January 2022 Leafly HighLight: Gary Payton strain
Smokers in the US are becoming superfans of rising all-star strain Gary Payton.
Since its release in 2019, Gary Payton has become one of the top 200 most popular strains nationwide, in stores from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Miami and Boston. The NBA Hall of Famer licensed his name for the strain. But you don’t have to be an exercise enthusiast to love the heavy hybrid indica effect of this strain and its sweet, driving, and stone-fruity taste. The Gary Payton flower is used in joints and bowls in the US and is also very popular in cartridge and dab form.
All of these factors and more make officially licensed Gary Payton the starting Leafly HighLight strain for 2023.
Bred by Kenny Dumetz of Powerzzzup Genetics in San Francisco and co-selected by cannabis mogul Berner by Cookies – Gary Payton has an average rating of 4.6 out of 5 from 249 reviews.
Leafly reviewers keep saying that GP makes them giggly, talkative and relaxed – great for those cold, dark and rainy winter days. Gary Payton warms and brightens the mood as an after-work treat to get your stuff done.
“It’s a rainy night right now and it’s making me freaking happy, so 5/5,” said one reviewer.
“Best giggle strain on the planet,” said another.
Mood regulation and appetite stimulation feature consistently in Gary Payton strain reviews.
One reviewer wrote: “DEPRESSION HEALED. FEAR HEALER. Grammar is on and I still can’t spell.”
“If you don’t want kibble, I don’t recommend it,” said another.
Breeder Kenny Powers has a professional lifetime smoker tolerance, so prepare accordingly for maximum THC effects.
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“I was trying to open the front door of my apartment with my debit card until I realized it was just about to put the card in the key slot.”
One reviewer said, “This strain made my friend go through puberty. He spoke in the highest possible voice for about 30 minutes.”
How much is Gary Payton?
On the West Coast, Gary Payton is so popular that it’s approaching commodity prices. The further east you go, the lower the supplies and GP becomes more expensive. Oregon has $3.00 pre-rolls of GP and $30 1-gram swabs. Florida has $50 eighths and $74 grams of live resin.
Gary Payton Prices across the US:
| Inferior | middle class | high grade | |
| 1 gram of flower buds | $4 | $10 | $15 |
| 3.5 g flower buds | $25 | $40 | $50 |
| 1g cartridge | $30 | $40 | $50 |
Gary Payton seeds
Do you want to grow some GP? good call The problem is: many reputable seed outlets have sold out of authentic GP genetics, so beware of less reputable outlets. (A group of charlatans are selling GP seeds for $50 per seed.)
We would grow Cannarado’s GP x Zawtz via SeedsHereNow. The official Cookies Seedbank has the GP cross Elephant Trunk (GP x Sherb). Exotic Genetix made Power – GP x Scotty 2 Hotty and Clearwater Genetics made Gargantua (GP x Apple Mints). Finally, packs of Tiki Madman’s Super Sonic (GP x Gelato 41 bx) will likely contain a winner or two. Official Powerzzzup seeds are coming to the Cookies seedbank soon, so stay subscribed.
Gary Payton Awards
Gary Payton is a sibling of Cereal Milk out of the Y line – that’s champion genetics right there. Notably, two Gary Payton hashes have taken home recent awards: a Gary Payton hash took 1st place at the 2022 Errl Cup in Arizona; and a 2nd at The Emerald Cup 2022. A Gary’s Wedding won 3rd place at the 2022 Oregon Grower’s Cup and a GP took 1st place for pinenterpenes at the 2022 Cowboy Cup in Oklahoma.
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Gary Payton Terpenes
Gary Payton’s Flavor Molecules (aka terpenes) offer a collection of what’s hot in the pot. It has caryophyllene, which brings the gas (some might call it “pepper”). Lab tests also show high levels of limonene and pinene, two other astringent, pungent terpenes that contribute to GP’s potency.
More highlights this January
Can’t find our highlight? No damage, no foul. Here are three more analog flavors to enjoy.
The glove
NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton earned the nickname “The Glove” and now it’s the official name for the 2022 Jealousy cross of Gary Payton x Leafly Strain of the Year by Seed Junky Genetics with Powerzzzup . Again, you’re back in the Cereal Milk meets Gelato wheelhouse, so expect thick, sweet, damp fuel and fruit smells with unstoppable power. The indica hybrid effect is relaxing and great to get through the long winter.
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Blackberry Gary
The hot-hot new-new for 2023? Blackberry Gary – the cross of Gary Payton with Sunset Sherbert and Zkittlez Bx2 from LA breeder Serge Cannabis. Blackberry Gary combines the genetics behind blockbuster hits like Cereal Milk, Sherbert, and Z for a super-flavorful, potent smoke. Serge grows small batches of Blackberry Gary at Cookies Maywood in LA and distributes them to Cookies stores and beyond. The extremely strong hybrid effect guarantees sharing with a connoisseur when gambling on your new Playstation 5.
Georgia Pie
Sharing the same acronym as Gary Payton (GP), Georgia Pie induces effects similar to the strains above but with different parents. It’s Kush Mints x Gelatti from breeder Seed Junky Genetics and lives up to its name with a peach, apricot, and tree fruit flavor. The hybrid effect appears exalted, happy, and hungry, and also pairs well with eating, sleeping, and chilling. Georgia Pie x Z ounces by NorCalCannabis became our favorite buy from The Emerald Cup Harvest Ball.
And that’s our Leafly HighLight for January 2023. Hope you helped. Stay warm and cozy, Leafly Nation. See you on February 1st with Leafly HighLight’s annual Love Edition. Rawwr.
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David Downs
Leafly Editor-in-Chief David Downs received a Literary Excellence Award from Oaksterdam University in 2022. He has published three books on cannabis since 2009, including the best-selling book Marijuana Harvest, which spans cannabis plant research. Downs has been a visiting professor at the Journalism Law School at Loyola Marymount University Law School, UC Berkeley Extension, and has contributed to the continuing education of the Bar Association’s Marijuana Law Hub, sponsored by the University of California and the State Bar of California. Downs’ work has been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, Scientific American, Wired, Rolling Stone, The Onion, Columbia Journalism Review, High Times, Billboard, and many others. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from UC Santa Barbara and was a fellow at the Academy of Alternative Journalism at the Medill School of Journalism in Chicago.
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