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Starburner OG

Original Glue (GG4), developed by GG Strains, is a potent hybrid strain that delivers heavy-handed euphoria and relaxation, leaving you feeling “glued” to the couch. Its chunky, resin-covered buds fill the room with pungent earthy and sour aromas inherited from its parent strains, Chem’s Sister, Sour Dubb, and Chocolate Diesel. Taking first place in both the Michigan and Los Angeles 2014 Cannabis Cups as well as the High Times Jamaican World Cup, this multiple award-winning hybrid's supremacy is no longer a secret, and consumers will search far and wide to get their hands sticky with Original Glue (GG4).

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2 Cakes is a cross of Wedding Cake and Jungle Cake. 
Wedding Cake is a hybrid with indica-dominance. It is attained by crossing Cherry Pie and Girl Scout Cookies (GSC). It gives an exceptionally sweet aromatic essence and a fruity flavour. The taste is a perfect combination of sweetness of cookies and fruitiness of a cherry pie. It works as a calming agent and appetite stimulator, and is quite helpful for patients who experience regular depression-associated syndromes, fibromyalgia, MS and other such related symptoms. It may act as a sedative for patients, but does help in calming down nerves or controlling anxiety stimulating symptoms. Although it might not completely hamper your focus and energy levels, it will cause the usual drying out of eyes and mouth. This particular medical marijuana is grown indoors. It is observed to contain a THC level of 25%. In terms of physical features, it is shaped like pine trees and looks dense in its structural form. It is quite frosty looking and has dark green leaves. This particular medical marijuana is also thickly dressed up with orange hair all over it. It is most generally known for its sugary taste, as well as high potency value.
Jungle Cake is an evenly balanced hybrid strain (50% indica/50% sativa) created through crossing the infamous White Fire #43 X Wedding Cake strains. Known for its super heavy high and long-lasting effects, Jungle Cake is one hybrid that should not be underestimated. The high comes on with a slow build, lifting your mental state into pure euphoria and ease. You'll be blissfully happy and completely unfocused in this state with the tendency to fall into fits of giggles at times. As your mind expands to new heights, your body will begin to settle into a state of pure relaxation and ease that won't cause too much sedation or couch-lock. A pang of hunger comes next, leaving you reaching for anything in sight to snack on. Thanks to these effects and its insanely high 30-33% average THC level, Jungle Cake is often chosen to treat those suffering from conditions such as appetite loss or nausea, chronic stress and mood swings or depression. Jungle Cake buds have a sweet and sugary fruity berry flavor with hints of marshmallow and nuttiness, too. The aroma is very earthy and nutty with a sweet fruity overtone that's both sugary and spicy. Jungle Cake buds have rounded tight grape-shaped forest green nugs with thin reddish orange hairs and a coating of frosty thick white crystal trichomes.

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Banana Punch is a rare evenly balanced hybrid strain (50% indica/50% sativa) create through crossing the infamous Banana OG X Purple Punch strains. Perfect for any hybrid lover, this bud packs a heavy hit of flavor and full-bodied effects that will leave you happy and lifted for hours on end. Banana Punch packs a sweet tropical pineapple flavor with mouthfuls of ripe banana and spicy berry. The aroma is just as delicious, with a sweet and sour citrus overtone that's accented by a notable hint of rich banana. The Banana Punch high will have you even more head over heels, with a relaxing overtone that will have you kicked back and totally at ease. The effects are definitely creeping in nature, sneaking up on you before suddenly taking hold. Your mind will feel euphoric and focused with a sense of happy creative energy while your body settles down into a state of pure calm and ease. This relaxing feeling quickly turns sedative, which can have you dozing off before you know it. With these effects and its high 18-26% average THC level, Banana Punch is often chosen to treat chronic stress or anxiety, depression, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, appetite loss and insomnia. This bud has rounded grape-shaped olive green nugs with dark purple undertones, dark amber hairs and a coating of frosty golden amber crystal trichomes.

Banana Punch

<p>Banana Punch is an evenly balanced <a href="https://www.leafly.com/strains/lists/category/hybrid">hybrid</a>&nbsp;marijuana strain made&nbsp;by&nbsp;crossing&nbsp;<a href="/strains/banana-og">Banana OG</a> with&nbsp;<a href="/strains/purple-punch">Purple Punch</a>. Banana Punch produces <a href="https://www.leafly.com/strains/lists/effect/sleepy">sedating effects</a> that you can feel from head-to-toe. This strain tastes like <a href="https://www.leafly.com/strains/lists/flavor/berry">hazey berries</a> with notes of <a href="https://www.leafly.com/strains/lists/flavor/pineapple">freshly cut pineapple</a> and bananas. Banana Punch is a creeper strain, which means that the high will come on slower than you might expect. Growers say this strain comes in nugs that are cakey and covered in a heavy layer of purple and orange trichomes. Medical marijuana patients choose Banana Punch to help relieve symptoms associated with <a href="https://www.leafly.com/strains/lists/condition/anxiety">anxiety</a>, <a href="https://www.leafly.com/strains/lists/condition/lack-of-appetite">appetite loss</a> and <a href="https://www.leafly.com/strains/lists/condition/stress">stress</a>.</p>


Banana Punch is an evenly balanced hybrid marijuana strain made by crossing Banana OG with Purple Punch. Banana Punch produces sedating effects that you can feel from head-to-toe. This strain tastes like hazey berries with notes of freshly cut pineapple and bananas. Banana Punch is a creeper strain, which means that the high will come on slower than you might expect. Growers say this strain comes in nugs that are cakey and covered in a heavy layer of purple and orange trichomes. Medical marijuana patients choose Banana Punch to help relieve symptoms associated with anxiety, appetite loss and stress.

