Sure, Green Unicorn Farms advertises their Godfather OG CBD (a cross of Early Resin Berry and type-3 OG, from Big Dog Exotics and grown by MedMeridian) as an indica strain suited for mellow evenings and full brain turn-off time. Silly me to think that a CBD strain could have that kind of effect…boy, was I wrong.
Godfather OG packs a soothing and tranquilizing effect that’s as robust as its rich notes of sweet fruit and cake dough. It made me a bit giggly, too. The super frosty bud feels sticky to the touch, and proved delightfully dense. Lastly, I was particularly impressed by how long its effects persisted: much longer than most other CBD strains I’ve tried.
90-94 Outstanding: a cannabis product of superior character and style
85-89 Very good: a weed with special qualities
80-84 Good: a solid, well-made weed
75-79 Mediocre: a smokeable weed that may have minor flaws
50-74 Not recommended
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Millions of weed smokers say adios to winter’s worst with a breathtaking selection of lucky green across the USA and Canada this St. Patrick’s Day.
Legalization in over 20 states offers ever more affordable alternatives to booze. The California outdoor is perfectly cured. Your favorite musician has a new strain. Maryland has Cookies brand Cinnamon Milk. Even Texas has THCA Pink Certz.
This hand-picked selection includes fresh flowers, rosin chocolates, and infused ‘dogwalkers’—small joints perfect for party-hopping. Just make sure you go easy if you’re cross-fading.
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California St. Patrick’s Day strains and edibles picks
Original Glue by various, including by Down Om Farms
It’s rare to encounter extremely potent cannabis with a faceted, enjoyable high that doesn’t transform you into a zombie halfway through the blunt.
This real, original cut of GG4 (Gorilla Glue #4) grown in living soil by Down Om Farms (available through Farm Cut) is a perfect flower. The potency is rivaled only by the deeply relaxing and joyful experience of its high.
Heavy on the gas, cream, and chocolate, the nose alone is intoxicating. A single poof coats your mouth in a layer of syrupy terps. The first time I smoked it, I was so high I thought I had also eaten at some point.
Turns out, I had only snapped a single bowl, and this flower is that good.—Lindsay MaHarray
Point Breeze by Khalifa Kush
Point Breeze. (Courtesy Khalifa Kush)
Wiz Khalifa adds a 5th strain to his Khalifa Kush lineup—Point Breeze. That’s Khalifa Kush x Gastro Pop for a potent mix of OG Kush fuel and grape gas. Wiz dropped it at Stiiizy March 7, and it’ll make its way across the US next. (CA, coming to AZ, NV, OR, MD, FL, PA, MA)
4 Directions by Emerald Spirit Botanicals
Four Directions. (Jackie Bryant)
Four Directions from Mendocino’s Emerald Spirit Botanicals is yet another Farm Cut masterpiece—because real ones know flower should be untamed. A cross of Pink Boost Goddess (five-time CA State Fair Gold Medalist, 2024 Golden Bear winner) and Harmony Rose (Emerald Cup champ), this strain is a symphony of cannabinoids: THC, CBD, THCV, and CBDV wrapped in 4.2%+ terps. Myrcene brings lush berry sweetness, β-Ocimene adds a citrusy snap, and terpinolene laces in an herbaceous, floral funk. Sun-grown in well-tended soil, jarred fresh with the loosest of trims, Four Directions is as nature intended—pure, potent, and ridiculously flavorful.—Jackie Bryant
Wavvy by Wavves
Wavvy art from Wavves. (Courtesy Wavves)
Beach weather arrives in your ears and lungs with garage rocker Wavves of LA’s launch of Wavvy Supply Co. Wavves has “mini-donuts” containing hash, and Wavvy minis in dispensaries. Blast the new Wavves track “So Long” and make your winter cares a distant memory.
Zours by Hall of Flame
Fresh off Zalympix contest win for “Most Unique”—this mix of Z and Sour D is lighting up people’s senses then knocking them on their asses. This strain gained a lot of love in 2024 with the exotics crowd, and it would seem that Sweet and Sour weed is definitely on the menu for 2025. —Matt Jackson
See also: Fig Farms Duffy’s 14-gram smalls; Raw Garden’s new ‘Sprout’ all-in-one; Rove Ice Packs and Diamond Series vapes.
