Like when people talk about sativa this and indica that and hybrid whatever and bubble gum triangle diesel cheese kush is there any actual science behind it? Or is it just all marketing?

  • Tofu_Lewis [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    It's pretty wild because in my experience 100% absolutely there are differences, like big time differences, and I have friends who also experience different highs based on strains. But then I have a friend who says every high is the same no matter the strain, and I've read lots of people saying the same thing. So I'm super confused about why there would be such radical differences in experience.

    • Bluegrass_Buddhist [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Placebo effect? Or whatever you call it when people get convinced they're drunk after you give them virgin cocktails because you tell them its just got super smooth, high-end vodka?

      • read_freire [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        It's a mild psychedelic, a class of drugs characterized by highly contextual experiences.

        So yeah it's like if a drug could have substantial placebo effects on top of the normal placebo effect

      • Tofu_Lewis [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I really don't think my brain is creative enough to invent wildly different and unpredictable affects of different strains, but sure?