Strain Review: Granddaughter

For today's review MJO takes a look at "Granddaughter," a strain from the Santa Cruz Patients Collective, the dispensary featured in this month's MJO Spotlight. Granddaughter, an indica has a MJO Score of a whopping 88 and a MJO Value Index of 0.68. Details below...

Four factor breakdown (see methodology for explanation):

1. Appearance: 9. MJO Staff Comments: striking appearance, compact, purple to the point of darkness, very crystally, does seem it could be cured slightly more
2. Fragrance: 9. Overwhelming smell. Pungent. Smell could be more pleasing but the real deal.
3. Taste: 8. Not harsh for an indica, slight sweet burst, mostly bland...
4. Intoxication: 9. heady, cured one staff member's headache, feel it in the front of the face, immediate impact, buzz right off the top. Long lasting as well.

That gives us a Raw Score of 44 and a corresponding MJO Score of 88, by far the highest total MJO has ever recorded. At $65 per .125 g, that gives us a MJO Value Index of 0.68 which represents a decent value buy. However, in light of the fact that Granddaughter is such a superior strain in terms of its MJO Score we recommend you give it a try if at all possible.

(The very fact that Granddaughter scored so low on the index has us contemplating that it may need to be tweaked. Right now the base price is $50 per .125 g, perhaps it needs to be adjusted higher to $55 or even $60 to account for expensive superstars like Granddaughter that surely provide a worthwhile bang for your extended buck. All in all, when a marijuana strain is encountered that makes us rethink our entire system, you know it has our highest blessing.)

Have you ever smoked Granddaughter? What are your impressions? Let us know in the comments...

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Dispensary Reviews: The MJO Spotlight

Having scratched the reviewing itch with documentaries and strains, the MJO staff takes on medical marijuana dispensaries next. "The MJO Spotlight" will be a month-long endeavor that will focus on one dispensary and explore it from multiple angles including:

1. Ambiance: location, accessibility, and safety of the dispensary; focus on the “look and feel.”
2. Staff: helpfulness, knowledgeability, and friendliness of the staff.
3. Selection: quantity and diversity of available strains, edibles, and other THC selections including pre-rolls, kief, and hash.
4. Price: the competitiveness of the dispensary's prices.
5. Quality: the most important factor; price and selection are irrelevant if the quality is not there.

At the end of the month we'll recap our findings and (if deserved) award a MJO "Seal of Approval."

This project will be spearheaded by MJO staff member BigBallin. For his first set of reviews BigBallin is traveling up to Northern California and shining the MJO Spotlight on the Santa Cruz Patients Collective in Santa Cruz. Expect his first dispatch this Friday...

This post was primarily written by BigBallin.

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Ron Paul Debates Marijuana Legalization with Stephen Baldwin

Ron Paul debated Stephen Baldwin over the merits of marijuana legalization on the March 13th episode of Larry King Live. In a strange cosmic twist this argument featured a west coast Hollywood celebrity advocating prohibition and a Republican politician advocating legalization. It seems that Stephen Baldwin's main argument is that if marijuana is legalized there will be more accidents, particularly on the road. Unfortunately, this argument can be either considered at best specious when compared to the effects of alcohol or at worst completely unprovable. In the end, Baldwin resorted to labeling all of Ron Paul's supporters as potheads.

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Strain Review: Blueberry

For our second review MJO takes a look at the ubiquitous "Blueberry." Blueberry, a hybrid, has a MJO Score of 68 and a MJO Value Index of 0.57. Details after the jump...

Four factor breakdown (see methodology for explanation):

1. Appearance: 8. MJO Staff Comments: covered in crystals, compact but not stiff, not plush, pine-cone like. When ground up, very "kiefy."
2. Fragrance: 7. Strong, pungent, very woody/earthy. But doesn't smell like a blueberry.
3. Taste: 5. No blueberry taste! Bland.
4. Intoxication: 7. At inception - heady, feel it in the temples, almost like a sativa. A sneaky high. At 30 mins - still heady but also felt in body. Feeling stuck and actions have slowed down.

That gives us a Raw Score of 34 and a corresponding MJO Score of 68. At $60 per .125 g, that gives us a MJO Value Index of 0.57 which represents a mediocre buy at best. In short, while blueberry is not a bad strain, there really should be better options at the $60 price point.

Have you ever smoked blueberry? What are your impressions? Let us know in the comments...
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Gavin Newsom on Real Time with Bill Maher

Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, was on the February 27th episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. A participant in the round-table discussion, Newsom seemed proud of the cannabis clubs in San Francisco and also brought up Tom Ammiano's proposed bill to legalize and tax marijuana.

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