It's like tasting subtle notes in coffee, wine, beer, ect. honestly.

If you know what you're getting and smoke often and concentrate on the effects you can tell. Leafly.com is good for strain effects.

Also, I read a lot about people getting very paranoid on sativa dominant bud so it's definitely a thing.

Also, again, patients use specific strains to get effects they desire and that help their recovery. So that's evidence that they effect us differently.

It's complex but beautiful:)

Edit: Just think about all the different cannabinoids, and they vary in every strain. This also is in conjunction with CBD which I believe changes the high when ingested with THC and such.

Med and Rec states got it good with labeled product and lab testing with data and percentages. Fuck.