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Originally Posted by organicliving85
Can someone give me some information that distinguishes the snowcap strain of marijuana? A friend of mine said it was supposed to make you sleepy, and it did, but swim looked at some website and it said it makes u energetic.
What does snowcap really do? Thanks.
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Swim has been procuring medicinal snowcap through a reputable grower and dispensary for several years, and never had 'sleepy' effects. Snowcap is considered a sativa, though it is more than likely a hybrid of sorts, with sativa-dominant characteristics. Typically of relatively dense and plentiful buds, never extremely large, snowcap is most easily distinguished by its smell. Though difficult to describe, there is a clear, fresh, citrus-like crispness to the flavanoids, and once the smell is recognized, it can easily be spotted in other plants. Snowcap seems to have gained recent popularity amongst patients with anxiety disorders or work schedules that require them to function while medicated, as it seems to have little deficit effects on cognitive function, and provide an almost energetic, soaring euphoria. Not for the pre-bed toke session. by the description given by your friend, swim would venture to guess that the cannabis in question is not snowcap, but rather an indica dominant strain. Perhaps the 'sleepy' effects were present more as a result of the expectation of their arrival than their arrival itself. Placebo and suggestion play a major role in distinguishing effects of subtle chemical differences.
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I compared a picture of snowcap online with the one i have and it looks exactly the same. Dark green with brownish hairs.
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That sounds like half the buds swim has seen. Distinguishing strains by observing their flowers is near impossible, even for an experienced and well-versed grower. Certain characteristics can definitely be detected, but an endless list of conditions, including but not limited to lighting, nutrient distribution, flowering period, cycling times, and of course trimming decisions, can play a role in the final appearance of the smokable flower.
EDIT: Just to clarify, though swim has indulged in accepting the folk-terminology for these cannabis families, it should be noted that the traditional separations of
indica and
sativa are incorrect. True cannabis
sativa is used for its fiber content, and produces little flowering material, especially that high in active cannabinoids. Actively ingested cannabis is separated into three categories,
Indica, Afghanica, and
Kafiristanica. What swiy is referring to when they speak of
sativas is usually Cannabis
Indica. What is more commonly known as an
Indica is actually an
Afghanica, and what are know as diesels, and many other less well known strains, belong to the
kafiristanica family.
01-04-2008, 21:47
Snowcap...an indica or sativa?
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