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Blue Dream Marijuana Strain Review
Potent, tasty, and always popular: Delivering a flavorful load of THC straight to the stressed-out cranium, Blue Dream’s phenotypes at full maturation take on an Indica-like appearance, while at the same time borrowing some of the best traits a Sativa has to offer. The Result: Instilling a sense of overwhelming creativity and painless bliss, patients […]
Sour Apple Marijuana Strain Review
Sour Apple’s flower makes for the perfect wake-n-bake smoke. Not too heavy, and extremely motivating thanks to its sativa-dominant gene pool.
Type: (70% sativa; 30% indica)
Genetics: (original Diesel x c99)
How Stoned Will You Get (“Stoned Meter” On Average 1-10): 8. The Sour Apple strain offers a flawless morning smoke, long known for supporting creative cerebral activity and nurturing motivational thoughts. In many ways Sour Apple is a perfect parallel to a shot of Cuban coffee, extremely tasty, hitting you almost immediately. Enjoying a robust fruity smell that’s extremely pleasant first thing in the morning.
Average Price Per ?: $39
AVERAGE THC: 20%
Dispensaries Carrying Sour Apple
Strain Profile: Sour Apple is a great 70% sativa 30% indica hybrid that is very cerebral, lifting up the spirits of those who enjoy her flowers. She is perfect for the morning or a mid afternoon smoke. Sour Apple will not only keep you up and motivated, but makes you very creative thinking outside of the box.
Strain Background: Sour Apple comes from mixing the extremely uplifting sativa c99 with the balanced hybrid of the original Diesel. These two come together to form a strain that is nothing short of magic.
Appearance: Sour Apple is made up of mostly neon green with hints of forest green on the buds. Light orange hairs the same color as Chucky’s hair from rugrats protrude, wrapping around the plethora of green. Visible and very shiny trichomes coat the buds of this wonderful flower.
Consistency: Sour Apple is quite dry and crumbly, but there definitely leaves a trail with whatever it comes in contact with. It is a pleasure to break these buds up without a grinder.
Scent: Sour Apple smells of sour and citrus with extremely fruity undertones. Mango and strawberry are the fruits that come to mind when smelling this beautiful flower. Undertones of sour lemons and limes also come through when taking a whiff of this smelly girl.
Taste: Sour Apple taste like an exquisite homemade key lime pie. Extremely sour, sweet and fruity it feels like you’re enjoying a refreshing dessert as soon as the Sour Apple hits your palate. Upon exhale you can taste this rich fruity flavor that stays in your mouth well after medicating. You don’t even have to break out the blender to taste this delicious smoothie!
Effect: Great smoke in the morning or mid afternoon, she leaves you energized and quite buzzed. Sour Apple is perfect to bring with you if you’re going for a long walk or hike, it’s very uplifting and cerebral, motivating you to explore new things.
Growth and Seed Info: Grows vigorously during both veg and flower; Sour citrus notes smelled during vegetation period
Original Breeder: Top Shelf Seeds
Current Breeder: Top Shelf seeds
Seed Bank of Choice: Seedmine
Flowering Time: 60 days
Flowering Type: SOG will get you the most out this beauty
Growth Height: 4’-5.5’ ft.
Expected Yield: 1-1.5lbs. per 1,000 watt light
Garden Skill Level: intermediate
Breeder Quote/Advice: Topping is a must, and if you want the most out of your yield train this girl vigorously. She can be very viney so beware.
Verdict: Sour apple is a great daytime smoke whether you’re going for a hike or working from your office. She is very motivating and uplifting, as well as extremely tasty. Perfect for fatigue, migraine, and lack of appetite.
Related Strains: Blue Dream, Tangerine Haze, and White widow
Family: Fruity
(Photo Courtesy of Gil Mota)
Medical Marijuana Laboratory’s Quest for Safer Medicine goes National
As politicians still take a wait and see approach on the “research” associated with marijuana, they ironically often avoid speaking to those who have been in the field gathering piles of data on the subject. As this industry shows it is here to stay, we must accept that patients need safe and tailored medicine which can only be ensured by quality lab testing after proper cultivation.
Unlike a pharmaceutical pill which takes hundreds of millions of dollars to get to the market and cannot easily be altered, marijuana strains can be cultivated in a way that addresses the specific concerns of the patient. We are happy to see that Jeffrey Raber Ph.D and The Werc Shop are being well received across the country. Getting past the typical talking points and eye rolls can be tough, but Jeff has started to notice a change in this trend. Authorities are also starting to realize that medical marijuana is here to stay and it is going to need regulation.
Recently Jeff took The Werc Shop’s message across the country as he traveled from California to New Jersey. At the New Jersey Association for Forensic Scientists (NJAFS) annual conference, Jeff was asked to address the attendees. He made a great presentation and described many of the cutting edge techniques they are utilizing for terpene profiling, microbiological screening, and cannabinoid profiling. With years of experience, Jeff may be able to help the east coast states get up to speed on the sophistication of the testing done out west. While New Jersey government officials may have delayed their medical marijuana program from starting, Jeff feels the members of the NJAFS are ready and willing to do a thorough job once the program starts serving patients. One impressed crime lab chemist told him that he tests cannabis everyday but has never looked at it quite the way Jeff does. They were also amazed at how benign marijuana cannabinoids are in comparison to the synthetics found in recently outlawed products such as “K2” and “Spice”. Overall, it seemed that those who took part in the conference were very receptive to Jeff’s presentation and are looking to increase their scientific knowledge of the cannabis plant.
Jeff was excited to finally get to speak to audiences about utilizing terpene data to identify phenotypes and accurate strain names. As many of us know, “The Marijuana Name Game”, while fun, has been a bit of a roadblock for this industry to gain total mainstream support. A silly name such as “Purple Urkle” does not exactly tell patients if the medication is suited to their needs. Marijuana.net and The Werc Shop are both working hard to bring uniform definitions to strains. Jeff’s excitement was shared and he was immediately approached to give a similar presentation at Rutgers University. Jeff agreed and again noticed an engaged audience.
For those who question a lack of research in medical marijuana, they need only look to labs like The Werc Shop. The benefits of medical marijuana are constantly becoming more widely known. When conventional treatments fail, it is not realistic to assume patients are not going to seek alternatives, especially when these alternatives can relieve pain and produce little side effects. Medical marijuana is here and the future of this industry needs to rely on regulation and testing to endure the best and safest medicine gets out to patients.