Which marijuana should you buy?

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With marijuana legal in California, even for recreational use, I've grown curious about the various "strains" of marijuana that are available at local "marijuana stores." I decided to do a little empirical research, and what I found is that you can buy marijuana, marijuana cookies, marijuana gummies, and THC "capsules," all at your local store. Then I decided to do a little "literature review" on terms I'd never heard in my youth, like Sativa, and Indica. According to contemporary pothead lore, Sativa yields a more "cerebral" high, while Indica yields a more "mellow" high. So if the pot of your youth made you a bit paranoid, you should probably go with Indica. But if you want to sit around your house and write existential poetry which includes nuanced ties between Camus, Nietzsche, and Jim Morrison, you should probably go with Sativa. Then I read an article that said that the "kind of high" differences between Sateva and Indica were a myth, and that the only (or main) difference between the two was that one plant tends to be tall and slender (I forget which), while the other tends to be shorter and wider, more like a bush. Enter THC v. CBD. The same article said that THC v. CBD is what you should be looking at. THC is what we all know to be the mild hallucinogen in marijuana. It gets you high," or "gets you stoned." But CBD is what kills pain. If you have lower back pain, or arthritis, CBD-based products may be the way to go. My empirical research showed me that the percentages of both THC and CBD are shown on the labels of every container of marijuana at the marijuana store. There are also "menus" at every store. So you can research what strain (they often have "cute names" like "Purple Mr. Nice," and "Avocado Revolution") works for you. The people I see smoking the most pot in California? Late 60's and early 70's Baby Boomers who have had medicinal cards for years. Do they share it with their stoner/musician/watch-the-stars friends? Heck yes! That's a part of what made me curious. I hope this information was clearly presented (in spite of the Scotch I'm sipping) and of help to you in some way.