Trends of the Top 10 Cannabis Strains in New York [2024]
Leafly teamed up with Trends Dispensary in Queens to analyze the hottest strains in New York City. Lemon Cherry Gelato, Runtz and GUMBO topped the charts
Leafly's cannabis strain search data reveals which cannabis strains are trending around the world. Each year, over 70 million cannabis consumers search Leafly's database to learn more about their cannabis. This summer, we're partnering with Trends Dispensary in Long Island City, New York, to analyze the trending strains New Yorkers will be searching for most in 2024.
Lemon Cherry Gelato is New York's favorite flavor of 2024
A variety like Lemon Cherry Gelato is becoming a hit primarily because of its genetics. It is robust and resilient. “You can grow it in most climates and get big yields with little tolerance for faults,” says Joe Grows, a Queens-based grower who has applied for a micro-farm license from New York State.
For macro reasons, strains like LCG are an easy choice for wholesalers, who then find it easy to sell them to the average customer due to the attractive packaging, high THC content, and versatile terpene profile.
How GG4 lost New York to Lemon Cherry Gelato
GG4 is a grandchild of the classics Sour Diesel and Chemdawg. Its classic sour genetics helped make GG4 (also known as Gorilla Glue #4) the most searched strain in New York for half of 2022. For the other half of the year, Runtz took over the top spot.
In spring 2023, GG4 lost ground to Runtz, Blue Dream, and Lemon Cherry Gelato. In May 2023, Lemon Cherry Gelato shot to the top spot with a bang, and LCG has now held the crown for 15 consecutive months. Blue Dream has held the number 2 spot since July 2024.
Lemon Cherry's gelato cousin Runtz is back on the rise
The Runtz brand was introduced at the Emerald Cup in 2017 and was named Leafly Strain of the Year in 2020. Powered by Gelato and Original Z genetics, as well as genius marketing from Yung LB and Ray Bamma, Runtz is also similar to Lemon Cherry Gelato. They are both distantly related, along with Permanent Marker (Leafly SOTY 2023), Jealousy (Leafly SOTY 2022), and Biscotti – a true family of winners.
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Leafly strain data from 2023 shows that other dessert strains from the Girl Scout Cookies line such as Wedding Cake (#1 in New York in 2022) and Ice Cream Cake have fallen out of the top 10 most-wanted strains in New York. Vintage strains like Blue Dream and GG4 have taken their place, showing that New Yorkers still love the classics.
GUMBO is another popular variety (variety + brand) in New York
Similar to Runtz, GUMBO is a strain with monster branding. Luka Brazi and Alexis Major told Leafly about their plan to conquer the cannabis market in 2022, and so far they've pulled it off. The strain charts show that GUMBO is one of the top 10 strains in New York as of 2023, thanks to the huge influence of Brazi and Major.
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Blue Lobster, Brownie Scout and Pluto are rising rapidly in 2024
Blue Lobster (+258%), Pluto (+159%) and Brownie Scout (+426%) are seeing huge increases compared to 2023, making them some of the fastest-growing strains in Leafly's database.
The fastest-rising loads in summer 2024 in New York
Month after month, the data shows that Wonka Bars and Scotty 2 Hotty are the big sellers in June and July. Stay tuned to the Leafly Trends strain charts to see if they can move to the top of the pack.
What are you smoking this summer? Stay up to date with New York's most popular strains, dispensaries, and events on Leafly.
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