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Applatti is Sour Apple x Cocomero Gelatti ( Watermelon Kush x Gelatti) 
Sour Apple is an indica dominant hybrid (80% indica/20% sativa) strain that is a potent cross between the insanely popular Sour Diesel X Cinderella 99 strains. This dank bud boasts a moderate THC level ranging from 14-17% on average and a combination of both indica and sativa effects. Sour Apple has an infamous taste of pungent sour apple that sweetens upon exhale and an aroma of akin to that of a rotting sour apple. Sour Apple buds have long narrow pepper-shaped fluffy neon green nugs with patches of dark olive green leaves and long twisty amber hairs. These nugs are covered in a fine layer of milky white trichomes and are sticky with sweet resin. Users describe the Sour Apple high as a slowly building uplifting head high that leaves you motivated and focused with a sense of overwhelming euphoria and social tendencies. This is followed by a slow fade into an intensely overwhelming couch-lock leaving you sedated and body melted yet still slightly functional. Due to these potent effects, Sour Apple is an ideal strain for treating patients suffering from conditions such as chronic stress or anxiety, chronic pain due to injury or illness, and sleep disorders, including insomnia and sleep apnea.
Gelatti is a rare evenly balanced hybrid strain (50% indica/50% sativa) created through a cross of the delicious Gelato X OG Biscotti strains. Known for its insanely delicious flavor and lifted high, Gelatti is perfect for any hybrid lover. Gelatti packs a sweet and sour fruity berry high with a touch of sharp menthol upon exhale that intensifies the more that you toke. The aroma is very similar, although with a touch of gassy pungency to it, too. The Gelatti high settles in almost as soon as you exhale, smashing into your mind with a bright euphoria that leaves you feeling energized and focused. As your mind settles into this state of happiness, you'll feel an influx of creativity and a mental clarity that's perfect for jumping on your to-do list. A sharp pang of hunger comes next, getting you up and reaching for anything in sight that you can snack on. With these effects and its super high 20-23% average THC level, Gelatti is often chosen to treat those suffering from conditions such as ADD or ADHD, chronic stress, depression, appetite loss or nausea and chronic fatigue. This bud has dense and sticky grape-shaped bright neon green nugs with thin orange hairs, light purple undertones and a coating of light purple crystal trichomes.
An 80% Indica strain, Watermelon Kush is said to have an intense euphoric feeling with is very uplifting and energizing, something not normally found within the more traditional types of Indica strains. The buds are large and dense, and they are prized highly for their superior yield and content of THC. Patients who medicate with this strain will usually do so for the relaxing narcotic effects that it has, very useful for stimulating the appetite or using as an aid to sleeplessness. As you may expect, the aroma of this strain is very distinctively watermelon with a little bit of grape thrown in. Some users also say that there is a slightly hashy smell. The flavor is quite a treat, especially for those who are looking for a change from the "traditional" marijuana. It is easy to pick out the sweet taste of not only watermelon, but also strawberry and other berries.

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Gelato Mints is a Hybrid of Gelato 33 x (Mint Chocolate Chip x Cookies & Cream) The taste is earthy, lemony pine, and kush with a sweet and gas aroma.

Gelato Mints

<p>Gelato Mints is a <a href="https://www.leafly.com/strains/lists/category/hybrid">hybrid marijuana strain</a>. We&#39;re still learning about the flavors and effects of Gelato Mints - if you&#39;ve smoked, dabbed, or consumed this strain before, tell us about it by leaving a review.</p>


Gelato Mints is a hybrid marijuana strain. We're still learning about the flavors and effects of Gelato Mints - if you've smoked, dabbed, or consumed this strain before, tell us about it by leaving a review.

2nd Breakfast is a Hybrid of Shire x Cookies and Cream

The Shire cannabis strain is a very rare 70/30 Sativa hybrid with a staggering THC average of 28%. Buds look like small spades with a mint shading and thin, orange hairs winding around each nugs with moonlit white trichomes. The Shire tastes like citrus fruits and pungent kush, and the aroma matches. It can treat chronic stress, inattentiveness, depression, and fatigue. Perfect for daytime usage.

Cookies and Cream marijuana strain is a balanced cannabis hybrid. During the 2014 Denver Cannabis Cup this herb took first place in the Best Hybrid category. Her plants grow fluffy popcorn-shaped buds, covered in trichomes and orange hairs. As you might have guessed, Cookies and Cream nugs strongly taste of vanilla, nuts, earth and butter. This marijuana strain is recommended for experienced users due to high 26% THC count. Cookies and Cream marijuana strain is good for evening and day time use.

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