THE LONG ROAD HOME (My Toke…)
I thoroughly enjoyed Lavender Jones. There may seem to be some heavy handed verbiage in the review that suggests its tendency toward the outer limits of introspection which could lead to negative thinking. I personally only experienced a slight amount of this sensation during one session. But, it was definitely not a defining effect for me, since I sometimes enjoy a bit of a jolt from this much pinene. And, after years, I know myself and can usually figure out some way to modulate whatever I am medicating with. This, I know, does not apply to everyone and I feel a responsibility to the readers and the community in general to offer a disclosure and a warning regarding any negative effects that I think may be amplified depending on anyone’s endo-cannibinoid system. In short, if it feels a bit like that for me, I suspect it could potentially be an overwhelming feeling for someone else with a lower tolerance or different make up in general.

Lavender Jones in particular seems innocuous in its name, unassuming in its optics, almost fairly common traits for the most part, but these betray a deeper resonance from the terpene profile of this strain. The remarkably high levels of both Pinene and Myrcene in particular come to mind as being responsible for amplifying the intensity of Lavender Jones’ wide spectrum of effects. It seems that, at higher potencies, Lavender Jones could be potentially be difficult for some users to modulate or tame.
And because the previously mentioned spectrum of effect is quite wide: from mood elevation to cerebral introspection to muscle relaxation to appetite stimulation to full on body high sedation, Lavender Jones runs the track.

However, even more interesting it its seemingly unpredictable result, which for me, depending on the day, the task, and the general mood, seemed to take on different shades of sensation and more to the point, in no particular order.
So, that being said, I was even more inclined to post a bit of “beware of falling rocks” sign on this one. I will say that just as many times as I became engrossed in an activity and applied the focus, I was as many times completely without motivation to do much of anything but ponder. Yes, my mind was working on overdrive, but the vehicle seemed to have no where or want to travel.

This doesn’t particularly appeal to me personally, since Cannabis, for me at least, beyond my health needs, has always been best enjoyed as something that enhances perception and spurns me to create or engage in some way. Beyond my medical reasons for using Cannabis, my recreational, or daily day to day, and psychological needs for using it do not include being unable to function or be productive in general. So, I wouldn’t personally add Lavender Jones to my list of highly functional and focus enhancing strains. I would more relegate it to spending time when there is mostly nothing to do but be a spectator but one that requires some thought, like watching an intricate plot in a movie for instance.

That being said, I did, at times, find the right amount of Lavender Jones and it seemed that I received the most positive cerebral benefits after medicating with either very small amounts, or after having medicated successively. Whenever it was an in between amount, I found myself in that haze-maze: thinking too much to do anything you are thinking about that you think you should be doing…but you don’t.

But, even though I’m not a huge fan of the “couch lock”, Lavender Jones’ physical high is seemingly very effective at providing muscle tension relief. I had been experiencing with my regular neck pain for a few days before and after a few sessions with Lavender Jones, this pain diminished substantially until beyond waking the next morning. The next day it returned and I figured I was headed for two days of Migraines, but once again, Lavender Jones seemed to alleviate the pain. So, I would definitely recommend it for muscle pain relief as long as the cerebral exploration is manageable.

I am recently continually impressed by Harvest’s quality whether it be a RollOne product or Modern Flower, or simply their in-house Harvest label. I will definitely keep Lavender Jones on a list of effective pain relieving strains and probably add it lower on the list of cerebrally inspiring simply because its deep mellow relaxation is its best and most accessible quality and at that it can do an amazing job. That level of Myrcene can Slow The Roll of any Pinene express…most likely