Skookum Charlie

“Our top tier marijuana strain that we almost always have on hand [is] Skookum Charlie, …”.

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It’s for everybody, has no side effects. Try it, love it, no complaints, AAAA that you can’t go wrong with. I highly recommend this for one reason only: bring it to parties or group settings because it’s like they designed it specifically for that. Above all else it’s a classy feeling high that feels like it was a “designer strain” like Gelato.

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You’ll have to try this 50:50 to see that it’s so well-balanced that you might not like it, it offers mostly this smooth euphoric happiness akin to Gelato or Strawberry Diesel with a visual like a halved-Blue Dream (which is an in-your-face high; very apparent and visually), otherwise it’s for anybody & everybody since it’s so well-balanced. I would buy this over Ice Cream Cake (which is like this but IMO 10X stronger/wackier – I warned ya!), probably for the exact reason it was made: to enjoy with others. This will have you in the moment and social but not so not-euphoric/not-uplifted that you can’t deal with their [your friends’] shit. Now I can see why it’s from Vancouver Island. lol if this strain were a brand it would be American Eagle, a tad hyped up but still super popular. I could hypothetically sit here straight faced, get into a dumb conversation and be okay with it instead of irritated while high when so clear headed (LA Kush Cake is like that). I do feel at peace, which is what Skunk #1 is described as feeling like and not many strains actually say that anywhere, probably the first time I’ve seen that. The euphoric feeling (it’s visual euphoric-looking etc) is closely followed by the upliftment and therefore happiness.

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I can see why this is considered a “flagship” strain to stock up on; it’s like having an AR platform rifle. It does everything good and nothing great. It’s like all strains were rolled into one and then ironed or flattened out so everything becomes even like particle board – even the colors remind me of particle board, how they differ and intertwine with each other but kind of look stamp-smashed together like a freak frankenstein hybrid. Everything about it is true except for it having an aura of crazy potency; it’s not a knock-out upper-cut, it’s not as outright potent as some of their other strains but for good reason: it’s balanced, you can see the motivation behind it in the genetics; they wanted to take Cinderella 99 and make it less insane but still as enjoyable. It’s too well balanced to feel overly high, maybe I’d have to smoke way more. The high is comparable to Strawberry Diesel, it’s more euphoric while Diesel feels more apparent that you’re high and it feels more uplifting. I prefer the euphoria of this but the other stuff of Strawberry :-\. Maybe I’ll mix those, I usually don’t mix. It’s fairly exclusive, bornt on Vancouver Island, a straight up 50:50 that feels like it and doesn’t stray in either direction by more than what feels like a low 5%, making it super paletable for anybody because it’s not too-indica or too-sativa in any way. You might think this would make potency drop since it’s not hitting super noteably with this-or-that, it’s all balanced. Yes, it does drop *perceived* potency. Why? Perspective. You’re a little euphoric so you can’t quite tell from a sober stand-point that you’re actually pretty high, meanwhile if you weren’t euphoric you’d be looking around with the slow motion vision. The euphoria and happiness, calmness all add up to such a balanced feeling. It’s just not effecting you to the point you couldn’t enjoy this in a social situation. Everybody can enjoy this. It’s a social strain that has a true purpose; it’s for large groups of people.

OVERALL 4.72/5———————————————————————————————–

Depends on your effect profile preferences.

For myself it’s around a 4.25/5 as a buy because it’s so balanced that it doesn’t feel too-potent in any which way yet it’s still for everybody alike and it isn’t weak or anything but it is a notch below stupid-potent. I’d rather have gotten Strawberry Diesel because of its strong scent among its likeness, it has more presence as a 50:50.

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I wonder why it’s not on Leafly. It feels like a 50:50. They took a 65% sativa (Skunk #1) and a 50:50 (Cinderella 99) and smashed them together creating a more equal balance between something not quite potent enough and something almost too potent. The top two effects of C99 and Skunk #1 are happy-uplifted/relaxed. C99 was too fast-paced for many, it has a strong cerebral, a euphoric punch that left you feeling floaty or dizzy. Skunk #1 offers a peaceful, calming high that people call “less potent than many think” even though it has landrace origin itself “using multiple South American, Central American, Thai, and Afghani strains.” So it’s probably potent but doesn’t feel overly, it probably feels “smooth” in the high. Cindy was a creeper and I haven’t had Skunk #1 but it seems to be a central hub of which so many other strains stem from. “Through a long process of back-crossing over three generations, Cinderella 99 was created by Mr. Soul of the Brothers Grimm. The result is a cross between Princess and Cinderella 88, which was bred specifically for indoor setups.”

EFFECT 4.6/5———————————————————————————————–

“Amount of time it takes for this strain to have full effect is a really quick couple minutes.”

Well stated, it was about 1-3 minutes before it seemed to take full effect.

“Skookum Charlie Effects: Happy, Energetic, Uplifted, Euphoric, Focused and Relaxed.”

Yeah, I agree, to a T actually, not even a little switcheroo here or there. This nails it.

Effect feels moderate in outright potency because it’s very balanced. It doesn’t sway too far to the indica or sativa side, striking both in what feels like safety from side effects. It’s more euphoric than saying it’s clear headed but it is too clear headed. Very similar to many other strains producing euphoria. I’m a fan.

SMELL 4.9/5———————————————————————————————–

It smells incredible, pretty dang pungent, a lot like Shishkaberry minus a light aura of candy-blueyness and replaced with a slightly darker tone, a pungency of [still blue] berries with a slighter sweet-woodsey scent while both smell like a citrus overall but not of lemons or even tropical. The Skookum a little darker noted than the Shish, it’s rounded with a creamy-pine-likeness instead of a candied sugary Shish. If Shish’s smell is 100% than Skooks is around 95% in-your-face. Shish is just a smidge more powerful on the nose. If I remember correctly it also smells like Mataro Blue.

LOOKS 5/5—————————————————————-

Show stopping, almost. Big fat round buds from the bigger side of “medium” to larger to even bigger (2.5g+). It has a tan base hue with a multitude of colours and ranges of those from pink to purple. Buds are dense yet still have a plushy feel instead of a completely bricked feel.

TASTE/BURN 5/5———————————————————————————————–

Quad+, holds easily – I had a big ol’ bowl in a bong and didn’t feel it grab my throat. It does actually taste SWEET! I usually don’t note taste but lately I’ve been hitting really tasty stuff from WD, even things with no taste that were uber-potent so smell & taste doesn’t quite equate to potency but this has lots of it.