Leafly Buzz: 12 Top February Weed Strains
SAN FRANCISCO—Millions of top-rated weed smokers in the western United States don’t hibernate: we light fires! The future of cannabis is still here first, and the top shelf keeps getting higher.
The eponymous strain from Wiz Khalifa was relaunched in Cali at the end of January. And pharmacies added pancakes to new menus across the West.
February also marks the start of the cookie selling season in America, where thin mint remains the number one flavor. No wonder: breeders, breeders and smokers have followed suit. We’ve got six – six this month! – Hype strains with ‘mint’ in their genetics discovered as a trend.
Here are 12 of the hottest cannabis strains and branded flower products for February. This is Leafly Buzz.
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Khalifa Kush
Classic, premium OG lemon strength never goes out of style. Wiz Khalifa’s Khalifa Kush has been relaunched in the cookies shops and heads have been rushing out to stuff seven grams into this blunt. As a result, search interest increased by 82% month over month. Can your brand ambassador do that?
pancakes
Pre-game Sunday brunch, then go nuts with this sweet menu — the pancake variety never fails to amass fans. It is a Cookies and Seed Junky Genetics cross of London Pound Cake #75 x Kush Mints #11 that can smell like blueberry pancakes. Search interest is up 25% because we warned you: 2022 means days of “mint crosses.” So act like you know.
This month there are two classics that radiate a lot of energy, but are not new. White Widow stumbled 18% month over month. Green crack fell 10%.
Recap:
New to the Leafly Strain Database
Rosa Certz
Weed generates $20 billion in legal revenue. We don’t just smoke weed here. We are on an olfactory odyssey – a ghostly journey to the border of the mounds. As such, Pink Certz smells like hyper-aromatic pink candy mint. Coming from market-leading breeder Compound Genetics, she’s also visually stunning. Combining The Menthol x Grape Gasoline, Pink Certz acts like an instant mental vacation that gets you back in the game; It’s super versatile for day and night use. Mint, Grape, Candy and Gas Terps? You have just given the basic description for this Zaza in 2022. These flavor combinations will be taking home crates of cannabis trophies this year and next.
jealousy
Once you’ve tasted the view from that mountaintop, you can’t just smoke Reggie in the valley. Win the cookie-selling season with this platonic ideal from GSC in 22. Jealousy by Los Angeles-based Seed Junky Genetics combines two perfect versions of Sherbert and Gelato—that’s what people crave. If you want to know what the heavy weed influencers are smoking at Zalympix’s exotic pot contests in the heart of LA’s concrete jungle – here it is. Jealousy offers everything you could want from a JBeezy selection, perfect for showing off on Instagram. Just watch out for the evil eye because gelato haters will hate.
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Strawberry Remedy #9
Exotic is more than just GSC genetics endlessly folded like a croissant. It’s about taking risks and winning prizes with new creations to heal the masses. Oregon’s Chalice Brands took first place in the Oregon Growers Cup with Strawberry Remedy #9 – a rare new 1:1 THC:CBD flower for the over-excited loved one in your life. Skip that THC-rich tachycardia with this Dragon Desert Frost x Strawberry Fields cross. It tastes like a fresh strawberry smoothie for a relaxing, anxiety-free daytime yoga session.
Forbidden Mint
Up in Washington, we’re keeping an eye on Freddy’s Fuego for trending new indoor crossbreeds all winter long. First up: Forbidden Mintz, a blasphemous mix of Forbidden Fruit x SinMint Cookies. Bred by SinCity Seeds, Forbidden Mintz smashes the fruit with sweet cherry undertones, loud mango, passion fruit and hints of pine. Skip straight to dessert with this reflective, cool hybrid indica.
New on pharmacy shelves
Zkittlez Mintz3RC, WA
Washington’s award-winning Three Rivers Cannabis (3RC) offers some after-work smoke as a reward for enduring the Bs. This SinCity Seeds cross of Animal Mints x Zkittlez gets a sweet grapefruit upfront and a creamy gas finish. It’s an all-natural connoisseur craft to help you get through those short, dreary days.
Shoot up the charts
Gator Breath #3Jungle Boys, CA
“He who makes a beast of himself takes away the pain of being a man.”: Jungle Boys Gator Breath #3 (David Downs/Leafly)
Grab some wild terps and THC for some wacky sci-fi; like HBO’s “Raised by Wolves” Season 2. Gator Breath #3 roams across California via Eaze; distributed by HERBL who made a deal with LA’s Jungle Boys. Gator Breath #3 mixes Motor Breath with Triangle Kush Bx1 for some nose-scratching gas! hiss!
Ballin out
pineapple fruz, Seed JunkyAPPROX.
Indulge in this tropical getaway for your brain. Pineapple Fruz offers sweet, floral, velvety notes of peach, apricot, and pineapple. It’s perfect for topping off a crazy hike with great flavor. Pineapple Fruz combines an elite selection from Animal Mints bred with an elite selection from Zkittlez (Animal Mints bx1 X Zkittlez bx1 – bx1 is a breed term here, pronounced “backcross”.)
Ballin’ on a budget
Jealousy x Kush Mints, FloraCal Farms, CA
Can’t afford Khalifa Kush for $75 including taxes? Industrial fair. Wiz’ go-to cultivator FloraCal Farms is keeping it real with this $40 eighth of hot new Jealousy x Kush Mints. It has perfect looks and epic Cookie and Mint terps and tons of potency. Roll out guilt-free party doesks you’d be proud to share. FloraCal Farms grows AAA grades for medium tax brackets.
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High grade
PAX Era Live Rosin Lemon Pie
Super delicious, super strong and solvent-free – for the masses. US pod system leader PAX Era has figured out how to crush terpy, strong, consistent rosin in vape pods. Launched this February with 11 strains in small batches, we liked Lemon Cake for its lemony, sweet, creamy, rich and smooth hit. It’s perfect for enjoying a relaxing hit at the family celebration this President’s Day holiday. PAX Lemon Cake comes from a rare cross of Vietnam landrace x Skunk #1 x Thai x NL5.
That’s it. see you next month Smoke the weed you want to see in the world!
About Leafly Buzz
Often copied, never co-opted, Leafly Buzz remains a popular monthly editorial product from Leafly News. Independently reported without fear or favour, Leafly Buzz captures the conversation among cannabis connoisseurs, focusing on strain and brand flower news west of the Rocky Mountains. Reporting includes:
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David Downs
David Downs leads news and lifestyle coverage as California Bureau Chief for Leafly.com. He has written for WIRED, Rolling Stone and Billboard and is a former cannabis editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and the author of several cannabis books including Ed Rosenthal’s and David Downs’ Marijuana Harvest. He is the co-host of the Hash podcast. TW: @davidrdowns | IG @daviddowns
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