Best weed varieties of summer 2021

America’s tens of millions of weed lovers are ready to rip the roof off this joint and burn one down this summer.

From coast to coast in 18 legalizing states, from backyard barbecues to beach slopes, we are tormented, waxed and roaring out of the Rona recession.

It’s the wild 420s: more cities have more legal cannabis stores and delivery services than ever before. According to the Leafly Jobs Report 2021, dried, cured flower sales account for half of our top legal US cannabis industry of $ 13.7 billion.

Hundreds of strains can overwhelm anyone in a pharmacy, and even these are only part of the Leafly 5000+ strain database pie.

Based on exclusive data and interviews with leading breeders, Leafly has selected the best-selling, trendy, 25-year-old hit strains for your summer days and nights this year.

Since we all light ourselves up and do something, we’ve paired effects with eight types of activity. Pulse pumps already? Oh, it will be.

Thanks-delicious summer days

Seasonal, free weed flavors and effects abound whether you’re gardening, exercising, socializing, or getting smart.

Gardening and farming

Take care of your garden and try fruity, light-tasting, stimulating herbs that enhance the colors of the wildflowers.

Much respect for the classic, widespread Pot Strawberry Cough and Super Lemon Haze. Dig something more modern? Phat Panda’s Pineapple Mintz in Washington crosses Golden Pineapple with Kush Mintz.

Exercise, play, clean thoroughly

THC combats boredom and pain, and sports fans swear by certain power plants.

Choose your doja with terpinolene, the marijuana reported energy terpene or aroma molecule. Look for orange varieties on Leafly – that’s us, indicating terpinolene.

Fresh to terpinolene this season – a Golden State’s lava flower blooms in Cali bowls.

High Key: Professionals know Terpinolene – like A Golden State’s Lava Flower (David Downs)

At the national level, the classic Terpinolen variety Jack Herer rules with sweet sugar kisses. Take a hike on Good Chemistry’s XJ-13 or twerk with Jack Flash of Native Roots, both in Colorado.

Leafly reviewers also report several classic trees spicing up them: Try this year’s Durbans crop.

Alibi Cannabis in Oregon electrifies Durban Poison with its classic “fruity with a hint of guava”. In Illinois, the RYTHM brand is rocking a super clean white Durban.

Alibi Farms’ Durban gives Oregonians some juice. (Courtesy Alibi Farms)

Day meeting

Trendy hybrids will melt the ice at awkward reunions, late weddings, and birthday parties.

For classic taste, shopping fun, citric tangies and family. If you want to blow into the future, look for Zkittlez crosses. DNA Genetics debuts Ztrawberriez (Strawberry x Zkittlez) in Arizona.

Notable Tangie Crossbreed: Pink Moon (Kosher Kush x Tangie) from Houseplant, CA. (David Downs / Leafly)

Guava Zkittlez from Talking Trees Farm in California features thick, tropical fruit skins with a chatty, chilled atmosphere.

“A summer variety is strong in taste and light, like a white wine with an uplifting effect,” said the Washington breeders of Freddy’s Fuego, who recommend their sativa Hell Cat.

“A light but tasty smoke while enjoying the sun, is there anything better?”

Creative zoning

Rapper Open Mic Eagle says Leafly-Sativa hybrids suck, “When it comes to improving my creative process and keeping myself busy with my work all day.”

Eagle calls on Roll’s Choice OG from Smarty Plants in Los Angeles. The fact is, many OGs and cookie hybrids are hot for “creative” and “focused” in reviews.

DNA Genetics in Arizona is announcing fruity OG Miss DNA this summer – a cross of Kosher Kush and Strawberry Banana.

Cream of the Crop’s Cookies cross, Strawberries and Cream can help you with your rhyme flow and beatbox.

Strawberries and cream taste like the name, but is much harder. (Courtesy Cream of the Harvest)

Sparkling summer nights

After a quick disco nap and snack, indulge in flavors that make the afternoon a treat, soak up haters and knockout insomnia.

