CrescendO lives up to its name. It builds. The first hit might leave a person wondering. Is that it? It tasted gassy, a bit like pine, but oddly refreshing. It was almost like quenching your thirst with something that had a hint of lemon about it. Then the buzz really hits.
And no cough. It’s amazingly smooth for a cannabis that often reaches 30% THC.
The second hit brought on a mellow rush, a warmth spreading through the head. A minute or so later I feel the first rush of energy. My step feels lighter whilst walking down the hall. Five minutes later a smile spreads across my face and my head begins to clear.
Mind and sensations seem to move faster than the stimulus. I’m loving hearing Painting Box by The Incredible String Band, but it feels like I’m a line or two ahead of the music.
A bit later I find myself scraping up what was left in the tray for a third hit. I didn’t need a third hit. I wanted one. ISP is still playing in the background but I can’t focus on it. Instead, lines and couplets jump out at me yanking me back into it from time to time and the smile grows wider. Multiple trains of thought are going on at once, and I’m not following any of them.
Part of it is the placebo effect. Sometimes you get the buzz your preconceptions lead you to believe you’ll have. In this case I had read a review before smoking, mistakenly identifying CrescendO as Sativa dominant. As those tend to provide a bit of pep, the mind takes over and finds energy.
“Multiple trains of thought are going on at once, and I’m not following any of them”
There’s no work pressing so I’m working on organizing and cleaning the office and the lounge. The tasks I set for myself mostly completed, I add a couple others, finishing none. But totally fine with that. I mean progress is progress, right? But on a downside, I’ve gone downstairs twice now for a cup of ice to go with a Sprite, and can’t seem to remember long enough to get to the kitchen. Something else comes up.
An hour later I have some semblance of order on my photo studio work counter, a project I hadn’t identified as something I was going to do today. Also, the weed paraphernalia is clean, with the exception of the nail which is still soaking.
I’m wanting to smoke more. Not that I need to, but because it’s fun. I refrain. I’m starting to feel a bit of an energy drain. The energetic buzz combined with physical activity wears you down twice as fast. And kicking back and being mellow feels twice as good as usual.
I resist temptation. I answer a few emails. I take a quick stroll the garden and back inside, the munchies hit. Peanut Butter on an Ezekial muffin. The muffin is good, very healthy. But I choose Peter Pan Honey Natural because, well I’m a Peter Pan fan damnit. I think a lot of us would like to be Peter, just as he’d like to be us.
The fact that I think that is a testament to CrescendO, because at the moment I thought it, it seemed profound as fuck.
After the peanut butter, the eyelids begin to droop. It’s warm up here now, and warm downstairs as well. I always knew I’d nap today, so why fight it? It’s always a question … will the buzz outlast the nap? I decide to give it a try.
I might have slept ten minutes, but lay there for the better part of an hour. Finally I gave up on the nap, fixed a cup of tea, had another hit of CrescendO and sat down and wrote pretty much the whole article in one, forty five minute sitting.
And had supper singing in the pot when the wife came home.
CrescendO has intense Indica tendencies. More so than many of the others I’ve smoked. It’s not the weed that makes you sleepy. That comes from being a bit sleepy to start with, and not having the energy to keep up with the buzz. It would be a great weed for going for a hike in the forest.
The Particulars
CrescendO from Nature’s Grace and Wellness
THC: 27.3%.