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Disclaimer:
This assessment is based off of a sample package that I received free of charge. Transparency and honesty are integral to my review style, and I have no continuing affiliation with The Green Ace beyond the scope of this review.
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MOM Name
The Green Ace
thegreenace.ca
Overall rating out of 10:
9.5
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Sign Up:
Since I did not legitimately register with The Green Ace, I cannot comment on signup, however, I did have a look over the site and process and it is a fairly standard registration form, much like many other MOMs and ecommerce platforms. I like The Green Ace’s website, it is clean, fast, and devoid of too much flashy distracting garbage, plus the 3D views of flower are a nice touch!
Ordering & Pricing:
No legitimate purchase was made in this case, so I cannot comment on ordering.
Pricing, for the quality of bud The Green Ace carries, runs the gamut from fair, to a wee bit high, to absolutely smokin’ deals--it really depends on the individual and their budget.
Communication:
I did all of my communicating with The Green Ace by email, and he/they is/are very down to Earth, on the level, knowledgeable pot people. Communication was fast, clear, and professional, and I had absolutely zero issues in this department.
Packaging:
Samples came packaged in a proper shipping box (yay!), inside of which was a sealed bag containing the mylar sample bags. No smell was apparent, and the package was entirely inconspicuous.
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General Notes:
To their credit, The Green Ace seems to hand select very high quality cannabis. I had a hard time finding anything in these samples that wasn’t at least approaching a quad. The cure of the cannabis in general is some of the best I have ever had over many strains from a single MOM, and I was highly impressed by it. It
might seem as though these ratings are inflated, with so many 5’s and 5+’s, but the bar for quads is continually pushed higher, and I may have to start dishing out cinques. The Green Ace really challenged and reformed my notion of what high end cannabis can be.
Annihilator Kush: Balanced Hybrid
Annihilator kush is a happy looking, orangey, pistil-coated, balanced hybrid strain, that is characterized by a strong pinene presence--it smells and tastes like sucking on an evergreen sapling. Annihilator is priced at $110 an ounce right now, and as such, makes it Green Ace’s primary budget option for flower. At $110 an ounce, I half expected this bud to be around AA in terms of potency, and I couldn’t have been more wrong. While it was not a duration champ in the vaporizer, the effects are surprisingly strong. I found it creeped hard, and the buzz was both a strong head and body high, so strong, in fact, I probably wouldn’t recommend this to folks who suffer anxiety and paranoia, or prefer a calming stone, because this isn’t it. It’s quite a high energy buzz, and coming off of a calm stone, it felt chaotic. Use of this strain would definitely be reserved to daytime, and perhaps even mood based. I wouldn’t want to feel this “edgy” all the time, but if I were out getting life done, this would probably be a suitable option. Vapour was a tad harsh, but I find any strain with this amount of orange pistils is typically a tad tickly on the throat. I think straight sativa people and balanced hybrid lovers might find quite a deal in the price offered at The Green Ace on this strain, and I’d advise those folks to give it a look. People who are not fans of an edgy, caffeine’sih buzz, stay far away.
4/5 (Price point is a 5!)
Black Diamond: Indica
I think Green Ace was out to prove a point here: I wanted to have this bud cast in acrylic resin and save it for all time! By far the most impressive looking bud with which I have ever come in contact. You see pictures of this type of quality, but I half assumed they were hoaxes. The mature trichomes are off the charts--the bud looks like it has a worm infestation--tentacle porn! Vapour was less dense than the Tom Ford Pink, but jurassically potent and ultra smooth. For me, this buzz creeped HARD; after 10 minutes I was a whole other level more intoxicated than I was off of the first few puffs--it was quite surprising and I’d caution people to keep that in mind before they blast back ten joints of this cannamadness. I had never heard of the Black Diamond strain prior to Green Ace, and now I think I need an Antonov carrier jet full of it. Both the Tom Ford Pink (reviewed in Part II) and Black Diamond had a strong body stone, but I found it to be more intense with Black Diamond. I could feel the tingling effects all throughout my body, even down through the bottoms of my feet, but without the heavy couchlock (in my case, anyway). I’ve seen some good quads at this point, but this might be beyond your typical quad. The Black Diamond was a dark horse in my Green Ace experience, and it won the bronze, silver, and gold trophies simultaneously. It’s hard to remain reserved with the rating for posterity when the cannabis blows your mind to this degree. Black Diamond is on sale for $130 an ounce presently, and if you have the money sitting around, you need to go buy one, because that price for this quality weed is bloody unheard of; no exaggeration.
