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Blackberry Kush, where to start with this one?  Much has happened with this strain in the last few years, there are the 'Blackberry Bubba's' and 'Blackberry Sodas', but thats not what brings me here.  Blackberry Kush, the original cross, flavor, strain, or varietal, what your choice of words these nuggets will leave you at a loss with the first glance.  With a coat of elongated tricombs and long fiery red-hairs my first reaction was 'yum'!  With a slightly sweet and mildly berry nose from the whole buds, subsequently the tearing off of pieces surrenders the more sweet than berry smell form inside the forest of crystalline disco balls wonderment.  It burnt well, with out any signs of maltreatment, complete with the sight of melting tricombs that never gets old.  The exhale was smooth and pleasant with minimal bong burn and maximum lung capacity reached with out issue!  The vapor of these nuggets was amazing and long-lived even for a vape, with an exceptional nasal exhale that lets your pallet slip in between the larger notes of sugar and berry down into a spicy Kush twang to end the exhale.  The open, oiled lunged feeling produced by the broncho-dilators in this strain are in full effect and left me with amazingly deep breaths even 15 min later, making me very happy.  I have Lifted 420 to thank for this delivery. It is great for sleep and appetite.

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Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies, from the Green Cross themselves.  ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/20/girl-scout-cookies-marijuana_n_4825080.html )  These flowers were some of the most interesting I have enjoyed for a while, with forefronts of mint in the inhale and with a chocolate cookie exhale that lingers if only for a second or two.  Not to mention the pre- ignition boutique encapsulating all these smells in a amazingly compact and dense nug.  As you can tell by the 20% THC this is a well grown batch, with genetic potential seemingly maximized. With leaves that seemed to melt like hash when heated, a quality that usually only happens at above 20% THC.  If you have a sweet tooth than these cookies are for you!

Lab Results: THC 20.0% CBD 0.2% CBN 0.0%

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The romance is blooming here at Nugscapes, from the vintage silken robed out-door sativa, known as Exile (genetics from The High Quiggles in Long Beach, California) to the exceptional crystals of the indoor Master Kush from Northern California, the temperature is a rising! The Master Kush picture was some of the most well cared for and clean burning hydro I've enjoyed for a while, this was taken last fall and was the bottom of done manicure bag.  When busting open a nug of this batch it was like invisible fireworks of oil colliding and combing to create the electricity its self that travels to the smell center of the brain.  There is a blank version of the Valentine, but as I am posting at about 11:30 on V day, good luck getting it printed you last second types!  The Exile picture was one of my own efforts and doing for a few years back, it was a banana flavored wonder of survival in harsh conditions, more to come of that escapade some other time. For now enjoy V-Day with a Vape or a graVity, but especially with a loVed one!

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A little studio time for Nugscapes, from last year, this is my inherited 'Maya' brand Hookah, and is paired with a nug of Headband the likes of which my forehead will not forget any time soon.  For those not personally in the loop on this strain s effects, they are similar to wrapping a towel around your head and forgetting its there, or putting a a big foam cowboy hat on, and forgetting it's there.

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On the 4th day, 20 seconds in, God said, let there be God Bud!  From Lifted 420 this was enjoyed last year, but is making an appearance now due to technical reasons.  This pastel green chunk was tasty, with familiar early Blueberry chronic notes (you know, what the 'Blueberry' used to taste like around 2002, before it really tasted blueberry-y) notes on the pallet, and a mid hit oiliness akin to death lettuce.  The flavor left was Cheese-y and unexpected but pleasant and medium strength.  A vaporizer is definitely recommend if you want to draw out the more 'Godly' flavors.  The pink pipe is a Haight-Ashbury special.

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Who know what dank lay in the lungs of Me?... The Phantom Grapes knows! This selection from The Green Cross here in San Fransisco is some of the tastiest I have had in the last few months.  Have you ever had the weird, kid gum from bubblicious with the liquid in the center? They probably don't even make it any more but imagine the grape flavor bubblicious.  From the first sniff of the un-ground nug the hints of powdered sugar are apparent, but not overpowering as if it were a real piece of gum.  The smooth oily slick that enveloped my brain soon after the inhale as I held it in, the slick seeping down through my body as if falling through water.  I really enjoyed the long lasting flavor on my lips and in my nose, and the oily feel on my lung was truly a feeling i desire and was fulfilled in this enjoyable jaunt through an ephemeral vineyard.  Don't forget the vape exhale  that stretches the flavors out like grape laffy taffy.

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This Mango makes me wanna tango!  From Lifted 420 here in San Francisco, this fruity strain is displayed in a iced up triple filtration bong, with 'Rip' brand ash catcher.  The sweet brown sugar hints in this light to medium density flower crept up my nostril with the smoothness of a Purple Mango Lassi lightning storm and left me similarly refreshed.  With a  strong couch lock capacity make sure your Netflix account is up to date and your schedule open-ish!  If Kool-aid made a proper Mango flavor, this would be it, with a comparable pungent bouquet filling the room once the container is opened and tingling the back of your eyeballs with purple pin pricks.  This strain induced a great cerebral buzzing paired with some melting body relaxation and a fuzzy headband effect.  It can cause some serious music appreciation as well,  my afternoon seeing a wide assortment of music genres, from Bad Brains to some ambient down tempo.  I had some fun doing a olan mills style pic, feel free to lmk what you think of it.

