For what it is worth,.. I have a few observations about the quality of MJ around parts of the world..
As a traveling musician and one who has worked around parts of the world for over 40 years now, I have smoked and eaten a lot of cannabis.. from the Amsterdam coffee shops to the Irish pubs, to the Humbolts finest and even stuff we found in a ditch in Kansas (about 1969.. it was growing wild.. and it wasn't 'ditch' weed.. not much better, but it worked.
In the states I have lived primarily in Ca, Or, Co, Tx, Az and now reside in Montana.
I have been consuming grass for over 40 years in many places over the world. (by the way, I hate traveling, if I ever see the insides of another hotel it will be too soon).. and here are my observations.
Every place I have ever been has some really great weed.,.
I'vs smoked (which surprised me) crap in Texas that was as potent as the dutch's.
Who says California doesn't have good weed? It's not true.. they have some EXCELLENT weed.. in fact many of the dutch strains now, came out of Humboldt (as I understand it).
Oregon, Seattle, British Columbia.. they consistently have as good of product as one can find. (my guess is the climate there is particularly forgiving of cured product.. unlike Montana where a small bag of fresh will turn to hay in a day or two.. could be my imagination, but it seems that way).
But no.. I have a great friend (can't remember the name of his town.. industrial town down south east UK starts with an M.. I'll remember shortly.. he grows as good of dope as anyone. I have a friend in New York city who grows as good of weed as anyone. I have a friend who lives down in Central Mexico.. and don't think for a minute just because it is 'mexican' it isn't any good.. he grows as good of weed as anyone.
Just for what that is worth.. I think region can have a lot to do with quality as far as consistent environmental factors (like in Oregon it is consistently humid, but relatively moderate temps, vs Montana where it is snowing outside, below freezing for days, rapid humidity spikes and declines and then the next day 60 degrees.. even indoors such climate changes outside seem to be noticed by the girls inside. ESPECIALLY after cure.
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Anyway, I am just rambling.. but there a re a lot of top notch growers cranking out great product just about every place I have been...seed banks are world wide at this point.. there is no reason with some educating ones self, a few trial and error grows, you too can't grow amongst the 'best cannabis in the world'.. no matter where you are at..
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That said.. agre or not.. there is one other observation that has been bugging me..
There is much talk about how thc levels are 10 times (or whatever number_) as potent as weed grown decades ago..
But I dunno man.. I wonder if these people ever tried simple 'real' Columbian Gold, or Panama Red, or my favorite Tai Sticks (I actually used to get mine in San Jose in the mid 70's from an ancient man from Thailand who had his mailed to him from home every few weeks)...
I'd take ANY of those strains I haven;t seen around for decades, over (or at least side by side) with ANYTHING I have tried today..
The 'psychoactive' element of those strains for example, were out of this world.. you didn't just smoke it, sit on the couch and watch Gilligans Island with a big smile.. you would smoke it, and find yourself talking about God and the Universe at light speed.. just a totally different 'high'.. one I miss greatly.
Them be my silly SUnday thoughts.. thanks for indulging me.
Peace~!