The problem with modern cannabis is the black market and the rec market. 

Growers are incentivised to select varieties for yeild and THC % at the expense of everything else. It has resulted in homogenous polyhybrids that have stupifying or anxiety-inducing effects. 

I choose cultivars that are either heirlooms or are true F1s. Because these plants have been deliberately selected for their resistance and effects, they typically have a more 'old school' taste and structure and a more pleasant and uplifting effect. Try some.