When looking for the best cannabis in Sherman Oaks, the strain is one of the main things to consider. It determines the cannabis’s effect, THC/CBD levels, terpenes, flavor, and smell. Strains usually fall under three main cannabis types: indica, sativa, and hybrid.
Indica strains typically have a relaxing effect, which can help you sleep, while Sativa strains have a more energizing effect. On the other hand, a hybrid is a mix of both types, meaning it has Indica and Sativa characteristics.
Whether you are a beginner or want to experiment with different strains, below is a list of the most popular ones.
Blue Dream
This hybrid has higher Sativa levels and a Blueberry and Super Silver Haze cross. Experts and cannabis users love it because of its pleasant, sweet berries taste and balanced Sativa effect. It has blow 1% CBD and 30% THC, with its main terpenes being myrcene, pinene, beta-caryophyllene, and linalool.
Blue Dream helps with anxiety and depression, stress, insomnia, cramps, inflammation, pain, and mental fog.
Pineapple Express
This hybrid strain is among the best cannabis in Sherman Oaks, with less than 0.1% CBD and 23% THC. Its main flavors are tropical, citrus, and pineapple, meaning that the most dominant terpenes are pinene, limonene, and caryophyllene. It helps with mental fog, social anxiety, stress, depression, and acute pain.
Blueberry
This is an Indica-dominant strain (80% Indica and 20% Sativa) with blueberry, grape, lavender, piney, and slightly peppery flavors. It is a highly potent strain with 0.26% CBD and 23.5% THC.
Its main terpenes are linalool, myrcene, beta-caryophyllene, and pinene. Blueberry mostly helps with pain, insomnia, and stress.
Sour Diesel
This is a Sativa strain with below 1% CBD and 14-25% THC. Its main terpenes are limonene and myrcene, giving it a strong diesel-like, citrus-like, spicy aroma and flavor. It helps with fatigue, pain, stress, anxiety, and PTSD.
Northern Lights
This is an Indica-dominant strain with 0.1% CBD and 16% THC. It has an herbal, citrus, and peppery flavor profile, pointing to its main terpenes being limonene, myrcene, and beta-caryophyllene.
It helps with pain, insomnia, mood disorders, and low appetite.