DAK (The Health Depot)

DAK Medical Marijuana Strain Review

From: The Health Depot

Grade: A

Type: Soil-grown Sativa-dominant hybrid, in-house  exclusive cross of ChemDawg’s Sour Diesel x Serious Seeds AK-47 F2

Price: $60/8th non-member, $55 member

Appearance: (8.5/10)  Easily the most impressive part about the appearance of this strain was its trichome coverage and harvest timing — the sample was covered in a thick carpet of trichomes that were mainly cloudy, with maybe 10% ambered… pretty perfect.  Beyond that, it was a pleasing and fairly vibrant collection of greens with orange pistils and was structured like many well-grown Sativas; light, but not wispy.  No real flaws to be found here, great job by the grow team.

Aroma: (8.25/10)  The cross of the two parent strains was in full effect here — the ChemDawg’s Diesel influence was especially evident, as that was the dominant note (fuel, chemical, gun oil)…  But very present along with those pungent smells was a fruity, citrus-leaning sweetness with a certain putrid quality to it, much like an overripe pineapple.  This was a very pungent and unique sample…

Taste: (6.75/10)  While one reviewer got a reasonably strong and very enjoyable taste from this strain, the majority of the crew struggled to get a read on it and weren’t that impressed by what they did get.  A fleeting, perfume-like sweetness was all the majority reported, but the one who liked it picked up on a floral-leaning citrus sweetness that faded out after about 2 hits, followed by a fuel-tinged aftertaste.  A possible reason for the lack of flavor is the flush, as the final ash was a bit murky and it made our reviewers sneeze/cough a couple of times.  This strain was grown in 18-gallon soil containers though, so that’s understandably difficult to flush thoroughly…

Effects: This was the area that this strain really sshined, providing a near-immediate package of potent effects that got on top of a few of our staff members, surprising them a little bit.  Very intense head and eye pressure fluctuations combined with almost mind-numbing potency had us sitting and trying to get our bearings for the first 15 minutes or so.  A fairly strong body presence developed during that time as well, with a wave of relaxation and body waves washing over us and making the near-psychedelic effects a little easier to handle.  Once the initial burst left us, it calmed down into a relaxed state that still had us feeling some of the head pressure and eye presence into the 3rd hour.  This was a very enduring med that kept up medicinal-level effects almost into the 2nd hour.

Medicinal Traits: (We are NOT doctors – personal opinion ONLY)  Strong ocular attention, body pain relief, boost of energy to start, and mood elevation.

Overall: The Health Depot has a few in-house crosses available, but we think this is the pick of the litter — it’s a very thoughtful cross that really combined the best of the two parents into a complete hybrid package.  They coordinated the harvest timing with Full Spectrum Laboratories to calculate the maximum potency, and it seems to have paid off with the near-overwhelming experience that started this one off.  A wonderful hybrid in the truest sense, it started off strongly Sativa but rounded out to a relaxing ride that held strong through 2 hours.  This one is recommended for more experienced patients, as the initial effects may be too strong for many… a very small dosage will be sufficient for most.