St. Patrick’s Day Affiliate partner pick
Recommended product
A staple of our St. Patrick’s Days, CANN’s delicately dosed 2 mg THC and 4 mg CBD really pairs well with picnics and garden parties. Skip the hangovers with this microdosed seltzer that’ll make the drunks less annoying. They use 100% agave nectar, fresh ginger, and high-quality THC and CBD distillate. One CANN equals a glass of wine, and it has just 35 calories. Available nationwide.
Arizona
Zpectrum by Alien Labs
Get this new RS-11 x Z #22 cross in Arizona and puff on the toughest stuff in the market. Shop Alien Labs in Arizona.
Sluggers infused prerolls + Curaleaf
California’s infused joint-maker, Hit Sluggers, are selling quickly in their new market of Arizona via a collaboration with Flow Distro and Curaleaf. Sluggers knock their potent joints out of the park with fire flower that is hand-trimmed, ground, packed, hand-painted with rosin, and hand-rolled in keef. These ‘dogwalker-sized’ joints test around 50% THC and come in artfully designed packaging with collectible cards. Shop Sluggers in Arizona.
Illinois
Garlic Butter by Revolution
Why only drink your green when you can also smoke it? This St. Patty’s Day, the Garlic Butter strain goes along with corned beef and mashed potatoes. This cross between GMO and Fortune Cookie is perfect for wanting to feel focused, uplifted, and happy! The smell is buttery, with a cheesy hint to complement the aroma. The buds are light green (leprechauns love it) and have subtle hints of orange hairs. Before sitting down for an Irish dinner or hitting the town, smoking your greens can bring the best luck with quality bud.—Hannah Vyosky
Four-leaf clover? In New York, it’s more like 10 leaves. Soft Power Sweets’ new chocolate bars take the shape of flowers (or clovers, depending how you look at it). Each petal contains a single dose of live rosin-infused, vegan milk chocolate. For the marathon that is St. Patrick’s Day, we recommend the “Pick Me Up” sativa-based option. Each petal has 5 mg THC and 2.5 mg CBD in chocolate made with almond milk instead of animal products. Even if you don’t find the pot of gold, you can still feel like you’re over the rainbow. —Amelia Williams
Love Jones by Method Man’s TICAL
Love Jones. (Courtesy TICAL)
Finally, something resembling West Coast Weed. Method Man—an artist who needs no introduction. Love Jones—a symphonic harmony of White Runtz, Jet Fuel Gelato, Horchata, and Grape Gas #10. TICAL—an iconic album and now brand created by Method Man. TICAL in New York comes from ADK Hemp Co, who describe their growing facility as indoor, with help from the sun. Keep a tissue handy because Love Jones has stick, plus you’ll probably stick to the couch. It oozes those classic Runtz and Gelato terps, with a grape and cinnamon twist.—A.W.
Almost mythical in its elusiveness, Quebec Gold is the blurry sasquatch photo of cannabis cultivars. Consequently, it’s often duped thanks to its legendary reputation and gold-standard genetics from Canada’s cannabis hall of fame, including M-39, the problem child of Northern Lights #5 and Skunk #1, and Freezeland, a canon legacy market favourite in northern Quebec. Quebec Gold is a sativa-leaning party strain with zero social anxiety. It’s lemon-heavy but has an exceptionally complex tropical flavour profile of pineapple, mango, and pine. Perfect for potheads partying with drunk friends, you can keep the conversations flowing and satisfy any dry mouth with whatever green drinks are on deck! —Amanda Breeze
Michigan
Quad-infused rolls by Jeeter
Jeeter quads have hash and flavor 4 ways. (Courtesy Jeeter)
America’s top-selling infused joint brand, Jeeter, have introduced “quad” rolls this March—a joint with four layers of hash and flavor in it. Specifically, THCA liquid diamonds, terpenes, kief, and now rosin. The rosin adds a “smoother, more full-spectrum effect.” These things pack a punch at over 40% THC, so one puff can be enough. (Also in CA and AZ)
See also: Doja Pak Permanent Marker at King of Budz; Clout King Wagyu at JARS Cannabis
Lastly, Green Dot Labs brand Final Boss (Cherry Pot Pie x F.A.F.O.). King of Green Dot’s gas-heavy lineages, including OG Kush, Chem, GMO, Sour Diesel, and Cherry Pie.
