Biscotti (H). This shit can cure everything. I can walk again!

Northern Lights.

Indica's tend to have a higher CBD content, which leads to the munchies and tiredness. Being "zoned out". That's a generality though - with the way they grow plants nowadays, you can edit those traits out of just about any strain through selective cultivation.

I'm a hardcore conservative that has done a lot of work with drug addicts. I've seen the damage of prescription drugs first hand. ;)

Good on ya, that can't be an easy undertaking.

I was a teen in the 80's, and I remember Nancy's "Just Say No" commercials everywhere, and all the talk of how weed is a gateway drug to heroin. I'm one of the odd few that's never tried weed (or cigs, or cigars....any of it), but even I laughed at the gateway comment when I was an up and comer, lol.

I can deal with hybrids but I can't take hybrid chocolates and mix them with Indica gummies because I'll fall asleep.

Hybrid chocolates and Sativa gummies are the perfect mix for me although if I can't sleep for whatever reason, a hybrid or Indica gummy does the trick.

Weed isn't a gateway drug. The problem is the way people are wired. Lots of people are just prone to dependency. They might start with weed, or alcohol, and go on to other things. And then there's people who can social drink and never be a drunk or smoke weed and have no desire to try anything else.

Our society has a tendency to demonize instead of discuss. The real problem is in the people, not in the drugs. As we saw with prohibition, that shit doesn't work.

I do indica capsules with melatonin included for that great sleep

I bet that is a serious magic sleep potion

Currently gently nursing $60 worth of Jack Herer bud down here

Okay, asking for a friend of mine. He recently retired, so doesn't have to take a drug test ever again. The last time he smoked weed was apparently in college, about 25 years ago? Guessing a little because he's about 6 years younger than I am, I think.

Anyway, he was talking about maybe trying weed again, because he has stomach issues and really can't drink anymore.

So I told him that I knew where there was a repository of expert knowledge that I could tap for him, and here we are.

So, what would be a couple good "beginner" weed strains for basically a straight up newbie? You know, stuff that wouldn't blow the top of his head off, or make him overly paranoid or whatever. No, I have no idea how he'd smoke it; I assume he'd buy a pipe or something. I guess, while we're at it, is there a beginner pipe/smoking apparatus?

Thanks in advance for your expert replies.

PM me your addy.

IF he's getting a card, honestly I'd ask a bud tender. %'s of THC vary. He will want to start with a lower percentage, obviously. Hell, some CBD's out there will buzz you good.

Bud tenders are not Dr's. but are well versed in strains and symptoms and stuff. I'll ask for you, next time I am there and get a bit for him to try. Get stoned with me. It's safe and it's fun.

Just tell him to go with his nose. The nose, knows, man.

Any yay hoo can tell you about this strain or that strain. Indica this, sativa that. THC content, CBD content, whatever.

Really the only thing that matters is terpenes and flavonoids. The rest is just bullshit.

Okay, but what's considered a 'lower percentage"? 10? 20?

Ha, just read through your last sentence. Thanks, appreciate any info you can come up with.