How to Tell What Type of Bud You Have

[Breukelen advocaat]

These days, I can't tell what type it is except for the type of high it produces. As many of you older people know, in the past we got Columbian (golds, reds, "commercial" and more), Hawaiians, Thai, etc., and it was usually pretty easy to spot them by look, taste, aroma, etc. There were also types whose origins were hard to distinguish. We once got some red Jamaican lbs., about 1975, that were formed like wheels, smuggled over in gray plastic pails that had the legend "Joint Compound" stenciled on them LOL.

I don't know how much THC was in it, but that old Columbian gold was some sweet tasting, affordable, pleasant stuff. I haven't seen any in the U.S. for over 20 years, but they did have it listed on a menu in an Amsterdam coffee shop about 10 years ago - very $$$.

[looseends]

i dunno...i think it's some good sh!t. gets me nice and that's alll that matters.

[IntrepidS]

The dealers I buy from almost all the time know what their weed is called.

[IntrepidS]

And sometimes I can identify it myself.

[TasteTheRainbow]

Unless you are getting it direct from a grower, someone very close to the grower, or a "legit" source like a medical cannabis club there really isn't any way to tell exactly what you've got. A lot of people say they've just gotten some Northern Lights, Haze, Trainwreck ect, but I would bet that in most (certainly not all) cases their dealer is just telling them the name of some good strain he's heard about. I don't know of anyway to determine a specific strain from a picture of a dried bud or even the bud itself. Maybe some expert growers out there might be able to but I would think they are few and far between.

What I, and a lot of people, have found, however, is that you can tell if a strain leans more towards the indica or sativa type depending on the high it produces. Buds that are mostly indica have a more pronounced body stoned type of high, the kind that keeps you on the couch. Sativas have more of an up, brainy high, the kind that can get you seriously wasted but won't put you to sleep. It sounds to me like what you've probably got now is an indica dominant strain. I could be wrong though, it wouldn't be the first time. Anyhow, I hope this helps.

Just wanted to thank you for posting this. I've never known what kind of weed I smoke (didn't know the difference between indica and sative tillI came here ) Reading your post makes sense though, since sometimes I just feel like vegetating, and other times I actually will get up and do stuff. I'd have to say that according to your description the indica is the stuff I really like.

Thanks again...it's great to get good info from experienced folks.