapers off into a heavier yet still functional head high, with the effect eventually falling off all together fairly quickly. I smoked through this 8th disappointingly fast. You’ll definitely have no issue focusing and staying on task with this strain but it’s just a little heavier than I’d like for a wake and bake. It was not being pushed as a pure sativa though, but more as a slightly sativa leaning hybrid, so that does fall in line with my expectation. While I feel like this is a pretty good quality herb with favorable effects, $60 really seems out of line with the experience. When you approach Lumpy’s territory you really need to offer something of similar quality to match and, simply put, this ain’t it. I’d definitely be a repeat buyer for this strain at around $40-45 out the door. Sorry Cream of the Crop, I liked it, just not enough to justify that price point.

Mike and Larry #8 (sample) from Indoor Organic Gardens

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Mike and Larry #8 (sample) from Indoor Organic Gardens received on 7/18/19. This is the only sample I received from IOG that’s not a cross with GMO (It’s Gelato 45 x Larry OG F8) so I was unsure what to expect, but once I popped the jar and put eyes on this beauty, I knew it was another banger. These are big beefy nugs with a blizzard of triches so thick that it’s hard to determine the surface colors of the of the plant itself. Through the frost I can make out a budscape of fluctuating colors that rapidly transition from light to dark green with rusty orange hairs making rare appearances on top of the calyx but staying mostly confined to the crevices of the nug.

Out of the jar you get this really nice musty spice scent that has hints of floral sweetness to it. On the finger grind the spiciness amps up a bit and comes off with a light ginger like zing while maintaining that sweetness in the background. The inhale is smooth as I no doubt expected and the exhale has an interesting muted taste. I pick up on floral and savory, and while pleasant, it’s really hard to pin down. The effect has a nice smack up front and settles in right on the top of your forehead, it then slowly sinks in down behind the eyes. I feel focused and alert enough to handle any given task, but have a bit of that “forgot what I was just doing before I smoked” feeling, which is perfect if you need a recover from a rough day or even morning. I found myself just wanting to kick back and watch a movie and forget about any responsibilities I may have. It seemed to zoom me out in a philosophical way where I started to ask myself “Do these things I’m stressed about really matter?” which is definitely a point of view everybody needs to visit on occasion. Mike and Larry #8 takes you to a place where you can find your calm and reset, where you can evaluate what matters from a 10,000 foot level and touch on a little bit of that nirvana like feeling without leaving the earth. This is not a strain that should be taken lightly, if you have full day of tasks a head of you, wake and baking on Mike and Larry may not result in you finishing those tasks. If you’re having a hard time with something in your life though Mike and Larry #8 is the type of herb that can give you an elevated perspective and help you find the path through it. At the end of the day it’ll definitely put you to bed too as it hits extremely hard and will make your head heavy. This sample run from IOG has been a fantastic experience and is honestly amongst some of the best herb I’ve smoked in my entire life. Everything so far I’ve reviewed from them has been of the highest caliber and I have no doubt if you find their product in the wild you will not be disappointed. Fantastic job once again IOG. If I was the kind of dude to wear hats, mine would definitely be off to you!

Bumpy from The Backpack Boyz

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Bumpy from The Backpack Boyz via Cana Farms on 7/17/19. THC tested out to 29.88%. Purchased for $60 plus tax minus 20% early bird special. I’d seen these old school gangster strains starting to pop up on instagram fairly frequently so when I spotted Bumpy at Cana Farms I decided to give it a spin. These nugs are extremely dense. The surface color runs from deep green to dark purple with bunches of bright orange hairs popping up at random and a fair coating of triches.

Out the bag the nose hits spicy over all with hints of mint. On the finger grind I pick up on a very piney mint scent mixed with spice, overall, it has a really “refreshing” vibe. Grinding it even further revealed a vanilla tinted sweetness in the mix. It does not finger grind all that well, and it feels like it leaves a waxy coating on your fingers, but not in that finger hashy resin kind of way I’m used to from quality herb. The inhale is just a bit harsh and on the exhale I pick up on notes of spice and gas. It tastes similar to some really good OGs I’ve had in the past. The headchange is fairly mild mannered and comes off as an average hybrid. The first time I smoked it was after a long day and it really hit me like a ton of bricks. I just knocked right out. Subsequently that really hasn’t been my experience, and while I don’t mind an even keel hybrid high, I expect a lot more from the headchange when it comes to herb at this ticket and with these stats. It just goes to show that THC percentages really are not everything. While it’s not bad herb by any means and does have a very unique terp profile, at $60 plus tax, I wouldn’t be repeat buyer in this case. Sorry Backpack Boyz, this one is a miss for me.

Modified Reunion #9 (sample) from Indoor Organic Gardens

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Modified Reunion #9 (sample) from Indoor Organic Gardens received on 7/18/19. The nugs have a surface coloring that rapidly ungulates between light and dark green almost dipping into hues of purple at times, with dark orange hairs popping up along the crests of the calyx, all coated with large salt like triches. The buds are dense but have a nice give to the squeeze. It’ll also leave an impressive amount of sticky resin on your fingers that lets you know you’re in for a good time.

