droopy107
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As a younger man, before marriage, before having a child, before mortgages and responsibilities, I truly enjoyed smoking weed. At that time in my life, I was a regular daily smoker. Beginning in the late 80's the weed available in my area of the country (USA) took on a new type of buzz. It was still very good weed, mind you, but with the buzz came a lot of anxiety and mental lock up. I didn't care for this type of buzz. Gone was the happy, social, laughing at the drop of a hat type of buzz that I had come to enjoy so much. At first I thought the problem was with me and just the frame of mind I had, but as time past by, I noticed people that I smoked with on a regular basis started to be less and less interested in getting high. Eventually, I came to understand that it wasnt just me who had this type of reaction to the available weed. Now, to be fair, not everyone that I smoked with had this opinion. As a matter of fact, probably less than half of us felt this way, but it was enough of us that it was undeniable the pot was to blame here. I couldnt say if it was the strain or the growing technique or some other cause, but I can say that I didnt enjoy it anymore. So, long story short, I gradually became a non smoker. Years have gone by, my child is now grown and off to college. The house is almost paid for and responsibilities have become a normal part of everyday life, instead of an invisible shackle and chain. Consequently, my thoughts began to drift back to the good ol days of my younger self. I reminisced about the fun I had with my friends as we enjoyed a joint or two and spent the next couple of hours laughing, cracking jokes and just enjoying the world around us. Well, one thing leads to another and I found myself studying marijuana cultivation. Now, just so you understand a little bit about me, Im no gardener by anyones measure, but the idea of growing my own stash coupled together with the nostalgia of days long past, planted a seed, if youll pardon the pun, in my head that began to flourish. To be honest with you, I didnt even intend to smoke the fruit of my labor. I have several friends who appreciate weed and they all appreciate it even more when its free, if you know what I mean. I studied and studied. I weighed the pros and cons of the hobby. I discussed the idea with my wife who, by the way, wasnt exactly thrilled at first by the idea and then made the decision to give it a whirl. Ordering seeds was the first hurdle I needed to overcome. If you are at this stage in the process, I know exactly what you are feeling right about now. Anxiety is part of placing an order for something of this sort and let me just say right here
if you are ordering contraband to be shipped to you from outside the country and you arent at least a little nervous, theres something wrong with you, pal. Its true that the order might get picked off by customs and if it does youll most likely only get the dreaded green greeting from US customs. Its also true that it probably wont go any farther than that unless you want to argue with them. That being said, there is nothing stopping them from letting your package pass and alerting your local authorities. Its a calculated risk that is mostly in your favor, but by no means a slam dunk. Weigh your thoughts carefully. So I gathered up my guts and placed my first seed order. It took about 10 days to show up and let me tell you, I eyeballed every car that slowed down by my driveway for each and every one of those 10 days and then some. After a few days I started to relax and look forward to starting my seeds. Unfortunately, my strain research was not as fruitful as I had hoped it would be. The strain was good, but just not exactly what I had hoped for. I repeated this process several times to no avail, but one day while lurking around the forums, I came across a smoke report on Kali Mist. It was well written and I was immediately intrigued. I spent the next few weeks absorbing and digesting everything I could find about Kali Mist. A few of the reviews were less than stellar, but 95% or more were two thumbs up all the way. Armed with my research, I plunked down my money and waited. A week later, my magic beans showed up and it was game on. Allow me to digress for a moment here and give a shout out to Simon and the crew at Serious Seeds. These folks have proven that quality trumps quantity and their reputation is proof of that fact. I dont think you could go wrong with any strain from this company if customer feedback means anything. The grow itself was normal and uneventful. Kali Mist is easy enough for a first time grower, in my opinion. The plant clones easily and I do suggest that you make provisions to clone all the females you get. I can virtually guarantee that once you try it youll be glad you did. I saw only two obvious phenos in my batch of seeds. One was a more squat indica growing plant and the other was a taller sativa style plant. The leaves appeared the same between both versions. Height was the only real visual difference between the two. The plant that I chose to keep identified herself by smell. I grew out all the females I was lucky enough to get. Some were indica and some were sativa in appearance. All of them produced very good smoke, but Smelly Shelly stuck her head up above the crowd. She is, in my opinion
