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Elevation Medical Marijuana Strain Review

From:  Tree of Life Alternative Medicine

Grade:  B+

Type:  Sativa-dominant Hybrid, in-house cross of Northern Lights #1 and a Haze

Price:  $50/8th

Appearance:  (8/10)  A long, slender sample, this strain showed its Sativa dominance in its structure and average density.   It was a pale green for the most part, but there were some extremely dark almost blue leaves visible as well (could’ve used a tighter manicure perhaps).  The harvest seemed pretty perfect, with a blend of all trich colors, but mostly cloudy.

Aroma:  (6/10)  This sample was a very subdued smell that consisted of fresh vegetation, pine, and a slight sweetness.  It smelled a bit “fresh” to us, indicating that it may not have had a long cure to really let the terpenes come out… the sample was well-dried, but just had that distinctive smell to it.

Taste: (7/10)  A faint-smelling strain rarely turns into a strong-tasting one, and this is no exception.  We mostly got standard smoke notes (often called “hashy”) along with more of the pine and slight sweetness that were present in the smell.  This was a rather smooth smoke and the ash was a very light gray, indicating a quality flush.

Effects:  They could call this strain “mood elevation” — it really makes you smile to begin with and gives the urge to laugh at almost anything.  Starting strong in the eyes and continuing that throughout the experience, this strain feels alternately light and heavy, fluctuating between a floaty head and a heavy body.  Despite the sometimes heavy feeling, tasks (both mental and physical) were never an issue, making this a solid choice for retaining productivity while medicated.  As it went on, it reduced itself down to a calm body and retained the mood elevation, making for a long lingering finish and a soft drop back to normalcy.

Medicinal Traits: (We are NOT doctors – personal opinion ONLY)  Major mood elevation throughout, nicely functional, strong attention to the eyes/vision, relaxation, anti-anxiety, anti-depression.

Overall: The lack of taste and smell kind of hurt this one, which otherwise was a definitely above-average strain.  The mood elevation was instant and lasting, but the potency was never all that high, and leveled off to a very mild state after about 1.5 hours, which is shorter than we’d like.  However, the total duration including lingering eye effects was in the 3 hours area, so patients who medicate for ocular relief might find it more useful than others.  Not our favorite of the pack from Tree of Life, but still a quality hybrid experience that was bred in-house by their grower… so you won’t find it anywhere else!