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We bought this weed for $60/8th from some guy who didn't want to stop playing his playstation. It's a personal favorite known as Sour Diesel, or sometimes "sour dee", or when crossed with another strain it's usually named "_____ Diesel". LAist likes it so much we're doing it again.
Pre-Smoke Examination:
The medium sized nugs range from the size of a quarter up to 2 inches, and are not too fluffy or too dense. In between the dark orange hairs the buds are coated with crystals, it looks like sugar. The smell is pungent like pink eraser shavings, but sweet like breathing in air from the mountains. Also, the nugs could have been trimmed better.
Post-Smoke Examination:
It's great for being ground, leaving you with the perfect consistency to roll it or put it in a bowl. It's sill not too dry, but not exactly fresh off the vine. Even when ground the bowl burns slow, and builds up a fat thick creamy hit, a sure nice way to say "SURPRISE!" to your lungs. The taste is beautiful, kinda woodsy and deep forest-ish with subtle hints of sweetness.
This one is popular with us for good reasons, it's pleasantly strong flavor and consistently pleasant high. Sour Diesel is often bought up quickly, especially when it's good and under the typical clinic price of $75. We might go buy another 8th before we even run out just to make sure we have some for reserves.
Look for it in your local neighborhood pot guy's living room.
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Is this "High Times". Are you going to be reviewing Coke, Crack and Meth next?
I expect better from laist.
I don't think this blog entry is funny, or cool, or smart. Smoke your weed in private and don't advertise it in public. It's irresponsible. You may be an adult who has the right to make their own decisions, but you don't think minors are reading this blog too? If the cigarette companies can be sued for marketing to minors using a cartoon character, laist could be viewed in the same light since you DON'T reguire an affirmation of age before viewing this site etc.
lasit, get your head out of your ass and don't post shit like this.
Idiots.
if you look at that bud there and think of
minors,
then that explains why you recommend that people hide in their homes
and keep secrets.
and it totally explains why you write your bs anonymously.
dont be a coward your entire life, everywhere you go.
this is your life.
live it.
You come off like such a paranoid Nazi when you keep agitating for posters to register. It's like you're just looking for names so that in case you run into them in real life, you can lash out. And any of the "guest" posters who don't agree with your contributors' posts are hectored without fail. It's almost like YOU have something to hide with your reactionary accusations.
a wine review doesn't have a disclaimer, and is a product for adults only. If you don't see that weed is more comparable with wine, and has nothing to do with meth, coke, or crack, then your opinion is obviously the opposite of mine and many other Los Angelenos.
And we dont care if people sign up or not. If we did we'd dis-enable guest comments. In fact many people figure how to identify themselves despite the guest status.
-anti
^see^ ?? i just wrote that manually.
The point is that it seems a little chicken shit and cowardly to sling mud anonymously, especially when everyone has the ability, guest or not, to sign their name.
Every weed review draws a hate-post. Le sigh. Who will protect the minors?! Adult content on the internet? Shocking...
-aliastaken
"if you look at that bud there and think of
minors,
then that explains why you recommend that people hide in their homes
and keep secrets."
What the fuck is that supposed to mean?
(P.S. I am the one who wrote the first guest post, but not the second.)
What a bunch of low-lifes.
P.S. if you think wine is on the same level as pot, your pathetic stoned head is further up your ass than I thought.
How about a review for some anti-depressants or other mood altering prescription medication? Boy, those have worked out really well for the minors today and yesterday. Pump your child up with some Ritalin at 5, and watch him, say, blow away a university with handguns and AK-47s by the age of 20.
You think Psy-Cho would have done his murder spree if dude smoked a little bit of pot while in college? You know, to socialize with his compatriots rather than keep himself further away from them, playing nice only with his inner, video game induced demons?
(not the same as any previous guest)
It is frustrating to come to a site that you enjoy reading to find an article about pot. You know, I just love this blog so much that it is such a downer to read these.
I think the main reason is that all substances have been glorified in everyones eyes and it is automatically cool to indulge. If you were writing about how fucked up certain cocktails could get you I would be bummed too. I am not anti-drug, nor am I anti-alcohol, I just think a lot of people use for the appearance/presentation, and not because they really enjoy.
Now that I am writing this, I can see how this could be different because it is going deeper than "I'm gonna get fucking high dude" and I'm probably just reminiscing of stoner college roommates who were oh so irritating.
