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A diamond has long been considered to be a girl’s best friend, the perfect gemstone to accompany her life and make her feel elegant. In many ways, diamonds themselves represent a sense of possession and gleeful pride, something that you just can’t achieve in any other way.
The marijuana community always finds a way to pay homage to all things beautiful, and breeders have managed to create one diamond of a strain that you’ll be proud to show off: Black Diamond.
Black Diamond is a powerful hybrid strain with indica leanings that exist to create those unique feelings of joyful, pleasant emotions associated with owning something special; something that’s just for you.
Let’s take a look at this unique strain and uncover precisely what it is that makes it so special.
What is the Black Diamond Strain?
Black Diamond is an indica-leaning hybrid that was initially bred from a mix between Blackberry and Diamond OG, two classic strains well known for their pungent flavor and aroma.
The key thing about Black Diamond is its insane quantity of THC, as well as its profoundly noticeable effects.
The high of the Black Diamond strain is oddly subtle, taking hold quickly yet without a great deal of introduction. Expect to feel an odd weightlessness and gentle feeling in your limbs, as well as an overwhelming sensation of peacefulness and serenity.
There is this temptation that quickly sets in, causing you to try and sit down somewhere comfortable – if you try Black Diamond while out somewhere unfamiliar, you will be immediately tempted to head home as quickly as possible. The relaxing feeling that takes over will have you heading home to get as comfortable as possible. Nothing will be able to stop you from winding down.
Due to the high quantity of THC inherent in this strain, Black Diamond has been known to cause feelings of hallucinogenic effects, such as the paint on the walls looking like it’s shimmering, along with some mild sound amplification. This typically only occurs if you smoke a lot of it, but it can be quite pleasant to experience as long as you are expecting it.
As the high progresses, your gentle calm will develop into a surprising giddiness, causing massive bursts of laughter at strangely unfunny things. Your body will feel intensely strong yet equally mellow, giving you the sensation of restlessness and energy, all while not really being able to get up and do much.
Black Diamond is an excellent example of a true stoner’s high, leaving you feeling, not quite tired, but very mellow and reluctant to get up.
In the same way that diamonds are known as a woman’s best friend, Black Diamond has also been known as the couple’s best friend, due to its mood-enhancing and aphrodisiac properties; many couples buy this strain looking to share it together.
Towards the end of the high, the indica elements fully kick in and induce a pretty strong feeling of sleepiness, drifting towards general sedative qualities that will eventually leave you lying gently down on a pillow and snoring fitfully.
What about its actual flavor and aroma though? Is it is as impressive as its parent strains?
Aroma
The initial aroma of the Black Diamond strain is strongly berry-like, reminiscent of its Blackberry parentage. However, instead of the powerful acidity and tartness of Blackberry, Black Diamond has an underlying element of earthiness that smells rich, vibrant and powerful.
On breaking up the buds, there is this same flavor that hits the nose, but it is somehow more profound and more pronounced, rather like browned sugar or nuts. This is the strain that smells almost rich and mahogany-like, while not really being woody – it is perhaps one of the closest marijuana strains available to a fine Cuban cigar.
The aroma is oddly specific in its flavors, yet still indescribable without having smelled it, leading other experienced marijuana smokers to become convinced that you aren’t actually smoking marijuana at all.
What about its flavor, however? Is it just the same deep, rich notes, only on your tongue?
Flavor
The smoke of the Black Diamond strain is initially quite like its aroma’s profile, offering a slightly burned toffee undercutting to the overwhelming berry flavor on your palate. However, the smoke is far smoother and gentler than might be expected, with such pronounced flavors feeling very like the drag of a smooth, extremely expensive cigar.
On the exhale, the flavor is similar to its initial aroma, though the notes of mahogany and fine, hardwood get more pronounced, somewhat oaky and overall more pronounced flavors.
There actually isn’t a lot of the Diamond OG in its flavor, instead of borrowing much more heavily from its Blackberry parentage.
However, it isn’t just the flavor and aroma that set this strain apart from the rest – Black Diamond also has a very interesting appearance as well.
Appearance
The flowers of the Black Diamond strain have a very interesting quality, in that instead of the regular appearance of most marijuana plants, their flowers are instead strangely long and curling, almost looking completely like a flat circle. This causes buds that mimic their appearance, with a very dense structure that is almost difficult to break up.
To go along with these uniquely strange flowers, Black Diamond’s leaves are sometimes dotted with violent gashes of purple, though these only show themselves if the plant is reared in particularly cold weather.
Finally, like all other strong marijuana strains, Black Diamond is coated in a thick gloss of white trichomes that are both sticky and resilient, making this strain’s buds an almost challenge to try and pry open.
If you very much want your Black Diamond to possess this special purple streak, then you need to make sure that you get your Black Diamond from a grower that has grown it properly. By far the best way to do that is to try and grow it yourself.
Black Diamond Strain Grow Info
Unfortunately for those looking to grow their own Black Diamond, there are no commercially available seeds due to the genetic cloning nature of the Black Diamond strain. If you want to try and grow your own Black Diamond, you need to find a grower willing to give you one of his or her cuttings.
