{"id":3743,"date":"2022-01-19T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/wp-home\/?p=191185"},"modified":"2022-01-19T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T19:00:00","slug":"leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=3743","title":{"rendered":"Leafly Buzz: 10 trending cannabis cultivars of \u201922"},"content":{"rendered":"
Leafly Buzz: 10 trending cannabis cultivars of ’22 | Leafly<\/title> <!-- This is Index Exchange, a script\/\/3rd-party integration that interjects GAM. It needs to be 'ahead' of GTM in the DOM, which comes from Cephalopod. GTM loads GAM. 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Growers big and small are standing on the shoulders of breeding giants like Compound Genetics or Seed Junky Genetics, delivering near-perfect buds.<\/p>\n<p>These breeders in select hotbeds like L.A., the Bay, Humboldt, Portland, and beyond, are rapidly evolving the exotic pot genome before our eyes. Seed and clone sellers then distribute these remixed varietals nationally and internationally. From one-light garage tent growers, all the way up to corporate mega-grows\u2014the breathtaking buds flood our social feeds first, then store shelves.<\/p>\n<p>So how did we select the 10 trendiest strains of \u201922? We looked at US search and menu data, crawled The Emerald Cup Dec. 11, interviewed growers, studied<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/strains-products\/cannabis-cup-winners-2021\"> Cup-winners lists<\/a>, seedbank newsletters, and smoked, like, hundreds of strains.<\/p>\n<p>Trendy means new, hot, and often limited in supply: like the \u201922 Tesla Model S, or the PlayStation 5s of weed. Here\u2019s the heat that\u2019s burning up our feeds\u2014these are Leafly\u2019s 10 trending strains of \u201922.<\/p>\n<div class=\"leafly-table-of-contents w-full relative\"><button class=\"w-full text-left text-sm bg-leafly-white py-xs px-sm font-medium\" type=\"button\" id=\"tableOfContents\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Jump to a trending cultivar of \u201922<\/span><span class=\"caret\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"jokerz\">Jokerz<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"A close up of a purple and green, dense, icy Jokerz nug \u2014 Compound Genetics Jokerz #31 (David Downs\/Leafly)\" class=\"wp-image-191136 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-1.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-1.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-1.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-1.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Sweet gas, and smashing THC scores\u2014Compound Genetics Jokerz #31. (David Downs\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/jokerz\">Jokerz<\/a> is best-in-class, fruity, spicey, gas that\u2019ll make you grin. Its maximum-THC indica-hybrid effects deliver what connoisseurs demand. Share this elite indica hybrid with a fellow heavyweight and enjoy it along with a fine film.<\/p>\n<p>California-based exotic breeder leader<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/compound_genetics\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Compound Genetics<\/a> mixed the parents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/white-runtz\">White Runtz<\/a> x Jet Fuel Gelato, and selected Jokerz #31 to first bring to market at <a href=\"https:\/\/theemeraldcup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Emerald Cup<\/a>. Lines ran long all day.<\/p>\n<p>Jokerz is the platonic ideal of exotic cannabis in \u201822. It\u2019s icy, dense, dark, and massive\u2014 smelling of purple candied pine trees drenched in fuel.<\/p>\n<p>The people have voted with their cash and hashtags\u2014they demand pot that pairs with getting off work, kicking back, trying to relax, eat, love, and sleep. In a world gone mad, Jokerz offers top-flight respite.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-rainbow-belts\">Rainbow Belts<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"A close up of a light green and yellow-haired nug covered in trichomes. (David Downs\/Leafly)\" class=\"wp-image-191133 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-2.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-2.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-2.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-2.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Archive Seeds Rainbow Belts, grown by LA Family Farms, via Greenwolf Zalympix 2021. (David Downs\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Got S.A.D.? Add sunlight, nature, and puffs of this neon hybrid to your routine ASAP. An olfactory array of syrupy tropical fruit and uplifting hybrid effects awaits.<\/p>\n<p>2022 will surely include a slew of new Z crosses (formerly called Zkittlez). Leading them\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/archiveseedbank.com\/product\/rainbow-belts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Archive Seeds<\/a>\u2019 cross of Z x Dosidos, which is not recommended for beginners.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/rainbow-belt\">Rainbow Belts<\/a> looks so amazing and smells outrageous that it\u2019ll make you mad at your other weed for being so basic. Archive Seeds describes the nose as \u201ca wonderful Zkittlez-dominant potpourri purple Zkittlez candied lime sugar-coated OG Kush skunk funk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Exactly. Yes, please.