#3, how am *i* the paranoid Nazi when i use my real name on the things that i write in my personal life and in my professional life, and you are the one(s) who write anonymously and tell people not to communicate?
the paranoia and the censorship is coming from one direction only, you. and you dont even believe in what you say enough to back it with your name, even though you come here day after day and lose this argument.
ive been a high profile blogger for six years. i have been read by millions of people. if i met one of you lame anonymous critics in real life who suddenly manned up and put your real name on things, the last thing id do is a) remember your stupid name b) lash out c) pay much attention to you.
ive never said that you dont have the right to say what you really, im the one saying that if you dont put your name next to it no ones going to believe you. most of all me.
the point of registering and putting your real name next to your critiques is it gives You the credibility that you dont have when you snipe from the bushes like a bitch. is that that hard of a concept to grasp? are you really that pea-brained? is that why you can wrap your head around the Weed Reviews and some of the other things that we do here?
but more than that, it also helps You and all the other "guests" differentiate from each other as you pretend not to be the same people. do you really want to associate yourself with half of the dumbshit "guest"s that scrawl their nonsense in here?
if the biggest fear you have about putting your real name on your bullshit is that i might meet you at a party, then fear not. odds are extremely low that you and i share the same social circles. as my friends are not the least bit cowardly when they write their opinions on- and off-line.
and #6, it means that youre a fucking pervert who constantly hides behind the "what about the kids" line on matters that have zero to do with children. and you should look at things as what they are and not project your issues on others.
we here at LAist are adults and we will never censor ourselves because of a possible minority group (in this case fictional children) or people who do not have the conviction to put their own names next to their whines.
#9, get ready for a whole lot more frustration. pot has been part of LA culture for a very long time. and it's only getting more accessible and more legal. we write 20+ posts a day on LAist, if you seriously like what you read here then register to comment, and comment positively on the things that you allegedly like. but right now i only see two negative comments from you, both anonymously and neither reflect that you like what we do here.
i'll defend these weed reviews as long as they're being written.
if you have a problem with the weed reviews, next time you see a picture of marijuana on this blog, skip the article and move on. why get yourself all riled up? it stinks of drama queen-ness.
get off your [collective] high-horses and realize that there are a multitude of constituencies in this wonderful city of ours. that you don't fit into every single one clearly causes you pain, but this is not a blog written for YOU, it is written for US. why, WHY can't you understand this? there are plenty of features on this site that don't interest me, but i appreciate that they are there because i realize they must appeal to someone out there.
thank you LAist for your take on our wonderfully varied city.
As a non-smoker, I personally think these weed reviews are great - it's an interesting look into a foreign (for me) subculture, and that's my favorite part of LAist.
That being said, what this review does is remind me of just how bad the other "sour diesel" one was: http://laist.com/2007/08/23/wake_n_bake_sou.php. *This one* is a review. The last one was a substandard MySpace post. And I think that was the point of several (not all) of the commenters in that thread.
Ah, dismissive, prevaricating, clueless fratboy Tony Pierce. The living embodiment of Hebrews 13:8: "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever."
prove that im a frat boy
or concede that you're an ignorant liar
and register.
otherwise, the rest of your comments will be deleted going further.
"I've been a high profile blogger for six years. i have been read by millions of people. if i met one of you lame anonymous critics in real life who suddenly manned up and put your real name on things, the last thing id do is a) remember your stupid name b) lash out c) pay much attention to you."
LOL are you finished masturbating yourself now Tony? What you really are is a low life loser hipster who can't get himself a real job. You're also a complete wanna be, as in "I wanna feel like I am important and special and respected and renowned."
What's really lame about you is you just threaten to delete any "guest" posts because you dont' like what they are saying, especially about you personally. Tell me from wich direction the censorship is coming from? You also very paranoidly assume that all guest commments are from the same person. You're wrong, I am guest #1, #6 and #7. Not the others.
I am a "pervert" because I think it is wrong for you to be glorifying pot on a blog, especially one that minors are reading? You and Anti and loser fuck up stoners who need your heads examined. Grow up.
You know, Jake Dobkin should fire your ass. Weed Reviews? If Jake Dobkin thinks that is cool, that says as much about him as it does about you. Gothamsist can be annyoing sometimes, but I have never seen Jake Dobkin or Jen Chung threaten to delete ANYONE's posts, now matter if they are "registerd" or "guest" and no matter if they don't like what someone is saying. But that is because even if they can be annoying, they aren't a couple of juvenile adolescents that refuse to grow up. The problem with you is you feel personally picked on and you can't take it, so you stomp your feet and throw a temper tantrum. And you cry like a baby.
