Pubdate: Thu, 07 Jan 2016
Source: Westword (Denver, CO)
Column: Ask a Stoner
Copyright: 2016 Village Voice Media
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Author: Herbert Fuego

DEAR STONER: WHAT STRAINS WILL GET MY APPETITE GOING?

Dear Stoner: I'm having a hard time keeping food down. Do you know of 
any strains I can smoke that would be good for my appetite?

Dee 12

Dear Dee: Assuming you're able to smoke flower despite your 
condition, there are quite a few strains out there that should help 
relax your stomach. If you're a relatively light smoker and have a 
low tolerance, the strain probably won't matter as much, but if 
you're a veteran looking for more specific results, I recommend you 
stay on the sativa or hybrid side, just to be safe. That doesn't mean 
that heavy indicas are incapable of inducing hunger, by any means: 
Grand Daddy Purp, Master Kush and many, many more can provide the 
appetite you desire. But my experience has shown that sativas or 
hybrids most consistently temper a sensitive or upset stomach. 
Sativa-dominant varieties such as Jack Herer and Silver Haze and 
hybrids like Gogi OG and Girl Scout Cookies have all been known to 
kick-start the munchies for patients with nausea, so let's hope they 
work for you, too. Just remember: The name of a strain doesn't mean 
universal effects for everyone, and a dispensary's budtenders should 
be educated on the medical benefits of everything they currently 
carry. If your pot shop's employees can't tell you which strain is 
best for appetite, then it's time to go elsewhere.

Dear Stoner: What's the weirdest question someone has ever asked you about pot?

Ahman

Dear Ahman: That's a tough one, but I can tell you one thing: It 
definitely wasn't asked by a reader. Most of the questions we receive 
are pretty thoughtful and well worded, believe it or not, but it's 
the head-scratchers thrown at me in my personal life that make me 
wonder how far prohibition has set us back. One woman from my home 
town in Arizona (bless her heart) wondered if she could buy pot seeds 
at a regular nursery or home-goods store in Colorado and plant them 
in her garden next to the wildflowers. A layover in Houston put me in 
contact with this tool who swore that smoking pot made his muscles 
grow like protein does. He asked if I knew any good strains for his 
post-workout routine, so I tried talking to him about juicing raw 
cannabis and its anti-inflammatory effects, but he wasn't interested 
in "anything that makes me less swoll." I wish I were joking.
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom