Sativas that don't cause anxiety?

elephantSea said:

all of the newer orange strains don't scratch the peel to what the cali-o clone floating around in the early 2000's was. everything else is zest, but cali-o was candy orange fruit with frost up and down. I have great memories of it.

But I would be looking for a shorter flowering thai hybrid. Stay away from the mexican sativa's imo. The thai's will be very floral, fruity, and uplifting. There's not a more enjoyable smoke imo. It's like smoking a xanax.

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hey hey just curious if you have ever ran the skunk tangerine

fourwindsfarmZ said:

hey hey just curious if you have ever ran the skunk tangerine

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I ran the skunk tange for 15 years before it got to orgnkid

Kali Mist, heads down.

I just grew out ILGM Durban Poison, & it's super chill weed. Nothing fancy, just good ol' plain greenbud. Has an almost rhubarb type aroma to it.

It's probably the only sativa that comes to mind that 1) won't take all year to flower, and 2) won't have you peeking through the blinds after every session

PopAndSonGrows said:

I just grew out ILGM Durban Poison, & it's super chill weed. Nothing fancy, just good ol' plain greenbud. Has an almost rhubarb type aroma to it.

It's probably the only sativa that comes to mind that 1) won't take all year to flower, and 2) won't have you peeking through the blinds after every session

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My old Durban was the complete opposite. Smelled like licorice and was very racy. One of the most potent sativa's I've ever grew, from Dutch Passion I think. Not beginner smoke!

Wastei said:

My old Durban was the complete opposite. Smelled like licorice and was very racy. One of the most potent sativa's I've ever grew, from Dutch Passion I think. Not beginner smoke!

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Damn, i hope my CSI Durban comes out closer to that. Nice. I like me a nice racy "freak-out"high once in a while, reminds you you're still alive lol!

Maybe not a popular opinion, but good 'ol Jack Herer hits the right notes more often than not for Sativa. I dig Lamb's Bread and plan on doing that outdoor this spring/summer from some Crop King seed. Nice lift, but not in the clouds.

I used to occasionally get too anxiety ridden in the old days. Paranoid, or nervous. Not often, but enough.
Then I quit for 25 years, started up again 7 yrs ago. I bought some maui wowie at the dispo, and it was
horrendous. So, that's the only time in the last 35 years or so i've felt that panicky. I still have a couple
jays in a tube, marked so i don't accidentally smoke 'em.

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I`m with Wastie, Kali Mist for the win.

Soft spice taste, just mellows you while keeping you up.

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fourwindsfarmZ said:

hey hey just curious if you have ever ran the skunk tangerine

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If you going for a cali o skunk1 cross id go with California special by kc brains the seeds are cheap and made with old stock

McStrats said:

I think the anxiety comes from harvesting too early. Sativas generally take about 15 weeks to flower. Drying too quickly and not curing correctly will do it too. At least that has been my experience.

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This is what lead me to believe that there is no difference between indica and sativa. The one that takes the longest to finish happens to be give the same effects as the other if the other was harvested early? Seems pretty obvious, especially when you look at how early a lot of people harvest on here.

lusidghost said:

This is what lead me to believe that there is no difference between indica and sativa. The one that takes the longest to finish happens to be give the same effects as the other if the other was harvested early? Seems pretty obvious, especially when you look at how early a lot of people harvest on here.

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I arrived at the same conclusion. If I want a "heady" plant I just harvest it a little early.

lusidghost said:

This is what lead me to believe that there is no difference between indica and sativa. The one that takes the longest to finish happens to be give the same effects as the other if the other was harvested early? Seems pretty obvious, especially when you look at how early a lot of people harvest on here.

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McStrats said:

I arrived at the same conclusion. If I want a "heady" plant I just harvest it a little early.

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I have to wholeheartedly disagree with this, sativas are much more diverse than generally being done in 15 weeks, there are many available to choose from that are done in 10-12 weeks.

While harvesting early or late can influence the effects, it's all in the genetics and metabolites.

I cant recommend any sativas to you, because i have a hard time to finding any that ramps my nervous system up, and am always looking for one that will, i fear that any recommendation i give you may have undesirable effects where you are concerned. Harvesting early for headiness, vs harvesting a true energetic hard hitting in the head ripe sativa are worlds apart.

It sounds like for the effects yall are after, harvesting the sativa leaning hybrids a bit early is probably the best course of action.

With all that being said, they have been trying to reclassify cannabis varieties, and who knows what they will eventually settle on, but i know from first hand growing experience about the effects from certain plants previously classified as 100% sativa vs early harvested anything

Its all about phenotypes. You can grow sativa leaning strains and have all their indica phenos come up. Sucks.
Ive grown 5 lsd barneys from seed. One of them was the sativa pheno!! Awesome awesome plant the smell, taste. Scattered bud structure but very potent and uplifting. Not racey.

Im all for sativa but i balance the grows with some indica. White widow surprised me. You could just tell its 5050 really smooth trips.

OP best case scenario go for 60-80% sativa, save clones and fingers crossed you ll get what you looking for within a few grows

Just noticed the thread is 6yo. Ahhhhh

Medskunk said:

Its all about phenotypes. You can grow sativa leaning strains and have all their indica phenos come up. Sucks.
Ive grown 5 lsd barneys from seed. One of them was the sativa pheno!! Awesome awesome plant the smell, taste. Scattered bud structure but very potent and uplifting. Not racey.