. Superb. Before I move on, I want to clarify what I mean by smell as best that I can. All the plants smelled of growing green life, but Shelly had a beautiful sweet and spicy scent to her that would pass throughout the house without odor control. This smell began a few weeks after starting from seed, continued through veg, but curiously did not seem to get much worse during flower. If youre lucky enough to get a copy of Shelly yourself, youll know her when you smell her. That being said, lets move on to the buzz. If you do your homework, you will see many reports and also random comments describing the taste of the plant and the bouquet of the high. I would whole heartedly agree with the general descriptions given here on RIU and other forums as well. For me, the buzz starts out smoothly and takes about 15 or 20 minuets to gather a good head of steam. My thoughts start to stream in and things that are normally rather mundane or possibly even abstract start to take on a more in-depth meaning to me. This pot seems to somehow open up my mind to greater understanding of the world around me. Sort of like what I imagine slow, steady enlightenment must be like for anyone whos religion leans that way. I know, I know, before you say it, Sounds like hippy bullshit doesnt it? Trust me, Im not, but I swear to you my words are true. Furthermore, many of these new understandings remain after the high is over. By my measure, if that idea can stand up to the light of day in a sober mind, then its a true change of understanding, dont you think? To give you an idea of where Im coming from with this description, let me explain. My main enjoyment in smoking kali Mist is later on a weekend evening, after my wife has gone to bed and the sun is well down. I slip out to my workshop, pack a bowl up and get to know my mind. Let me crank the wheel of this conversation off even further, for sake of explanation, and say, if you happen to be lucky enough to live somewhere that you can truly see the stars at night, take yourself outside on a clear, moonless night, spark up, clear your mind and just allow yourself to truly see the grandeur that is the universe. If youre not stunned by the sheer magnificence of life on this planet and the literal possibility of there being billions of civilizations out there, any of which could be, at that very moment, looking right back at you, wondering if youre out there too? Well then, Ill bet not too much impresses you, Charlie. On the other hand, if by chance you do see the picture Im trying to paint here, then friend, THAT is what Kali Mist can do for you. Another of the finer qualities of Kali Mist is that it will produce small visual and audio hallucinations. Dont get turned off by this. Im not talking about the holy shit, what the F was that? kind of trip. For me, they are pleasant little additions to the high. Nothing outrageous. As a matter of fact, if you are in the company of others and the conversation is good, you probably wont even notice these things. They are that subtle. The reports you will see that speak of the up of the buzz are accurate, in my opinion. I do not feel like sitting down for the first hour or so after getting started. I wouldnt describe it as being like a caffeine buzz, though. I would describe it more like the energy you have when you are having the best of days and your endorphins are happily coursing through your brain. I guarantee you it beats the hell out of couch lock. Im sorry to say that one thing Kali Mist isnt, is a medical strain, at least as far as pain reduction goes. I have spinal pain and Kali does not seem to help this out in the least. For me this is not a problem as I use marijuana strictly in a recreational fashion. My job title requires me to be available and clear headed most of the time and that is fine with me. I do not have the desire to be high every day that I once did. Rather, Im what most smokers would call the most recreational of users. Once every week or two is fine for me and as far as pain goes, its not unbearable so I can deal with it. The buzz Shelly provides me is 2 to 3 hours in length and probably longer if I would stay up longer, but by this time it is getting late and Im not as much of a night owl as I once was. The quantity of weed required to satisfy me is 2 tokes from my bowl if I really want to get it on and just one will do for me if for some reason I need to keep my shit together. Allow me to add this too, Kali Mist is the kindest of weed, but she can also be a bully if you dont know when to say when. She is the kind of pot that will, if you respect her, sweetly massage your brain or, take her for granted and she will definitely push you down and take your lunch money from you. All things considered, Kali Mist turned out to be, for me, that weed of yesteryear, the lost holy grail recovered
Hell, I might even go as far as to say, she helped me to get back a piece of my youth long past. Thank-you Simon, and thanks to all the fine folks at Serious Seeds for the fine work you do. Keep doing what you do.
　
Droopy
　
Droopy
I've been in the process of trying to find my preferred high for a long time now too and although I'm still really enjoying weed, I havent come close to finding it. Have tried Kali mist also, after looking into it just like yourself, but that wasn't the one for me....probably the particular pheno. 