Recently, we told you about strains to watch for 2025 and it got us thinking: Blueberry has come back into vogue.
Blueberry first debuted in the ‘90s with DJ Short’s Blueberry, and really epitomized that era. Blueberry led to Blue Dream—a top-selling hybrid to this day. Now, Blueberry is back like ripped jeans and Nirvana T-shirts.
We reached out to some breeders, growers, and brands to see if they’re feeling the vibes. Here are some examples of why we think the Pantone for pot this year emits a brilliant shade of blue.
Blueberry Sugar—Blockhead Seeds
(Grape Cream Cake 2.1 x Blueberry Frosting)
Blueberry Sugar updates that candy-gas we all love. (Courtesy Blockhead Seeds)
Firstly, we checked in with Blockhead Seeds, breeder of Leafly Strain of the Year 2024 Super Boof (aka Blockberry), who told us about a gem they came up with using some Blueberry Frosting pollen from Party Time Farms in Santa Cruz, CA. The recipe for the male part of this consists of (Blueberry Cookies x Wedding Crasher). Blockhead told us the terps on these plants smell like a perfect blend of candy blueberries and gas. This Blueberry Sugar tastes so good, Blockhead also crossed it with their Halle Berry and the Block Berry.
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Blueberry Caviar—Ridgeline Farms
(LANTZ x Grape Gas)
Blueberry Caviar has an abnormally loud, dank blueberry smell. (Photo by Ginja Club; courtesy Ridgeline Farms)
Secondly, Ridgeline Farms bred their award-winning LANTZ strain with a few different big time fan favorites this last year. Now, they take another swing for the fences by crossing the formula of (Green Lantern x Ridgeline Runtz) with the super popular Compound Genetics strain Grape Gas (Grape Pie x Jet Fuel Gelato). Blueberry Caviar grows into big, purple buds with a crazy loud Blueberry candy smell that Ridgeline’s Jason Gellman told us is, “so insane they almost seem fake. When I break the bud up the smell is like a dessert that I can’t get enough of.” One of our 12 hot strains to watch in 2025.
Blueberry Cherry—Exotic Genetics
(Cherry Bang Bang x Blueberry Bang Bang)
Blueberry Cherry. (Courtesy Exotic Genetix)
Meanwhile, Exotic Genetics dropped this as part of their Blueberry Bang Bang seed collection and fans on Discord are already showing beautiful examples of the plants, looking to stock up on packs, and talking about the flavor of tart berries and gas or cream. Blueberry Cherry comes from Cherry Bang Bang x Blueberry Bang Bang—(Cherry Cosmo x Red Runtz) x (Blueberry x Cherry Bang Bang—essentially BBB back onto the Cosmo/Runtz combo. Another thing that makes this exciting: Red Runtz comes from Red Pop, a trending flavor we’ll hear more of in 2025. See also: Exotic Genetix Bluezy.
Blueberry Pancakes—Humboldt Seed Company
(Slurricane x PPD)
Blueberry Pancakes. (Courtesy Humboldt Seed Co)
You’re probably familiar with Humboldt Seed Co.’s easy-to-grow all-star Blueberry Muffin strain. This takes things to the next level. Part of the 2023 seed drop, and the result of a three-generation search with Monterey County’s Wave Rider Nursery, this strips out the muffin and goes straight for the blueberry. HSC’s co-founder Ben Lind described the aroma as being outrageously sweet, “like blueberry faygo with a tiny hit of gas at the back end.” Moreover, we’re seeing home and commercial growers all over the country, producing their plants, putting up reviews, and emphatically giving this a big thumbs up.
