i ONLY like getting high, so 90% of the crap out there, even better than average hybrids like blueberry & skunk #1 just annoy me in the long run. i can't wait to test all the new gear i've got in the works, particularly jacks cleaner 2 & thai skunk, but these are my favorites so far:
haze x skunk: high quality seeds so far, it's the trippiest strain i've smoked since the 80s when everything turned stony BS on the streets. it wasn't quite as visual or auditory as REAL columbian gold maybe, but it is definitely more potent and probably longer lasting. NOT a fan of the slight cigar wrapper with hints of ashtray flavor, but it definitely gets me high. when i had some last year, it got me to stop drinking and on a diet. sadly, right now i've put the weight back on and started drinking again because i have nothing to get high on. i'll have some more again soon though. i hope their thai skunk is comparable. it scores nicely on psychoactivity but excellent on motivation & euphoria
8 miles high: mandala it's not the most potent strain and not even available again until '13, but it was the very first NAMED strain i'd smoked since around 85 when indicrap invaded and took over like mutant cockroaches. it's not the most potent strain, but it has great euphoria with a perfectly neutral energy level that's totally stone free, but isn't racy or edgy either. it likes music & dancing more than haze skunk i'd say as after just 2 hits, i was doing the robot on it. it's a perfect 24/7 strain that does no wrongs as far as i'm concerned
super cali haze it smokes so much like pure haze i couldn't tell a difference. it has a DELICIOUS grapey taste and a mildly psychoactive high with superior euphoria & motivation. it's very high class. i rate it lower than 8 miles because it's expensive, takes longer to grow and is only available feminized, but it's a little more potent and exotic. it's my favorite "connoisseur strain".
C99: joey weed you can't get it anymore sadly, but it's an awesome strain. it's a little more clearheaded and hard to sit still on like a mellower version of kali mist, but to get a bud that DOESN'T get you stoned, has a mildly grapey haze pheno and that takes just 45 days indoors is awesome! the energetic buzz is too specific for chilling out, but perfect for activities and work with a nice dose of euphoria too like "textbook C99" only with grapes instead of pineapple flavor. i think apollo 11 would probably be better, but haven't tried that yet. mosca & bodhi are making C99 & A11 now that sound closer to the original grimm phenos. they were both sold out the last time i looked
kali mist: serious seeds it's not the same strain now. the original lip burning hot crushed red pepper flavor (DELICIOUS!!!!) has been replaced by a blander wussy friendly "spicy fruit" flavor according to someone i recently compared notes with, but it still has the same clear headed off the charts euphoric & motivational buzz that's impossible to sit still on, but perfect for running marathons on. i LOVE the buzz and after the FIRST 10 years of indicrap contempt with NOTHING that even comes close to getting you high, i gave up bidding at $120 for an eight of it, but like mellower C99 it's just too racy for 24/7 use. it's ONLY for activities where other strains that get you high let you kick back to tunes or watch movies and that even add psychoactivity that heightens your senses and makes the experience more visceral. kali & cindy make your mind & body race without clouding your brain. that kicks getting stoned's ass 100x around the block before taking a shit on in every day in my book.
durban poison i don't know who the breeder was, but when i was gifted a gram of that a month or two before the kali mist gift, i was REALLY stoked! it was a really nice high. not as potent as real gold maybe, but not shabby at all. i tried to score some weight of that too, but not as enthusiastically as it's authentic black licorice taste and the dry heaves (poison?) it inspired are NOT my favorites (diesel & cat piss are more vile though) but it was totally worth enduring for the otherwise impossible to find high you just can't get on the streets unless you kiss everyone's ass you meet 24/7 until you find gear from that 1/100 grower whose SUPERIOR gear never makes it to the streets, particularly in NY. i'd rather smoke durban and get a couple minutes worth of dry heaves for every toke and actually get high than ANY BULLSHIT i've wasted money on since the 80s! ironically, every RARE time i've smoked something better i didn't DIY like kali mist, it's always been a FREEBIE that i couldn't score weight for no matter how much i beg & plead. that shit is beyond fucked up and a sad commentary on just how fucking greedy the streets are
there are a few "better than average" strains out there like skunk #1, blueberry, LSD & lemon skunk that have varying unimpressive levels of stone i'd list, but i know there are plenty of other strains i haven't experienced first hand yet like thai skunk, jack's cleaner 2, C99 x A11 & maybe jack herer that are much better and that truly get you high. i'll take a pissweak high over ANY stone any day!
i can't wait to test new gear that has no stone and trippier highs. i'm not holding my breath on columbian gold x NL#5 or a couple other sativa crosses with 25% or more indicrap, but i'll try anything once in search of a better stone
. I aint grown any but I ad a cut of OT1s ESBxHW before my 2008 visit it was alike if not better than your best C99 cut.