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/strains-products\/cannabis-cup-winners-2021\" class=\"wp-block-leafly-blocks-leafly-single-inline-block leafly-inline-related-story\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"border border-deep-green-alt border-l-0 border-r-0 my-xl p-md font-bold\">\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p>Cannabis Cup 2021 winners and where to buy them<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>R.B. showed off in the influential L.A. Zalympix exotic pot contest twice in \u201821. Archive Seeds pumps out seed packs of crosses, and other breeders work the Belts line heavily.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow Belts bloom all across the US: from CRU, Kingpen, and Artisan in Cali; to The Heights Co. in Oregon; as well as Seattle\u2019s Private Reserve. The Belts are poppin\u2019 in Michigan from Pure Options; and Sira Naturals in Mass. <\/p>\n<p>Guess life just looks better behind rainbow-colored glasses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>See also:<\/em> No Rainbow? Mix the parents: Z (aka<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/zkittlez\"> <span>Zkittlez<\/span><\/a>) plus<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/do-si-dos\"> <span>Dosi<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"h-hella-jelly\">Hella Jelly<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"A branch and bud shot of a thicc green and orange Hella Jelly flower top. Humboldt Seed Co Hella Jelly (Courtesy Humboldt Seed Co.)\" class=\"wp-image-191139 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-3.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-3.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-3.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-3.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Don\u2019t be jelly: Humboldt Seed Co Hella Jelly. (Courtesy Humboldt Seed Co)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cap an epic surf sesh with this sweet rush of blue cotton candy, strawberries, and grapes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/humboldtseedcompany.com\/hellajelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Humboldt Seed Co.<\/a> did the sativa world a solid when it wedded a Very Cherry to a Notorious THC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/hella-jelly\">Hella Jelly<\/a> looks, smells, and feels like sativa, but flowers fast\u2014like an indica. You can grow greenhouses of it easily and flawlessly, and America has started to, thank God. We still love our classic Durban or Jack. But Hella Jelly has the potential to make classic sativa heads envious.<\/p>\n<p>Hella Jelly won us over with its superb pedigree, hella early finish, and terps like standing next to the blue cotton candy machine at the fair. So, we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/strains-products\/11-best-weed-strains-harvest-2021\">made it a Harvest Strain of 2021<\/a>, only to see it revealed as the coveted strain for The Grow-Off contest in California.<\/p>\n<p>Agronomically optimized, Hella Jelly also makes fabulous extract, and Humboldt Seed Co is a major seed seller in multiple states. If you\u2019re not hella stoked yet, you will be once you get a taste.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-apples-and-bananas\">Apples and Bananas<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"A close up of a purple, orange and green nug covered in trichomes.(David Downs\/Leafly)\" class=\"wp-image-191132 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-4.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-4.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-4.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-4.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Fruity hues show in this Cookies+Compound project. (David Downs\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Space out to the sounds of beat-God Madlib on this powerful, creative hybrid. Its fruity, soft, dank gasoline taste and 30% THC scores will ensure you stay one of America\u2019s most blunted on the map.<\/p>\n<p>When rapper Berner debuted this collaboration with Compound Genetics at Berner\u2019s on Haight in late 2020, heads braved a raging pandemic with no vaccines to stand on lines for two hours. German tourists tripped out: \u201cYou\u2019re waiting in this line? For weed?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Heads fed: The Cookies dome at The Emerald Cup 2021. (Photo by Hannah X Clover; Courtesy The Emerald Cup)\" class=\"wp-image-189075 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-5.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-5.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-5.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-5.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Heads fed: The Cookies dome at The Emerald Cup 2021. (Photo by Hannah X Clover; Courtesy The Emerald Cup)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well, the lines continued again at the <a href=\"https:\/\/cookies.