Afternoon adventure

If you ever see me fighting a grizzly bear in the forest, help the bear – because it’s my turn on Chappos Churro, a wild, sweaty new cross of all things strong from Northern Emeralds, California. This reported crossing of El Chapo OG with Churro is four max OGs mixed with some Cookies and Glue. Phew

Most Wanted: Chappo’s Churro from Northern Emeralds features flavors of fuel, sugar, cinnamon, and chocolate. (David Downs / Leafly)

Once you’ve seen the view from this peak, it’s hard to live in the valley. Stay on top with Lemon OZ Kush from indoor leaders Wonderbrett.

Expect the essence of summer in one basket: thick orange lemonade, lemon and tangerine, with a long hybrid stone. Lemon OZ Kush is applying for the variety of summer 2021 and combines genetics, selection, cultivation, aesthetics, heat, taste and effect.

“I think of the sun and tropical, and that’s the same mood [as this cultivar]”Said Brett. “You’re ready to chill on the beach, bury your feet in the sand and have fun with a piña colada.”

Brett crossed Crockett’s original 2010 Clementine with Dying Breed’s groundbreaking OZ Kush, then selected the best to make Lemon OZ Kush. (David Downs / Leafly)

See also: California’s Emerald Cup-winning modern classic Gelonade (now in AZ) and new cross Lemonatti; both from Connected Cannabis Co.

Raging after dark

Get excited at the evening meet-up of the finest kind. We are talking about this difficult session in which everyone brings out the flower of fire.

“In summer, the heavy terpenes are the focus of Freddy’s Smokeouts,” said Freddy’s Fuego from Washington.

Freddy recommends Le Mans to her – that’s Lemon Tree x Triangle Kush x Triangle Kush x M10.

Lemony, cozy champion – Le Mans (Courtesy Freddy’s Fuego)

Don’t bring your baby lungs to the punchy MAC hybrids of 2021 – like Cannarados Spritzer (a cross of Runtz, Grape Pie, and MAC) that are superbly grown by Fat Face Farms and Chronic Therapy in Colorado.

Equally strong – the enthusiasm for breath strains has made it to Oklahoma’s thriving medical scene. OK’s Flower of Life, for example, advertises Dirty Sprite Breath.

OG Kush Breath crosses Larry’s Breath for an intense kick; plus a funk that keeps strangers at bay. (David Downs / Leafly)

Gelatos and GMOs must not miss any summer hit lists – be it that baklava from Alien Labs kidnaps fools in AZ and CA, or the six-state operator Grassroots Cannabis, which sells Garlic Cookies.

Vibrate and connect

Are you thinking of a freaky-deaky couple?

The classic, best-selling Original Glue is at the top of the list of varieties that our readers describe as “euphoric”.

For round two – smoke your cake and eat it too, boo. This year serving cake crosses for days:

• Mountain Sun Botanicals colloquially known as Cake Mints in Oregon
• Item 9 Labs cannot sit on their Caked Up Cherries in Arizona
• Cake Batter from Seed Junky grower in Los Angeles will leave you stuck

Sweet, icy, relaxing ice cream cake is also coming this season in Salinas, CA, at Paradiso Gardens in the greenhouse. (Courtesy Paradiso)

Sleep in

The great philosopher Andrew WK once said: “Resting counts as a celebration, but only if you rest HART.”

Separate yourself from the universe with trendy indica hybrids and more like:

• Connected’s Cannabis Co.
• Cypress Hill Rapper B-Real’s new Insane variety Stuffed French Toast (Paris OG x Face-Off OG)

Connected Nightshade’s genetics are secret, but they are lime-dominant with a caryophyllene / myrcene chassis like gelato and biscotti. (Courtesy Connected Cannabis Co.)

Paris OG and Faceoff OG make for an insanely filled French toast – that smells of cinnamon, orange, pine and sugar. (Courtesy madness)

There is more, but we have run out of time. Yes, 25 year old flowers mean a lot of summer smoking. But just wait until New York and the rest of the US go online next year.

As always, the variety of summer remains the one you love in your own way.

Make jays while the sun is shining!

David Downs

David Downs heads Leafly.com’s news and lifestyle coverage as California Bureau Chief. He has written for WIRED, Rolling Stone and Billboard and is the former cannabis editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and author of several cannabis books, including “Marijuana Harvest” by Ed Rosenthal and David Downs. He is co-host of The Hash podcast. TW: @davidrdowns | IG @daviddowns

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