First thread I'm starting so hope this turns out fine. Before beginning I should say that the term 'strain' seems to be used for both the classification of indica, sativa and ruderalis as well as specific types of each such as OG Kush or Pineapple Express. I don't really understand why this is, but for clarification when I write 'strain' here I am referring to the latter not the former. If the way I'm writing it is incorrect, just let me know and I'll correct the post so no one is confused.
Ok on to the topic, so I've looked around the site and outside on the impact specific strains have on edibles, but haven't had much luck. I've seen that people blend different strains together to get different effects and tastes when smoking, and I know that a great deal of those who manufacture edibles just use a shake mix (sometimes all of their indicas, sometimes all of their sativas, sometimes a mix of both) to make their edibles. From what I have read online it also seems that the attitude towards edibles in the US is more of a 'thc and terps matter', but that's it. From personal experience though (mostly in the Netherlands where specific strain [e.g. OG Kush] is written on the package not a generic 'sativa' or 'indica' like here in the US) I have experienced very different effects from different strains used in edibles in the past. However, I can't tell if this is due to the strain itself or the manufacturing process used. Moreover, now learning that edibles are converted by the liver into 11-hydroxy-thc it makes things even less clear to someone like me on whether strain has an impact on the effect of an edible.
So the question then is "does strain really matter in an edible?" Now remember, I am not taking about taste or smell here, I am talking about overall effect that you get from the edible. My personal experience leads me to believe that it does, but what I have read online indicates it doesn't. Personally, I find it hard to believe that it wouldn't. It may not be a perfect analogy, but anyone here who has had alcohol knows that despite rum, whisky, wine and tequila all being types of alcohol, each one provides a different effect when drunk. The 'thc and terps are the only thing that matters' argument also comes across as lazy and contradictory seeing that a lot of edibles in the US are listed as 'sativa' or 'indica'. If thc and terps were the only thing that mattered, why bother writing even this out?
The above being said, you can see that I would really like it to be that strain does matter in an edible. However, I'm asking here because I genuinely don't know and want to get to the bottom of this. Whatever is really the case, something is not right about how this is being presented to us and I want to know what is what. So I'll end this post by reiterating my question "does strain really matter in an edible?"
Edit: Well looks like I put this post in the wrong section. I apologize and would appreciate it if someone could help me move it somewhere better suited to the topic.
Ok on to the topic, so I've looked around the site and outside on the impact specific strains have on edibles, but haven't had much luck. I've seen that people blend different strains together to get different effects and tastes when smoking, and I know that a great deal of those who manufacture edibles just use a shake mix (sometimes all of their indicas, sometimes all of their sativas, sometimes a mix of both) to make their edibles. From what I have read online it also seems that the attitude towards edibles in the US is more of a 'thc and terps matter', but that's it. From personal experience though (mostly in the Netherlands where specific strain [e.g. OG Kush] is written on the package not a generic 'sativa' or 'indica' like here in the US) I have experienced very different effects from different strains used in edibles in the past. However, I can't tell if this is due to the strain itself or the manufacturing process used. Moreover, now learning that edibles are converted by the liver into 11-hydroxy-thc it makes things even less clear to someone like me on whether strain has an impact on the effect of an edible.
So the question then is "does strain really matter in an edible?" Now remember, I am not taking about taste or smell here, I am talking about overall effect that you get from the edible. My personal experience leads me to believe that it does, but what I have read online indicates it doesn't. Personally, I find it hard to believe that it wouldn't. It may not be a perfect analogy, but anyone here who has had alcohol knows that despite rum, whisky, wine and tequila all being types of alcohol, each one provides a different effect when drunk. The 'thc and terps are the only thing that matters' argument also comes across as lazy and contradictory seeing that a lot of edibles in the US are listed as 'sativa' or 'indica'. If thc and terps were the only thing that mattered, why bother writing even this out?
The above being said, you can see that I would really like it to be that strain does matter in an edible. However, I'm asking here because I genuinely don't know and want to get to the bottom of this. Whatever is really the case, something is not right about how this is being presented to us and I want to know what is what. So I'll end this post by reiterating my question "does strain really matter in an edible?"
Edit: Well looks like I put this post in the wrong section. I apologize and would appreciate it if someone could help me move it somewhere better suited to the topic.
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