The scent has an interesting bouquet and is definitely difficult to pin down. Out of the jar the nose has elements of that GMO funk mixed with hints of sweetness and gas. On the finger grind that sweetness intensifies and really makes its presence known. I pick up on notes of berry and maybe even a little citrus. It’s reminiscent of the smell you catch when opening a pack of warm Starbursts that you left in the car on a hot day. The inhale is smooth as expected, and on the exhale you catch a sweet taste at first, that then finishes into a pleasant earthy flavor. The headchange has a very nice cerebral smack up front and near immediately leaves you in a daze. It honestly feels like it hits you so hard behind the eyes you can feel it in your sinuses. I found myself sitting back on my couch and staring up at the ceiling as I felt the feeling of being “taken up”, kind of similar to when you’re climbing up to the first big drop on a roller coaster. I was totally lost in my thoughts and only found myself staying present for moments at a time, looking at the tv or my phone for a few seconds before my brain would use whatever input was in front of me as a springboard to a galaxy of new thoughts. Every once in a while I would come back to reality and find myself slack-jawed and absolutely cemented to the couch. I must have thought about getting a glass of water for a good 30 minutes or so before I actually mustered the physical force needed to move my body. This herb is a fantastic way to end the day if you just want to veg out and leave the drama of planet earth behind you. It has a great thump up front that gets you to space immediately with a follow up from its GMO booster rockets that will keep you in orbit with some staying power. Another awesome banger from IOG’s GMO cross line up! Great work once again by the team at IOG.

GMO from Kings Garden

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GMO from Kings Garden via Cana Farms on 7/17/19. THC tested out to a whopping 31.03% with 38.58% total cannabinoids. Purchased for $95 plus tax minus 20% for the early bird special. I was excited to finally get my hands on a Kings Garden baller jar of GMO. As popular as GMO is, I’d never had the privilege of trying it out, so I figured this would be a quality introduction to the strain. The nugs in this jar look awesome. Under the heavy coating of triches you see a light green surface with sporadic purple flaps and the occasional orange hairs lining the cracks of the bud. It has the density of popcorn, it crunches in your fingers the exact same way, and will leave your fingers feeling salted up.

Speaking of, the nose is definitely savory, but I’m hesitant to say it smells like garlic although I can understand the garlic vibes. It does have this very savory and salty smell to it, something along the lines of vinegar and sea salt kettle chips, it especially comes out on the finger grind. It’s smooth on the inhale and has an earthy savory taste on the exhale. The headchange comes on fairly even keel at first, you feel it behind the eyes but it doesn’t impair your cognitive function, nor will you feel too couchlocked. As it settles in though, you really start to feel it in the body. While your brain will still be working fine, your body gets heavy, and you’ll start to feel like the girl melted into the couch from those 90’s anti-pot ads that’s now making the rounds a meme. You’ll most likely find yourself weed napping or being put to bed entirely depending on what time of day it is unless you have some coffee or red bull handy. I can see why GMO is getting popular amongst cultivators and this batch from Kings Garden was top notch. While I’d like to see the price somewhere around $80-85, I wouldn’t turn away from it over the $10 extra. Excellent work Kings Garden!

Guava from Loudpack

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Guava from Loudpack via Connected Santa Ana on 7/9/19. THC tested out to 17%. Purchased for $35 after tax. The nose in the jar is a similarly fruity sweetness to that of the Connected Guava, it has an old school strawberry fruit roll up scent to it, a real earthy sort of sweet. When you bust it open, you get a really nice fruity floral scent but it’s much more of a natural smelling fruit this time around, lacking that artificial candy zing. The nugs have a good looking structure to them, they look like they had space to grow, having a much less condensed look than that of Connected’s Guava.

There’s also a generous coating of triches, however, on the finger grind it doesn’t really give you any of that “sticky” finger hash feeling. The inhale is smooth, even after smoking a few bowls in a row I didn’t get even a hint of scratchy throat, and the taste of that earthy sweetness comes back again on the exhale. The headchange is smooth and doesn’t rock you too hard, you can concentrate and get things done, but it will mellow you out well if you’re feeling a little hype from your morning coffee. I have to say I enjoyed this version of Guava over that of Connected. The THC might be lower, and the ticket might be slightly higher, but it’s just over all a more pleasurable experience. From the look and smell, to the pull, to the headchange I have to declare Loudpack’s Guava the winner in this particular Guava-off. Excellent work to the folks at Loudpack!

Guava from Connected California

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Guava from Connected California via Connected Santa Ana on 7/9/19. THC tested out to 21.66% Total. Purchased for $28 plus tax. The smell out of the bag is fruity and sweet which is no surprise given the name Guava. The nugs themselves are dark green little boulder looking shrubs that are fairly dense but still have the slightest give to the squeeze. There are dark orange hairs that seem nearly vacuum sealed to the surface with the way they cling to it.

On the finger grind you get a really sweet fruity candy scent, it has this artificial sweetness zing to it that kind of reminds me of old school Fruit Stripe gum or grape Big League Chew. You also get a little bit of that sticky finger hashy feeling on the touch. The inhale is slightly harsh and there’s not a lot of taste on the exhale except for a hint of fruity mustiness. The headchange comes on in a mild way and doesn’t hit too hard. This is nice mellow hybrid that will allow you to focus if need be, but is much better suited to an afternoon kicking back and watching movies. It doesn’t exactly lock you down, but it hits you behind the eyes in that way where you really don’t feel motivated to do much, except maybe take a nap eventually. It’s a fine hybrid at a fair ticket on the rec market but it’s nothing to really write home about.