Medical Marijuana questions

[Turtle1975]

I just recently received my medical marijuana card. I go to the dispensary on the 16th. I haven't smoked weed since high school, and I am 42, so it's been a good 27 years. I want to know what to expect as far as effects and how I will feel. Also, is it better to smoke it or eat it? What is the difference in effects? And what about the different strains? I was thinking of trying Cannatonic for day and Grape Ape for evening. Does anyone have any suggestions about strains I should try? I am old and this is confusing to me, lol!

 

[thujone]

toking is the best way to ease into it, the effects of edibles last a while and too much will make you feel unpleasant. medicinal effects vary by strain but resinous, indica-dominant strains can give you pretty strong couchlock and are best as a nighttime toke, sativa-dominant strains are good for daytime and low-resin strains in general can provide some of the medicinal benefits without muddling your mind as much as the heavy indica strains.

 

[Turtle1975]

Thanks for your response Thujone. Do you smoke, and do you have any opinion about strains? I am hoping more people answer so I can get some more opinions about different strains and about how people feel while high, so I can have some idea of what to expect when I smoke. I know everyone's experience is different, but I figure it can't hurt to be armed with as much information as possible.

 

[The Network]

Strains often don't mean as much as some people think. One farm's Sour Diesel is another farm's G13.

IMO it's much easier to start on indicas, sativas are probably responsible for turning a lot of first timers off IMO. Although it all depends on the person really. For me usually a hybrid does it just fine, most indicas are too heavy for general use and most sativas aren't heavy enough for general all around use.

 

[thujone]

Thanks for your response Thujone. Do you smoke, and do you have any opinion about strains? I am hoping more people answer so I can get some more opinions about different strains and about how people feel while high, so I can have some idea of what to expect when I smoke. I know everyone's experience is different, but I figure it can't hurt to be armed with as much information as possible.

I usually use a vapourizer rather than smoking. Strains vary in effects, most popular (commercial) strains are indica-sativa hybrids so the differences are fairly subtle. For casual toking I prefer sativa-dominant strains, some of the ones popular in the legal market now are Blue Hawaiian, Blue Dream, Hawaiian Dream, OG Kush and Sour Diesel. Not too high in THC, but nice CBN:THC ratios.