Im in an unfriendly state, and theres no dispensaries for 100s of miles. I see the same complaint over and over, for years that dispensary weed is a let down, and that the black market weed in legal states blows dispensary weed away.
Also. I spent 12 years with the feds for marijuana cultivation. 97-2009. 1250 clone indoor operation. Partner ratted me out when he got caught with 500 clones I gave him to put on his 2000 acre farm. 1997-2009. I can verify most of the weed nowdays isnt as good as it was in the 80s- 90s- mid 2000s. There are exceptions. I spent 7 years behind the fence, and 5 years supervised release. Though I got popped again for cultivation, and went back 3 more years. Another partner ratted me out when he got into trouble. I spent originally from 97-2001. Got out until 2006 and got it again, and went back 3 more years to serve out. But I didnt smoke any while I was out, though I was growing. Another good buddy was my weed tester. He smoked everything I grew, and rated it.
And there are places where you can still get really good seeds from 80s, and 90s genetics. You just have to know here to look for them.
Someone also stated there was no weed 20 years ago that tested 20%?? Wrong. AK47 in the early- mid 90s tested in at 22%. And dont be fooled by high testing THC claims. Theres more to it than just THC.
IMHO thats one of the things wrong with modern weed, in that they have bred for high THC rates, at the expense of other chemicals. Ive smoked plenty of weed that has tested at 20%, that was stronger than weed that has tested 30%, and the 20% was better by a longshot.
And dont be fooled into believing that some of the weed in the late 60s, and early 70s wasnt as good as what is available today. Thats total horseshit. What makes todays weed really good, when you can find it, is that it has been bred to do well under lights for generations, thus making good weed more accessible to most people.
Im in Ky, and we have always been known for having really good weed, and Ky is also in the top tier of marijuana production. You just dont want to get caught here, because they will fry you. Ask me how I know.
While Im not growing at the moment, Ive got 2 buddies that have been growing nonstop since the late 70s. We all 3 used to do projects together. Both buddies have extensive mother plants that go as far back as the late 90s. AK47 included.
Right now I buy seeds that I think will have keepers in the packs, along with getting really had to find genetics to go into the refrigerator for long term storage. and I also buy them lights, and help with half of the electric bill, and I get access to all they weed they dont smoke, and while I dont want to incriminate myself to much, let me just say I have access to all of the eed they dont smoke. And they dont smoke much. maybe an oz a minth, and they usually harvest 3-4lbs each every 60-77 days, epending on the strains theyre running. One strain they have, a 2005 Willie Nelson mother, takes 105 days to finish. Also both people have the same strains, and Males so if one person would lose a mother/father, they have a backup from the other person.
They have pre 2000 AK47. NL5, Sk #1, AK47 x NL5. Afghan #1. Super Silver Haze
I bought a cut of Verified Chem91skva 4 years ago. Willie Nelson, 2010 Super Silver Haze. Dominion Seed company Local Skunk, Granny Skunk, Dominion Skunk. And have grown countless seeds from AKBeanBrains, Dominion Seed company. Authentic Genetics. Katsu Seeds. Mr Nice.
Also forget about trying to find pure mexican. If you do, most of it wont finish before the killing frost, unless you have a greenhouse. The Willie Nelson we have wont finish until Mid November outside. Its a cross of Vietnam Black, and Highland Nepali. Inside its best to start it on 12/12 as it gets HUGE.
But if you want som really goos seeds look into.
AKBeanBrains for 80s, and 90s genetics. He has the original NL5 x Haze, NL1, NL5, Black Domina, Sensi Star F4, Williams Wonder, Original Durban Poison, and a bunch of others. And many Hybrids. Most of his genetics come from Sensi Seeds from the early 90s, which are genetics straight from Nevil Shoenmaker when he sold The Seed Bank Genetics in 1991 to Ben Donkers. And the Super Sativa Seed Club from the 80s.
You can contact Dave and ask for a complete seed list. I myself would rather deal directly from Dave, as he has many more strains than what the seed vendors sell, and he gives way more free seeds.
Dave-AKBeanBrains also will ship Internationally.
And right now if you wants some kick ass Pure Indica from Nevils original 80s Hashplant genetics. Look into Crickets, and Cicada Puck BC3. Its a refined version of Nevils Hashplant.
Puck, is also known as Skelly Hashplant, and is clone only from 1988. Puck was found from Nevils Genecs of what he called Hashplant from hi Seed Bank. You wont find a better pure Indica than this. The Puck, and its mother, Pacific Northwest hashplant, which has been alive since the early 80s, are the 2 most sought after of all the Hashplant cuts. Nevils Hashplant was a cross of clone only Pacific Northwest Hashplant x NL1. He got a Male from that cross, and then backcrossed it to the PNWHP mother. He called this cross Hashplant, and Puck was a pheno found from his seeds by a guy named Skelly. Many feel Puck is the original Mother of Chem91skva.
