Unplanned visit, but glad I stepped in. Bought a couple grams of a bottom-of-the-jar, bargain sativa-hybrid. Kelly, I think her name was, was very positive and helpful. Great product for the price. Quality herb.
Went to Newport, OR for a long weekend that dovetailed into the end of Spring break, 2021. I had planned to get some flower on the coast, just to see what the offerings were outside of Bend where I live. A local recommended Medication Station the night before so there is where I went. After a short wait, I was warmly invited up to the counter. I told the budtender that I was a Sativa guy. He showed me how to identify which strains on the shelves were Sativa-only, and pulled out a jar of something called "Voyager 1 Littles," with 23.4% THC and .08% CBD. He told me that it was really nice flower and invited me to smell it through my mask. Sativas tend not to be real pungent like Indicas in my experience. Voyager 1 Littles had a nice woody, cedary, resiny scent with maybe a hint of lemon. I gathered that the word "Littles" was added because most of the nuggets were roly-poly small. I asked how one of their other Sativas of similar %s was. He said it was pretty good, but didn't offer to pull it out. After what almost became an awkward silence I said, "But that's the one?" pointing to the jar of Voyager 1 Littles that he held in his hands. He nodded with quiet conviction, "this is the one." I wondered if maybe they had gathered up all of the smallest nuggets from other strains, put them in a vial, and were trying to slough them off on an out-of-towner. But the nuggets all looked basically the same, so maybe not. I said "okay, give me an eighth."
Every now and then you come across some really good, powerful bud, and that's exactly what this weed is. It's very pleasant when I take one, lighter, greener hit of it from my water pipe. It's still a little damp so it doesn't burn very hot at first. But the first time I took a big, hot rip of it, I slipped out of my chair and rolled my body on top of my drummer's stool, knees on the ground, head and chest resting on the cushion like a drunk draped over a commode, all the while communing with God over the next half hour to 45 minutes, completely incapacitated. One hit wiped out a daily smoker.
My point is, the budtender absolutely did me right. He didn't know me other than that I was just a tourist in town, and he pulled out the champaign immediately. "This is what you want, the good stuff, while we still have some." That is class-A, honest budtending in my opinion. I don't remember his name but I'll say he was a young man, taller than shorter, slender build, and mixed-ish maybe? Kodos, my friend. Thank you very much! I will be back when I'm in Newport next.
This is a decent, strong sativa. What is most notable about this bud is the aroma. Drop one of these dense nuggs into a bud grinder and release the unmistakable smell of tangerines. This is a well-grown product. It's a little more stoney than I like my sativas, and I also am less relaxed, or maybe a tad more edgy, meaning a tad more anxious initially. This settles away. But that's the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars. It is for personal preference, nothing to do with the quality of the flower.
Looking for a good, day-time Sativa? Taste Ejk. Bright, heady high that doesn't show up so much in the eyes. Just got it today and have only tasted it twice, but is just what I was looking for. If you like Jack Herrer, or XJ-13, try Emerald Jack. I may like it best of.the 3
"Bright high" with pleasant body-feel..
I have to comment on this strains' strength. It's the reason I'm reviewing it. I am a seasoned smoker in Oregon, white in my sideburns and goatee. My 8th oz. is by Scissortail Farms, label says it's "Sativa," doesn't say "Hybrid," but it is primarily a green label. It's at 26.09 THC, 0.11% CBD.
This is a one-hitter for sure. Two for me would probably get my heart racing and bring in a train-wreck of obsessive panic thoughts. Three, and I'd have to lay down on the couch with a cold washcloth on my forehead trying not to stutter-breathe. I feel sorry for the newbies, the rare-to-light marijuana smoker getting their hands on this. I got a little bitty glass water-pipe, and I've also hit it in my glass bat, one hit always. And dude, it's like getting high back when you first got high- pleasant but not perfect. Can lend itself to a little paranoia, the Sativa shivers, and strobing-body feel that not everyone likes. It'll freak the newbies out. They'll think they're dying. I bet one hit would give you the spins if you've already had one or 2 beers. Do not mix with alcohol. On the plus side, great for inspiring creative thought. It's laughy. I think of the funniest shit on it and crack myself up. Herb always helps me with spiritual practice and it's good for that too. It doesn't give me sleepy eye- that badly, but it does a little which is usually how I know if there's any Indica in it.
If you can find it, get it and see what you think, but only if you're a Sativa lover. Those who don't like Sativas will likely find that this strain has all the things they don't like about them.
I'm going to set the rest of this aside and pull it out for special occasions. This is some good shit. The blonde haired lady behind the counter at Maritime Cafe in Portland said the same thing when she saw that I had picked it out.
1/8th oz. looked small due to very dense nuggets, likely best separated with a bud grinder (which I didn't have). Sweet-sour aroma is subtle with a hint of 7-up. Mine was grown by Sugar Tree Farms and is reported to be at 29.36% THC, stout for flower. Hit is smooth, didn't make me cough. Smoked a bowl and a half out of a small, glass water pipe (3 hits). At 3-4 mins. in, I'm feeling an enjoyable, sativa body-glow. Mental acuity is in tact. Feels like I can get things done. Zero uneasiness, anxiety, or paranoia. Early-on is usually when I would notice those symptoms, so I doubt they will develop. Zero heaviness or body-fatigue, at least in the beginning. Makes me want to listen to reggae, which I think I'm about to put play. I'm a daily cannabis enjoyer with a relatively high tolerance, so a less frequent smoker may find it more heavy-hitting. Over all, I find Candyland a very enjoyable sativa, as nice and easy-going as the children's board game. Reminds me somewhat of Maui Wowie, which I love.