Strain Integrity

From allbud.com, ” Fish Scale, also known as “Fish Scales,” is an evenly balanced hybrid strain (50% indica/50% sativa) created through crossing the classic East Coast Sour Diesel X Crippy strains. Weird name aside, this bud is a patient favorite for its numbing high that will have you kicked back and totally calm before you finally get to sleep. The high starts with a subtle build, working its tingly hands into your brain and filling your mind with an expansive numbing haziness. As your mind becomes unfocused, you’ll begin to settle into the couch with a deeply relaxing physical high. This body high quickly becomes stoney, locking you to the couch and dropping you into full blown sedation. Combined with its super high 25-26% average THC level, these sleepy effects make Fish Scale perfect for treating migraines or headaches, chronic stress, depression, insomnia and chronic pain …. ”

From Mendo Cannabis, ” Fish Scales is an evenly balanced hybrid that has a sharp, spicy aroma with overtones of black pepper. You can identify Fish Scales by its compact emerald nugs, thick orange hairs, and frosty crystal trichomes. ”

Smells like Indica

Fish Scale by Cookies (Noya Grow/TerrAscend) packaged on May 3rd, 2022, cost $42.38 for 3.5 grams with 17.7% THC 2.4% Total Terpenes and a piney cakey scent.  Our test amount was 0.26 gram.

Fish Scale’s “high” starts slowly with euphoria clouding over our mental landscape.  Like a Fog, Fish Scale’s “high” creeps up over Time with more Euphoria and Blissfulness.   Fifteen minutes later, we find ourselves in a hazy euphoric blissful disorientating drift.

In the great outdoors, Fish Scale produced a relaxing energy with calming euphoric bliss to quieten down the World.  Not satisfied with being a background Indica “high,” Fish Scale’s mind numbing effects were more Pronounced, which is more enjoyable.  Other expressions detected include joy, empathy and goodwill.  Fish Scale delivered 2+ hours of medicated effects.

Activity pairing is best in the evening time slot.  Fish Scale delivers a tranquilizing “high” as a Prelude to sleeping.  Smells like Indica.

Conclusion

Fish Scale by Cookies (Noya Grow/TerrAscend)

This review was motivated by Mendo Cannabis and Cookies offering Mix & Match Eights with pricing discount.  While Fish Scale is only available at Mendo Cannabis for now, we expect all the new Cookies strains to be available in the recreational market soon.  For Us, Fish Scale is more of a lighter effect Indica Hybrid.

THC:  17.7%

Total Terpenes: 2.4% (Limonene 0.6%, Beta-Caryophyllene 0.4%, Linalool 0.2%, Other 1.2%)

Quality:  8.5

Intensity: 8.6

Duration: 8.3

Total:  8.46

Cost:  $42.38 for 3.5 grams

Would we buy this again?  No.  There are many cheaper alternatives with similar effects.  BBOB’s I.C.C.?  Hidden Pastry?

On an investment note, the success of the Cookies Brand is all about their Genetics.  Investing in Cannabis starts with the Strain.  It’s a Lesson that should be taken to Heart when investing in Cannabis.