The pure Puck BC3 are available at Seeds Here Now, as well as some crosses using the Puck BC2 Male.
When these first dropped at 4-5 different seed vendors, they sold out in a matter of minutes, and the demand was so sttrong, it made the servers crash. There have been a couple more restocks, and in many places are sold out, or dont have all the original drops. The Shoreline x Puck BC2 are sold out everywhere. I bought 2 packs of every variety. But I mainly wanted the Puck BC3. Skunk x Puck BC2, and the Shoreline x Puck BC2. But he also has it crossed to 2 different cuts of 90s Sensi Star, and pre 98 Bubba Kush.
Authentic Genetics also has the Original 1988 Skunk #1 that came straight from Mel Frank, and has only been bred 2x since 1988, so it hasnt had the shit bred out of it, and is still fresh.
Also the Hemp Depot in Canada has Pre 2000 AK47 Genetics from Joey Weed.
Also from what I understand Sensi Seeds lost a bunch of their original mother plants from Nevil in the 2000s, and had to make new selections, and arent nearly as good. Serious Seeds AK47 also isnt as good as it used to be either. T^he pre 2000 AK47 is some killer shit, and not recommended for people who dont smoke much, and even the AK47 after 2000 is some killer shit, even if its not quite as potent as the pre 2000 stuff, its still some of the best Sativa buzz you will find. If you grow it inside, you can smell it down the street. Its extremely stinky. It smells like floral catpiss. I had a 1/4lb in my refrigerator, and you could smell it out into the street. And it was double ziploc bagged, and in the crisper. My wife is from the Philippines, and doesnt smoke. When I first got out of federal prison, my buddy had some of the post 2000 AK47, and gave me a 1/4 lb to get rid of. It was the stuff I said reeked so bad. My wife said it smelled like the pee of a cat, and could I do something about the smell, because it was making her gag. So I got 6 large boxes of baking soda, and put it in the fridge, and in the crisper, and also put the weed in tupperware in the crisper, and it killed the smell. But you have to watch about this stuff. It will get you busted if youre in an unfriendly state.
Also another killer sativa Hybrid is Katsu Seeds Sour Diesel IBL. It also produces huge yields, as does the double Does diesel, but its sold out, and wont be available again for 3 months. But the Katsu Sour Diesel IBL is one to look for, for a sativa dominant plant. It will go 70-77 days.
Ive also been growing weed since 1972, and under lights since they came out in 77-78. Ive been smoking since 1967. My older sisters boy friend used to get be a buzz when I was 8 years old. He was 14. Hes still one of my best friends. He lives in Korea, and is married to a Korean lady, and is a retired teacher. He taught English as a second language to foreigners. He has a PHD.
But consider I went from 97-2009 and didnt smoke weed. And none of the weed of nowdays is as good as the stuff from the 80s-90 and the mid 2000s. It seems to have started to go downhill in the mid-late 2000s. I was also a Moderator for Claude at Serious Seeds when he first started his forum.
The first weed I smoked when I got out in 2009 was post 2000 AK47, and it got me as paranoid as a motherfucker. I smoked 1/2 a big joint by myself, and it was way to much.
I was watching CNN on my buddies TV, smoking the joint, when they went to a story about intake at the LA County Jail, and how it held over 10,000 inmates. It brought all the anxiety, and paranoia I had when I first got busted. Also consider, I had just gotten released from the feds that day. I had to be in a halfway house for 3 months, and 3 months home incarceration, and also work a job. But that day I was released from all custody. Free for the first time since 1997. 12 years. Nobody looking over my shoulder. I went to my buddies, and smoked the joint, and it was way way way to much. 1-2 hits is all I should have taken.
But out of all the seeds Ive bought, and grown since 2009. Ive yet to find anything that is the equal of this stuff, and the pre2000 is even better.
The strain I got busted with in 97, I had been growing since 1991. It was a cross of NL5 x Haze x Nevils hashlant x Skunk1. It was the best shit Ive ever seen especially for indoors It was done is 7 weeks, and was the best stuff id seen since the early 70s. The only stuff that was the equal to it was some 1972 Santa Marta Green Sinsemillia. It was the first Sensi I had ever seen. My older sisters boyfriends friend worked for a shipping company, and went to olumbia very 3 months, and he would bring at least 50lbs back at a time. This shit was the best of the best..
I never thought I’d feel that way and then I did (it was like getting smacked in the face with a hammer of weed).. If it’s not my smoke I just don’t smoke, it’s not worth it in my eyes any more. I’ve tasted and felt true quality and can’t go back