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cookies<\/a> dome at The Emerald Cup in December 2021, where seeds of new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/apples-and-bananas\">Apples and Bananas<\/a> crosses fetched hundreds of dollars per pack. Cookies and Compound Genetics mixed (Platinum Cookies x GDP x Blue Power) x Gelatti for Apples and Bananas\u2014a perfect example of the quality buds the Bay Area exotic scene has to offer the world. As breeders work A&B crosses, seedbanks retail even more A&B, and Cookies opens stores across the country, ensuring plenty of Apples and Bananas to smoke, smoke, smoke, nationwide in 2022.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-mac-v2\">MAC V2<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"A macro of MAC V2 from L.A. Made just sleeted with trichomes over a greenish purple, orange-haired nug. \u2014 MAC V2 from L.A. Made (David Downs\/Leafly)\" class=\"wp-image-191143 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-6.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-6.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-6.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-6.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>All CAP when you spell the man\u2019s name: MAC V2 from L.A. Made. (David Downs\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Return of the MAC? Pfffth. It never left.<\/p>\n<p>Capulator\u2019s Miracle Alien Cookies (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/mac\">MAC<\/a>) made legions of fans by delivering on the promise of a maximal-THC hybrid indica smackdown. MAC is big, white with trichomes, dense, and complex-smelling\u2014a crushing kaleidoscope of sweet, biting, hashy, herbal mint. Prepare for take-off, because you are about to be abducted by some out-of-this-world terpenes.<\/p>\n<p>Capulator crosses Alien Cookies x Miracle 15 genetics for MAC V2, which he sold in person at The Emerald Cup, via the boutique, new, high-end indoor flower brand \u2018L.A. Made.\u2019 You can see how \u2018Cap\u2019 is driving at this particular weed aesthetic and effect with his selections: impossibly big, chunky, iced-out indoor alien weed; devastating even to the connoisseur.<\/p>\n<p>Cap got kicked off Instagram in 2021, but only got stronger on his grower forum The Bean Basement, adding a newsletter, and now the licensed affiliate<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/l.a.made\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> L.A. Made<\/a>. MAC V2 is for sale in seedbanks. Grow rooms have fired it up. We expect Cap, MAC, and his grower army to smash it this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>See also<\/em>: MAC Cap\u2019s Cut; Dinosaur Food<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"h-layer-cake\">Layer Cake<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" alt=\"A Layer Cake nug shot\u2014greenish purple and caked in white THC. (Courtesy Talking Trees) copy\" class=\"wp-image-191141 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-7.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-7.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-7.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-7.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Wedding Cake lovers\u2014meet your side piece: Layer Cake. (Courtesy Talking Trees)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No strain trend list would be complete with a nod to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/wedding-cake\">Wedding Cake<\/a>\u2014a top-searched strain of 2021. Alas, Wedding Cake fans have started looking for a side piece.<\/p>\n<p>Enter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/swampboysseeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swamp Boys Seeds<\/a>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/layer-cake\">Layer Cake<\/a>\u2014that is Seed Junky\u2019s Wedding Cake crossed to their famous GMO x TK Skunk.<\/p>\n<p>Layer Cake smells like sweet vanilla icing layered atop biting, savory skunk.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-solid-color\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>My food tasted better, and everything was funny to me. That was after one hit\u2026.no joke.<\/p>\n<p><cite>Leafly reviewer, Layer Cake<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pre-game your brain with this intense, layered trip before an adventurous return to in-person dining. After the initial rush, it\u2019ll take the stress out of stress-eating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin 10 minutes, tiny vibrational sounds were louder, colors were more vivid, and my body felt numb,\u201d a reviewer states. \u201cIt was intense and almost scary. I\u2019ve tried many substances in the past, and this reminded me of an MDMA buzz at first. Very cerebral. It mellowed out nicely after about 45 minutes, then I was just pleasantly buzzed. My food tasted better, and everything was funny to me. That was after one hit\u2026.no joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-oreoz\">Oreoz<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"A bud and branch shot of icy black and green Oreoz grown by CAM Photo by The High Red Beard (Photo Courtesy of CAM)\" class=\"wp-image-191147 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-8.