If you do manage to get your hands on a clipping of Black Diamond, you can grow it either indoors or outdoors, depending on your needs. Just remember that, if you are looking for those purple swathes of color, then you need to make sure that you properly introduce cold weather into its vegetative state.
If growing indoors, you can turn on the AC and blast it with cold air, about 6-7 degrees Celsius, for a few hours at nighttime. If you can only grow it outdoors, you are out of luck unless you get very cold nighttimes.
Black Diamond has a tendency to grow quite bushy and not develop much height, similar in fashion to many other indicas, so make sure you are frequently topping it and trimming any unnecessary leaves that would seek to obfuscate any of the plant away from the precious sunlight that it needs to develop healthy buds.
You don’t really need any special feeding or other instructions to grow your own Black Diamond, other than making sure that it stays in the 70+ Fahrenheit temperature range, except for when you are blasting it with cold air.
Once you have got your Black Diamond harvested and thoroughly dried so as to preserve its beautiful mix of white trichomes, what kind of THC content can you expect?
THC Content – Highest Test
Black Diamond is a strain with a reputation to uphold of being one of the strongest possible marijuana strains out there. Devised entirely around the idea of making an absolutely killer strain, Black Diamond was bred to contain around 21% THC content on average, with the highest reported level sitting comfortably around 24%.
This makes Black Diamond a potent strain, one that easily has the ability to induce significant hallucinogenic-like effects when overused. Make sure you are careful with your Black Diamond dosage, as this strain can you have you quite literally climbing the wall if you are not careful.
With such a potent strain, you might be expecting it to have very little CBD content alongside its 24% THC levels.
CBD Content – Highest Test
Sadly, you would be absolutely correct; as with most extremely potent marijuana strains with THC levels above 20%, Black Diamond has almost no CBD to speak of whatsoever.
Though a few individual samples might report quantities approaching 1% or a little bit higher, there is sadly very little CBD content at all in Black Diamond. There is only so much room available for cannabinoid production in an average marijuana plant, so CBD is usually what suffers.
Thankfully though, there are still plenty of other useful medicinal effects of the Black Diamond strain, even though it has such little CBD.
Medical Benefits of the Black Diamond Strain
Black Diamond is fairly typical in its medical effects, primarily due to the fact that once any particular marijuana strain gets enough THC, they start to have the same effects.
The most common medical use of the Black Diamond strain is to help combat issues arising from a large amount of stress, especially with regard to battling insomnia. Due to its massive mood lifting properties and its propensity to encourage complete and total relaxation and easy going feelings, Black Diamond is perfect for overcoming those unpleasant irritations that stick with you throughout the day after you have had a stressful encounter.
For those that struggle to get to sleep at night, Black Diamond is excellent for eventually lulling you into a gentle sleep; it is worth noting, however, that the sleepiness created by Black Diamond is not like some other soporific strains that utterly knock you out. With Black Diamond, you will fall into sleep more gracefully, taking a couple of hours to slowly come down and become more gently tired until, finally, your eyes close shut for the night.
One other very common effect of the Black Diamond strain is a massive intensity of the munchies. For those that struggle with lack of appetite, either as a result of an eating disorder or because of a reaction to medication, Black Diamond can be a literal lifesaver in how much it makes you want to devour every crumb of food that comes into your reach.
Finally, the high THC content of Black Diamond makes it great for tackling both Depression and issues arising from chronic pain – if you find yourself battling with yourself mentally, or if your body seems determined to drive you insane with pain, then Black Diamond might be the perfect strain for you.
Of course, as with all marijuana strains, there are going to be a few negative side effects.
Possible Side Effects of the Black Diamond Strain
By far the most obvious and expected side effect of Black Diamond is the typical dry mouth and dry eyes that follow almost every single marijuana strain in existence. However, the intensity is much stronger with Black Diamond, necessitating you to keep a glass of water and possibly even a damp dish towel on hand to help fight off the unpleasant dryness.
The next most commonly reported side effect is an increase of paranoia; this is especially likely to happen if you already have a propensity to paranoid thoughts, or if you are an extremely frequent smoker.
It is worth noting that any paranoid feelings that accompany your Black Diamond high are essentially a result of taking far too much Black Diamond at once, so the best way to combat this is to make sure you don’t ever take more Black Diamond than you know you are capable of.
As long as you only smoke what is enough to get you high or to treat your medical condition, you should be absolutely fine.
Final Thoughts on the Black Diamond Strain
Black Diamond is a bit of a strange strain, as it has the qualities of an especially strong indica strain yet possesses the initial effects of a pretty regular sativa. Additionally, it has the flavor profile of an especially fine cigar, rather than the hybrid marijuana strain that it actually is.
Black Diamond tastes and feels like it should be far, far more expensive than it actually is – like it is some kind of expensive, luxury product that only the fanciest and most affluent of us could ever afford.
However, Black Diamond is just like any other strain, if perhaps a little bit more difficult to find due to its lack of commercially available seeds.
If you are looking for an amazingly strong, yet somehow extremely smooth smoke that comes with a powerful, mellowed high, all while encouraging you to stuff your face and then fall asleep, Black Diamond is the absolute perfect strain for you.
