OG Strain: The 518’s Voice for the Cannabis Community

By Herb Greenstein

When it comes to cannabis culture, you can’t fake it. You either live it, breathe it, roll it, and sometimes accidentally drop it in between the car seats — or you don’t. Timothy Strain — better known as OG Strain, the mastermind behind the YouTube channel Strain’s Strain Reviews (Talk Cannabis) and the Facebook group Talk Cannabis (Strain Reviews) — has been doing exactly that for more than three decades. And now, the 518’s favorite weed uncle is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

At first, we stumbled across OG Strain while covering the national success of his son, Jake Strain — the weed rapper making waves on tour with none other than Afroman. But the deeper we dug, the clearer it became: OG Strain isn’t just in the background. He’s front and center in the 518’s cannabis scene — educating, entertaining, and making sure nobody gets stuck with mids that belong in the compost pile.

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A Community Advocate Without a Price Tag

What makes OG Strain different? Simple — he’s not bought and paid for. No corporate overlords, no shady dispensary money slipping under the table. Just raw honesty, a joint in hand, and a whole lot of opinions that will either make you thank him or cry into your bag of shake.

When he dropped his “Top 10 Dispensaries in the 518” list, it wasn’t sponsored. It wasn’t hyped. Hell, it didn’t even go viral — but it should have, because it was that good. He did it for one reason: because he believes smokers deserve to know who’s doing it right. That’s why when OG Strain says Stage One, Cannabis City, Upstate Canna, or Electric City Cannabis Company is worth checking out, you listen. Because if it were trash, he’d torch them harder than a half-smoked blunt you accidentally relight from the wrong end.

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Lifting Up the Local Scene

OG Strain isn’t just about himself. He’s always repping and supporting other local 518 canna fam, from Tokalotapot Seeds and Kevin “BigWilley” Willey, to 518 Canna Let It Grow, Toke Talk, and Empire State Cannabis. If you’re in the 518 and doing something real for the culture, OG Strain is probably already shouting you out. He’s like the Gandalf of weed — showing up just when you need him, except instead of a staff he’s holding a perfectly rolled cone.

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From Pain Relief to Pure Comedy

For Strain, cannabis isn’t just a vibe — it’s medicine. Living with chronic pain, he’s stayed opiate-free by trusting the plant. That’s why his reviews hit different. He’s not just talking flavor and potency; he’s breaking down what works for sleep, anxiety, depression, and especially pain. Then, like the true professional he is, he’ll turn around and make a joke so funny you’ll choke on your bong hit.

He’s grown it, smoked it, sold it, analyzed it — and now he reviews it. At 48 years old with 34 years of cannabis experience, that makes him not just a content creator, but a full-blown cannabis encyclopedia — if encyclopedias occasionally coughed, laughed at their own jokes, and said, “This one’ll knock you on your ass.”

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Endorsed by Legends, Backed by Brands

OG Strain’s honesty has caught the attention of some serious heavy-hitters. He’s been endorsed or shouted out by Afroman, Dope As Yola, Yung Fate, DJ Leach, Tokalotapot Seeds, and of course, his son Jake Strain.

And when it comes to sponsorships? He’s been backed by big names like Tical, Jaunty, and Grassroots. But don’t get it twisted — he’ll collab with anybody in the game as long as you’re doing it right. Sell fire, not dirt weed. Respect the culture, not just the cash. Those are the rules. Break ‘em, and OG Strain will roast you harder than a dab at 900 degrees.

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Why You Should Tune In

If you’re part of the cannabis community — whether you’re a casual smoker, a full-blown terp chaser, a grower, or just someone who once ate an edible and woke up three days later in your neighbor’s backyard — you need to be watching Strain’s Strain Reviews (Talk Cannabis) and joining his Facebook group Talk Cannabis (Strain Reviews).

Because here’s the thing: you’ll laugh, you’ll learn, and you’ll walk away knowing which dispensaries, strains, and products are actually worth your hard-earned weed money. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll avoid being that guy who spends $60 on an eighth of mids that smells like lawn clippings.

So roll one up, spark it, and tune in. Trust us: nobody in the 518 is doing it like OG Strain.

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🔥 Watch Strain’s Strain Reviews (Talk Cannabis) on YouTube
🌿 Join Talk Cannabis (Strain Reviews) on Facebook