My Rating:5.5/5!! AAAA+
Bubba Kush: Indica
Bubba Kush is a strain that I probably don’t have to say a whole lot about in terms of its effects. The bubba is a Canadian staple crop, and I do believe that every man, woman and child in this country has smoked it (hopefully not children, but probably). The Green Ace’s Bubba Kush is masterful--I got completely lost in the magic of the photo that it offered me--observe the complete lacquering of trichomes! The bud I received was stupendously dense without being a rock--it has the The Green Ace expert-level cure that I will often rave about in this review. The aroma and flavour is extremely gassy, and the vapour was flavourful even after a 5 minutes in the Solo II! In fact, this bubba was still producing proper clouds well into the second 5 minute session, beginning at 220C--that’s bloody unheard of! If you like Bubba Kush, and are looking for the absolute highest quality, I would put this way up at AAAA+... I got really, really stoned off of this bad boy--for a long, long time. It is a deeply relaxing stone that is perfect for drifting off to sleep.
My Rating: 5/5! AAAA+
Death Bubba: Indica
The Green Ace’s Death Bubbs has the best fragrance of any Death Bubba that I have had. It has a rousing skunky, earthy, citrus smell and taste, and was slightly more moist than some of Green Ace’s other strains. The massive clouds of vapour were a bit harsh at higher temps, but that is a quality I find common to almost all crops of Death Bubba, and may explained away by the thick coating of resinous trichomes. For those who know it, Death Bubba is one of those rare, and welcome indica strains that don’t have a heavily sedative quality, it is a mix of body stone and psychoactive headiness, and I find it great for video gaming and watching movies--an all around evening king. The potency of The Green Ace’s Death Bubba is, like most of their strains, quite high, and the effects are stout and enduring. Fan’s of this strain won’t be disappointed with The Green Ace’s offering, its above average for the Death Bubba I have seen around lately. Not quite a quad, but a solid, high-trip.
My Rating: 4.2/5
Money Maker: Indica
Money Maker is quite the cross--Master Kush, Hindu Kush and Skunk No. 1, and when I read it’s lineage I had to admit I was quite excited to try it. The Money Maker has a powerfully sweet and sour thing going on; unbroken I got an overall sweet aroma, then once the bud is broken open, a strong skunky smell comes pouring out. The same quality was true of the vapour, my tastebuds were confused as to which flavour highway we were travelling on. This is very potent weed, but not in the way I expected. I expect a reasonably heavy indica sensation, what I got instead, was a bit of a racing heart, and I could feel my blood pressure rise slightly. I’m not a huge fan of that sensation, it’s a bit like the cocaine of weed when it happens and if I wanted cocaine, I’d just snort cocaine (I do not, however). Other than that, it’s good strong weed and I definitely didn’t find myself sitting around, worrying about the problems that plague my life. The vapour was tad harsh at higher temperatures but it was nowhere near as harsh as the Pineapple Express (see below). I think this bud might be a bit of an acquired taste. It had a high that was really unusual in its hybridized effects, and I found myself liking it one minute, and hating it the next. I’d say this high is a bit like riding a wave, and if that sounds appealing to you, then you must try it, because it certainly is a quad in terms of potency.
My Rating: 5/5
Pineapple Express: Sativa Dominant Hybrid
Ahh, the strain of much contemporary pop-folklore! I doubt there’s a whole lot I can say about this strain that people don’t already know--its a strong, energetic sativa that is superb for day use and creativity. Green Ace’s PE has probably the strongest apple terpene that I have experienced with this strain, it comes across straight off the unbroken bud, and just overwhelms the taste buds in the vape flavour. Though it tastes fantastic for the first couple mins in the heat, I found Green Ace’s PE harsh as hell--I was barking like the hound of the baskervilles pretty much the whole way through the bowl, and it left my throat feeling raw. The potency is certainly there, I was feeling the effects off of just a few draws and it was a long lasting, cerebrally focused high--I was sucked right inside the new Mumford and Sons album while high on the PE (great album, btw). If it weren’t for the harshness, this would certainly be some of the better PE I have had, it is a buzz I could live my life on.
My Rating: 4/5 (be higher if not for the harshness)
Incentive for Customers:
Free shipping over $150, loyalty points program, refer a friend and split $40 value, limited time 15% off all orders, regular sale items.
Incentive for Review:
I was provided samples for review.
Notes:
Damn near every strain I tried from The Green Ace was a potency champion, and while the prices at The Green Ace may be slightly higher on average than some MOMs, the quality is a guarantee, and some of their sale prices are phenomenal. It seems to me that The Green Ace is gearing itself toward the cannabis connoisseur, and if I were looking for guaranteed potency and bag appeal, I would be ordering here 100%.
Continue to Part II of this Review!
) would almost always stock this 27%+thc death bubba that was such a heavy hitter. It’d be nearly white from all the crystals. It had this heavy pungent yet earthy musk. I miss it so friggen much!!!!!
