im almost positive that 99% of people who reminisce and wax poetic about thai sticks are blinded by nostalgia, and if they smoked it today, alongside the good weed of today, they wouldnt even take a second hit.
like quaaludes...it was great in the 70's, now we have widespread availability of good drugs, and despite quaaludes just feeling like glorified benzos, they have attained a mythic status amongst drug enthusiasts and collectors - because it is extremely rare today and the only stories most of us younger folks have to go on are 40+ years old and chock full of nostalgia.
Not so, Larry. Thai Stick was a potent cup of tea in its day. True, it hasn’t been seen in decades but I have no reason to embellish or exaggerate about the potency ofvthose little sticks. I vividly recall puffing one between sets at my first Dead show 8/04/76 Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. As Quinn the Eskimo suggests, the memory may be a bit fuzzy, but I do recall “melting into the blanket “ at that show during Help>Slip>Franklin’s. Very Dreamy...
Agreed, Dj. If I could find or buy some "Thai Stick" or "Columbian Gold" that I puffed in the 70's at a dispensary, I'd be happy. It was as good or better than most "Top Shelf" we see today. I don't know why.
I totally agree with DJ Easy Wind and Rusty. Both the Thai Stick and Columbian Gold were great. I prefer knowing that there are no toxic chemicals on what I'm smoking these days, which I couldn't in the '60s and '70s, but I would make an exception for those two.
1. $90 oz NTB opiated and tasty lasted me 9 months got it from my coworker when I worked at Jack in the box lmk very first job $1.35 an hour Till the till was short one day and I got fired and promoted to assistant manager within a couple hours to a glorious sum of $1.65 an hour. I fight back with the manager and insisted I was innocent and Bill got fired I don't think I ever saw him again his fee was 2 g
2 $500 lb. SMG super hard golden triangle nuggets one hit and joint could clog
3 gifted...panama red "saw Jimi Hendrix music coming out of the JBL's and it was the first time I could get high on pot
4 $15 ea. THAI STICK was expensive.. opiated
5 $100 lb best "high" Michoacán Like Third pot purchase. (1/4 oz. then 1/4 lb. for $24. Sold three for $8. Got s free ounce. Then a lb of mich. think I sold oz for $12. ( not 8 or 10 like the norm)
well hopefully that's my only grandpa story for the day
The first images of the sticks are exactly the way I remember.
I do not remember the gold(#15 in that 1978 High Times image) being as scraggly . I recall tight cleaner buds that exploded when pinched Lots o' striped seeds.
I would bet a dollar Escobar smoked the golden sinsemilla.
One thing I'm not nostalgic about is the wet ditch weed that came in plastic garbage bags from Kansas. People tried to sell it, don't know if anyone ever bought.
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on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 – 07:51 pm
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on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 – 08:16 pm
Zzz.
C Calm down Slacks ^^^^ Zzz.
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on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 – 08:20 pm
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on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 – 08:53 pm
Dipped in Opium?!
Dipped in Opium?!
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on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 – 08:59 pm
No it wasn't. That is a myth
No it wasn't. That is a myth.
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on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 – 09:02 pm
mmm. some of my best (if
mmm. some of my best (if fuzzy) memories of freshman year included Thai stick. Don't think I ever saw any again after '79.
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on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 – 11:01 pm
im almost positive that 99%
im almost positive that 99% of people who reminisce and wax poetic about thai sticks are blinded by nostalgia, and if they smoked it today, alongside the good weed of today, they wouldnt even take a second hit.
like quaaludes...it was great in the 70's, now we have widespread availability of good drugs, and despite quaaludes just feeling like glorified benzos, they have attained a mythic status amongst drug enthusiasts and collectors - because it is extremely rare today and the only stories most of us younger folks have to go on are 40+ years old and chock full of nostalgia.
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 12:17 am
Not so, Larry. Thai Stick was
Not so, Larry. Thai Stick was a potent cup of tea in its day. True, it hasn’t been seen in decades but I have no reason to embellish or exaggerate about the potency ofvthose little sticks. I vividly recall puffing one between sets at my first Dead show 8/04/76 Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. As Quinn the Eskimo suggests, the memory may be a bit fuzzy, but I do recall “melting into the blanket “ at that show during Help>Slip>Franklin’s. Very Dreamy...
