What SŌMA knows, strain by strain
The full reference set every match reads from.
Tuning Strains to your taste…
What SŌMA knows, strain by strain
The full reference set every match reads from.
Tuning Strains to your taste…
pine-spice
Panama Red is a Panamanian landrace and a genuine 1960s-70s legend — a slow-growing, near-pure sativa that defined an era before hybrids took over.
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How fully SŌMA has described this strain — not a quality rating.
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“Spicy, woody sweetness — a 1970s sativa legend.”
The nose is earthy and sweet: spicy, woody sweetness over a herbal base. The effect is a clean, soaring, creative high with almost no body, a true daytime classic.
It's rare now and moderate by modern potency, prized for heritage and a clear, social lift. For pure old-school sativa, Panama Red is a relic worth knowing.
The record above is the cultivar. Each grower's jar is its own plant — here is how their lots measure, from lab panels New York menus print.
Panama Red is typically described with aromas of earthy, sweet, spicy and woody and flavours of earthy, sweet, spicy and woody. Aroma and flavour vary with grower, batch and freshness.
Panama Red is commonly associated with effects such as energetic, euphoric, uplifted and creative. Effects are subjective and vary with the dose, the way cannabis is taken and the individual — this is sensory guidance, not a guarantee.
Panama Red is classified as sativa in the SŌMA catalog. These labels are a loose shorthand rather than a precise prediction of effect; studies find they do not reliably track a plant's genetics or chemistry.
By sensory profile, the closest strains in the SŌMA catalog include Chocolate Thai, Nepalese and Power Plant. SŌMA matches on aroma, flavour and effect rather than name alone.
Sensory guidance for adults 21+ where legal — not medical or legal advice.