A strain-by-effects quiz asks 6 to 12 questions about the outcome you want, then sorts products by THC level, CBD level, and terpene profile. The quiz returns a shortlist of names. It does not predict how a strain will feel in your body. Treat the result as a starting point for a talk with a budtender at a licensed store.
Questions a quiz asks
- Goal: sleep, calm, focus, mood, appetite, pain relief.
- Time of day: morning, afternoon, night.
- Tolerance: no prior use, occasional use, daily use.
- Format: flower, vape, edible, tincture, topical.
- Effects to avoid: dry mouth, racing thoughts, drowsiness, hunger.
- Flavor: citrus, pine, berry, diesel, mint, earth.
How answers map to products
Quizzes group products by two numbers on the label: THC percentage and CBD percentage. High THC with low CBD, near 18% to 30%, sits in the strong group. Ratios near 1:1 THC to CBD sit in the mild group. The quiz then adds terpene names. Myrcene, limonene, caryophyllene, pinene, linalool, and terpinolene are the six terpenes printed on most labels.
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Indica and sativa labels show up in quiz results, but those words describe plant shape, not effect. Lab tests show that retail flower is a hybrid in most cases. Dose, route, and batch change the result more than the label name does.
What the quiz cannot tell you
Four things stay outside the quiz. Dose. Tolerance. Body chemistry. Batch variance. State lab reports list THC and CBD per batch, and those numbers change between harvests. Human research on single terpenes and mood is small. Much of what quizzes repeat about one terpene comes from lab work, not from trials in people.
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What to do at the store
- Show the quiz list to the budtender and state your goal in one sentence.
- Ask for the THC and CBD percentage on each package label.
- Ask for the harvest or package date.
- Ask to see the batch lab report.
- Start with a low dose: 2.5 mg to 5 mg THC in an edible, or 1 to 2 puffs of flower.
- Wait 2 hours before a second edible dose. Inhaled effects start in minutes.
Questions for the budtender
- Which product in this group has the lowest THC?
- Which one tests above 5% CBD?
- What terpenes does this batch show?
- What do you hand customers who want to avoid racing thoughts?
Age and legal rules
Adult-use stores check ID and sell to customers 21 and older. Some states sell to medical card holders at 18. Rules differ by state. Do not open or use a product inside the store. Do not drive after use. Keep edibles away from children and pets.