I just came across an article that suggests this "Cheese" could very well be
Skunk.
1970’s ~ Pre Skunk #1, much of the stinky acrid smelling cannabis being grown and smoked in North America was referred to by people familiar with the smell as “Skunk”. It was a general term simply used to describe the acrid but rich and oddly pleasant smell of mostly Afghan cannabis. We now know this smell is characteristic of thiol and myrcene-rich varieties.
Conversely in the UK, the same smell characteristic is often referred to as “
Cheese”, because those Brits certainly know the smell of nasty freaking cheese.
