I am Arnold, I like my highs happy, bright & kind and I am looking for like-minded people.
Is it you?
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Most people have fond memories of the first times they used cannabis. It brightened their day, it made them goofy, smile and giggle. I have a feeling that this is not so closely related to what we were actually smoking at that time. The set & setting was perfect: we were with friends, cheerful moments, doing things we liked. Next to that our mind & body was experiencing something it had never before.
I’ve once came across the thought that after the 50th time using any particular substance it’s starts to lose its magic. No way to prove that, but I tend to believe there is truth in that statement.
For me it’s 18 years since my initiation in the world of cannabis and I’ve since made a giant leap above that 50 mark.
It is not realistic to want to experience the same as I did 18 years ago. My life has changed, my mind has changed.
But, still, I find myself drawn to that happy place cannabis can bring you. If I want to go there now, it is of utmost importance to choose the right companion. To find that plant, that variety, that knows the paths in my brain to guide me to paradise.
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Does that plant exist? Yes.
Is it easy to find? No.
Is it easy to grow? No.
Does it work all the time? Hell no!
Is it the same plant for everyone? Unfortunately not.
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A plant can have a different effect on anyone. That means that what I write does not necessarily be true for you. Only one way to find out…
I’ve found that searching within pure equatorial lines gives the highest chance of finding what I am looking for. Call it sativa’s or NarrowLeafDrugcultivars.
When there is a trace of “indica” in a variety it most probably has lost its magic. That means that I have to be a scandalous purist when choosing what genetics to search in.
To understand why I’ve come to that conclusion for myself, I need to explain to you what I mean by a kind high.
With the word “kind” I focus on the aftermath of the high, the moment when the high fades away. Most of the time it starts 1 or 2 hours after smoking and the feeling goes on for up to 4 hours. The vast majority of the cannabis varieties give me an uncomfortable afterhigh. Even when the high itself was spectacular, I don’t want that. I want my high to fade a way like a soft breeze, no drag, no trace of uncomfortableness.
It’s a very important trait to me in this phase of my life. Why I want that is very simple: I like to smoke during the day when the sun is out, being in my garden or in nature. But rarely do I want to start smoking and not stop smoking till I go to bed. Just one lift off, maybe a second and that’s it. The rest of the day I want to spend clean.
In my experience, this trait is strongly linked to indica’s, maybe traces of CBD, probably something else, but it has proven VERY difficult for me to find a kind afterhigh in something that has been touched with indica. A 100% sativa is in no way a guarantee to find it either. All I can say is: that search has a Quest-like-status. It’s a labor of love for the dedicated.
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Unfortunately, there are more hurdles on the way to paradise.
It is clear to most that cannabis is a mood amplifier rather than an enhancer. That means that even the most perfect herb can not turn your gray skies into rose tinted ones. That’s the “Set”.
Then there is the “Setting”. It is unrealistic to expect lovely things to come if you smoke right before an activity that has a dull nature to it or when around people that do make you feel uncomfortable.
Even if your herb is awesome, don’t expect it turn dirt into gold. Use it to amplify an already nice moment and feeling, not to create one.
And to top it off even your previous cannabis use is out there to tackle your frolic endeavor towards that happy and bright place.
The majority of the pure NLDs that deliver a fantastic experience, only seem able to do it once in a month if you’re lucky. Once in 3 months, maybe? You can’t smoke them regularly and expect them to deliver the magic every time.
Next to that, your prior use of indica(-hybrids) also affects your experience for the worse. And that up to a month prior. It’s a hard pill to swallow, I know, but it is undeniable. Try it for 10 days and you’ll see for yourself.
That means that a whole lot of things determine your experience:
- Genetics
- Product: grown well, harvested at the right moment, cured, …
- Set & Setting
- Consumption of cannabis in the weeks prior
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This is a seed club.
In this thread I’d like to meet like-minded souls, share our experiences, thoughts and seeds.
We will focus on the genetic part of the equation while fully honing into the goal of happy and of kind. Other traits are noise.
We will share experiences and seeds.
Fun highs for the future!
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Let me start of by saying that I am a long-time outdoor grower who has fairly recently changed his approach to growing the long flowering ones indoors.
That means that my firsthand experience is not yet as big as you might have expected. However, there is another weight that keeps the balance in check and that is my 10 year connection to a dedicated group of landrace sativa enthusiasts on the forums. checking in daily I get a feel for peoples preferences. That gives me an advantage when choosing which genetics to eventually grow out.
Special shout out to my mentor Apollo for starting the fire and for the golden information over the years. I was very lucky to meet him.
Some people are poets and can find words to describe highs that captivate what they are feeling. I am not. I tried my best to describe what I am searching for, so most of the times it then goes like this: Checks all the boxes / does not check all the boxes.
At the moment I have four plants that seem to hit home:
Ethiopian
Derived from ACE/SeedsOfAfrica repro stock
I like 1 female out of 13, which is approx. 8%, not done smoketesting so numbers may change.
Punto Rojo Gold
Heavily & lovingly worked line by Satva from Cannabiogen stock.
Selection of this clone was done by Apollo, going by his thoughts my guess would be 10%
Vietnamese
Derived from TLT repro stock
14%
Showing promise, but not smoketested enough:
Original Haze
Hazebrothers > Sam > JohnnyChicago & Golli > MadMac > Elanius
One female was REALLY nice the first (and only) time I smoked her. Hopefully this is not only a honeymoon phase.
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This is roughly how I see this project:
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Phase 1: Select keeper females
Searching through South American, African and SouthEastAsian seedstock.
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Phase 2: Make female seeds with them
Not using males reduces the chance of working with the wrong kind of high. When the high we are searching for is locked in enough we can backcross the male ‘trait’ back in.
Selfed seeds and hybrids between them.
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Phase 3: Testing, share them widely.
Get feedback, am I alone in this or can I find passionate people whose preferences align with mine? Can we shape this together?
At this moment I don’t have anything to share yet, but that won’t take too long. I sprayed my Vietnamese with STS and she is making balls as we speak. Visible balls do not garantuee viable pollen though, so fingers crossed.
To be continued…
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Phase 4: Work the favorites & Early Sativa Hybrids
I started as an outdoor grower and I plan to finish as an outdoor grower. My lifelong quest is getting this kind of high onto an early finishing plant. And my growing situation here at 52N demands something really light sensitive. How I want to try my luck with that is a whole other conversation.
I am feeling determined and hopeful that, how bold it may look, we will one day look back with satisfaction and love for the road we’ve travelled.
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Thanks to all the people inspiring others by sharing experiences, stories and genetics.
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Much love
Arnold.
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