The first time I noticed the strain Red Headed Stranger, my thoughts went straight toward Willie Nelson’s album. Willie Nelson has been a musical staple in my life for almost 50 years now. His discography includes nearly 100 albums. He released his first album Then I Wrote in September 1962, which included “Crazy,” a song better known for Patsy Cline’s recording that hit No. 2 on the Billboard Country chart that same year. Seventeen studio albums later, Nelson released the concept album Red Headed Stranger in 1975. After picking up from Springfield Maribis Red Headed Stranger Live Sauce by Bedford Grow, I decided to revisit the album while smoking the namesake strain.

Red Headed Stranger is a cross of William’s Wonder and Tom Hill’s Haze. This batch of 74% THCa, 6.30% THC, 0.25% CBDa, 2.80% CBGa, 0.79% CBG, and  84.14% total cannabinoids. The primary terpenes included β-myrcene, limonene, β-caryophyllene, linalool, α-pinene. Total terpenes reached 6.25%

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The gram came as a contestant mix of golden sauces and rocks that were larger than sugar but smaller than diamonds. The aroma included a citrus hops, lavender, pine, gas, and herbal spice.

The flavor delivered a similar chemical gas, citrus, cinnamon spice, and floral hops with hints of earthy mint. The gas and citrus flooded the front end of the inhale and exhale while the backend provided the floral hops and earthy mint notes.

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As expected, the effects landed right in the Work Sativa zone. The head high delivered mellow but clearheaded cerebral buzz that allowed me to focus on mental and physical work. Instead of a strong peak then a declining buzz, the Red Headed Stranger delivered a slowly rising but long-lasting peak that never reached an overwhelming feeling.

The body buzz came on a little stronger than expected for a sativa and settled in with a similar long and mellow peak that also provided the motivation to accomplish mental and physical work, as well as relax on the couch, gaming, or binging shows.

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Revisiting the Red Headed Stranger album while smoking Red Headed Stranger Live Sauce was a pleasant mix of work and relaxation. It’s always good to touch base with some Willie Nelson music from time to time. I’ll finish this review with the chorus of the title song, Red Headed Stranger:

Don’t cross him, don’t boss him

He’s wild in his sorrow

He’s ridin’ an’ hidin’ his pain

Don’t fight him, don’t spite him

Just wait till tomorrow

Maybe he’ll ride on again

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