{"id":5333,"date":"2022-04-07T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/wp-home\/?p=201284"},"modified":"2022-04-07T23:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T23:20:00","slug":"americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=5333","title":{"rendered":"America\u2019s hottest cannabis of 420 \u201922"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <title>America&#8217;s hottest pot for 420 &#8217;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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You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"hidden age-gate__loading\">Redirecting you to<span class=\"redirect-domain\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs mt-auto\">By accessing this site, you accept<br \/>\nthe <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"tou-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/terms-of-use\">Terms of Use<\/a><br \/>\nand <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"pp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container my-xl\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-9\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">America\u2019s tens of millions of weed lovers celebrating 420 this April have the most spectacular show on Earth awaiting them. At legal cannabis dispensaries from California to Massachusetts, the world\u2019s top breeders and growers have put their best buds forward. New drops of the prettiest, stankiest, strongest pot ever conceived blanket the land.<\/p>\n<p>Just like wearing the freshest fit to the NBA Finals, or the latest Dior to the Grammy Awards, you\u2019ll want to bring some proper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/learn\/cannabis-glossary\/zaza\">zaza<\/a> to your 420 sessions. Leafly interviewed several keepers of the cannabis flame\u2014Seed Junky Genetics\u2019 J Beezy; Alien Labs; Capulator; Phat Panda; even Cheech frickin\u2019 Marin of Cheech and Chong\u2014to spot the hottest flower of 420 \u201822 across the US. Let\u2019s effin\u2019 go.<\/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 hot strain<\/span><span class=\"caret\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<h2 id=\"h-animal-face\">Animal Face<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Seed Junky Genetics Animal Face grown and sold by Seed Junky (David Downs\/Leafly)\" class=\"wp-image-201326 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Beast mode: Seed Junky Genetics bred, grown, and sold; indoor Animal Face. Hybrid. (David Downs\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the concrete jungle of Los Angeles, the epicenter of global cannabis culture, top dog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seedjunky.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seed Junky Genetics<\/a> not only breeds badass exotics, but grows and sells them, too. Seed Junky\u2019s CEO J Beezy recommends his strain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/animal-face\">Animal Face<\/a> for 420 in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has a functional high that is nice to get the day started with, or great for a workout. It\u2019s a solid morning smoke with a great motivational effect. Creative high,\u201d said J Beezy.<\/p>\n<p>Animal Face\u2019s parents are the infamous Face Off OG and the hype Animal Mints. \u201cAnimal Face is a huge yielding plant with both color and flavor which appeals to the new school. It has a good structure and it stretches a lot while remaining full; it\u2019s always the biggest plant in the room,\u201d J Beezy told Leafly.<\/p>\n<p>Those attributes mean a ton of Animal Face on shelves from multiple growers, in many stores, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/delivery\">delivery services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/lifestyle\/marijuana-delivery-how-to-use-leafly\" 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>How to order weed delivery online with Leafly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>While the rest of us celebrate, J Beezy stays on his legendary grind this 420.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s another day in the flower room, but we still celebrate and smoke a little extra. We also like to use it as an opportunity to give back to the customers and give great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/deals\">deals<\/a>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mac\">MAC 1<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"MAC1 bred by Capulator grown by LA Made. Hybrid. (courtesy LA Made)\" class=\"wp-image-201276 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>MAC 1 bred by Capulator; grown by LA Made. Hybrid. (Courtesy LA Made)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Keeping it proudly LA-made for a second, breeder Capulator recommends his unstoppable, award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/mac-1\">MAC 1<\/a>, grown by brand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dankinla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L.A. Made<\/a>, for 420 this year. He\u2019s planning a drop of CAP-approved MAC at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/peace-of-green\">Peace of Green<\/a> on East Pico Blvd. in LA. <\/p>\n<p>Since 2015, MAC 1 has floored aficionados with its bling, size, density, complex flavor, and heavy effects. This crazy hybrid of Alien Cookies f2 x Miracle 15 can smell like sour black cherry yogurt. <\/p>\n<p>The taste? Multi-faceted\u2014cherry, raspberry, play dough, cedar, even metallic. Cap tells Leafly that MAC 1 is an \u201cuplifting, happy high that keeps you soaring through the day. Easy come down to munchies and naps. Creative and chatty vibes. Great medical strain for anxiety and depression.