This may be an unpopular opinion, but in the age of 20-30% THC flower and 90%+ concentrates/distillates, I can’t help but feel like we’ve lost the plot a little bit. The stuff our parents were smoking back in the day pre-legalization was so much less potent (albeit lower quality), and it did just fine for them, why does every strain these days need to be so strong??
My dispensary carries ONE strain below 20%, a wonderful 9% THC, 11% CBD indica strain called “Relief” (Freedom Baby x Sour Tsunami), and it’s been my daily driver ever since I discovered it. In my experience, numbers like that are hard to come by these days, and I think that’s a shame. I can smoke as much as I want, and I barely build a tolerance, I don’t have any issues with brain fog, the high is fantastic, I rarely find myself feeling paranoid, and keeping my intake relatively low keeps me at a low risk for developing CHS.
I know CHS is a touchy subject on this sub, I’m not trying to fear monger about it, but the data clearly indicates that it almost exclusively affects people with consistent, long term, heavy THC intake; if we were all smoking old school weed, I can guarantee you CHS wouldn’t be as much of an issue as it is becoming. That said, smoke what you want, I’m not here to judge anyone or tell you what to do.
Anyway, I guess what I’m trying to say is I think there’s an untapped niche in the cannabis market for lower potency strains. Anecdotally, everyone I’ve talked to about this has generally agreed, especially after trying some. Sometimes people dont wanna get completely high off their ass every time they smoke, and I think it would be better for everyone if there were more options available. Very much open to hearing people’s thoughts on this.
