GRADE: AAAA
CATEGORY: Flower / Hybrid
TYPE: Hybrid 50% Sativa /50% Indica
THC CONTENT: 13% – 18%
CBD CONTENT: < 1%
EFFECTS: Energizing, Euphoria, Giggly, Happy, Hungry, Relaxing
FLAVORS: Cheesy, Creamy, Skunky, Sweet
AROMAS: Cheese, Earthy, Floral, Spicy, Sweet
RECOMMENDED USE: Afternoon
MEDICAL USES: Chronic Pain, Depression, Insomnia, Loss of Appetite, Migraines, PMS, PTSD, Stress
DESCRIPTION: Big Buddha Cheese is an interesting balanced hybrid strain of cannabis with a hazy history. The strain Cheese was first grown out of a bag of Sensi Seeds’ Skunk #1. This strain remained popular in the black market in the United Kingdom for a number of years until 2004. A mysterious breeder known only as “Big Buddha” took a clone of Cheese and began crossing it with a very specific Afghani plant in order to create the strain known today as Big Buddha Cheese. This strain would go on to win a prize at the 2006 High Times Cannabis Cup and is likely the most popular and widely available Cheese strain of cannabis on the market.
Big Buddha Cheese has a very beautiful visual profile, often seducing stoners with its appearance alone. This bud is known for its brilliant forest green hues with burnt-orange and almost-pink hairs. If you’ve got a sensitive nose, this one’s probably not for you. As the name cheese implies, this bud is a bit of a stinker. In fact, Big Buddha Cheese has gained quite the reputation involving its aroma, which is a pungent, skunky, cheese aroma mixed with fresh berries and tropical fruit. Likewise, the flavor you’ll taste when smoking on this strain is quite unique: like a wine and cheese party in your mouth.
Due to its popularity in the UK and Netherlands, this strain has been reported to help just about every ailment under the sun. Likewise, its potency in American dispensaries has made it quite the elusive find. This creates the perfect storm wherein a strain like Big Buddha Cheese gains quite the legend for being a powerful plant with all-healing properties. What we know for sure is that the THC levels for this plant average around 15%. This medium amount of THC, coupled with its potent effects have helped it earn its popularity and notoriety amongst the stoner community.
This plant has a number of uses both medical and recreational. Depending on the user, this strain can be used throughout the day for a variety of effects. Individuals who suffer from chronic stress, depression, and chronic pain will find this balanced hybrid’s ability to soothe physical aches while freeing the mind incredibly beneficial. In fact, this strain makes your brain feel heavy while making your body feel like its levitating. While mildly controlling pain, this strain is more likely to make you incredibly relaxed without making you feel sedated. Thankfully, the Sativa side of this plant will uplift your mood and give you quite the heady high. As your mood is drastically improved to blissful happiness, you should expect to get pretty hungry, as a pantry raid is impending.