Lost Coast

Oh. My. God. This strain. Oh my god this strain. It's not necessarily my all time favorite, but it's one of those strains that you can recommend to anyone and you know they'll love it, you can smoke it any time of day while doing pretty much anything and you'll feel great... it's a near perfect strain, honestly. I've found it to be an almost exclusively mental and head high, but it does slow down the body a bit in that way that great, relaxing, euphoric weed does. Two weeks ago the ladyfriend and I took the dog swimming in the Washougal River. After we swam and played, we lounged on a rock and smoked a Lost Coast OG joint (27% thc). It made us happy, calm, and it took us an amusingly long time to get out of the water and dressed. The ride home was straight up blissful.

Without question one of the finest strains I have tried in my 40 years of using cannabis. I use it in the evening, after I am done working, and when I want a mental withdrawal from everyday life. I vape it with a Storz and Bickel Mighty at 200 degrees C. The high comes within 10 minutes, and lasts about 3 hrs with a gentle come down. While high, there is no couch lock, I feel light, as if I am floating in a pool of warm water. The psychoactive effects are outstanding. It takes a lot to raise my mood, but this puts me in a very happy state of mind. I get focused, can dial in to music or TV and get completely absorbed. My body gets tingly, especially my feet and face. Definitely triggers munchies. So far I’ve used this strain six times, and it has been outstanding every time. Strong enough to not use when working, this is after-hours-only. But if I could, I’d live in that state of mind all day, every day.

So my old neighbor grew three strains outdoor last summer- The Animal Cookies: Pretty solid! The Blackberry Kush: So good most people I showed it to were positive it was indoor. And the problem child, Lost Coast OG. About halfway through the growing season (wasn't even stressed out, I think it just had some wonky genetics) it suddenly went into full flower for about three weeks, then stopped and went back to Veg. So when we finally harvest in early October, it's still absolutely stunted- maybe 1/3 the size of the other plants. Anyway, after drying it out I went to start trimming the bud from it only to find 2/3 of the plant were nugs so whispy that they were only good for butter. What solid nugs there were smelled powerfully of mixed citrus. However, I found the effects to be EXTREMELY anxiety provoking for me. Though I noticed after curing it that wasn't so much of an issue. Tried some indoor LCOG recently and while it definitely made me a little anxious at first, it mellowed out after 20-30 minutes or so. All in all, I'm just not personally a fan of this strain. IMHO, I just don't see this as a "60/40 Indica dominant hybrid". I'd list more like an 80/20 Sativa dominate, but hey. Different strains/substances have different effects on different people! Sativa people: This is a strain for you. Indica people and those prone to anxiety issues: Maybe pass this one up...