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Tom Ford Rockstar (Pressure Farms BC) - The Zen Co - April 2026

I fucking love Tom Ford Pink Kush. Probably my favourite pheno of the generally well-received Pink Kush. The bright, flowery, dare I say "perfumey" notes are prominent and just give it such a nice nose and taste. Most people have tried it at this point, and if not, they've certainly tried Pink Kush, or OG. I also, coincidentally, fucking love Rockstar. A little more earthy and dank in nature, it has been one of the more consistent strains I've had during my smoking tenure, with well over a dozen examples from different growers all passing the test with flying colours. Both of these together? Yeah, this shit fucks. Big top colas, I got 3 big joints out of this particular nug, I think it was about 4 or so grams. Dense and frosty and surprisingly fresh, this stuff didn't want to go in the grinder, it just wanted to stick to my fingers. Your home will stink after breaking this up. Light a candle, spray some Febreze, I don't know. Or just enjoy it. It absolutely reeks. You don't even need to smoke it. Your neighbours will know. Carries quite a lot of that perfumey Pink note but also has this underlying funk that just lingers. While a little bit redundant with both strains being similar in a lot of ways, if you're into a good Kush phenotype or just indica profiles in general, this is top tier. Burn is fantastic. Nice and smooth on the inhale, but very much a "lung-expanding" smoke. Taste translation is quite good, with those nuanced Kush terpenes definitely on full display. Don't get me started on the oil ring. You can see from the picture. Potency is right as you'd expect it to be: on the higher end. Clear your calendar for the afternoon/evening, order some delivery and find a good movie. You're probably not gonna be doing much else. Indica lovers rejoice, this one is a winner. One of a few strains from Pressure Farms BC available at Zen Co, I tried this one and also have some of the Pink Lambo to get to as well. That one looks very nice also. Don't know much abou

Malibu Marker sm/med (grown by Bonzai Boyz) - The Zen Co - March 2026

Fire. Fire fire fire. I'm a big Permanent Marker fan and the cross with Malibu is a hybrid done right. Outside of Gas Face circa 2023-2024 , this might very well be my favourite from Bonzai yet. For "mediums/smalls," the nugs are huge. There were a bunch that were well over a gram and a half and maybe 5 "micros" in the entire ounce. Buds themselves are moderately dense with some give, and super sticky. Trichs are present and viewable to the naked eye. Good snap on the stems, and a great tactile feel when breaking the flower apart to grind. The terps on this are fucking RIGHTEOUS. Both the nose and the taste translation are incredible and damn near 1:1 with some very slight nuances. The cut that Bonzai uses for their Permanent Marker is very heavy on the Biscotti flavour. That sort of dark spiced funk is here and well-represented, but with the equally strong citrus/tropical fruit from the Malibu. This stuff fucks. Flavour on the palate is like a lemon-infused gingerbread cookie. Nice deep dank resinous notes blend with the citrus really well. Flavour on this is 11/10. Smoke is thick and smooth with no irritation. Prominent resin ring and very light gray ash. Smoked about 2g in a king size Elements paper and the effects are amazing. This is an even-keel hybrid and it hits the sweet spot for me. It's great as a daytime smoke because it doesn't bog me down, but still carries enough of that indica buzz to not have me feel anxious or racy. I felt relaxed and euphoric. This is great "social" weed. Conversation-promoting. A nice comforting mental fog but not overkill. Lasts for hours. Fucking good drugs. I like this stuff a lot. Rebuy. 9.3/10 Sidenote: This was literally my first time using Elements papers in years. The joint was rolled perfectly and definitely was a cone. I don't know if I've ever seen ash "shrink" as evidenced here. Just an observation. Anyone regularly use Elements and care to chime in?

Scented Marker (grown by Bonzai Boyz) - The Zen Co - March 2026

I've been having amazing experiences with Bonzai Boyz lately, and so I've been taking a bit of a deeper dive into their current catalogue. They just keep on crushing it. Their Marker crosses are super enjoyable, be it the fruity Malibu Marker, the super-chemmy PMBX, or this. This one is up there with the other two. While Malibu Marker is undoubtedly my favourite of the three, this is tied with the PMBX for second place. Yet again, dense, perfectly dried/cured nugs with an immaculate trim. For how big I suspect these grows might be, the amount of love and care taken is evident. The smell is this unique mix of the solvent-like chemicals from a (surprise) permanent marker, but there's this (to me) unmistakable scent of purple Fruit Loops. 80's kids like me know exactly what I'm talking about. It's really nice. Also, I know that Fruit Loops probably all taste the same regardless of colour, but work with me here. Smoke, as always, is smooth and thick with excellent terp conversion. Slightly fruity/citrusy, earthy taste with that PM bite on the exhale. Light gray ash and that oil ring making its usual appearance, even on a windy day. While not quite as potent as the Malibu or the PMBX, this is still no slouch. Floaty indica-dom hybrid high, I like this as a daytime smoke. Yet again, Bonzai stays killing it. Most consistent grower right now. Batch to batch and strain to strain, their lineup is extremely solid. Re-buy. 8.7/10

