Cherry AK-47

I'll admit that I'm a major nerd when it comes to marijuana. It's nice to know for real what you're about to smoke. Needless to say when visiting relatives in Denver I definitely made sure I went to a dispensary, so much better than a parking lot. All the strains where labeled with lots of details...surely I'm in heaven! After a lot of browsing and talking to the extremely friendly budtenders, I decided on Cherry AK-47. It was a great experience while watching the sun rise or set over the front range of the Rockies. It seemed to enhance my perceptions turning a beautiful experience into something even better. This flower enhances any experience and will make you smile for hours. Top notch. Hopefully someday my home state will come around.

~I adore this strain. It is my go to am strain. 100% recommend.~ I keep a detailed journal on everything for my medical cannabis here are my personal ratings... (Colors indicate comparison to my relief vs. the approx. leafly avg. Green is better, black is same, red is worse. [colors are for my own personal uses]) Relaxed: 4.8/5(red) Euphoric: 4.9/4.9 (black) Happy: 4.7/4.2 (green) Uplifted: 4.5/4.5 (green) Giggly: 3/3.9 (red) Medical Pain: 4.8/5.0 (red) Stress: 4.7/4.0 (green) Depression: 4.6/3.8 (green) Headaches: 3.4/3.4 (black) Inflammation: 4.1/3.0 (green) Additional Appetite Suppression: 4.3 IBS: 3.9 I am a medical cannabis user. I suffer from…. Absolutely agonizing pain. Nerve pain through my entire body, severe lower back pain, leg pain, sciatica. I also suffer from severe depression, anxiety, PTSD. Every inch of my body has pain 24/7. Not to mention from all of this my fatigue is unbearable. Let me tell you, this strain is a life saver. I feel awake and creative. Not only that but I can function. I actually spent 2 or 3 hours cleaning yesterday because this helps that much. (I can barely do stairs normally and got 2 full bags of trash!) It doesn’t make me groggy at all and most strains do (hybrid, indica, sativa the like). So it keeps me awake and relieves pain but ALSO I feel a significant relief from my stress and depression. This is pretty strong so I would go easy at the start. I didn't because I usually have a high tolerance but I was wrong. I got wicked paranoid and queasy. However after a week or so my body was like okay, I get this strain and haven’t had any adverse reactions since. Absolutely for anyone suffering from pain and depression. Oh! On a side note. I have always struggled with my weight. It’s a long story. One of the issues I have now is even if I eat well, I still will eat a lot because I can never feel full (another medical issue :/) I have found that instead of giving me the munchies this has curbed my hunger! Weird right? So I would also recommend if you NEED to lose weight for health related reasons or struggle with never feeling full (I say need because you are perfect the way you are! :) )

Was actually really disappointed in this pheno after not having AK-47 in many, many years. I was looking for a hybrid that leaned on the sativa side for a daytime smoke for my chronic pain, sadly the local dispensary stopped listing terp and even THC content on their menu because I would not have bought it for this purpose had I known my batch would pack 1.5% myrcene! I get a small amount of fruit when I smell, but I mostly smell hops and even looking for cherries, I can't find them in there. Now I get that the strain isn't ideal for what I was looking for, but I will say it fell flatter for me than most anything has in a while. Now if im willing to drag out big bertha and go nuts, I can indeed get myself to a nice medicated state that is primarily cerebral, but the sedation from the myrcene leaves you just wanting to lay around, not really a good strain for getting things done in my opinion. I will say its claim to fame may be it's ability to not induce sleep with it's terpene profile... it may be very useful for people that need something heavy in the head for anxiety or nausea during the day without being overwhelmed with somnolence. I was plenty able to go about my daily tasks, but it wasn't because this strain was energizing so much as you just don't seem to have the burn out crash and the AK genetics seem to overcome the myrcene to keep you from sleeping away the afternoon. Personally, I have a long list of symptoms cannabis helps, but i noticed I was having to use about an extra 1/3 to get the relief the strain has to offer, and it was to far fewer symptoms than most strains hit. And by then, I'm baked, just not groggy. Also, I felt very little medical benefit compared to other strains, even ones classified as sativa dominant or sativa, as this one usually is. Personally, I could see medical users enjoying this at times they feel like they can relax on the couch for a bit and recover peacefully, not much more and personally I prefer to sleep on days like that. Now my guess - especially comparing my experiences in high school before my injury - would be that this strain would be a pretty forgiving hybrid for recreational users to enjoy without being overly sedating or racy while still producing a very strong, cerebral high. I can't really rate intoxication levels with my constant dosing, but my guess is this would "feel" about as strong as any non-med user would want in a strain. Don't take this as a bad review, I just found the flower disappointing because I was expecting energizing, sativa effects and I'm finding it to be closer to the opposite. Now everyone's different, and this was from a brand I've never tried before and it's labeled "rough cut" although the flower looks fine enough. Just poorly cured and the smell isn't anything I'd hype up, altho the taste is quite pleasant and there is a pleasant fruity aroma to it, I just don't get cherry anywhere and theres so much myrcene it grosses me out (hops.) Honestly, the best use I could think for this strain would be before getting into bed to watch a movie I actually don't want to fall asleep thru while on vacation. It's very mentally stimulating while also being relaxing, but not overly sedating. It has its place, I just don't think it's anything I'd be in a hurry to spend money on again and probably not the first go to for medical users, but recreational users may find this a very "fun" strain! Just don't buy if you're looking for a sativa buzz, its very balanced.