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It also pairs well with \u201cimmersing yourself in nature,\u201d he says. But that dude has an insane tolerance. Go slow, if you\u2019ve never driven a big rig.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jeal\">Jealousy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Jealousy grown by LitHouse. Indica hybrid. (Courtesy LitHouse)\" class=\"wp-image-201274 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Jealousy grown by LitHouse. Indica hybrid. (Courtesy LitHouse)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leafly called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/jealousy\">Jealousy<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/strains-products\/12-top-weed-strains-february-2022\">\u201cBuzz\u201d<\/a> strain to watch in 2022, and it\u2019s proving true. Craft indoor flower brand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/brands\/lithouse\">LitHouse<\/a> has excellent examples of this cookies-type cultivar available statewide for 420. <\/p>\n<p>Many other brands also crush this Seed Junky selection of Sherbert Bx1 x Gelato 41. Our jar had a complex creamy, berry, cookie, sweet, and hoppy smell\u2014like the first real GSC nugs at The Hemp Center, San Francisco in, like, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Reviewers conclude it\u2019s good for mood\u2014uplifting yet melty, giggly, and arousing. So pair it with a lot of other stuff you like to do. <\/p>\n<p>Gelato haters gonna hate. But they remain jealous.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chem\">Chemdog<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Chong's Chemdawg Reserve (David Downs\/Leafly)\" class=\"wp-image-201272 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Chong\u2019s Chemdawg Reserve. (David Downs\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cheech and Chong have their own legal cannabis delivery service, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheechandchongstakeout.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cheech and Chong\u2019s Takeout<\/a>, that\u2019ll drop off an eighth of Tommy Chong\u2019s Cannabis brand Chemdawg Reserve at your house. Far. Out. Man. <\/p>\n<p>What a journey\u2014from that silly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0078446\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">van made of weed<\/a> in <em>Up in Smoke<\/em> to ordering Chem for legal delivery from Cheech &amp; Chong. It\u2019s the perfect example of how mainstream weed has always been, Marin told Leafly in a February phone call.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-solid-color has-lightest-green-background-color has-background\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 there is not a segment of society that marijuana does not enter and be a part of; not any segment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Cheech Marin, comedian, actor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/news\/cheech-marin-center-riverside-preview-1234609366\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>curator<\/span><\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe always used to say, even at the height of fame, \u2018We are middle-of-the-road dopers, you just don\u2019t know what middle of the road is.\u2019 We <em>were<\/em> middle-of-the-road. We <em>are<\/em> middle-of-the-road dopers, and there is not a segment of society that marijuana does not enter and be a part of; not any segment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/chemdawg\">Chemdog<\/a> emerged from a fateful Grateful Dead concert deal, but the breeder is unknown. It powers GMO Cookies, which in turn fuels a lot of hype weed these days. <\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re stoking the hot coals of modern <em>fuego<\/em> when you burn some classic Chemdog. It smells chemmy, astringent, biting, and savory, and hits strong with high-THC and energy, ready to put in the work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gem\">Gemini<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Alien Labs Gemini (David Down\/Leafly)\" class=\"wp-image-201269 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Alien Labs\u2019 new Gemini (2Face OG x Area 41) shines bright this April for 4\/20, founder Ted Lidie tells Leafly. Hybrid. (David Down\/Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We test a lot of cannabis, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alienlabs.org\/gemini-droplist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alien Lab\u2019s Gemini<\/a> shines as our current \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/strains-products\/12-top-weed-strains-march-2022\">desert island strain of 2022<\/a>.\u2019 Maroon us on alien Planet 4546b with a pound of this stuff, and we\u2019ll be good. <\/p>\n<p>The latest drop from Alien Labs is also founder Ted Lidie\u2019s pick for 420, and the excitement is founded. Bred, grown, and sold for Alien Labs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/gemini\">Gemini<\/a> crosses 2Face OG to Area 41 and looks perfect, with a wonderfully complex, earthy, aggressive OG funk. <\/p>\n<p>It tastes gassy, dank, and sweet with a candied grape \u201cdust\u201d flavor. Apple Fritter fans\u2014get ready for blissful abduction. You get a stratospheric, energetic high that goes great with gaming. And you can spot it on top shelves in stores and courier menus across California.