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I'm definitely NOT a Stoner... just a novice smoker looking for occasional inspiration, creativity, and energy. I typically do a PAX hit two or three times a year when the mood strikes. I'm a scientist, engineer, and explorer of the Universe. Sometimes it is possible to discover more of the Universal Truth through chemistry. Throughout High School and College, my best friends were Stoners. I was even a Roadie and Sound Master with a budding Rock N Roll band during the peak of the Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith years. I never liked cannabis, though, because it made me super paranoid. I hung around with my Stoner friends - went to more than 100 Grateful Dead concerts - but rarely or nearly never smoked. There were, of course, other chemical means used to help our exploration and discovery of the truths of the Universe. In the late 80's - when cannabis was still extremely illegal - my girlfriend and I did a fairly large indoor Indica grow in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. That was a very cool - and sometimes frightening - experience. So...on to the review. During a recent trip to Portland, I selected this strain - and a few others - because of its low "paranoia" level. Wow! For the first time ever, I did not get ANY sense of paranoia at all. I never knew that this could be possible with cannabis. After taking a couple hits from the PAX, it took about 10 minutes for the onset of effects. The buzz was somewhat uplifting, but definitely NOT a high energy boost. While I didn't want to get up and do yard work (it was cold and dark outside), I did enjoy hanging out by the firepit and even playing frisbee with my Aussie. (Yes...she catches the frisbee in the dark. I can't even see it, and she chases it down and catches it EVERY time.) This strain also did not spark a great deal of creativity, but it did open up my senses. I found myself noticing typically insignificant stimuli which would otherwise have been normally filtered out. My mind was very alert, but my mental acuity was diluted. It was as if my exploratory senses were reactivated. Instead of a typically LAZY BRAIN just paying attention to all the obvious stimuli around me - such as the blazing firepit - my filters were reduced and I noticed for the first time the individual trees, shrubs, and other "secondary" inputs around me. Overall, I would consider Dream Queen to be a great strain to achieve a comfortable and relaxed state of discovery and exploration. I could envision it to be great for a late night hike along the river with the Pups.