The Grape Stank strain wins the Oregon Leaf Bowl on two counts
The end of May heralds the peak season for cannabis cultivation in North America.
Millions upon millions of starters are rooting in the earth for their full sun run in 2023. The cloning trays at the Mainstage Dispensary in Sacramento, California look plucked.
Strains like Grape Stank and Trop Cherry are on the rise in Oregon’s weed competitions. Blue Face brought gas back to California on May 13 at the Emerald Cup.
And fresh in the seed banks this week: new crosses of Seed Junky, Compound and Clearwater.
This is simmering in the incandescent magma core of the US’s $60 billion cannabis industry. Here’s Leafly Strain News Weekly #5.
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Blue Face, the winner of the 2023 Emerald Cup.
Blue Guava, a 2023 Transbay Challenge qualifier.
Blue Lobster, winner of East Coast Zalympix 2023.
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Grape Stank wins the Oregon Leaf Bowl twice
Oregon’s biggest competition is the leaf shell ended on May 26th with the top producers Left Coast Standard And TrueCare Farms They competed for first and second place in five sun-grown flower categories.
The indoor competition proved tough; Ten brands won or placed in five categories. Watch out for the trop cherry from Green leaf– the best exotic fruit. A Grape Stank variety won the Citrus and Juice category and placed second in the Fuel/Og/Chemical category.
Desserts are the rule – a biscotti pie from High noon cultivation won the Open category while a Z-type named Moonbow 112 out archive came second.
In the mixed light/greenhouse is the mark Real Eve won four out of six categories with the flavors: Hash Burger, Super Boof, Sherb Cake and Chem-Lato. Huzzah.
Overall we see plenty of Leafly Buzz and Strain News Weekly favorites holding trophies; very affirmative. Find out about the Oregon Leaf Bowl winners in carts, extracts, edibles and more.
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Blue Face wins the 2023 Emerald Cup
The smoke has cleared over the epic May 13th Emerald Cup awards 2023 – the world’s largest cannabis competition. Seed Junky Genetics‘animal Animal Face phenotype Blue Face grown from fig farms, won Best in Show. Double OG Chem returned to the podium. Here is the full list of winners. We are preparing a shopping guide for your summer.
Gucci mane will make the headlines Zalympix Awards ceremony in LA on June 17 (ticket link). We smoked all 25 glasses in the judge’s set; lots of beautiful weed and a good amount of nice smelling weed. The proof came in taste and effect, where some clear winners emerged. Overall, the California Zalympix 2023 shows intense competition at the highest level. Still, there is room on this shelf for newbies who can delight our taste buds with unique, enlightening flavors. Here’s an hour of our judging live on Instagram on May 26th.
Featured Photo: Litty in the City competed between Cherry Guava and Z on May 20th
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the ace Seed Junky Genetics continues to dominate like leader Kobe Bryant. Seeds of Hawaiian Rain (London Pound Mints x Jealousy) x Permanent Marker and Zkittlez x Sherb bx1 x Permanent Marker F hit the market Friday at 4:20pm PST for $200. They won’t last long.
Supreme Seed Bank was also able to land another exclusive product SJG Help women with 10 packs of Caribbean Breeze (Pineapple Fruz) x (Biscotti x Sherb BX) for $450 – apparently the “last replenishment ever”.
On May 28th Composite Genetics set off some of their own fireworks with drops from Double Up (Mellowz #8 x Gastro Pop #5) and Total Eclipse (King Slayer x Gastro Pop #5); Part of their Gastro Pop Vol. 3 collection.
Candy gas station
Clearwater Genetics held a major Discord pre-sale for two dozen new Hi-Chew 47s on May 27th [(Oreocake (Wedding Cake x Oreoz) x Now N Later (Platinum Cookies x Granddaddy Purple) x Blue Power)] Crosses with 12 feminized seeds per pack.
James Loud And Mosca seeds Recently released, dark flowering Dread Zeppelin and Sugar Fly females provide plenty of brightening with their gassy candy aromas and terps.
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raw genetics Backorders include stronger and more fragrant Gary Payton crosses for your all-star team.