Im all for sativa but i balance the grows with some indica. White widow surprised me. You could just tell its 5050 really smooth trips.

OP best case scenario go for 60-80% sativa, save clones and fingers crossed you ll get what you looking for within a few grows

Just noticed the thread is 6yo. Ahhhhh

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The thread itself may be that old, but that should still be relevant based on there being a current active conversation on the subject

keifcake said:

I have to wholeheartedly disagree with this, sativas are much more diverse than generally being done in 15 weeks, there are many available to choose from that are done in 10-12 weeks.

While harvesting early or late can influence the effects, it's all in the genetics and metabolites.

I cant recommend any sativas to you, because i have a hard time to finding any that ramps my nervous system up, and am always looking for one that will, i fear that any recommendation i give you may have undesirable effects where you are concerned. Harvesting early for headiness, vs harvesting a true energetic hard hitting in the head ripe sativa are worlds apart.

It sounds like for the effects yall are after, harvesting the sativa leaning hybrids a bit early is probably the best course of action.

With all that being said, they have been trying to reclassify cannabis varieties, and who knows what they will eventually settle on, but i know from first hand growing experience about the effects from certain plants previously classified as 100% sativa vs early harvested anything

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You are probably right. 15 weeks in flower is too daunting, so I have never grown a pure sativa. I have only grown hybrids and autos. I have picked up what was called "sativa" in several dispensaries in Portland. My takeaway is that there are differences from strain to strain...but after 40 years of smoking, I think that really good weed is just really good weed. I can enjoy a really good sativa as much as a really good indica.

McStrats said:

You are probably right. 15 weeks in flower is too daunting, so I have never grown a pure sativa. I have only grown hybrids and autos. I have picked up what was called "sativa" in several dispensaries in Portland. My takeaway is that there are differences from strain to strain...but after 40 years of smoking, I think that really good weed is just really good weed. I can enjoy a really good sativa as much as a really good indica.

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There are pure sativas done much quicker, the 2 Golden Tiger x Panama i recently harvested were done within 12 weeks, the Honduras Panama i did was finished in 10 weeks. The Golden Tiger x Panama has been the best weed ive had in a long time, you will forget what you were doing if its later in the day and your first smoke of the day, but i hardly doubt it would fall into non anxiety weed for people sensitive to that kinda thing.

There are certainly differences strain to strain, but there can also stark differences within a line, even a pure sativa or indica line.

You are certainly right about really good weed being really good weed, and i enjoy both ends of the spectrum when talking about really good weed.
I prefer growing sativas though, partly because i live in a high humidity area and bud rot can be an issue at times, but mostly because i prefer the effects.

Just thinking off the top of my head, id say has more pure sativas to choose from that are done under 13 weeks than they do that have to go longer than 13 weeks

keifcake said:

There are pure sativas done much quicker, the 2 Golden Tiger x Panama i recently harvested were done within 12 weeks, the Honduras Panama i did was finished in 10 weeks. The Golden Tiger x Panama has been the best weed ive had in a long time, you will forget what you were doing if its later in the day and your first smoke of the day, but i hardly doubt it would fall into non anxiety weed for people sensitive to that kinda thing.

There are certainly differences strain to strain, but there can also stark differences within a line, even a pure sativa or indica line.

You are certainly right about really good weed being really good weed, and i enjoy both ends of the spectrum when talking about really good weed.
I prefer growing sativas though, partly because i live in a high humidity area and bud rot can be an issue at times, but mostly because i prefer the effects.

Just thinking off the top of my head, id say has more pure sativas to choose from that are done under 13 weeks than they do that have to go longer than 13 weeks

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Now I am intrigued. I have never really looked into growing sativa. I think I might give it a shot. What would you recommend for someone who has never grown one before?

McStrats said:

Now I am intrigued. I have never really looked into growing sativa. I think I might give it a shot. What would you recommend for someone who has never grown one before?

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That is a really good question....
I think if i were to recommend a first time sativa to someone it would have to be Honduras x Panama. Im not sure where it falls along the anxiety scale, but it really is one of those genetic special pairings that produces a lot of quality offspring. It kinda has it all, very terpy with old school loud gassy terps, think like 90s pump gas before they started adding ethanol, plenty of resin, and a superb high. I wouldn't necessarily classify it as energetic, but it is a top notch smoke that hits you in the head, and is somewhat relaxing. I think there will be less of a pheno hunt woth HonPan to find a very nice plant vs some of the other sativas, like plain Honduras (which is really good when you find that pheno, i popped 10 regulars and have a really good one i like, the other 4 or 5 females wasnt anything worth mentioning).

Of all the sativas ive seen in the Ace catalog, the HonPan consistently gets rave reviews.

The right pheno of pineapple fields is a good one to consider. I get nice waves of energy for a couple hours from my keeper. Very nice clear, energetic high, but it does also have some body effect to it. Very well rounded actually. If I smoke just a little, it's perfect daytime weed and doesn't get me feeling anxious at all. But there's little cieling to it, so it's easy to overdo it too.

My suggestion is to smoke smaller amounts of a sativa to avoid the unwanted effects.

Also, don't harvest your weed early for a "sativa" effect. Like @kiefcake said there's a big difference between early harvested weed and a true head banging sativa effect. Worlds apart in my experiences.