Today's post I'll be talking about how I am able to stay relevant within the current cannabis market and how you should always be growing something that you personally enjoy.
The cannabis market is made up of many different “users”, some folks just want to be the one's with the smelliest medicine, and some folks hope that no body ever finds out they are using cannabis. With the recent legalization of recreational marijuana sweeping across the United States, the preferred strains are those with the most offensive odors. Your Skunk, Gas, and Funk. We have noticed a trend with states that have recently legalized marijuana for recreational use that the offensive odors are the flavors that people ask 65% of the time. Little do these people know they are but scraping the tip of flavors present within different varieties of marijuana. Below is a wonderful wheel of flavors expressed in all types of marijuana.
I like a variety of flavors in my garden but I know that sometimes we have to have product that will fly off the shelf. I use this wheel to determine how much of each crop I give to each flavor. I am a big fan of fruity smelling marijuana and another favorite is the “Toe-jam” smelling medicine. The fruity stuff I like during the day and the toe-jam medicine is for at night but I also know that this was an acquired taste. Only after fully experiencing these strains did I learn to appreciate the effects they had on me...and only then did I learn to love these funky, rancid smells.
I find it most intriguing that this is how we as patients get turned onto different varieties of strains. There is a joke that cannabis is the penicillin or ibuprofen of the age. It works for just about everything! If you are depressed, there is a strain for that, tired but can't sleep? There is a strain for that. Tired and need to wake up? We got you covered! With each of these experiences a different flavor profile is likely present because the way this medicine works is all of the terpenes that are present in the plant create a cascade effect on our body. This cascade effect must have the full spectrum of cannabinoids to act like a key unlocking what ever ailment it is you are targeting.
So if you are a caregiver with 5 patients and also growing for yourself you get 72 plants in Michigan. If you know that EVERYONE only asks for Gelato, then it may be smart to grow 45 Gelato plants which cover the floral, incense , and hard grape smells so the bulk of your harvest will be asked for by name and you don't have to tell everyone you are out of “the good stuff”. Within that same harvest have a couple of your favorite Jet fuel smelling strains in there, include a few fruity ones, and don't forget the nutty or musky flavors.
While you will not have an abundance of weight from the rest of these flavors you at least have a selection for the seasoned patient that KNOWS that what is hyped on the market isn't necessarily what gets the job done for their ailment. This way you are appealing to a broad range of people, while still staying very relevant in the broader market.
This is also how you can keep the same enthusiasm in growing this wonderful medicine. Always have a gem or two that YOU LOVE and will not stop growing for anyone! Medicine grown with good intention carries over to the patient consuming the medicine. If we begin to grow our medicine with true intention it programs the flower to resonate at a higher frequency. This is why cannabis grown in living soil is so much more satisfying that consuming medicine that was grown in coco with salt based nutrients. The diverse group of organisms you capture to co-create a biome together all harmonize with your intention, adding yet more purpose for every living thing being utilized.
I hope I didn't bore you with my Tricks of the Trade ;) Simple Stan Signing off.