In school when I was handed a joint or an edible, I never asked any questions.
Weed was weed in our opinion.
What did it matter? I never thought about how all cannabis is different. I knew some weed smelled appreciate skunk and others smelled appreciate diesel fuel. I never entirely stopped to consider why, then now that I am a medical cannabis patient, I am shocked by our lack of knowledge… First, the amount of THC in a cannabis strain is entirely different. You can even choose to be extremely CBD heavy and hardly get high at all, however only get the medical benefits. Your cannabis can have a peculiar scent or provide a peculiar feeling in your body too. That is your choice. A total mind whirl was when I realized there were sativas and indicas. I thought you just smoked weed and felt high. There are several mindsets for smoking cannabis. A sativa is wonderful for day time use. It usually pumps you up. You recognize energetic, ecstatic, motivated and are eager to get started with your day. A lot of people choose sativas for recreational use for the fun aspect of it. An indica is the evening time, mellow strain. You recognize fatigued, calm, relaxed and peaceful. A lot of people smoke an indica in order to sleep well at evening or calm their anxiety. Now that I am older, I believe I have only smoked sativas our whole life. I believe indicas just weren’t considered fun enough and I never got to try one.