Author: David Downs

[ad_1] Welcome to Leafly Buzz for February. We got your monthly bouquet of West Coast fire flower. But we’re changing up the format here in year 3 of the Buzz. You gotta keep it fresh. You gotta keep it moving.Let’s go.Data GrinderStrains are like celebrities. One minute you’re in, the next you are out. Here are four flowers on the move in February:Grand Daddy Purple—⬆️ 5.1%. The grape-tasting classic taps nostalgia fans.Super Runtz—⬆️ 14.5%. A Runtz variety stays winning into 2024.Zoap—⬆️ 6.4%. Readers chose to add Zoap to our Top 12 hot strains to smoke in 2024.GastroPop—⬆️ 29.8%. Compound Genetics’…

[ad_1] 91 points out of 100Looking for a modern Jack Herer to spice up your day? Keep an eye out for Jack Fruit, a more fine and complex terpinolene strain for 2024, bred by Raw Genetics. Jack Fruit brings together the classic, sativa hybrid J1, but crosses it to a dessert strain Puffo Gelato (that’s Blue Sherbert x French Toast). Jack Fruit keeps all the Jacky goodness, but adds this delicious fruit rind layer that transfers to the smoke. This stuff did not last long around the house—it’s so great for daytime work. Award-winning Redding, CA brand A Golden State…

[ad_1] 98 points out of 100Price: $60/eighthPeople always ask us what’s our favorite type of weed. I’ll come clean here: We love crosses of OG Kush to Z. The OG improves Z’s density and potency, while the Z adds more layers of tropical fruit flavor to OG’s lemony, piney fuel. And I don’t know that anyone grows OZ Kush better for the rec market in 2024 than Brett ‘Wonderbrett‘ Feldman in LA. Wonderbrett was an early believer in Dying Breed Seeds‘ OZ Kush. He bought and popped a bunch of packs, and found a keeper. His massive indoor facility has…

[ad_1] Read Part IWorld’s best seeds and clones to grow in 2024There’s a universe in every nug, so let’s continue our journey through time and space with Part II of the World’s best seeds and clones to grow in 2024, aka Attack of the Sours. Also starring Purps, Tangies, sativas, and vintage stuff.Sour Diesel strainsAn AJ’s Sour Diesel appears. (David Downs/Leafly)As New York City finally warms up to legalization, expect an onslaught of Sours. We all love Sour Diesel for its sour lime and gas smell and energetic hybrid sativa effects.At the top of my list for sours to check…

[ad_1] Attention, America’s terp army of weed gardeners. It’s time to lock and load.Ignore the freezing winter outdoors. Valentine’s Day marks the beginning of germination season indoors for the 2024 outdoor full-sun run in North America. The world’s most elite, tasty, potent, and beautiful weed isn’t going to grow itself. You need to scoop the perfect seeds for your situation—this week!Feast thine eyes on this fine directory of magic beans, Terp Army. It’s distilled from dozens of queries to the world’s winningest, most reputable breeders.Thanks to the federal legalization of cannabis seeds, it’s never been easier to stand on the…

[ad_1] Esther Perel, the author of the popular marriage advice book “Mating in Captivity,” believes a little jealousy can jolt a relationship out of a rut. Well, don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it—our Leafly HighLight for love month is Jealousy, our Leafly Strain of the Year 2022!Jealousy embodies the perfection of its lineage, Gelato, a dominant varietal in weed. She’s easy on the eyes, too—dark purple with dapples of bright green on these big, bulbous, weighty, and dense nugs. Mmm.Reviewers get giggly, chatty, and energetic on this 20%+THC hybrid. She’s the 16th most viewed strain page on Leafly,…

[ad_1] The golden age of weed has a problem, Leafly Nation: seemingly every strain has Gelato in it. Or Z.Now don’t get us wrong—we love that stuff. But almost every head I talk to bemoans the state of cannabis genetics bottlenecking. Something like ten flavors dominate the top 50 best-selling strains in the US.So instead of whining, let’s all do something about it. Let’s do the first annual edition of New Year, New Terps: 12 nostalgic, weird, or revolting weed strains for 2024.Step aside, Gelatos, GSCs, Wedding Cakes, Zs, and Blue Dreams. It’s time to celebrate the deviant stuff that’s outside…

[ad_1] America’s 40 million monthly weed smokers keep pushing the limits of flavor and awesomeness in 2024.We reviewed the data for 7,514 strains and more than 6,000 menus, and we gotta say—we’re proud of you, Leafly Nation. We see you buying up and puffing surging new strains—sending a signal to stores to buy more, growers to plant more, and breeders to keep selecting.Every January, the Leafly Buzz column widens its lens from West Coast flower hype to scan what is set to triumph across the US in the new year. We made a short list of hot grower and smoker-tested…

[ad_1] Cannabis has medical use and is less addictive than comparable drugs, a US health agency admitted for likely the first time today in newly released documents published on Substack, X and Marijuana Moment. The long march to federal legalization took another step forward with the publication of the document from the United States Health and Human Services Agency. According to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act and requested by Matt Zorn, the US HHS has recommended (pdf) to the Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration on Aug. 23 that cannabis be re-ranked on the government’s list of…

[ad_1] Holy shinobi, Batman! Leafly HighLight has entered Year Three of celebrating all-star strains of American dispensaries. The Leafly HighLight Hall of Flame now boasts 24 entries!So, where we do take it from here? Well, we run it back, and find another Top 200 strain on dispensary shelves you have to know about. Just in time to begin anew, we start with the undisputed champion of sales that’s also perfect for easing back into the work year: Blue Dream.First timers—explore Blue Dream’s balanced hybrid effects that won’t make you loopy. Experienced smokers—don’t even hate. Respect the scoreboard. It’s the No.…

[ad_1] 97 points out of 100Price: $44/eighthThe Green Cross in San Francisco has this elite and affordable Permanent Paradize, bred and grown by Seed Junky Genetics for just $44 dollars. Welcome to the modern era of weed. This nukes Runtz and Gelato from orbit in the best way. It’s Leafly Strain of the Year 2023 Permanent Marker x Zkittlez Bx2. So it’s taking that hyper-refined Gelato work and putting an optimized Z on it. That’s a winning idea. Runtz, Gelato, and LCG lovers—get ready to upgrade. This bag will not last long in your house. The first note is that…

[ad_1] 96 points out of 100Price: $45/eighthThe bristling fuel of Face-Off OG, the minty allure of Kush Mints, and the cookie work in Biscotti and Sherb Bx all shine in the extra-potent Gas Face. Indoor growers and breeders Seed Junky Genetics of Northridge, CA produce small but mighty-sized batches of this—on the order of under 50 pounds per run. (Although plenty of other growers have bought the seeds or clones and run Gas Face for themselves.) For lovers of OG Kush who are looking to step on the gas, Gas Face has a fuely, sweet, vanilla, mint and leather smell…