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So this is actually my second go round with this strain. My first go I wasn’t impressed at all. I had gotten it to try and had been using 2 very nice strains and this wasn’t a stand out at all. Since then my dispensary has added a lot of very strong cerebral strains and are now experiencing a shortage. So I gave this strain a second try. VERY RELAXING. Not as heavy of a body feel as u would think something called pillow factory would be, but still nice and relaxing afternoon/evening strain.

First off this strain takes a lot from its mandarin cookies/sunset heritage. This strain knocks out pain quick. It hits fast and hard, however, the downsides for me outweigh these. First I find that most strains with mandarin sunset lineage tends to increase my anxiety. Of the 6 or so strains I have tried with this lineage this one sits around the middle for increased anxiety. The other issue is that although it hits fast and hard, I find it doesn’t last long at all. This creates problems for me because the positive affects wear off long before the increased anxiety subsides. Also unlike many with MS lineage, this one increases my appetite, whereas all others I have tried with MS lineage tends to crush any appetite I have.

Initially I was unimpressed by this strain. I tried to incorporate it into my daily rotation at roughly the amount I use of some other strains. I decided then to use what I had over the next few days and move on from this strain. However, once I started using this strain almost exclusively to deplete my supply, I really started to love this strain and it has quickly become a go to. I tend to use cannabis in place of prescription anxiety and pain meds. Are there better strains for anxiety, yes but they don’t do much for pain. And yes, there are better strains for pain but don’t do anything for the anxiety. However this strain does both, and does it better than prescription meds as well as many other strains. It also has the added benefit of helping me get the best sleep I’ve had in years when I increase the amount consumed right before bed. Definitely a very well rounded strain that can easily replace multiple strain in your daily rotation.

Nice taste, almost like a slightly charred mandarin. I have bad anxiety and a badly injured back that has been needing surgery for about 4 yrs. The pain that normally leaves me unable to move at times is non existent with this strain. Of all the scripts I have been prescribed and of all the different strains I have tried, by far nothing touches the amount of pain relief I have gotten from this strain. The down side is I actually find that this strain has a tendency to increase my anxiety, though an easy fix. This can be a very heady strain and if prone to anxiety attacks could bring you close, but for pain relief I have found nothing better. Overall a must for pain relief or if you like a very cerebral high, if you have anxiety and want to partake, try using a strain that helps with the anxiety first. Oh and the best part, I find this strain actually decreases appetite. Even in low doses, I sometimes have to be reminded to eat something because I don’t think about it because I am just not hungry. Also when I do eat I find I tend to eat a bit less because I don’t get the hunger pains you get when you are hungry.

As for taste, smaller hits give a smooth, very sweet grape flavor, though the larger the hits the more that flavor is over taken by more of a chem taste. I use this strain at night for chronic pain and anxiety to help relax me and it works wonderfully for that. However, although this is a 70% indica, it will not give you that weighed down feeling that is usually beneficial to aiding to sleep, though it will help relax you and once you do get to sleep it will help to stay asleep longer. I tend to get tinnitus with some more powerful strains and although this is a somewhat strong strain, it is barely noticeable.