Mannn, this is a great topic and I always think about this.. almost everyday. As a student of cannabis and a grower of just a few years I try to learn the history behind what I'm doing. I personally believe that the strains cultivated and grown in the native climates of Hawaii, Columbia, Jamaica, etc blow these "medicinal" strains that we have today out of the water. I was born in 1987 so I never experience the 60's/70's strains but I just dont see how overbred, indoor grown nugs can beat a Sativa grown and bred for YEARS in a tropical or subtropical climate. You cant convince me of that. I've smoked just about all the major strains coming out of the California scene and I rate them a C+/B-. Sure the buds are more potent and have higher THC levels but the QUALITY of the high is shit. Who the fuck wants that couchlock, tired, sluggish feeling that you get from most of those buds. I've only had a few buds that gave me that psychedelic, smooth, trippy high that I appreciate and love. I think these funny modern growers need to stop crossbreeding everything they get their hands on, stop worrying about NPK values, and lumens per square ft and take some original strains and experiment with recreating the environment that these strains come from. This new stuff gets you pretty high and I've had stuff that one gram in your pocket will literally leave a trail of the smell wherever you go.. but the quality of the high.. meaning whether it's trippy, dull, or an energetic high.. the quality isn't that great.