Strawberry Milk & Qookies F2 (Milk & Qookies x Bruce Banner #3) – an exemplary autoflower bred by night owl seeds– is back by popular demand.
OG Kush and friends
Pure Sativa Seed Bank keeps things sacramental by replenishing their supplies DNA genetics classic Kosher Kush hybrids.
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Solfires Udder Madness (Bitties x Mind Flayer) creamy fruit blend is available now. with more feminized Frosty hybrids coming soon.
Crazy Town
Smelly innovator Skunk tek offers gas caps, now available for your olfactory pleasure.
Speaking of funk, snag your GMO Gelato Conga seeds as well as Ice Cream Cake x Meatbreath seeds and clones direct from Fresh Coast Seed Co.
Get some of this with your sticky, weed-growing hands Bat Pug Genetics Back orders including PB Diesel, PB Wuu and PB Skunk regs.
Mendocino County Freeborn Selections’ Recent regular seed drops include the Kush gas of their Grape Lime Skunk, Hollywood Pure Kush x Jaro, and the “heavily edited” Skycuddler Double Kush F4 – a breeder favourite.
quote of the week
“If it’s heat, it’s heat. You don’t have to eat three or four pounds per fire.”
Dan Adler, CEO of NodeLabs
hash dumper
The latest limited releases from Twenty20 Mendocino features a cross of two solvent-free extraction monsters – Queen of Diamonds (BubbaWhip! A17 x MMXX #48) – as well as several new autoflowering and photoperiod seeds available.
Gnome Automatic“October Sky is another exclusive autoflower strain with powerful genetics and amazing hash-washing ability.
Symbiotic Genetics‘ Ginger Mints and Champaya (Papaya x Mimosa v6) can hold you off until their kombucha line launches soon.
Old school
Receive Sour And haze Power in your grow with the classic genetics of Top Dawg seeds and the 24 strains recently restocked at Gas Lamp Seeds.
Notable Genetics Stories
Panic about the cannabis virus called Hop latent viroid soared to higher levels with a breathless SFGate.com story: More than 90% of California’s marijuana farms are infected with “severe” pathogens
Podcast Time: Smoke and Bridges: Jimi Devine Talks to Dan Goldman from knot labs.
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Upcoming seed/clone releases
Pacific NW roots will soon release limited edition Koffee hybrids like Arizona Green Tea, Mac Koffee Breath S1 and Mac Koffee Breath BX S1.
Medical bulk strains releases ChemDMT Fem seeds on June 2nd for all psychonauts looking for specific mothball DMT terps in their weed.
pre-orders for Symbiotic Genetics Kombucha hybrids are still available from Horror Seeds.
Cannabis Contest 2023 Calendar
Winning a competition can change lives. The following is coming.
June 3 – The nomination period begins for Green Grow Oklahoma Cup. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly Also, The growing Oklahoma And Maine clones fall. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly
June 10 – Voting closes Nevada Cannabis Awards Music Festival. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly
June 17 – Tue Zalympix California Awards Ceremony in LA. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly Richter kits are also available for Cannabis Cup People’s Choice NM. Check out the awards ceremony on September 4th. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly
June 24—Genetics and culture of the secret stash Pop up in Denver. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly Oklahoma Cup Festival and winners announced. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly
July 1 – Yearbook 1 entry window opens Missouri Growers Cup. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly Closes September 15th.
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10th of July-High Times Cannabis Cup People’s Choice Michigan winner announced. The assessment is in progress. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly
July 15 – Admission forms due The growing Massachusetts And Maine. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly
July 22 – Immigration tax for the Maine division of the multistate NECANN Cup 2023. The ceremony is scheduled for August 12. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly
September 11 – Submission window opens for all categories of New England Harvest Cup. Closes on September 24th. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly
September 15 – Deadline for Missouri Growmaster Competition. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly
7th-8th Oct –Errl Cup Arizona in Mesa. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly
Dec 9 –Oregon Growers Cup in enigma. https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/grape-stank-strain-news-weekly
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