Class is in session. Here’s the Good Grades review of Eureka’s new Northern Lights and Triple Diesel vapes

Every week, Leafly and Good Grades Dispensary in Queens, New York partner to review a new product from the licensed market. This week, Karina and Presly are showing Eureka’s new vape flavors–Northern Lights, and Triple Diesel. Find Eureka and other top brands at Good Grades dispensary in Jamaica, Queens, New York.

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Northern Lights by Eureka (Indica)

“My strain is Northern Lights. This is an Indica (90% THC). I love to smoke Indica, I can do it throughout the whole day. I can go to the gym, go for a walk. I can read a book. I can do it all.”

Presly, Eureka

According to the Leafly strain database, Northern Lights produces euphoric effects that settle in firmly throughout the body, relaxing muscles and easing the mind. Consumers say this strain has a pungently sweet and spicy flavor profile that is smooth on the exhale. Medical marijuana patients choose Northern Lights to help relieve symptoms associated with depression, stress, pain and insomnia.

Triple Diesel by Eureka (Sativa)

I would fall asleep with an indica. So mine is the Triple Diesel sativa. I love it for the morning time. It is 85% THC, so it gives you a nice little high. It’s a nice push through the afternoon, especially when I’m getting real sleepy.”

Karina, Eureka

According to the Leafly strain database, the mental effects of Triple Diesel can be strong enough to leave you focused and thoughtful. But taken in higher amounts, this strain will lead to a complete brain vacation. Its cross is the result of three diesel favorites: Sour Diesel, Strawberry Diesel and NYC Diesel, which is apparent in its sweet, stinky aroma. If you like that diesel kick, both in aroma and head effects, this is the trifecta for you.

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Leafly partnered with Trends Dispensary in Queens to analyze New York’s top trending strains. Here’s how Lemon Cherry Gelato, Runtz, and GUMBO got to the top of the charts

Leafly strain search data shows which strains are trending around the world. Each year, over 70 million cannabis users search Leafly’s database to learn more about their cannabis. This summer, we’re partnering with Trends Dispensary in Long Island City, New York to analyze the trending strains New Yorkers are looking for the most in 2024.

Lemon Cherry Gelato is New York’s favorite strain of 2024

A strain like Lemon Cherry Gelato becomes a hit because of genetics first. It’s durable and resilient. “You can grow it in most climates and get great yields with low margin for error,” said Joe Grows, a Queens grower who applied for a micro-business cultivation license with New York state.

Macro economics make strains like LCG an easy pick for wholesalers. Then the bag appeal, high THC content, and versatile terpene profile make it an easy sell to the average customer.

How GG4 lost New York to Lemon Cherry Gelato

GG4 is a grandchild of classics Sour Diesel and Chemdawg. It’s vintage sour genetics helped make GG4 (aka Gorilla Glue #4) the most searched strain in New York for half of 2022. The other half of the year, Runtz took over the number one spot.

In spring 2023, GG4 lost ground to Runtz, Blue Dream, and Lemon Cherry Gelato. In May 2023, Lemon Cherry Gelato shot to the top spot with a bullet and LCG has now held on to the crown for 15 straight months. Blue Dream is holding onto #2 right as of July 2024.

The Runtz brand launched in 2017 at the Emerald Cup and went on to become the 2020 Leafly Strain of the Year. Powered by Gelato and Original Z genetics, plus genius marketing from Yung LB and Ray Bamma, Runtz is also similar to Lemon Cherry Gelato. They’re both distant relatives, along with Permanent Marker (Leafly SOTY 2023), Jealousy (Leafly SOTY 2022), and Biscotti–A true family of winners.

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Leafly strain data from 2023 shows that other dessert strains from the Girl Scout Cookies lineage like Wedding Cake (#1 in New York in 2022) and Ice Cream Cake fell out of the Top 10 most searched strains in New York. Vintage strains like Blue Dream and GG4 have taken their place, showing New Yorkers still love the classics.

Much like Runtz, GUMBO is a strain with monster branding. Luka Brazi and Alexis Major told Leafly about their plan to take over cannabis in 2022, and they’ve followed through so far. The strain charts show that GUMBO has been a top 10 strain in New York since 2023 thanks to Brazi and Major’s massive influence.

Blue Lobster, Brownie Scout, and Pluto are rising fast in 2024

Blue Lobster (+258%), Pluto (+159%) and Brownie Scout (+426%) are up huge, compared to 2023, making them some of the fastest rising strains in Leafly’s database.

Summer 2024’s fastest rising strains in New York

Month over month data shows that Wonka Bars and Scotty 2 Hotty are blazing in June and July. Stay tuned to the Leafly Trends strain charts to see if they can rise to the top of the field.

What are you smoking this summer? Keep up with New York’s favorite strains, dispensaries, and events on Leafly.

Snoop Dogg’s weed brand Death Row Cannabis launched a 2Pac weed line at the Grand Opening of Snoop’s new dispensary S.W.E.D. in Los Angeles.

Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Cannabis has brought 2Pac to 2024 with a limited-edition weed collection. It is dropping at select stores in Snoop and 2Pac’s home state of California. The unique collaboration is a West Coast love letter. 

2Pac famously gave Snoop his first blunt, a story Snoop recounts lovingly.

“That first blunt sparked a friendship that ran deep,” Snoop says. “We’ll always have his music, but this is another way I can bring what was meaningful to 2Pac to his fans.” 

Snoop Dogg appeared in person for the line’s launch at his new dispensary in Los Angeles called S.W.E.D., which stands for “smoke weed every day.”

It’s a reference to Snoop’s iconic line that ends the Dre classic The Next Episode.

A line wrapped around the block for S.W.E.D.’s grand opening. The store is an homage to south Central LA, where Snoop’s illustrious career began. The 2Pac collab is part of the store’s inaugural offerings alongside some favorite California brands like Team Elite Genetics and Palettas. 

2Pac joined Death Row Records in 1995 just four years after the record’s founding. Snoop Dogg took over as CEO of Death Row Records in 2022. He launched Death Row Cannabis in 2023. The Doggfather personally chose 2Pac as the inaugural artist collaboration for Death Row Cannabis. 

Smokers will be able to choose from one of five strains: Alien OG, Take 1, Take 2, Take 3, and Take 4– each phenotype comes from the same parent genetics. Consumers can vote for their favorite flavor through a QR code on the weed’s packaging. The winning cultivar will then be sold in a permanent 2Pac collection that arrives in the fall. Snoop and 2Pac’s jars of flower come with never-before-released collectible photos of 2Pac in front of a Death Row Record graffiti-covered wall, alongside a commemorative matchbook.

Snoop’s dad was at the grand opening. He says he is very proud to have a weed shop in Inglewood. 

“I can’t believe it,” says Papa Snoop. “I can get some free weed.”

He’s excited about the 2Pac strain and looks forward to his own weed line that drops in about eight weeks.

Snoop Dogg included his late friend 2Pac in the success, even though he isn’t around to see how far the legalization movement has come today. 2Pac is among the most influential political and social rappers of all time. Snoop continues to champion cannabis and hip-hop culture, carrying the flame further than it has ever been. Literally. After the store opening, Snoop is off to Paris to host the Summer Olympics. 

The 2Pac x Snoop Dogg cannabis line will be released across dispensaries in California beginning on July 19, 2024, and then in Michigan through a partnership with Pleasantrees later in 2024. The new storefront S.W.E.D. in Inglewood is located at 5494 W Centinela Ave.