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So this Candy Kush has has a pedigree of sorts,  originally acquired as clones from the Blue Sky Coffee shop that operated out of Oaksterdam, (the Amsterdam of Oakland) by my self for a friend, they were shuffled up the Northern part of our great state, California.  Much has happened sense then, Candy Kush has been shouted out and makes a cameo in a music video by Garth Cultivator ( http://youtu.be/mPOU-o4hQz0 ) and won 4th place at The Humboldt MECCA Cup ( a very competitive area for the growing of fine Ganja) this year.  Suffice to say this medium green frosted new addition to the Kush Family is here to stay!  My taste buds leap for joy at that announcement, with a standard OG Kush taste wrapped up in the candy flavor, If Jolly ranchers made a pot flavor it would be exactly this!  That sugary overload to me indicates strong maximization of genetic potential, and the deep undercurrent of agave spice found in a vaporized hit leaves me in amazement at the complexity, with a deep spike of death lettuce and ever so slight cocoanut milk w/ a hint of curry.  This is an extremely strong visually enhancing strain with extra stony vision, extra colors and streaks that if used heavily can add to the slight disconnect of the body, might not be the best for the uncoordinated or during times when you might need heightened reflexes.

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Riding the rails on this Qrazy Train!  This lovely cross between Querkel and Train Wreck comes from Lifted 420 here in San Francisco.  Its a sativa dominant flower with slightly purple-y tips to its swollen calyxes.  The generous frosting of crystals lending their THC Delta 11 (the main terpenoid responsible for the wonderful bouquet of pot) to its Trainwreck parentage with a triple snap kick to the front part of your nostrils, once when you smell the flower, once in the last part of the first half of your hit and then again towards the end of the exhale, especially if some escapes through said nose.  With the buzz quick and uplifting like Tw, the body and oily undercurrents of its Querkle purple heritage keep the enjoyable buzz warming the depths of your hands and feet, whistle still keeping the cerebral high of Tw an element to the experience.  Vape lightly if you want to taste the purple in this strain, and keep in mind the purple aspect comes for the Querkel in this cross and that is another cross with the non purple Space Queen and Purple Eurkel.  Note watch out if your going to the store or a restaurant, your appetite may increase by leaps and bounds, and with that sativa-y Tw you'll have the energy to go get all kinds of food!

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Querkel from Lifted 420's delivery service here is San Francisco. With legendary parentage (Space Queen X Purple Eurkel), this sneaker may not smell the most instantly fruity but the underlying oily terpene smell is there and is just as enjoyable to exhale.  These nugs had a great shade of purple to them that could be found at the base of the calyxs, as seen in the second to last image.  This smoke was super interesting with the Space Queen snap-kicking at the very start of the hit with aromas almost poking at the more sensitive areas of the nostrils, then in the psycho active exhale it mellows and expands into a creamy purple whirl wind of the more mild purple spectrum, not un-like a white purple flavor.  This nug provided me with a long lasting almost sunny high with strong body effects that dropped in to my extremities.  I did find two premature half formed seeds (not the structure of calyx with in calyx within calyx seen in pic three, that was a perfectly healthy structure with only awesomeness inside) leading me to believe it may not have had enough generations to stabilize, or could just be a fluke either way they wouldn't sway my opinion at all as I plan to get more at some point and may even grown some, considering the quality of the effects and flavors being so enjoyable.

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So I decided that Lifted 420's Crazy 8's Deal would be a great way to get a few different well grown buds in one go, in short it was.  This is the Grapefruit God Bud, a wonderful 'citrus-y' zing, not unlike a freshly broken rind of some fresh fruit, hits the nose as the container is opened.  It's sticky-nes leaving the finger tips as if you had eaten some orange slices.  A good morning smoke for its uplifting zingy frontal lobe buzz.  its light red hairs boarder on pink, like a pink grapefruit and its tricombs bulbous, I am sure the hash made from this strain mush stay close to those in the know. This well grown bud's lineage is God Bud X Hawaiian Indica.  While a nice energetic buzz ensues, those that are forgetful may leave things behind or forget which direction they are even traveling!  Took several breaks while taking these photos to enjoy.

Feel free to leave some feed back on the silhouette shot?

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The Sour Grape Cookies, from The Green Cross, here in San Francisco. A great flavor addition to the normally middle of the road flavor of 'Cookies', and am glad to say it seems through genetics, not carbohydrate synthesizers.  The Purple hints are apparent and the cola structure consistent with most 'Cookies' albeit an animal or girl scout varietal, meaning nicely frosted and natural, pleasant density that ensures smooth rolling of J's or easy loading of vaporizers.  A definite strain to try through the vaporizer to get all the various nuances of both the purple, then later at higher heats the Cookies.

Below right off the board

SG Cookies THC 19.4% CBD 0.3% CBN 0.3% (Indica)

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The Green Cross in San Francisco was nice enough to deliver me some of their finest, Afghani X Grandaddy.  With the classic aroma of grape candy when cracked open, (part of the heritage it receives from the GDP side of this cross) the bud's scent lingers a second in your nostril with the slight oily goodness the Afghani parentage also lends.  The smoke is smooth with what starts slightly spicy mellows out to an oil slick of purple flavors rolling off your tongue and through your nostrils for the exhale, or at least I suggest you lets some of this extremely aromatic cross pass your nose on the way out, the smell will linger with you for a few moments.

The numbers taken right off their board for this lovely strain are below.

Afghani Granddaddy THC 19.6% CBD 0.4% CBN 0.4% (Indica)