These euphoric strains will send you to the moon and back.
Original Glue
Known for its stickiness and ability to glue you to the couch, GG4 is a modern classic with a unique flavor.
Strain type: Hybrid
Dominant terpene: Myrcene
Parent strains:Chem’s Sister, Sour Dubb, Chocolate Diesel
Activities: Spacing out, chilling on the couch
Backstory: Known for its potency and ability to glue you to the couch, Original Glue, better known as “Gorilla Glue” or “GG4,” has long been one of the most searched for strains on Leafly. The love for Glue is strong, and breeders continue to cross it to make new and exciting strains with unique flavors.
Why we love it: We love Gorilla Glue for its classic, unique flavor and potency. You can’t have a best strains list without it.
Wedding Cake
Have your cake and smoke it too.
Strain type: Hybrid
Dominant terpene: Limonene
Parent strains:Triangle Kush, Animal Mints
Activity: Chilling on the couch, hanging with friends, spacing out
Backstory: The strain that started the cake craze, Wedding Cake is relaxing with a strong body and head high, likely from its Kush and Cookies lineage. The mix of Triangle Kush and Animal Mints gives it a unique rich and tangy flavor profile with sweet cookie notes.
Why we love it: Have your cake and smoke it too—there’s a reason why this strain spawned many more cakes and was Leafly’s Strain of the year in 2019.
GSC
Strain type: Hybrid
Dominant terpene: Caryophyllene
Parent strains:OG Kush, Durban Poison
Activities: Chilling on the couch, hanging with friends, spacing out
Backstory:GSC is a cross of a Durban Poison pheno (F1 Durb) and an elite OG Kush. Later marketed to acclaim by rapper Berner, GSC, or Cookies, became the foundation of one of the top cannabis cultivar families of the legalization era, spawning multiple strains like Gelato and pretty much anything with “Cookies” in its name.
The best GSCs look dense, dark, and glistening, with a complex and inviting smell, layers of grape and fuel, and scrumptious butter-sugar cookie notes.
Why we love it: GSC took the throne from OG Kush to usher in the dessert strain era, which continues today with Gelato and Cake varieties. Few strains will ever be as singularly influential.
Northern Lights
Strain type: Indica
Dominant terpene: Myrcene
Northern Lights is one of the most famous strains—an indica that has given rise to countless hybrids.
Parent strains:Afghani, Thai
Activities: Chilling on the couch, doing nothing, hangover relief
Backstory:Northern Lights is one of the most famous strains of all time and has given rise to countless famous hybrids. It supposedly originated near Seattle, Washington, but was bred in Holland in the late ’80s by what is now Sensi Seeds.
An indica cherished for its resinous buds, the pungently sweet and spicy Northern Lights will relax the muscles and pacify the mind in dreamy euphoria.
Why we love it: It’s a storied Pacific Northwest transplant blanketed in starry, crystal-tipped trichomes.
Chemdog
With a mysterious origin and a slew of successful crosses, Chemdog has secured a permanent place in the cannabis hall of fame.
Strain type: Hybrid
Dominant terpene: Caryophyllene
Parent strains: Unknown (likely Nepalese and Thai)
Backstory: With a mysterious origin and a slew of successful crosses, Chemdog (or “Chemdawg”) has secured a permanent place in the cannabis hall of fame.
Known for its distinct, diesel aroma you can smell a mile away, Chemdog is parent to powerhouse strains like Sour Diesel and OG Kush, to name a few. Expect a potent, cerebral experience full of euphoria.
Why we love it: Chemdog is an influential and mysterious strain with a unique diesel flavor and high potency.
Trainwreck
Strain type: Hybrid
A quintessential sativa-dominant hybrid, Trainwreck’s intense rush of energy hits like a freight train.
Dominant terpene: Myrcene
Parent strains:Mexican, Thai, Afghani
Backstory: Classic sativas Mexican and Thai were bred with iconic indica Afghani to create the potent sativa-dominant hybrid Trainwreck. A Northern California staple, Trainwreck has a sweet lemon and spicy pine aroma and an intense rush of energy that hits like a freight train, awakening creativity and happiness.
