Articles in Strain Reviews
Elite Extracts Super Critical Co2 Oil
Some of the best joints we’ve ever smoked were amalgamations of all the buds we had left over at the bottom of our jars. Frankenstoned, if you will. iVita Wellness, with two locations in Denver, has a mysterious hybrid combination …
OG Kush Co2 Extract
My Name is Earl wasn’t afraid to talk cannabis, especially when it came to Darnell “The Crabman” and his awesome garden. If Element Four20 in Denver wanted to go with My Name is Errl, I wouldn’t blame them. Translucent with …
The Tangerine Tokin
The legend of RiverRock Wellness’ “Bho Johnson” continues to spread, as he continues to whip up some of the craziest concentrates we’ve had the pleasure to paddle. We were speechless, however, when we saw the latest creation: The Tangerine Tokin. …
Flo Energy Drink
One of the biggest misconceptions about cannabis is that it brings your day to a stoned stop. Many companies are working to turn around the perception with sativa-based products, and Flo Energy Drink has been wildly successful to that end. …
Bakked Almond Tie Dye Cookies
There’s an old saying: You can take the hippies out of marijuana, but you can’t take the marijuana out of hippies. Or something like that. In an homage to the radical ’60s culture that popularized the same cannabis that we …
Glowing Goat #5
Thanks to The Simpsons, America has a healthy fear of the nuclear energy industry. After all, the goggles do nothing! When we found Glowing Goat #5 at Denver’s Southwest Alternative Care, we couldn’t help but think of a certain three-eyed …
Triple Sour Diesel
The Triple Sour D from Denver’s Trenchtown dispensary is all the proof we need that good things happen in threes. This fun cross of NYC Diesel, Sour Diesel and OG Kush is all over the place, combining indica and sativa …
Blue Mystic
Mysteries can come in many varieties: unsolved, paranormal or as part of a bad dinner-party theme. One of our favorite whodunits comes from Edgewater, at the Northern Lights dispensary—fitting that the actual Northern Lights probably scared the crap out of …
Sage
Sage, as you may remember from last month, stands for Sativa Afghani Genetic Equilibrium, a geneticist’s attempt at breeding the perfect 50/50 hybrid. Where would the medical cannabis community be without mad scientists? We sampled from a big ol‘ jar …
CYCO Platinum Mini Pro Kit
Leave amateurs in the dust. If you’re serious about becoming a homegrower, arm yourself with the CYCO Platinum Mini Pro Kit, available at Green Thumb Indoor Garden Supplies in Tacoma. It’s a one-stop, all-in-one package that provides all the nutrients …
Milf ’n Cookies Toffee Milf Chocolate Bar
Let me first apologize to my lactose intolerant brothers and sisters—I can’t help but sing the praises of milk. It pairs up perfectly with cookies . . . and chocolate. But if you’re a patient, you might be more interested …
IVTHC House Brownie
When is a brownie not a brownie? When it looks like a cupcake. We here at CULTURE were pleasantly surprised when we were asked to review the IVTHC House Brownie from Inland Valley THC in Thousand Palms. First, its makers …
Leilani Chow
A wax on the verge of being a budder, this 100-percent indica from Greenhouse Care Group in Riverside has a clean, skunky aroma so powerful there’s a pureness to it. Just the skunk and nothing but the skunk. That’s exactly …
Venom OG Shatter Wax
A dark and deadly glass from The Fire Station in downtown L.A., Venom OG is the color and consistency of molasses in January. Its true nature is revealed first in its smell. If you’re familiar with the peaty richness of …
Fairfax OG Wax
Love & Spirit Collective in North Hollywood has an enviable reputation as a place that puts patient needs first (don’t take our word for it—check out its online reviews), and in Fairfax OG, you find a wax that perfectly embodies …
512 OG
Okay, we have to keep it real. This 100-percent indica from EMC Wellness Center in Riverside is twice as good as 256 OG, but only half the strain as 1024 OG. That said, we certainly give it up to 512 …
Skywalker OG
The Force is strong with this one. An 80-percent indica hybrid from Rocket Meds in Garden Grove, Skywalker OG is about as dank and dark as a strain an without being a purple. The crescent-shaped buds are remarkably lightweight for …
Candy Jack
May must be the month for outstanding new sativas. Candy Jack from Clean Green in Marina del Rey is a pure sativa with plenty of qualities to recommend—the power-green and amber buds are fat, fluffy and expertly cured so it …
LSD
For all the focus in the cannabis community these days on all things indica, it’s refreshing to see a sativa done right. With LSD, our friends at Greenhouse Herbal Center in Hollywood offer a 100-percent sativa so old-school as to …
Woody Harrelson OG
Poor Woody. For an actor who keeps insisting he isn’t a pot activist, he just can’t shake that image as a cannabis icon. It doesn’t help that Woody Harrelson OG, a 100-percent indica from West Coast Alternative Health in San …
Walter 2014
The folks at Premium Organic Treatments in Garden Grove are so proud of this tasty indica clone that they advertise their collective as “Home of Walter 2014.” It’s easy to see why. The buds are gorgeous—big as eggs, with frosted …
Chem 91
The bud isn’t too dry but rather “popcorn dry,” so it resumes its shape when squished. It’s sticky enough to make grinding a task. This is amazing stuff. Chem 91 has Skunk #1 and Chemdawg parents. The little tight buds …
Captain Kirk’s Jolly Hashers
34 mg of THC is a lot of medicine, so I broke this little gem into pieces and dropped one into my coffee first thing in the morning. That was a great idea. In fact, I had one of the …
Sour Diesel
I know people who only grow and use Sour Diesel. They’re not zealots, exactly, but when I showed some this sample, an animated discussion followed about what they called “foxtail” development of the bud. This Sour Diesel from Depot Town …
Chronic Catering Co. Lemon Bar
When life gives you lemons, you could make lemonade… or just add eggs, flour, sugar, one gram of bubble hash, infused butter with 240MG of total active cannabinoids and you will end up with a Chronic Catering Co. Lemon Bar …
Brutus OG
“Eh tu, Brute?” In a wide sea of different OG names and strains, the Brutus OG that Medicated Collective in Pacific Beach carries is definitely an indica to look out for. The trichomes on these buds look like shiny light …
Tokyo OG
Hold a nug of Tokyo OG from Point Loma Patients Association in San Diego up to a light and the trichomes will sparkle like the downtown skyline of Tokyo at night. These nugs are excellently cured, dense and full. Point …
Harlequin Wax
This is officially one of our favorite oils in Western Washington and, no surprise, it comes from Fweedom Collective in North Seattle, which has a long track record of getting things right for patients. Here, they’ve taken the high-CBD, low-THC …
Trainwreck Wax
This is one extract that shows real craftsmanship. Just looking at its comfort foody, peanut buttery consistency tells you its effects will be good and easy to handle for dabbing, where it’s low on the cough index and sweet in …
Amnesia Hand-Pressed Hash
While Seattle isn’t Marrakesh, it’s hardly the hash desert around here. The fact that this hash from 420 Collective in South Seattle is traditional, hand-pressed and made in-house makes us pine for the days before more modern extraction methods—especially since …
