What’s the Best Weed to Smoke?

By Charlie Solly – Greener Ganja Cannabis CEO

What’s the Best Weed to Smoke?

A question that many smokers ask, whether they’re just beginning their journey or just getting used to it. This question doesn’t mean you’re inexperienced as a smoker, it just means that you’re trying to figure out the preference that fits you as a smoker, and that’s a great reflection to have as it will save you time trying to find the right strain for you.

What do we mean by the “right strain” you may ask? We mean a strain that

• Makes you feel comfortable
• Doesn’t taste bad
• Is right for your tolerance
• Can be used in your preferred way of smoking
• Resonates with your personal feelings

These are all opinion-based, so it’s good to know what the strains of weed are and what they can do or feel like before indulging.

Many smokers struggle with what kind of weed is the best to smoke, and usually end up going back and forth between sativa, indica, and hybrid strains depending on what they’re feeling that day. This isn’t a bad way to smoke, but finding the perfect strain is always the best way to enjoy your smoke sesh. These professional opinions will help you find the best weed to smoke for you.

Sativa Vs. Indica Weed

If you’re wondering whether you should use sativa vs. indica as your main type of weed, you should be aware of the multiple effects and side effects that each can have at their peak, and their lower dosage strains.

Sativa Strains

Starting with sativa strains, these weed strains evoke feelings of energy, alertness, and creativity through smoking. they usually have more of a head high to them, making the user’s thoughts feel more altered with a euphoric feeling. The true way to measure sativa vs. indica effects is through THC dosage amounts, to help you find what strain is best for you

High THC Sativa

• Usually 15-30% THC
• Fruity aroma and taste
• Major cognitive upliftment
• Increased focus
• Slight anxiety

Low THC Sativa

• Usually 1-10% THC
• Citrus taste and smell
• Slight euphoric feelings
• Increased energy
• Heightened social interactions

As you can see, high THC sativa usually has stronger feelings of energy, yet because of the high THC content it can be hard for beginners with risk of anxiety and paranoia. Low THC sativa is usually used more for social settings or new smokers, as it heightens awareness and happiness in most users without too much of a head high.

Indica Strains

Next are the indica strains, which range from around the same THC volume in their content, but with much different side effects depending on how high you go on the THC% scale. Here are the differences between high and low THC indica flower.

High THC Indica

• Usually 20-35% THC
• Sweet and sour taste
• Paralyzing body high
• Large hunger and appetite increase
• Induces sleep and fatigue

Low THC Indica

• Usually 4-14% THC
• Honeycomb aroma and taste
• Relieves pain in joints
• Heightened feelings of hunger
• Highly relaxing and slow-moving

These strains usually effect your sleep and hunger more than any other weed, with the high THC variants having a higher limit than sativa, and making it impossible to get up from a spot once you’ve sat down. These strains will have you asleep in moments before you realize. The low dosage is very popular among medical marijuana and patients with a prescription, due to the lower effects of fatigue transferring into great pain relief.

Hybrid Weed

The usually forgotten type of weed that gets left out due to being a child strand, hybrid weed is a go-to for a lot of smokers who are on the fence, or don’t like to go too deep into the sativa vs. indica comparison. It contains a mixture of both effects, in a way that isn’t as strong as they usually are on their own.

For example, if you enjoy the creative side effects of sativa weed but not the anxiety of getting straight sativa, getting a sativa-dominant hybrid strain would be the right pick for you. here are some effects of hybrid strains at their highest and lowest.

High THC Hybrid

• Usually more than 20% THC
• Creative relaxation; cloudy mind
• Head high with slight feelings in the body
• Potential stress

Low THC Hybrid

• Usually less than 16% THC
• Helps with insomnia
• Used to treat pain with sedation
• Helps with low appetite

Through the points listed above, we have concluded that hybrid weed is the best of both worlds, and is best for more experienced smokers, as the side effects range vastly depending on what strain. This is because hybrid strains are still a mix, and can be either sativa or indica-dominant, making them unpredictable after smoking at times.

What Weed Strain is Best for Me?

All in all, we have the research above about weed strains and plants to make sure you’re well informed on the main question of “what’s the best weed to smoke”. After reading all of that, there had to be one category of high or low THC that resonated with you as a person and seemed better than the rest. If none did, go check again and ask yourself that question. This is because weed is a journey, and it’s an opinion. Just like a music artist, it may fit someone’s style perfectly, but not resonate with you just as much. At the end of the day you must go for what your opinion is telling you, based on the facts you know about the weed above, and yourself in general.