DURGA MATA -- An exotic strain grown indoors organically in Oakland, California.

I procured some Durga Mata recently from an indoor Oakland grower. I suspect it was grown in fairly small amounts, along with several other strains. I intuited that this was more of someone's "science fair project" and not a commercial grow.

Upon close inspection the bag appeal was mixed. The majesty of a forest of clear and creamy trichromes was marred by the fact the most of it was small popcorn nugs. The originally biggest nugs on the plants appeared to have been trimmed into pieces indiscriminately. All of these factors, and perhaps genetic influence, resulted in a bag of extremely resinous, fluffly weed.

Opening a jar of the stuff led to an interesting olfactory experience. I detected musky, spicy, stale, and Nam Champa, like on old headshop. Several friends of mind insisted on saying it smelled like dryer sheets. Cannabis celebrity Ed Rosenthal thinks it smells like turkish desserts in his book, BUDS. I can see how a musky smell could be interpreted as like a clothing or laundry smell, hence the dryer sheets. However, I can also see how the spice sensation might bring exotic tastes like Turkish Coffee to mind.

The taste was good. I feel like it could have been stronger, I would have liked to explores the exotic taste of this weed a little more, but the taste simply was not strong enough to pin down very specific details.

The high was good but generic. A strong body high was a significant component, probably due to the strain's indica genetics. Judging by the ratio of clear to amber trichromes, the cannabis was harvested only slightly early, reducing the sleepy component of the indica genetics.

Of course, when evaluated a specific example of marijuana, you are evaluating the grower as well. Since no to grow setup are exactly alike, it is difficult to hold pot against an objective standard to compare genetics. I can tell you that this pot would probably go for 50-55 dollars an eight in Oakland clubs, this has been anecdotally confirmed by two other people very familiar with the Oaksterdam club scene.