DJ Short’s Blueberry
Behold the Blueberry, one of the Garden State’s favorites. (Leafly)
Finally, we can’t finish off this list without giving a moment to the strain that undeniably launched a thousand ships. Winner of the 2000 Cannabis Cup, released in 1981 and still being used in gardens around the world. Legendary breeder DJ Short wrote that he created this iconic strain by breeding together a Highland Thai called Juicy Fruit Thai, a Chocolate Thai x Oaxacan Gold called Purple Thai, and an Afghani. Considered the big bang for blueberry terps, DJ Short’s Blueberry can be found in the building blocks of countless strains that boast Blue in the flavor or aroma. Not long ago, Short released a batch of Blueberry f5 onto the market. Could this be part of why we’re seeing this oncoming wave?
Affiliate picks
Blueberry Cherries—Cookies Seed Bank
Oregon ’85 Blueberry X (Cherry Pie X Planet Purple)
The next hot cannabis strains of the culture stand ready for your taste buds.
Every January, the Leafly Buzz flower column widens its lens from the West Coast to predict the next winners across the US for the new year.
Leafly Buzz’s 12 hot strains to smoke in 2025 collects the all-stars of the garden and the bag. They’re refinements and remixes of our favorite hit strain families like Z, Sherbert, OG Kush, Cookies, Runtz, and more.
Candy gas? Of course. Smells of Jello? Yes, please. Hints of newly upholstered vinyl? We’re game. So let’s get to it.
Zoap
Zoap has escaped California and gone global. (David Downs/Leafly)
Zoap keeps winning with smokers and budtenders alike thanks to its (OG Kush x Z) x Sherbert roots. First reviewed in 2021, people get giggly, relaxed, and hungry with this indica hybrid bred by Deo Farms. The best bags add that chemical lye note to rainbow sherbert flavors including apricot and apple. Growers like Doja, Lumpy’s, and Alien Labs sell it in the California market. Zoap seems to have escaped into the wild and made its way as far as the Mississippi medical market. Will 2025 see the Zoap wave fully crest? Only the sales and awards will tell.
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Cap Junky
Cap Junky is not done with America. (David Downs/Leafly)
Guaranteed to flatten you, Cap Junky keeps charging into 2025 thanks to the powerhouse breeders behind it: Capulator and Seed Junky Genetics. Cap Junky marries each breeder’s champion: Alien Cookies x Kush Mints #11. Completely sleeted with resin, its effects hit hybrid, and strong, “right between the eyes, deep in the head,” reviews say. The smell defies expectations—with some reporting mango yogurt and others tasting apricot, apple, and mint.
Gello Shotz
Heady math: Gello Shotz is (Z x Animal Cookies Bx2) x ((Z x Animal Cookies Bx2) x Permanent Marker). (Courtesy Seed Junky Genetics)
As we enter deeper into 2025 on our eternal quest for the heat, Gello Shotz from Seed Junky Genetics must appear on the radar of anyone who loves terps. The wild pedigree pairs a cross of Z and Animal Cookies Bx2 with the same strain crossed to Leafly Strain of the Year 2023 Permanent Marker. Across the lineage, you see a trio of strains that have left their mark on history. Original Z is arguably the most legendary hash strain of all time. Animal Cookies was the highest-impact dessert weed at the peak of the wave. And Permanent Marker is here to stay! The best-case expression for Gello Shotz offers a bit of the Z terp with the impact of Permanent Marker. —Jimi Devine
Blue Nerds
SoHum Royal Blue Nerds. (David Downs/Leafly)
Lemon Cherry Gelato stays undefeated, but an update comes in the form of the surging strain Blue Nerds. The breeder Global Genetics mixed LCG with the Original Z for this hit hybrid, which emits apple, blueberry and apricot notes. Different growers at different times seemed to have settled on this name, but whatever the cross, a Blue Nerds wave keeps building.
Candy Fumez
Candy Fumez (Courtesy of Bloom Seed Co)
Bloom Seed Co’s Candy Fumez sizzles in the genetic hype zone of Z x Sherbanger. New in the database since 2023, this berry, blueberry, chemical-smelling hybrid indica leaves folks focused, creative, and happy. Grown to elite levels by Green Dawg in California. See also: Sherbanger.
Dante’s Inferno
Dante’s Inferno is peak Instagram weed. (Courtesy Freddy’s Fuego)
Embrace your dank side. Super-dramatic, dark icy weed wins in this hard charger—Dante’s Inferno, a cross of Oreoz x Devil Driver. Step out of the candy aisle, this hybrid indica offers ammonia, pepper, and tea notes. Reviewers first scored Dante’s Inferno in 2022, and it comes from Clearwater Genetics and Tiki Madman.