I bet you both own skateboards.
Cool Dude
Joey! or should I call you Cool Dude?
You do a super swell job at showing us how little you care about what Tony says and how well you are coping with being called out as a massive hater. Really.
"The problem with you is you feel personally picked on and you can't take it, so you stomp your feet and throw a temper tantrum. And you cry like a baby."
-Allison
Allison,
That's "Cool Dude.", as in what "Anti" and Tony Pierce say to each other, *not* a signature.
The period was cut off at the end.
that whole part when the one guy said "i bet you both own skateboards" made laugh a bit. like one more agitating poke in the eye to add insult to... well no injury actually. the objection fanatics are the minority here and just about everywhere else. they'll never win an argument.
this is a blog about LA. pot happens in LA. therefore, why not write about it?
nobody's "glorifying" weed around here. it's just a part of some people's life.
if you want to protect the kids, mozy on over to each local news network and tell 'em not to do anymore stories about people getting killed. while you're at it, don't let them hang out with friends. and always, always, ALWAYS keep earmuffs on them when they go outside. bad words are all over the place.
- garrison (don't feel like filling out a registration form)
Dearest Joe Cool,
Yes, I was able to infer that it was was part of your attempt to belittle people using trite stereotypes, but I didn't care. Your errors make it LOOK like a signature and no way could I give up the chance to give an ornery jerk a hard time.
With love,
Allison
damn Tony. you should scan your high school yearbook and look for Joe Aguirre.
i think he's the boyfriend of that chick you bagged at that party that one time. remember? your edgy stonertude got her all hot. she was puffin' on your schwag all night. he's never really gotten over it.
so put him on your list of people to make ammends to once you're forced into marijuana anonymous due to your reckless lisfestyle.
What anti failed to mention is that Sour Dee makes lethal lightning bolts shoot outta yer eyes at will.
So register your cowardly selves, naysayers, so I can load up a bowl and electrocute your prudish asses one by one.
To the dumbasss that compared pot to meth: you're first.
HELL YEAHhh, Sour Diesel for President!
i'm smoking some nyc diesel right now and it is some damn good herb.
to the guest who believes that the stoners heads are up their asses for thinking pot and wine are on the same level, you are indeed correct. alcohol is the deadliest drug in the world; marijuana is one of the most medically beneficial medicines on the planet - regardless of what the DEA and Office of National Drug Control Propaganda would have your sheepish little mind believe.
First off, I'd like to thank LAist, because as a smoker of marijuana, I enjoy knowing what quality a certain bud is.
But for all the talk about showing this to minors and what not, who cares? I, myself, am a minor, but I have researched this and made my own responsible choice to indulge in marijuana smoking. As a teenager, there are many things I can view from just the internet alone that I'm not supposed to. One thing is pornography. They don't make sure you're 18 or older, just a little button click saying yes or no. Also, a quick trip to Google and I can learn everything about every drug there is. Just be thankful they aren't reviewing hard drugs like Coke, Meth, etc. But don't worry too much about minors viewing this; they are going to make their own decisions whether you try to stop them or hide things from them. Only the stupid ones go on and use marijuana as a "gate-way" drug, and there are MUCH worst things a minor could be doing than marijuana.
However, I was disappointed with your first review on Sour Diesel. It was moreso a "I got some killer bud, look at me smoke it". That, I don't agree with. I never take videos or pictures of my marijuana smoking because for one I'm a minor, and two you really should keep it at home. Writing it like a wine review is a good idea, especially using images of the bud you've just gotten to show how good it looks.
But anyway, keep up the good work and hope to see more quality reviews from you.
If I took that nug and rolled a blunt and we all smoked it. GUARANTEED. Nobody would be arguing anymore. LOOK AT IT THAT WAY!
Amen to that.I think regardless of age, you can find and get almost anything on the internet, and I also think that this site is very educational and informative in regards to WHAT INTERESTS ME, and I should be able to access this topic of Marijuana. I have been using Marijuana for several years now for the prevention of family induced Glaucoma and for chronic back pain. For years I have grown smoked and eaten pot and except for maybe a few memory issues have had great success with preventing and coping with these problems. I am so happy that we finally have a president(Obama) that is actively dealing with these issues along with our country's woes.
All I can say is you have the choice and I do to. Give me more
Thanks,
The Saxdude