Why we love it: The classic Trainwreck hails from famous lineage and is still popular with its potent, uplifting effects.
GMO Cookies
Strain type: Hybrid
Dominant terpene: Limonene
Parent strains:Chemdog, GSC
Activities: Chilling on the couch, spacing out
Backstory: A pungent offspring of Chemdog and GSC, GMO Cookies is savory, stanky, and strong, and dumps hash for rosin. “GMO” may bother some, so you’ll also see it as “Garlic Cookies.”
Why we love it: GMO’s mix of chem and cookies unlocked a whole new world of funk we’re all nodding our heads to. When you get bored with dessert, join the salty adults puffing on pot’s equivalent of rowdy blue cheese. Keep an eye out for other acquired tastes, like Everything Bagel (Garlic Breath x Peanut Butter Breath).
Mendo Breath
Strain type: Indica
Dominant terpene: Caryophyllene
Parent strains:Mendo Montage, OGKB
Activities: Relaxing at night, spacing out
Backstory:Mendo Breath is a heavy-hitting indica that offers a great way to end the day with its powerful body effects. Expect sleepy and relaxing effects and intense euphoria from its frosty buds fit for Instagram.
Why we love it: Mendo Breath is perfect for the fall season; its sweet vanilla and caramel flavors pair perfectly with a chilly autumn evening.
Motorbreath
Strain type: Hybrid
Dominant terpene: Myrcene
Parent strains:Chemdog, SFV OG
Activities: Chilling on the couch, conversations with friends
Backstory: Breath strains are not to be taken lightly, and Motorbreath is no exception, crossing classics Chemdog and SFV OG. Potent, gassy, and earthy, you won’t forget the taste of this strain when your head’s in the clouds.
Why we love it: Not for the faint of heart, this unique strain’s got chem and kush flavors for days.
Forbidden Fruit
With a unique high that starts between your eyes and melts outward, Forbidden Fruit balances sweetness and sharp citrus for a tropical burst of flavor.
Strain type: Indica
Dominant terpene: Myrcene
Parent strains:Tangie, Cherry Pie
Activities: Watching cerebral TV/movies, spacing out, chilling on the couch while scrolling TikTok
Backstory:Forbidden Fruit has a unique high that starts between your eyes and slowly melts outward. The sweetness of its Cherry Pie parent balances out the sharp citrus Tangie to create a tropical burst of flavor and aromatics.
Why we love it: Forbidden Fruit tastes and smells incredible and is for anyone who loves tropical and citrus flavors and wants a mellow indica high that isn’t overwhelming.
Gushers
Strain type: Hybrid
Dominant terpene: Limonene
Parent strains:Gelato #41, Triangle Kush
Activities: An after-hours dessert treat
Backstory:Gushers mixes new powerhouse Gelato #41 with the mythical Triangle Kush for a gassy and tropical fruit-flavored strain. Initially energizing and then sedating, Gushers is beautiful, multi-colored, dense, and glistening.
Why we love it: The smell jumps out of the jar and splashes your nose with astringent topical fruit, as your brain says, “Dayam!” and your mouth says, “Yes, please.”
Alien OG
Strain type: Hybrid
Dominant terpene: Myrcene
Parent strains: Tahoe OG, Alien Kush
Activities: Doing chores, spacing out, creative projects
Backstory: Hailing from California, Alien OG was created to deliver intense effects to the head and the body. This potent strain will take everybody to outer space.
Why we love it: Alien OG is a sativa-dominant hybrid that will make you feel like you’re on holiday while you’re doing yardwork or brainstorming your next creative project.
Rainbow Belts
Strain type: Hybrid
Dominant terpene: Caryophyllene
Parent strains:Zkittlez, Moonbow
Activities: Conversations with friends, chilling on the couch
Backstory:Rainbow Belts is packed with Zkittlez and Dosidos genes, a newer strain great for making you happy and relaxed. This crowd-pleaser is best for the end of the night or hanging with friends.
Why we love it: This descendant of Zkittlez brings calming effects and sweet, tropical flavors to a new generation.