Ever Consider Blending Strains?

A blend of some mid-grades.

We have blended whiskey's and scotch's. I've even seen blended wines. We often blend similar products to get different tastes, smoothness, and even effects. Shopping in the liquor store the other day, I got the idea, why not blend some different weed strains?

If you don't live in a legal state, chances are you just smoke whatever the weed dealer gives you. There is no choice. Here's what I got, take it or leave it.

That all changes once you live in a legal state and dispensaries start to open. Basically 2 things happen. 1) you get a selection to choose from. 2) The chances of getting shitty weed lowers greatly and even the crappiest strain available is probably better than the average commercial before it was legalized. So with legalization comes not only consumption but you almost instantly become a connoisseur and aficionado. There are just too many different strains, each with their own quality of taste, smell, and effect.

Another thing that tends to happen, the price comes crashing down. Ounces in the Western New York area are now going for $20 to $300 an ounce. That's cheap. I was shocked to find $20 OUNCES when I visited the local native dispensary.

I was looking over the $20 ounces and they looked like your basic commercial. Nothing special. Mostly dry, shaky bud, decent THC content, but nothing spectacular in smell or taste. On the other hand, the $40 and $50 an ounce strains were really nice looking. I decided on getting 2 different strains in the $40 range.

The first strain was an exotic with a weird name I forgot. The name or strain really isn't important for this article though. What is important are it's characteristics. The exotic strain tasted citrusy with a hashy aftertaste. However, as good as it was, it seemed lacking in flavor. It wasn't smooth and had a strange finish on the palate.

The other strain I purchased was a skunk strain. It had skunky characteristics its strain is known for. I also found it a little on the sweet side. Again, lacking a bit. I wasn't expecting much though at $40 an ounce.

Both of these strains were decent on their own, but still lacking a bit in the flavor department. While shopping in a liquor store looking at different whiskey's I noticed a couple different blended brands. It got me thinking, why not start to blend weed.

When I returned home, I took a little of the exotic strain, and mixed it with equal amounts of the skunk strain. As soon as I sparked it up, it was exactly what both strains needed. The hashy, citrusy taste of the exotic blended smoothly and paired nicely with the skunky, sweet essence of the skunk strain. The combination of the two strains really fixed what they lacked individually. Not only that, the blended weed with the more well rounded flavor tasted like a much higher end strain This may be something I do more often now when buying mid-grades.

So I have to ask? Do you ever blend? I suppose if you're buying really high end weed, you get the best of all worlds. Great taste, nice burn, and awesome buzz. For some of us more budget minded, blending mid-grades is an awesome way to improve and round out taste and create something just a little different. Any thoughts?

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I actually do this quite often, mixing the two strains seems to have good benefits.

See we have been lucky up here in North with online dispensary as they have been around since 2001 with budmail.

I still hate having to go to any legal store

I actually do this quite often, mixing the two strains seems to have good benefits.

I'll probably start doing this a lot myself. I really enjoyed the blended flavors. The buzz wasn't so bad either 😉

See we have been lucky up here in North with online dispensary as they have been around since 2001 with budmail.

First I've heard of that, that's pretty cool though.

I still hate having to go to any legal store

I tend to stick with the Native American shops myself.

Absolutely this is a common practice for me when I have more than one strain on hand. Generally my thought process is to make the lesser quality strain a little better by adding some of the other.

Western New York area are now going for $20 to $300 an ounce.

Pretty in line with prices in Syracuse, prices are all over the place. I think a lot of it has PGR's in my area though which is a bit concerning.

I'm just learning about PGRs. I suspect a lot of the lower end products are grown this way. If the federal government ever gets off their ass and legalizes federally, I'll grow my own. Then I'll know exactly what I'm consuming.

Pretty in line with prices in Syracuse, prices are all over the place. I think a lot of it has PGR's in my area though which is a bit concerning.

Looking forward to checking out some of the other NY state dispensaries during my motorcycle travels this summer. I've heard prices are coming down all over the state though.

If the opportunity presents itself this coming summer maybe we could link up. I'd be happy to smoke some bud with you and I agree growing one's own is the best way to go.

I've used products for feeding in the past, but presently I'm minded to go organic completely. (companies have been caught adding it without labelling to increase revenue)

If the federal government ever gets off their ass and legalizes federally, I'll grow my own.

Are feds busting people who are growing in accordance to state legislated guidelines? I haven't heard of any cases but I sure hope that's not the case, because that's really crazy.

I know there was issues with fed vs state over in California when legalization occurred there.

Not really. What I like is to mix them up throughout the day, vs together in a bowl. However If I have company, I love to roll up a big joint, and mix up everything I have. :)

I've always enjoyed doing that when you got a room full of people and everyone has a little . Everyone chips in.... Good times :)

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