Leafly Buzz: The 12 Best Weed Strains of October

The West Coast is full of za-za whether you're indoors or outdoors. While Croptober dries in barns and rooms, indoor growers continue to produce near-flawless gas, candy, cake and classic strains.

The last 30 days of coverage took us from Hall of Flowers seshes with Wiz Khalifa to hash hookahs deep in Mendocino County, California, to road testing the new Puffco Pivot high in the fall trees of Montana.

Here are your monthly cheat codes for the best bong loads in October. Here is Leafly Buzz from October.

Data grinder

Which varieties are in Leafly's database of 9,000 varieties? (Sasha Beck/Leafly)

We got out our calculators, connected them to the Leafly strain database, and ran a scan for Zaza. This is what the statistics tell us.

Connie Chung

This rare strain jumped from number 3,769 to number 120 after the legendary presenter mentioned her namesake strain in an interview to promote her new book. Connie Chung is a DNA Genetics LA Flavor x G13.

Moroccan peaches

Watch out for Purple City Genetics' Moroccan Peaches – it's gone from #983 to #287 in just one month. So many good Moroccan peaches are currently being processed into hashish. It is a cross between Spanish Barbara and Lemon Tree Skorange.

Street tarts

Here comes the next innovation. Street Tarts is a cross between Guava Tart and Street Guru from Purple City Genetics. It has risen more than 200 places to number 521 in a month.

Amnesia Haze

A 20-year-old classic remains strong this October. Amnesia Haze jumps 25 spots to number 108 in our database of 9,000 strains.

New to the Leafly variety database

Leafly adds or corrects 1,000 strains to its database every year. Here are some of the new features. (Sasha Beck/Leafly)

Dark web

Hack your way into this. (Courtesy of Lindsey Bartlett)

Zoap Bagseed is out there in the wild, sowing new adventures. Including Alien Labs Dark Web – everything we want from an OGZ x Sherbert.

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Gotti Beltz

Gotti Beltz. (David Downs/Leafly)

Gotti and Rainbow Beltz make for a more aggressive candy flavor in Gotti Beltz that stands out from Phinest/Dubplatez. Gotti Beltz held court amid a Zaza table at the Phinest booth in the Hall of Flowers.

Ridgeline Throbbers

One of California's top breeders – Ridgeline Farms – is working on new crosses of its hit LANTZ. We got our hands on Ridgeline LANTZ x Gushmints, known as Ridgeline Throbber. If you like your LANTZ even bigger and mintier, then this is the one for you.

Gary Satan

Tiki Madman's Gary Payton x Jealousy project Gary Satan joins the database this month. Look for it in the crowd of hype, new-new.

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Selection of pharmacies

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New on the shelf

Headbangers by Wood Wide Farms

Burn the charts

Permanent marker from MOCA Humboldt

bestseller

Ballin out

Scotty's Cake from CAM in Cali

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Scotties Cake – CAM, California, Fall 2024

Bale on a budget

Golden Pineapple from Phat Panda

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Golden Pineapple – Phat Panda, California, Fall 2024

High note

We close with some Fuerte. (Sasha Beck/Leafly)

Puffco Pivot with Alien Labs Z-Square Rosin

Dabs and drops go in, strong steam comes out. (Courtesy of Puffco)

The global leader in electronic dabbing technology, Puffco, returns to renew its dab pen for 2024. You pour a dab of premium rosin into the silicone flip-top chamber and then stash the dab in your jacket pocket until it's time to get started. Simply double-click the sleek black button on the device to trigger a giant heat cycle in the micro-sized “360 Chamber.” When the Pivot buzzes, it's time to sip fresh, bright, and maximally flavorful vapor until you tap it out.

It's perfect for amateur dabbers who value traveling light.

The $130 device comes with small cotton swabs that you use between swabs to keep the chamber clean and tidy. Be prepared – the black silicone tip will get a little sticky as you tear off all the resinous dabs. But we're not angry about it. The Pivot proved easy to master and a joy for both experienced dabbers and beginners. It's perfect for amateur dabbers who value traveling light. Add some brand new Alien Labs Z2 Rosin to take a dab pen to new heights. Available from Puffco.

OK, let's turn around and burn into Croptober and Green Wednesday. Keep track of your notifications.

About Leafly Buzz

So good they steal it—the popular monthly strain review roundup Leafly Buzz is now in its third year. We independently report on the cannabis conversation among connoisseurs, focusing on strains and branded flowers from the Western United States. Reporting includes:

• Review copies
• Shopping at the pharmacy
• Increase visits
• events
• Leafly search data
• Employee and reader tips and more

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