Michigan throttles into the pole position with this cross of Pure Michigan x Runtz. Cadillac Rainbow from 3rd Coast Genetics offers a counterpoint to the “candy-gas” craze with weed that smells like re-stored vinyl upholstery (diesel, ammonia, and earthy.) Cadillac Rainbow hits like an indica hybrid Escalade.
Cadillac Rainbow hits like an indica hybrid Escalade.
Compound Genetics’ 2022 cross of Grape Gas #10 x OGKB Blueberry Headband keeps surging to new heights nationally. It grows great indoors, in greenhouses, and outside, with crazy size and bling. Nothing can stop Grape Gas on its own, or in other strains including GastroPop and Blueberry Caviar (below). The indica hybrid offers notes of pear, plum, and blueberry and will leave you tingly, giggly, and relaxed.
Pink Lemonade
Pink Lemonade (aka Pink Kush), grown by Skunkfoot Farms in Hebron, ME. (Photo by Max Blockstein)
Over on the East Coast and in Canada, Pink Lemonade by 34 Street Seed Co follows the trend of more sativa-leaning hash strains. The genetics: Pink Kush x Lemon Skunk, and while those seem old hat in the world of high yields and modern flavors, the dense and resinous nugs keep up with the times. The flavor dances on the palate and waxes nostalgic for pink lemonade Crystal Light powder, and the mouth-coating taste hits no matter how you smoke it. These highly stimulating, cerebral variety flowers in only 8 weeks, and grows well indoors and outdoors, and we think Alberta has positioned growers for fruitful harvests. —Max Blick
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Moroccan Peaches
Moroccan Peaches, grown by Mont Verde. Rosin by Arcata Fire. (Photo courtesy Arcata Fire)
A peach ring candy wave arrives! Created by California’s Purple City Genetics for a hash collection, Moroccan Peaches expresses big, jammy peach preserves with secondary notes of orange and fuel. Moroccan Peaches marries the original peach that blasted off in Spain, Barbara Bud, with some Lemon Tree Skorange (combining old-school California classics, Lemon Tree, Cali-O, and OG Kush.) The hash masters at Arcata Fire took home multiple awards for Moroccan Peaches rosin at the 2024 Emerald Cup. Purple City Genetics crossed two versions of its Barbara Bud—Spanish Barbara and Peaches—to create a bunch of other fruity bangers to hunt in 2025, including Peach Panther and Marrakech. —Ellen Holland
John Connor
John Connor flower by Team Elite Genetics. (Photo by Terpenheimmer, courtesy of Team Elite Genetics)
Light it up if you want to live. John Connor from Team Elite Genetics in California offers an outstanding smoke—worthy of these strange times. The new flavor first hit California shelves in January 2025. It’s an underdog, a dark horse if you will. And it’s the perfect cultivar to accompany 2025’s other horsemen of the apocalypse. If your world is aflame, you might as well smoke the best weed possible. Its seductively layered flavor profile showcases sour, petrol, with hints of coffee and sweet cream. As a potent indica, John Connor’s effects tranquilize and comfort. It encapsulates the best of its parent cultivars: Team Elite’s award-winning Styrofoam Cup #2 and Sh3rb3t. Its purple, light green, and white trichome-covered nugs smell respectably loud. You’ll need John Connor to survive this year. —Lindsey Bartlett
Rounding out our dozen: Blueberry Caviar bred by California’s winningest grower Ridgeline Farms for weed mogul Berner’s Cookies brand. Blueberry Caviar satisfies the toughest critics. It’s extremely purple, large, glittering, and roaring loud—which is how you get to the winner’s circle in today’s flavor chase. The dank blueberry aroma lunges out of the bag and translates to a lovely, indelible taste, with chill indica hybrid effects that never agitate. Ridgeline’s Jason calls it “my new favorite,” and if you can find a bag this year—it may become yours as well.
We must stop at 12, but we know even more greatness will surprise us amid ganja’s golden age.
Here are a few more strains to watch in 2025. Plus—submit your own below:
