When I was in high school, there were a few "strains" of thai bud and they were potent for the day, with a unique flavor. There was thai stick, buddha thai, and chocolate thai that i remember.
One day when I had choc thai in my pocket a teacher stood behind me and said something smelled like choc tobacco
I would love to grow the varieties I had back then. Don't know what they actuallu were, but back then skumnk, indica, humbolt, etc were the names used and each was very distinct. Somehwre down the line, the names imho stopped meaning much when evetryone talked about chronic, crippler, etc.
With the legitimacy of the industry, we are now truly growing and buying strains which as a chef type, is awesome.