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It all started on a lazy Sunday afternoon at Jake's place. We were lounging around, music low, and he pulled out this mysterious bag of green from his drawer. "Homegrown stuff," he said with a grin, but when I asked what strain it was, he just shrugged. "No clue, man. Got it from a buddy." That moment of ignorance sparked something in me—a mix of curiosity and slight unease. I've always been the type who needs to know what I'm putting into my body, especially with cannabis, where effects can var

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