LSD

For all the focus in the cannabis community these days on all things indica, it’s refreshing to see a sativa done right. With LSD, our friends at Greenhouse Herbal Center in Hollywood offer a 100-percent sativa so old-school as to remind of the late, great red-hair sensimilla of the ’70s. The light, finger-shaped buds are so dark green as to be almost brown, and shot through with blood-orange hairs. The perfume and flavor is mellow as Madagascar vanilla with notes of coffee and nutmeg. The name itself is a salute to the variety’s almost hallucinatory effects on the senses. Colors are more vivid, nerve endings more sensitive to touch—and maybe it was just this reviewer—but two hits of LSD and we experienced a roaring sensation in the ears that lasted a full 45 minutes before settling into a gentle background buzz. The strain is excellent for alleviating muscle soreness and PMS without hard chemicals and pain associated with arthritis, migraines or chronic back injuries.