I rest my case.
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 12:42 am
Agreed, Dj. If I could find
Agreed, Dj. If I could find or buy some "Thai Stick" or "Columbian Gold" that I puffed in the 70's at a dispensary, I'd be happy. It was as good or better than most "Top Shelf" we see today. I don't know why.
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 01:02 am
I totally agree with DJ Easy
I totally agree with DJ Easy Wind and Rusty. Both the Thai Stick and Columbian Gold were great. I prefer knowing that there are no toxic chemicals on what I'm smoking these days, which I couldn't in the '60s and '70s, but I would make an exception for those two.
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 08:17 am
Best In Show back in the day
Best In Show -----
Nepalese Temple Balls
+
Thai Stick
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 08:23 am
Your list is noticeably
Your list is noticeably incomplete,
Panama Red was some unforgettable ceremonial stumble bum mind fuck.
Damm there was some great shit in the day.
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 11:39 am
Early eightys in SOCAL when
Early eightys in SOCAL when the skunk was not available loose thai at an inexpensive price
Was not a bad exception. One long stick/stem of scraggly buds folded over and stuffed into a baggie.
Tasted like molasses and cough you get off.
Thai stem not stick.
70s got the stick right off the B-52s from the Security Police barracks at the local air force base.
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 05:45 pm
Larry you write well appear
Larry you write well, appear intelligent and well educated
that don't mean the old farts don't know what the fuck they are talking about
this thread is on point Nepalese temple balls, Colombian Santa Maria gold, Panama red, Thai stick, And michoacham
Top five No jive
find the seeds, do the deeds I would even consider smoking again
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 05:49 pm
I Got some Mex Bud In Tucson
I Got some Mex Bud In Tucson Az '90s and early 2000s that had thai stick flavor ( blend?) It was good as well and Cheap $ the last i have seen.
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 05:55 pm
I Want To Smoke Real Thai
I Want To Smoke Real Thai Stick with Judit.
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 06:08 pm
1. $90 oz NTB opiated and
1. $90 oz NTB opiated and tasty lasted me 9 months got it from my coworker when I worked at Jack in the box lmk very first job $1.35 an hour Till the till was short one day and I got fired and promoted to assistant manager within a couple hours to a glorious sum of $1.65 an hour. I fight back with the manager and insisted I was innocent and Bill got fired I don't think I ever saw him again his fee was 2 g
2 $500 lb. SMG super hard golden triangle nuggets one hit and joint could clog
3 gifted...panama red "saw Jimi Hendrix music coming out of the JBL's and it was the first time I could get high on pot
4 $15 ea. THAI STICK was expensive.. opiated
5 $100 lb best "high" Michoacán Like Third pot purchase. (1/4 oz. then 1/4 lb. for $24. Sold three for $8. Got s free ounce. Then a lb of mich. think I sold oz for $12. ( not 8 or 10 like the norm)
well hopefully that's my only grandpa story for the day
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 06:15 pm
I Most Certainly Got Dipped
I Most Certainly Got Dipped Sticks In 1977 - 1980. STRONG As Hell.
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on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 10:22 pm
The first images of the
The first images of the sticks are exactly the way I remember.
I do not remember the gold(#15 in that 1978 High Times image) being as scraggly . I recall tight cleaner buds that exploded when pinched Lots o' striped seeds.
I would bet a dollar Escobar smoked the golden sinsemilla.
I am sure there were some sinsemilla somewhere.
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on Friday, March 15, 2019 – 11:35 am
the reason they are not grown
the reason they are not grown today is they require very long growing seasons and get really large.
there are companies doing the seeds of the mexi's....have not gotten to sample.
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on Friday, March 15, 2019 – 03:24 pm
One thing I'm not nostalgic
One thing I'm not nostalgic about is the wet ditch weed that came in plastic garbage bags from Kansas. People tried to sell it, don't know if anyone ever bought.
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on Friday, March 15, 2019 – 03:37 pm
We picked it in Bonner
We picked it in Bonner springs....