I fucking love Tom Ford Pink Kush. Probably my favourite pheno of the generally well-received Pink Kush. The bright, flowery, dare I say "perfumey" notes are prominent and just give it such a nice nose and taste. Most people have tried it at this point, and if not, they've certainly tried Pink Kush, or OG. I also, coincidentally, fucking love Rockstar. A little more earthy and dank in nature, it has been one of the more consistent strains I've had during my smoking tenure, with well over a dozen examples from different growers all passing the test with flying colours. Both of these together? Yeah, this shit fucks. Big top colas, I got 3 big joints out of this particular nug, I think it was about 4 or so grams. Dense and frosty and surprisingly fresh, this stuff didn't want to go in the grinder, it just wanted to stick to my fingers. Your home will stink after breaking this up. Light a candle, spray some Febreze, I don't know. Or just enjoy it. It absolutely reeks. You don't even need to smoke it. Your neighbours will know. Carries quite a lot of that perfumey Pink note but also has this underlying funk that just lingers. While a little bit redundant with both strains being similar in a lot of ways, if you're into a good Kush phenotype or just indica profiles in general, this is top tier. Burn is fantastic. Nice and smooth on the inhale, but very much a "lung-expanding" smoke. Taste translation is quite good, with those nuanced Kush terpenes definitely on full display. Don't get me started on the oil ring. You can see from the picture. Potency is right as you'd expect it to be: on the higher end. Clear your calendar for the afternoon/evening, order some delivery and find a good movie. You're probably not gonna be doing much else. Indica lovers rejoice, this one is a winner. One of a few strains from Pressure Farms BC available at Zen Co, I tried this one and also have some of the Pink Lambo to get to as well. That one looks very nice also. Don't know much about the grower but going off this as a first smoke from them, I'll be trying their other offerings as well. Re-buy. 8.6/10

I've been having amazing experiences with Bonzai Boyz lately, and so I've been taking a bit of a deeper dive into their current catalogue. They just keep on crushing it. Their Marker crosses are super enjoyable, be it the fruity Malibu Marker, the super-chemmy PMBX, or this. This one is up there with the other two. While Malibu Marker is undoubtedly my favourite of the three, this is tied with the PMBX for second place. Yet again, dense, perfectly dried/cured nugs with an immaculate trim. For how big I suspect these grows might be, the amount of love and care taken is evident. The smell is this unique mix of the solvent-like chemicals from a (surprise) permanent marker, but there's this (to me) unmistakable scent of purple Fruit Loops. 80's kids like me know exactly what I'm talking about. It's really nice. Also, I know that Fruit Loops probably all taste the same regardless of colour, but work with me here. Smoke, as always, is smooth and thick with excellent terp conversion. Slightly fruity/citrusy, earthy taste with that PM bite on the exhale. Light gray ash and that oil ring making its usual appearance, even on a windy day. While not quite as potent as the Malibu or the PMBX, this is still no slouch. Floaty indica-dom hybrid high, I like this as a daytime smoke. Yet again, Bonzai stays killing it. Most consistent grower right now. Batch to batch and strain to strain, their lineup is extremely solid. Re-buy. 8.7/10

Fire. Fire fire fire. I'm a big Permanent Marker fan and the cross with Malibu is a hybrid done right. Outside of Gas Face circa 2023-2024 , this might very well be my favourite from Bonzai yet. For "mediums/smalls," the nugs are huge. There were a bunch that were well over a gram and a half and maybe 5 "micros" in the entire ounce. Buds themselves are moderately dense with some give, and super sticky. Trichs are present and viewable to the naked eye. Good snap on the stems, and a great tactile feel when breaking the flower apart to grind. The terps on this are fucking RIGHTEOUS. Both the nose and the taste translation are incredible and damn near 1:1 with some very slight nuances. The cut that Bonzai uses for their Permanent Marker is very heavy on the Biscotti flavour. That sort of dark spiced funk is here and well-represented, but with the equally strong citrus/tropical fruit from the Malibu. This stuff fucks. Flavour on the palate is like a lemon-infused gingerbread cookie. Nice deep dank resinous notes blend with the citrus really well. Flavour on this is 11/10. Smoke is thick and smooth with no irritation. Prominent resin ring and very light gray ash. Smoked about 2g in a king size Elements paper and the effects are amazing. This is an even-keel hybrid and it hits the sweet spot for me. It's great as a daytime smoke because it doesn't bog me down, but still carries enough of that indica buzz to not have me feel anxious or racy. I felt relaxed and euphoric. This is great "social" weed. Conversation-promoting. A nice comforting mental fog but not overkill. Lasts for hours. Fucking good drugs. I like this stuff a lot. Rebuy. 9.3/10 Sidenote: This was literally my first time using Elements papers in years. The joint was rolled perfectly and definitely was a cone. I don't know if I've ever seen ash "shrink" as evidenced here. Just an observation. Anyone regularly use Elements and care to chime in?