High Five Farms - Green Star Review - Purple Mango and Ghost Train Haze Hash

     High Five Farms is a producer located in Benton County Washington. Found in shops all around the state, the farm produces some of the best sun grown cannabis I’ve tried in Washington. Using light depravation growing and traditional trimming processing and curing techniques, High Five Farms products are a cut above the rest. Here are two products the AMC believes deserve a Green Star.

Purple Mango Flower

I hadn't seen a
“mango” strain since the old medical days, so I was happy to find this on the shelves at Merry Mart in Tacoma. I knew from some writing I’ve done the “mango” strains contain high concentrations of myrcene, a terpene known for its sedative effects. The finish and cure on the flower was top notch. It wasn’t trimmed to close, so all those terpenoids on the sugar leaves hung around to give this flower a pungent fruity smell. The buds weren’t too dry and were very dense, so I could tell right away the smoke was going to be good on this One. It didn't disappoint.

     Because the terpenes were so strong on this flower, it definitely packed a punch. It offered a relaxing mellow effect that gave way to just the right amount of couch lock. This is a great strain for night time use, or for patients who need some more relaxation in their lives. Day time use is possible, but for those who need help with sleep this is a great strain for their medicine cabinets.

Ghost Train Haze hash

     High Five Farms has a Ghost Train Haze flower available, but their hand press 1 gram hash cubes for only $20 are a treat. Each gram is hand pressed from kief/resin collected while the flower is being trimmed. The hash color is a brownish blonde color with tiny darker specks throughout. It smokes good by itself, grated on a joint or in a bowl. The GTH is one of the stronger strains out there, so the hash comes in with high Cannabinoid concentrations.

     We'll be taking a look at HFF's 2018 harvest soon, so keep an eye out. In the meantime be sure to support producers in Washington doing it right.

Introducing the Green Star Review

      Introducing Advocates for Medical Cannabis’s “Green Star Review”. This is an opportunity to put the “medical” back in cannabis in Washington State. The Green Star Review will focus on attributes of cannabis products medical cannabis patients look for. The green Star Review will focus on

1. Pesticides – Pesticides are a big deal for patients. In our review we will be looking at what pesticides are used and are they labeled clearly. Preferably, the products we review have no pesticides, but we do recognize the need for pesticides in some cases when producing cannabis.   
2. Potency and Terpene Profiles – Terpenes determine the effects of each cannabis strain. Our reviews will look at what terpenes are present, are they labeled? And the general potency and medical effect of each product.
3. Finish – The finishing touches for cannabis really matter. The green Star Review will examine the flush, trim and cure of cannabis flower, as well as, the effectiveness of “gassing” for solvent based extracts.
4. Advocacy – This won’t be discussed in every review, but when possible we’d like to recognize good things businesses are doing for the medical cannabis community in general. “Do they support home grows?”, “What sort of environmentally friendly practices do they embrace, sustainable packaging, water management and light energy use?”

     Advocates for Medical Cannabis will be seeking out products to review ourselves, but cannabis consumers can nominate players in the I-502 market place they think deserve a “Green Star”. If you have a favorite cannabis product you think puts the “medical” in “medical cannabis”, send us an email to emailmmcws@gmail.com  and let Advocates for Medical Cannabis know about your favorite medical cannabis product.