Harlequin
12/1/2018
Ultra low THC strains have changed my life. Harlequin is right up near the top for me in both effect and taste.
I used to smoke a LOT. Then I became a parent and gave it up for a long time. Upon trying it again I found myself totally unable to cope with the crippling paranoia and anxiety. So I said goodbye to weed again, somewhat bummed out but at peace with my decision.
Then one day getting ready to leave for Church I sneezed so hard that I slipped a disc in my lower back. That set in motion a course of events that led me to seek out any kind of weed that would be weak enough for me to measure dosage carefully and avoid crippling paranoia and remorse. I had never heard of CBD. All I knew was that I needed a strain of super weak weed that would allow me to carefully titrate my dosage.
I first tried Cashey's Honey. That was really good. It's awfully hard to find. Then I tried Harley-Tsu. That was much better... but the musky Indica side from the Sour Tsunami parentage bothered me aesthetically. I've never been into Indicas.
Then I tried two strains that I rank right up there with the Cashey's Honey: Lion's Quibit and Harlequin.
No surprise that these three are the most Sativa dominant CBD strains that are widely available.
What I love about Harlequin is just how unbelievably stable its CBD:THC ratio is. For someone who has to carefully measure their dosage to avoid paranoia, the confidence in the stability of the strain's strength is one of the biggest selling points a strain can have.
5:2 does occasionally result in a slightly stronger dose than I'd like, and the nugs are structurally a little tighter than I prefer, since I'm a joint guy and don't use a grinder. But those are very minor gripes.
I will be using Harlequin as a breeding parent in my quest to nail down a stable low THC sativa.
Absolutely recommend it to anyone looking to enjoy good old school pot without too much intoxication.