I used to be a tequila fanatic.
It was something I did with all of my friends in my 20s.
They were obsessed with getting certain tequila from all over the world. All of us weren’t worried about getting tequila with the highest alcohol content, as it was more about the flavor and the certain effects that each variety would produce. Nowadays I have the same mindset about cannabis that I used to have about tequila. I’m not concerned about finding cannabis with the highest THC degree, and that’s for a host of different reasons. First of all, THC is not the only active ingredient found in the cannabis plant. Some guess about CBD, CBG, and perhaps CBN and CBC, but who knows about terpenes like myrcene and limonene? Terpene profiles are certain to each strain and account for the different subjective experience compared to a different strain. If you take more than one different batch of one strain, one batch might have less THC but a higher terpene percentage than the other batch. For me though, I would rather take the batch with a lower THC degree if it meant more terpenes. The subjective experience is more enjoyable for me. Someone might hunt for a high THC level and pass up amazing batches of the same strain because they’re not thinking about terpenes. This is why I don’t chase THC levels with our cannabis purchases and would rather see a full lab report before buying something if I’m not able to see the products before I purchase. Sadly in our state you can’t open your jars of cannabis flower products before leaving the store, which makes seeing a lab report all the more pressing if you’re trying to find exceptional batches of marijuana.