The Journal
The Lost Leaf Blog
Notes on the craft, the culture, and life beside the Manistee National Forest.
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Indica vs Sativa vs Hybrid: What the Science Actually Says
Indica and sativa labels do not predict effect – research finds no chemical difference between them. What chemovars…
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Sour Diesel Strain: The Cultivar That Defined the East Coast
Sour Diesel descends from Chemdawg with landrace ancestry – sharp sour fuel, an energising cerebral effect, and the…
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Sunset Sherbet Strain: Modern Cannabis’s Busiest Parent
Sunset Sherbet crosses GSC with Pink Panties and parented Gelato, Sherbanger and Rainbow Chip. Genetics, why breeders rely…
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Chemdawg Strain: The Ancestor Nobody Can Fully Explain
Chemdawg came from thirteen seeds in a 1991 concert purchase and parented Sour Diesel and OG Kush. Its…
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Original Glue (GG4) Strain: The Accident That Became a Classic
Original Glue is (Sour Dubb x Chem Sister) x Chocolate Diesel, 24-30% THC – created by accident and…
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Girl Scout Cookies (GSC) Strain: The Most Influential Cultivar
GSC crosses OG Kush with Durban Poison – the Cookie Fam cultivar that produced Gelato, Sunset Sherbet, GMO…
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How to Read a Cannabis COA: Potency, Terpenes and Contaminants
How to read a cannabis certificate of analysis – THCa versus total THC, terpene benchmarks, contaminant panels, and…
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Cannabis Terpenes Explained: Aroma, Effect and What to Look For
What cannabis terpenes are, a full reference chart of the main ones, what a good terpene percentage looks…
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GMO Strain (Garlic Cookies): Why It Smells Like That
GMO or Garlic Cookies is a Chemdawg x GSC cross with a garlic and onion funk driven by…
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Gelato 33 Strain: The Benchmark Dessert Cultivar
Gelato 33 crosses Sunset Sherbet with Thin Mint GSC – creamy dessert flavour, compact resinous structure, and why…
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Do-Si-Dos Strain: Archive’s OGKB × Face Off OG Cross
Do-Si-Dos is Archive Seed Bank’s OGKB x Face Off OG cross – 70% indica, up to 30% THC,…
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Sherbanger Strain: Sunset Sherbet Meets Headbanger
Sherbanger crosses Sunset Sherbet with Headbanger – creamy sherbet over Sour Diesel gas, 22-27% THC, and one of…