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-8.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-8.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-8.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Oreoz is back in the rotation in \u201922 at the artisanal California grower <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camdispensary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">C.A.M.<\/a><\/span> (Photo by <span>The High Red Beard<\/span>, Photo Courtesy of C.A.M.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/oreoz\">Oreoz<\/a> is creamy sweetness atop chocolatey dankness that\u2019ll get the whole squad lit. Treat the team to this dessert-encouraging hybrid from Michigan-based 3rd Coast Genetics.<\/p>\n<p>3rd Coast Genetics\u2019 \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maxyields\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Max Yields<\/a>\u2019 crossed a Cookies n Cream to Secret Weapon\u2014adding some much-needed novelty into the aging GSC line. It\u2019s one of several cultivars with near-black leaf that sets off that white THC frosting.<\/p>\n<p>With 50% hybrid effects, reviewers report stuff like: \u201cFire strain. Helps me see the field in Madden better.\u201d Fair.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\">\n<p>\u201cHooolyyy fuck. Jesus Christ. This shit had me in another galaxy within 15 minutes. I was literally seeing stars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>\u2014Leafly reviewer, on Oreoz<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Others note the teeth-clenching THC levels: \u201cHooolyyy fuck. Jesus Christ. This shit had me in another galaxy within 15 minutes. I was literally seeing stars.\u201d Indeed.<\/p>\n<p>Oreoz is on shelves nationwide: in San Francisco from Lyfted; in Oregon from The Heights Co. at Archive; from Cloud9 at Have A Heart in Seattle, WA. It\u2019s in Colorado and Arizona, and Lil Wayne\u2019s GKUA brand has Oreoz in Detroit. <\/p>\n<p>The popular name might pose problems, so look out for \u2018Secret Cookies\u2019 in some parts.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-garlic-breath\">Garlic Breath<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"An icy purple and orange-haired nug macro of Garlic Breath flower top. \u2014 Hava Gardens Garlic Breath (Courtesy Hava Gardens)1\" class=\"wp-image-191138 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-9.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-9.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-9.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-9.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption><span><a href=\"https:\/\/havagardens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hava Gardens<\/a><\/span> Garlic Breath (Courtesy Hava Gardens)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carbo-load your brain on this comfort food, then embrace a nap as an end in and of itself. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/garlic-breath\">Garlic Breath<\/a> offers a savory, pungent, umami contrast to prevailing terps. It is high-THC <em>sabor<\/em> for your Cali Sober lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Influential Michigan breeder of Peanut Butter Breath, Thug Pug, purportedly bred this GMO x Mendo Breath cross. That sounds like his M.O. because this stuff <em>reeks<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo less than five people asked me if I was holding it because it was that strong of a scent,\u201d wrote one reviewer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-solid-color\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI was ready for it all, just was hella stoned to the bone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>\u2014Leafly reviewer for Garlic Breath<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Thug Pug\u2019s not currently selling seeds of the Garlic Breath (he\u2019s working on his Meat Breath line). But existing crops of Garlic Breath are dialed in, and stinking up the nation: from San Francisco as shatter; to Oregon, Washington, and Arizona. Even better\u2014Garlic Breath hash by The Greenery in Colorado, or fresh flower from Veritas, or Hava Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>Expect a relaxing mood lift, reviewers agreed. \u201cI was ready for it all, just was hella stoned to the bone.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-black-cherry-punch\">Black Cherry Punch<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Oregrown Black Cherry Punch (Courtesy Oregrown)\" class=\"wp-image-191144 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-10.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-10.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-10.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-10.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Oregrown Black Cherry Punch (Courtesy Oregrown)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Netflix and chill with <em>The Witcher<\/em> all winter on this heady indica hybrid. The sweet, citrus, grape-cherry dankness punches with a velvet glove, leaving you relaxed, happy, and tingly. Perfect with the spooky vibes.