Perks for me -
Generous <33 I am biased as they offered me a free seven grams with my order for winning a pop-up contest. And I hadn’t used the new customer 3.5 coupon yet! I didn’t expect them to honor it. WHAT! NO! THEY DID! And not only that but they sent me a bonus gram! And… a… cookie! Such a fabulous gift. Thank you, GanjaWest.
Perks for you -
Currently they are having an incredible sale for 30% off flower. There’s a 10% off + free 3.5 gram coupon, bestwest, for your first purchase. Pretty sure there’s an affiliate code coupon floating around as well. You get 5 dollars worth of points on signup. Free shipping for orders over $99.
Customer service -
Lots of emails to communicate the progress of the order. They kept in touch. I signed up a while ago, I think ID was required.
Packaging -
The usual nondescript mailer with no smell leakage. Inside was a vacuum sealed bag full of plastic labeled bags. It was wrapped sufficiently to not be palpable.
91 Supreme Duke Nukum - AAAA - 4.5/5
Half of the contents were mashed onto the top of the lid, which is kindly protected from being permanently lost in the grooves by a plastic inset. The jar itself is glass, nice and high quality, I’d rather have this than an expensive eye creme anyway! Hah! It’s 1:30 in the afternoon but I’m self employed, so as soon as I finished the data entry part of my work that requires me to be able to like… think… I cracked this out and had a dab. I then finished the dab, wrote this paragraph, and started reaching for my vape to set up a second dab when it hit like a sudden surprise wave of high. Okay, not surprise, I was dabbing…
The flavor is present; pine is the first note I pick up, a bitter winter sweetness, accompanied by a little classy weedy pungent gas. The packaging says floral, it’s true some flowers don’t smell particularly sweet!
Vaporizes leaving very little residue, quite smooth, easy to handle. The hits get a lot harsher as it goes on.
I usually select flowers so I can enjoy myself a leisurely session but I have to say, this is very nice. I went through two dabs and I am sailing now! If you want/need to get medicated fast with no odour as a heavier user, I suspect concentrates are the only way to go. Sent me back to sleep, which was exactly what I wanted at the time… I was in that awkward head space where I had woken up too early to do some work before a deadline and now was awaketired. Anyway, I figured dabbing might sort that out one way or the other and it did. I use a lot and two dabs got me pretty high very fast. Really enjoyed this product.
Buds-
All at weight, or slightly over, usually by .3 but up to .10, with a few very tiny popcorn pieces to bring it to that weight. It's extremely precise. All of the buds are packaged in “step up from regular zippy” bags that are black on the back, mostly clear window on the front, with a sticker indicating the strain, sativa/hybrid/indica, weight, and which item in the order it is. One thing of note was the stickers which say 1/5, 2/5, etc… an organizational touch I’ve never encountered before which is helpful for large orders. Printed sticker with the strain information which could be carefully removed if someone wanted. No bodevas.
Alice in Wonderland - AAA hybrid - 4.2/5
Fluffy green buds, powerfully aromatic with a sweet floral overtone. This is the most fluffy of the bunch, all of the rest fit on my scale to weigh.
What’s that you say, weed? Smoke me? Well, all right.
Tastes like it smells, floral and sweet, though with a few tokes to explore the flavor, it broadens out to include notes of chocolate and pastries, all very sweet and enjoyable delicate notes. A fabulous happy euphoric high that would be suitable for both day and night use, I think. An incredible smoke, goes down smoothly and hits hard and euphoric in joint form. The sweetness is more pronounced in a vaporizer and the euphoria is more pronounced with smoke. Load this one into your craziest bong for the best time.
Bruce Banner #3 - AAAA sativa dominant - 5/5
This is the strain I requested for my contest win so yes, that’s right, I got 7 grams of this free and I am happy to report I LOVE this strain! It tastes great, sticky, piney and a dank nose on it. Dense nuggets full of THC all the way down, kicks in fast and furious, highly energizing and creative high like chugging an energy drink, just like you would expect from our big green friend. I picked up my novel and finished the scene I was working on and now it looks like our heroine might get lucky…
Beautiful dense nuggets with lots of little orange hairs. I shared it with a sativa-loving friend and she also loved it.
Purple Urkle - AAA hybrid - 4/5
Notes of grape and skunk right off the bat, crawls up into your mouth and lets off a nice skunky sigh. Drier cure than BB3 and slightly less quality trim, but still very nice. Smooth vapor that I found built into a rougher feeling, it’s easy to go through a few bowls of it because of its lower grade. The resulting high is relaxing and distracting from all the little aches and pains of the world. A nice evening option, flavourful and packs a punch at a fair price. I don’t think I’d go out of my way to seek it out but it’s not a bad AAA.
Black Diamond - AA indica - 4.8/5
Packs an incredible punch for its price, the main thing of note is the squished, lower quality, drier bud. It’s potent, flavorful, maintains a peppery bite for a while which tastes delicious, creamy smooth and spicy all at once. A great night time smoke, I may get this one again since I just had the sample! Great example of their AA buds, a worthy contender. The vapor lasts for ages and the high builds up to a very functional couchlock, in at least that I can type but I’m not sure about the rest of me… I would recommend this as a budget indica option if you’re feeling like going through several bowls or passing it around with friends because of how well the flavor holds up. I’m rating it based on its price point and rating, of course; if this were presented as a quad I would not be impressed… but it’s a great budget option. It’s a $150 ounce pre-coupon.
Durban Poison - AAA - pure sativa - 5/5
A personal favourite strain, I have tried many examples of Durban Poison. This example is stinky, extremely terpy with a skunky/gas/spice/pine odour which has earned its name of “poison”. The smaller buds are a light lime green, medium density, with a sprinkle of orange and brown throughout. It’s not a night time strain yet in it goes; it’s 1:23 in the morning and I have a novel to write. Bring it on, espresso of cannabis! Excellent AAA quality bang for buck. Its trim isn’t flawless and the nuggets are smaller, which is I think the only reason it isn’t a quad… otherwise the potency is a similar level to the Bruce Banner. Bruce is a hybrid though, so I found the DP had a bit more kick which could shoot someone into anxiety. I believe this AAA is probably safe enough for most users to try, but if you're prone to anxiety I would steer away.
Vapor is smooth and warm, a flavor not unlike a chai tea latte. I am personally quite pleased. Vapor lasted for a while and carried with it the energizing surge effect I expect from this strain. The flavor is nicer than some examples which have felt more “poisonous”. Not a bedtime strain!
The Cookie -
Tastes delicious, the fact that it’s a tainted cookie is obvious but it’s still a really good sugar cookie. I have no qualms recommending it on taste alone, unless you don’t want a super sweet cookie. I have eaten half of it, because I’ve had edibles sneak up and destroy me from behind. Report to come. About 3 hours later, I got slapped with some dry mouth and a zoned out edible brain. I suspect given my tolerance I could have eaten the whole cookie. That said, I’m seeing auras. I ate the other half the next day and ended up stuck lying on my face on the couch for half an hour because I COULD NOT MOVE. 5/5
In short-
GanjaWest has some great deals, fair priced product, a great selection of modest priced products and great sales. Their AAAs held up as more than just a viable option for when I share with friends with a lower tolerance than me. Instead I find myself reaching for some Durban Poison or some Alice in Wonderland when using on my own during the day. I’m sure I’ll be back in the future for those days when I want to buy me some mids. While I’ve encountered superior cannabis, the free shipping at $99 is a notable perk for me.
All in all it was a very enjoyable experience. As always, I rate on the experience of the order I’m reviewing and this one was great.
Thanks for reading.
