High Mark

 "Hi, Mark," I greet my neighborhood budtender.

"Hey, Gabe? What can I getcha today?"

"High Mark," I repeat.

Or so it went one day a couple of months ago when I first tried the brand with their Strawberry Gary. A phenomenal smoke: great high, incredible taste & smell of real strawberries, with some really high limonene levels. If you're looking for a nice indica with more of a fruit flavor, this is a good strain (later tried some from Bountiful Farms which was not quite as strong, more "hybrid" in effect, with a more nuanced flavor, linalool dominant)---High Mark seem to be positioning themselves in between the budget brands like Bostica, Altitude, Perpetual Harvest, Farmers Friend...and the more "high-end" lines...which I think is a great idea. I believe the Strawberry Gary ran $30-$35; I later tried the Tropicana Cherry which was unbelievable, if you have never had a strain from the Tropicana family do yourself a favor, as this is some of the tastiest, fruitiest and most colorful cannabis I have found that is still able to cut through my heavy tolerance and deliver a high that will last for hours, eliminate negativity and allow for complete appreciation of reality.  
Those two were back around February...then a month or two ago Blue River got some more product from them. I tried the Cake Grenades, which was underwhelming after Harbor House's amazing Cake Crasher. Not bad, just nothing to write home about. I just grabbed some Grape Glaze the other day. Similarly, it was fine but didn't deliver anything like the indica body-high of SFV OG which was only 5 bucks more.
All in all, I like that High Mark is growing really high-terpene flower, and giving the consumer some pricing options. They have also all been up there in cannabinoid content, and in any case, they do the trick for a heavy smoker. I would grab the Trop Cherry again in a heartbeat.

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THC you later...



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