My life is full of synchronicities.
Sometimes, the Universe just has to yell at me a little louder (than at other times) to get my full attention.
The skunk roadkill was no exception and is the perfect example.
I was given some Afghan Skunk to try, months ago but it wasn’t cured yet when it was gifted to me.
My strategy was to store it in a glass sealer jar, monitor its humidity level and leave it the “hell-enough” alone in a dark cupboard....(I didn’t even trim it).
(Insert gasps and looks of disgust, right here.)
I stored It for months..5 to be exact.
(Well, what can I say? Other than, I’d already blown it when I confessed to not taking the time to trim the buds.)
I stored it that long to give some of the THC time to degrade and come into its own as CBN ~ a la skunk.
So on about the 7th day after this very healthy-looking skunk was hit by a car (and I had driven through the stench of it more than 20 times) in my travels, I finally got the memo from the Universe.
”Damn-it! Becca, Just Check On The Skunky Flower Buds We Sent Ya, All Right, Already! We Can’t Hold The Scavenger Buzzards Back Much Longer.”
To the cannabis cupboard I go...
(Haha! I’m Not joking! That’s exactly what happened. It was raining pretty hard when I finally pulled my car off to the side of the road to take a photo of the sopping wet skunk carcass. Then, I acknowledged the Universal direction that I had received and marched straight to the cupboard, where I preformed a thorough investigation.)
As I understand it, Afgani-Skunk is considered to be a hybrid strain boasting 85% Indica tendencies and 15% Sativa.
This makes it a fantastic strain to treat tight muscles, alleviate pain and positively enhance mood.
By letting the THC convert to CBN, you trade a generous amount of the bud’s psychoactive potential for heavier sedatation or a higher level of over-all relaxation.
It is reported that 5 mg of CBN has the same effect as a 10mg dose of a popular mild pharmaceutical sedative that goes by the name of Diazepam.
CBN (just like CBD ) is not psychoactive. When you choose a strain of cannabis that is known for its ability to ease tight muscles, helps you to feel happy and then you take away most of the psychoactive part, you’re left with plant medicine that still lets you cognitively focus and control pain. A win-win for during the day when you still need to be productive but don’t want to be in pain, anxious or depressed while you are.
I ground some up in my grinder.
The bud was a tad on the dry side but it still retained its skunky aroma which was released with noticeable pungency once it was ground.
It completely lived up to its strain name being a cross between an Afghani (landrace) strain (which is an Indica) and Skunk plants.
I was hit with quite a heavy menthol flavour but I found that I did have to turn the temperature up on my vapourizer to really pull the taste and vapour out of this flower.
(I normally like to run my vapes at 370 degrees F, but I ran this flower through at 385 degrees F.)
Give Afghan Skunk a whirl if you want to be calm, happy and relaxed all at the same time.
Expect it to drop your blood sugar a little bit and drive you to want to eat.
I welcome your comments and I invite you to follow me on my journey... apparently eventually anything skunk gets my attention these days. ;)
OMG! I Forgot To Add The Song So I Am Making An Edit:
This song was posted to Youtube by Rick Rogan on November 24, 2011.
How could I forget Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road? Afghani Skunk, that's how. Hahaha!
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