Northern Lights #5 reviews
Read people’s experiences with the cannabis strain Northern Lights #5.
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Really nice, felt very dark, like a ninja watching my roommates from under the covers
mm dank smelling, sweet pine, flowery, and a bit oaky! Packed 1/2 a bowl and I couldn't even finish, first hit got me high... very light and smooth smoke. Hits heavy, be safe when using this strain. Tastes like sweet pine, flowers, and mineral/dirt. Helped my tendon pain 5/5, dislocated ribs 4/5, neuropathy 5/5, scar tissue pain 2/5, inflammation 5/5, and I felt super chill 5/5, however it hasn't helped with mental anxiety or depression. This inspired me to try it with a flavored paper, I chose "Black Magic" flavor from Juicy Jay papers - 5/5 baby! Tasted like grilled fruits, it's so amazing... highly recommend if you like rolling joints - this combo was super amazing! Feels like a hybrid hit - some in the body, some in the head.
January 22, 2014
I tried this for the first time a couple months ago and since then I've made it a point to buy this strain atleast twice a month. It is the best hybrid I've come across so far. I smoke it before work and it puts me in a uplifted mood. At night the strain puts me in a relaxed mood, ready for bed whenever I choose to. And last, this flower is very beautiful. It's very dense, red fibers wrapped around it, and the crystals make it glisten very nicely. I suggest this highly for an all around good strain
Amazing strain. My absolute favourite. Great for depression. Personally, it makes me feel like a kid on Christmas morning. The colours are brighter, the sounds are crisper, all of a sudden life is okay and I'm just happy to be a part of it. It's great for pulling me out of a dark (or ambivalent) headspace.
Also, one of the only strains that makes me want to be adventuring outside, rather than curl up under a blanket and eat snacks. Although both options end up being wonderful. After coming down, I immediately crawl into bed and it helps with my insomnia.
I smoked some "Northern Lights - Five Star General" I bought at One Draw Two probably six months ago. My blood pressure went down from 160/110 to 128/82 within a half hour. Dosage was perhaps 1/20th of a gram. I was skeptical of all the reports on the Internet about marijuana lowering blood pressure because the legitimate medical web sites are not emphasizing it. So I bought my own blood pressure monitor and am experimenting with it. I am not and have never been on any blood pressure medication. Along with the reduction in BP, however, your heart rate will go up 10 to 20 beats per minute for about an hour. The blood pressure monitor showed both the increase in heart rate and reduction in BP as expected. If you don't smoke weed every day, however, it's been reported that your blood pressure will INCREASE for the first hour after smoking before it goes down. It only goes straight down if you're a daily smoker like I am. Smoking indica to help me sleep is perhaps the reason I'm still alive. I didn't know my blood pressure was so high, and also did not know I was lowering it every night by smoking weed. It's 12 hours later now and I'm up to 157/104 so I'll take another hit. Heart rate is back down to 73. Millions of people are taking blood pressure medications they don't need, they could switch to smoking Indica and indica dominant hybrids to reduce blood pressure. The pharmaceutical industry will certainly try to repress and dispute this information since it would mean they lose billions of dollars. Buy a blood pressure monitor and see for yourself.
Summary Before Consuming: I’m writing part of this before smoking tonight because this strain will KNOCK YOU OUT. I’ve suffered from insomnia & non-stop lucid nightmares every night for 2 years now. I’ve seen “sleep specialists”, therapists, psychiatrists, & have exhausted all options of medications to try to mitigate this problem. I’ve either been told there’s nothing wrong with me, or have received medications with terrible side effects that don’t even help.
Enter Northern Lights #5: For the first time in literally years I was able to sleep without using alcohol & without having constant nightmares, & woke up earlier than usual before my alarm refreshed rather than in the middle of an anxiety attack which f-cks up the entire day in addition to making my pre-existing anxiety/depression even worse.
Cannabis has already helped with my sleeping issues but Northern Lights has been the most effective. One hit from my vape pen last night & after a woody, earthy, clean hit I immediately felt my body tingle & muscles relax with a borderline psychedelic head-in-the-clouds mental relaxation as well. The need to sleep sets in almost instantly & I fall asleep in minutes.
If you suffer from insomnia or any sleep disorders I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Northern Lights. Also melts away my major depression & anxiety disorders. I imagine it would work very well for those dealing with pain at night as well. The only caveat I have with it is that at such a high THC percentage (89.9% Liquid Live Resin Cartridge) and no CBD in the batch I had, it does occasionally make me a bit paranoid/anxious when I take that first hit and blast off. But that usually subsides as it starts to settle into my system.
After Consumption Summary: On exhale from one hit, whole body is glued to bed. There’s no getting up. All stress is gone instantly. Body & head are tingling very pleasantly. A few minutes later, I’m totally relaxed & will be falling asleep shortly.
Northern Lights #5 Liquid Live Resin Cartridge by Cresco Reserve: THC-82.896%, THCA-6.014% CBD-0% Total: 89.91%
High was very average. Nothing special at all whatsoever. I got this weed and from my local dispensary and it was "okay". In fact it was claimed to help PTSD and Anxiety, and yet had a short, minor, and very unenjoyable Panic Attack after taking first couple hits, once this was no longer an option I had to take a xanax 1mg football to calm down. After smoking succeeding the past insident, I was able to enjoyably get high off it, but still nothing special about this high whatsoever.
Easily my favorite strand of all time. My top three are Northern Lights, Purple Frost, and Blue Dream. Gotta love everything about this bud.