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StonedPone
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Welcome 
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!thanks, it's hard to find the original
Skunk was a name for various varieties aromatic marijuanna from that time. Quite often black columbian or Acapulco gold, some afghans like the pygmy people would cross. Because of prohibition people would ask someone if they knew "where they could find the skunk". By their response you could tell, maybe they try to get you to be more clear with what you are asking.... you mean marijuanna? Naw man, forget it. We are leaving now. If you asked someone for weed, marijuana or grass, you could go to jail because you may be talking to an undercover. The war on drugs.
These highly aromatic varieties although nice, came with that big smell that would travel and hang around. You could have it double bag sealed in your pocket and anyone near you would know you had it. If it was in your car 2 hours ago opened up. You'd still smell it in the car. Growing it, you could be found easily. A real nightmare during prohibition.
Time goes by. A lot of people went to jail. I've turned down skunk several times, it's just too risky. Not worth it. Many had the same attitude. It became harder to sell because of that.
The indian had been working with some different genetics. Enter Northern Lights. One iteration was stuff that was potent, but had low odor. Almost no smell when growing. Stealth grows, easier to hide. Godsend. Went onto dominate the scene for obvious reasons.
Somewhere, someone decided to market "skunk" as a brand. A prelude to the popular cannabis culture we see around us today. The marketing and hype took. Suddenly skunk was some genotype, not an array of phenotypes like in the 70s. Now people that never even had skunky weed from back then... suddenly want it. Why do they want it? Marketing. Hype. Dont even know what it is, but they want it. Yeah we got it... come buy it. Cash cows.
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Osama Bong Loadin'
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Very good summation of Skunk. I might add that there is also the evolution of Sk#1 under DW, and that skunk and sk#1 are two things. This is as real as it gets for skunk.
Osama Bong Loadin'
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I find it weird how these days people look for skunk aroma. Another thing to consider is that the sativas brought quality to the cross. Which is exactly why Dave Watson selected towards the sweeter sativa phenos. They were just better.
All the beautiful aromas like mango, orange rind, incense, floral, chocolate, lavender, vanilla... are there to be had.
Yet something that smells like garlic in an old trashcan that has notes of a used baby diaper wins out for a large mass of people. I hope they do get it actually. I hope we all get what we desire in the end. A summation of our personal searches reached. That would be beautiful.
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You just need a time machine.
While you are there, bring back to the future some columbian or hawaiin for the rest of us.
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tstick
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Yeah "Skunk" was just a general term for good weed back in the 70's. It referred to the type of weed that people had a hard time growing in the U.S., because it gave the grow away to the cops or neighbors. People went to prison for growing weed back then, so it was very dangerous to grow it. A lot of Mexican weed, back then, was skunky smelling....which was actually more of a blueberry skunk.
I don't know about any named people who were working on anything back then. We never credited anyone for "creating" anything. Most of it was landrace weed that was grown in established patches in different regions. When you got a good, ripe batch, it was typically skunky/blueberry. When you got a bad batch, it could smell like ammonia or hay or mold, etc. It was hit or miss. We smoked whatever we got and a lot of it was terrible. But when it was good, it was great.
What we used to call skunk is gone. I haven't found anything, anyway. If I did, then I'd know it....because I was there when the real thing was around and I would recognize it. All that remains with the younger generations, however, are the stories that get handed down to them. I've heard them ask for things like "acrid, cat piss, road kill, etc" In reality, the old school skunk was delicious smelling. If I had to describe it, I would say that it had the odor-carrying power similar to what you smell driving down the highway on a Summer night when you smell a skunk. But the actual flavor was more similar to a basket of blueberries that's been sitting on a sunny porch all day. It was really delicious!
It's not a total loss, though. There are some nice varieties out there. Some of them taste great. There's no point in naming names, though, because there isn't any universal consistency to any of it. My advice would be to stay with as simple of a hybrid as you can find. Look for low-yielding varieties because they must have been selected for other qualities -hopefully, smell and taste. The more complex the hybrid, the more variability you will get. And, then there's the question of how it's grown and who is growing it, too.
I don't know about any named people who were working on anything back then. We never credited anyone for "creating" anything. Most of it was landrace weed that was grown in established patches in different regions. When you got a good, ripe batch, it was typically skunky/blueberry. When you got a bad batch, it could smell like ammonia or hay or mold, etc. It was hit or miss. We smoked whatever we got and a lot of it was terrible. But when it was good, it was great.
What we used to call skunk is gone. I haven't found anything, anyway. If I did, then I'd know it....because I was there when the real thing was around and I would recognize it. All that remains with the younger generations, however, are the stories that get handed down to them. I've heard them ask for things like "acrid, cat piss, road kill, etc" In reality, the old school skunk was delicious smelling. If I had to describe it, I would say that it had the odor-carrying power similar to what you smell driving down the highway on a Summer night when you smell a skunk. But the actual flavor was more similar to a basket of blueberries that's been sitting on a sunny porch all day. It was really delicious!
It's not a total loss, though. There are some nice varieties out there. Some of them taste great. There's no point in naming names, though, because there isn't any universal consistency to any of it. My advice would be to stay with as simple of a hybrid as you can find. Look for low-yielding varieties because they must have been selected for other qualities -hopefully, smell and taste. The more complex the hybrid, the more variability you will get. And, then there's the question of how it's grown and who is growing it, too.
Hello friend.
Absolutely.
1. They have been growing mid-large scale quantities marijuanna for several decades and acquired the talent for making top quality through massive experience. Old Master.
2. They have been growing for about a decade or so in the legal industry and have several awards and have won a competition cup or 2. Young Buck.
3. Everyone else.
Hi welcome to icmag.
Osama Bong Loadin'
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Wow what synchronicity... I was just thinking about how people like Kevin Jodrey who have it all have to look backwards now to find the best stuff. I know modern purple nuggets are not going to make me happy so I'm looking forward to moving on to my next old strain. The one all the local jackasses are not going to ever see except for photographs.
Osama Bong Loadin'
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I remember a shit ton of Mexican and Columbian but never blueberry skunk terps. I'm talking about brickweed of all quality grades.
I decided on just photos and Haiku. So I'm a little more generous by throwing in the poetry. I totally understand.
Post in thread 'Diary of a Madman' https://www.icmag.com/threads/diary-of-a-madman.18134196/post-18950258
Osama Bong Loadin'
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