<\/p>\n<p>Black Cherry Punch trends into 2022 because it\u2019s awesome and widely available. Key breeder <a href=\"http:\/\/inhouse-genetics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In-House Genetics<\/a> mixed the modern classic Symbiotic Genetics Purple Punch, with a very hype flavor\u2014Black Cherry Pie. It\u2019s not exotic per se, but still irresistible to everyone from the backyard grower, to Oregon mega-grower Oregrown, to Oklahoma medical farms, to big Midwest and east coast legal grows. <\/p>\n<p>As of press time, anyone could tap in with<a href=\"https:\/\/neptuneseedbanks.com\/product\/in-house-genetics-black-cherry-punch-feminized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Black Cherry Punch seeds on Neptune Seedbank<\/a>. It\u2019s za-za for the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could be picking up dogshit, and on this stuff, you\u2019d be having the time of your life,\u201d one reviewer states. \u201cEvery inch of my body is burning relaxed and I feel like a huge Sour Patch Kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-kush-mints\">Kush Mints<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"An icy, velvety Kush Mints nugshot. (Courtesy Cookies)\" class=\"wp-image-191140 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-11.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-11.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-11.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-11.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Kush Mints returns to the Leafly Buzz annual forecast. (Photo courtesy Cookies)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/kush-mints\">Kush Mints<\/a> returns for the second year in Leafly Buzz\u2019s trending annual forecast, thanks to its uniquely minty dankness and towering THC scores. Pair this queen of L.A. with blunts and bass\u2014it\u2019s perfect for a chill afternoon or evening.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind, we tried to exclude it, but Kush Mints didn\u2019t care. In 2021, it made so many more fans, took over so many more farms, and stayed so influential\u2014we\u2019d look silly leaving it out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seedjunky.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seed Junky Genetics<\/a> of Los Angeles\u2019 cross of Bubba Kush and Animal Mints has changed the game the way Zkittlez has.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201922 forecast: next-level Mints crosses for the cannasseur, plus gorgeous bargain Mints for the masses.<\/p>\n<p>Here comes Seed Junky Genetics\u2019 The Menage (Zkittlez x Triangle Kush x Gelato 41 x Kush Mints 11), or Tiki Madman\u2019s Apple Mints or Gelatti Mints.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Claybourne Co. Kush Mints (Courtesy Claybourne Co.)\" class=\"wp-image-184454 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-12.jpg,compress&w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-12.jpg,compress&w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-12.jpg,compress&w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22-12.jpg,compress&w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Claybourne Co. Kush Mints (Courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claybourneco.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Claybourne Co.<\/span><\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, $25 bags of Kush Mints from California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/brands\/pacific-stone\">Pacific Stone<\/a> are about to flood in like a king tide. The company harvests 27,000 plants <em>per week<\/em> in Carpinteria, CA.<\/p>\n<p>We could go on and on\u2014and we will all year\u2014but this brings us to the end of Leafly Buzz\u2019s 10 trending strains of \u201922; for now.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d proudly pack you bowls of any of these, and stand by their quality. And we hope we can make good on that offer soon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-lightest-green-background-color has-background\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-pinene-color has-text-color\" id=\"shop\">? Shopping list ?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Search for and buy <strong>Leafly Buzz\u2019s 10 trending strains of \u201922<\/strong> near you with these links.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>How did we do? What strains do you think will shine in 2022? <\/em><br \/><em>Comment below.<\/em><\/h3>\n<div id=\"author-box\" class=\"p-lg my-xxl bg-white rounded border border-light-grey elevation-low\">\n<div class=\"mb-lg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/leafly-buzz-10-trending-cannabis-cultivars-of-22.jpg\" alt=\"David Downs's Bio Image\" class=\"lazyload inline-block mr-md rounded-full border border-light-grey\"> <\/p>\n<p>David Downs<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-sm\">David Downs directs news and lifestyle coverage as the California Bureau Chief for Leafly.com. He’s written for WIRED, Rolling Stone and Billboard, and is the former cannabis editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as the author of several cannabis books including ‘Marijuana Harvest’ by Ed Rosenthal and David Downs. He co-hosts The Hash podcast. 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