What is that smell?
Paying attention to the aroma of the flower helps you pick the best strain for you. You can determine the strain’s natural flavors, its background, and the preservation method. Make sure you smell each sample whenever possible before you make a purchase.
Different strains have different smells–but there are some general categories of smells that can help you determine what kind of cannabis it is. The most commonly found classifications are piney, skunky, musty, and earthy.
For example, the smell of pine has an evergreen scent with sweet wood undertones, typically described as fresh-cut Christmas trees. This is due to high concentrations of the terpene Pinene, which it shares in common with the cannabis plant. Not all types smell like typical dried-out marijuana flower buds, so keep an open mind when smelling your samples. If one strain does not fit right with your experience or expectation, move on to another. Find the best match for you among the samples you have available to you.
How does it make you feel?
Cannabis has different effects on everyone, and it varies with the strain.
Some may find that psychoactive effects such as euphoria or hallucinations are desirable. Others seek strains to relieve stress or pain without wanting to feel high.
You can look for clues in how a particular strain makes you feel by testing it out. One of the most common reasons to use cannabis medicinally is to ease anxiety. If this is your desired effect, choose strains that make you relaxed and at ease–rather than energetic and paranoid (which helps create anxiety). Usually, you can ask the budtender for help in knowing how it will make you feel.
How was it grown?
Before choosing the best strain for you, you might also want to know how it was grown. For example, indoor growing usually produces harsher smoke–because growers pamper the plants with many fertilizers and chemicals.
When deciding between cannabis that has been grown indoors or outdoors, it might be best to choose an outdoor strain to get a milder flavor.
What are the medical benefits?
The medical benefits of cannabis can include relief from pain, nausea, anxiety, and a host of other conditions. If you have a medical condition that cannabis can help, you might want to ask your budtender for recommendations. For example, strains with the highest concentrations of cannabinoids may be most helpful for treating your condition.
Can I afford it?
Finally, you want to know if you can afford the strain. If you are on a budget, this is not the time to be looking at top-shelf products. However, please keep in mind there are a number of discounts available especially for Medical Marijuana Certified Patients.
Get your medical marijuana card, and take advantage of all these strains have to offer. Contact Medwell Health and Wellness today.
Aaron Bloom serves as the CEO, overseeing the mission and growth of DocMJ and Medwell Health and Wellness Centers. Aaron’s passion for improving patients’ lives comes from his background in health care. For more than 20 years, Aaron owned, operated, and represented traditional healthcare organizations. This experience created a passion for finding improved ways to relieve suffering. His goal as CEO is to work daily to relieve all patients who seek better health and wellness through the medicinal benefits of medical cannabis and evidence-based alternative medicines.
