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Find your shape.Find your color.Find your cannabis.

Leafly flowers use shapes and colors to represent feelings, effects, and aromas.

Find your shape

Shapes represent THC and CBD. Both THC and CBD have therapeutic effects and can work together.

THC is what gets you high. It’s shown as diamonds.

Longer triangle equals more THC

Wide diamond
Narrow diamond

CBD doesn’t get you high. It’s shown as circles.

Larger circle equals more CBD

Find your color

Each color in a flower represents a terpene. Terpenes are natural oils that gives a strain its aroma. Terpenes work with THC and CBD to influence how you will feel.

Linalool (LINN-uh-lool)

floral

Also found in lavender and believed to promote relaxation.

Myrcene (MUR-seen)

herbal

Most common terpene.

Pinene (PIE-neen)

pine

Also found in rosemary and many other herbs.

Humulene (HYOO-myu-leen)

hoppy

May provide anti-inflammatory benefits.

Caryophyllene (carry-OFF-ul-leen)

peppery

May have anti-inflammatory effects.

Limonene (LIM-o-neen)

citrus

Believed to provide anxiety and stress relief.

Ocimene (OH-sih-meen)

minty

Commonly used in perfumes.

Terpinolene (ter-PIN-ul-leen)

fruity

Also occurs in apples, lilacs, and nutmeg.

Feelings and effects

We love lab data, but what people say matters too. Over a million customer reviews inform the energy score and feelings for thousands of strains.

Shapes and colors together

Gelato

This is a THC-heavy strain with caryophyllene, limonene, and humulene.
Euphoric

Remedy

A CBD-heavy strain with myrcene, pinene, and caryophyllene.
Relaxed

Harlequin

This is a balanced strain with myrcene, pinene, and caryophyllene.
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