Dr. Purpur has been around, and definitely someone worthy of listening to intently. Purpur grows many of the strains right now that I have yearned to try, because of the genetic history and reputation. I believe he grows in an area that has the climate that can nurture the exotic strains. I used to live relatively close to where he is.
I would love to read WHY he thinks Cambodian was his favorite long lost strain. I'm supremely confident that it's not because it was more potent. Like I've said many times, at least half of people I smoked Thai Stick with didn't like it because it is too intense, too nervous, and too paranoid inducing for the first hour of the high.
"I think Cambodian Red was mostly a good grade of pot and somewhat stony?" Oh lord! Why would one even want S.E. Asian weed if you are looking for "stony"?! LMAO
Back to Thai and "best". Many people who I respect and trust prefer a smoother high than the Thai Sticks I was getting. Donald and I have different preferences. This brings in a quote from Maguire and Ritter that is foreign to me. Thai Sticks were affectionately referred to as Buddha Sticks. I thought those were two very different products, from my experience. Buddha Sticks were fat and tied with colored string. I had ones with red string. The original Thai Stick I was getting were skinny with natural un-dyed fiber used as the string. I never heard anyone refer to the skinny sticks as Buddha sticks at the time. I believe Donald, and many others, preferred the fat sticks. I think the same might be said about the Cambodian Red. If I had either Buddha or Red right now, they would be treasured. I'm thinking I might in the Super Laos.
I'm not sure, but I suspect I smoked the Cambodian Red on a couple of different batches. It was in the early 80s when Thai Stick availability was plummeting. The first time, I dismissed the stuff. Indica crosses were relatively new, and the C. Red had a high so clean and clear, it was easy to not appreciate it immediately. It was competing with the new kid on the block, Kush. They did have the trippy high to them, and over time I came to ache for it. "Too late", kick myself in the ass for not grabbing as much as I could while it was available. I smoked the exact same stuff a couple years later. God, that stuff was good.
It wasn't anything like Panama Red or Colombian Red, which did, without a doubt, have a note of "stony" to them. This stuff was too pure and clean. It was more like the special Bangi Haze I found. Very positive, euphoric, and mildly but exceptionally blissful trippy. Make me a better person type of weed.
Thai Stick was more scare the living hell out of you, then let you down smooth and easy after scaring you straight. Need a half day to go through all the phases. At least for the rookies. Mwahahahaha.
After smoking, I felt like I had a talk with the devil, but we're cool now. It was touch and go for what seemed like an eternity. Then smoking hot angels brought me back, caressed me, and let me down easy.