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"run\">R*ntz 33<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Runtz33 bred by One Eye and grown by Fidus Family Farms. Indica hybrid. (Ryan Herron for Leafly)\" class=\"wp-image-201278 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-6.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-6.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-6.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-6.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>R*ntz 33 bred by One Eye and grown by Fidus Family Farms. Indica hybrid. (Ryan Herron for Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Throwing five on it isn\u2019t going to cut it for the high holiday. Instead, show up with something both familiar and exotic: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/brands\/pack-man\/products\/pack-man-runtz-33-by-fidus-family-farms-flower\">R*ntz 33<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Crossing fan favorite Runtz with the classic creamy profile of Gelato 33 might sound pedestrian. But, like Neapolitan ice cream, mashing up these classics becomes something that stands out in a sea of flavors, even in a saturated market like Oregon. <\/p>\n<p>Credit to its breeder, One Eye, renowned for his palate-shattering terpene profiles with strains like Dogwalker. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/brands\/fidus-family-farms\">Fidus Family Farms<\/a> does this flower justice with their soil-grown, tea-fed, and hand-watered regiment. <\/p>\n<p>The flavor is maximal and the chunky buds are colorful and dense, ideal for impressing at the sesh. Just make sure the circle gets to ooh and ahh at these glittery nugs before they take a spin in the grinder.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"forti\">Fortissimo<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" alt=\"Fortissimo bred by Green Dot Labs grown by Gnome Grown (Ryan Herron for Leafly)\" class=\"wp-image-201273 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-7.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-7.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-7.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-7.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Fortissimo bred by Green Dot Labs, grown by Gnome Grown. (Ryan Herron for Leafly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Need that loud sack? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/medigreencollective\/p\/614533198\/fortissimo-200-oz?variant=938531853\">Fortissimo<\/a>, musical jargon for \u201cplayed loudly\u201d doesn\u2019t quite describe the volume of this funky siren\u2019s song. <\/p>\n<p>This clone-only cultivar, bred in Colorado by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greendotlabs.com\/strains\/fortissimo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Dot Labs<\/a>, combines a formidable Chem D cross, Crescendo, and the funk-forward Han Solo Burger to create what Green Dot calls the loudest in their catalog. <\/p>\n<p>Oregon-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/gnome-grown---alberta\">Gnome Grown<\/a> coaxes out eye-watering aromas in their greenhouse gardens, with the sun and full-term flowering period accentuating the deafening, diesel-rich scent of this powerhouse. <\/p>\n<p>Merely cracking the jar at the 420 sesh will make quick friends. The result? A profile loud enough to cause tinnitus or at least drown out your new buddy telling his gravity bong story for the third time.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"wife\">Trophy Wife<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Trophy Wife, a Triangle Mints F2. Indica hybrid. (Courtesy Phat Panda).\" class=\"wp-image-201281 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-8.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-8.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-8.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-8.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Trophy Wife, a Triangle Mints F2. Indica hybrid. (Courtesy Phat Panda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Up in Washington, award-winning commercial grower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/brands\/phat-panda\">Phat Panda<\/a> recommends their in-house Triangle Mints F2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/search\/shop?q=trophy%20wife\">Trophy Wife<\/a> for 420 in 2022. Sounds like a keeper to us. <\/p>\n<p>The original Triangle Mints comes from Seed Junky\u2019s marriage of the influential, fuel-rich Triangle Kush to the hype flavor of Animal Mints, a relative of Wedding Cake. Phat Panda selected two perfect Triangle Mints kids and bred them together\u2014called an F2\u2014for Washington smokers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrophy Wife is our personal selection of the F2 from Seed Junky and yes we named it \u2018Trophy Wife,\u2019\u201d Katrina McKinley, CEO of GrowOpFarms tells Leafly. With genes from T.K. and Animal Mints, it\u2019s going to smell and taste awesome\u2014piney, gassy, cookie, and mint. It\u2019s also going to be really high in THC and pair with kicking back and relaxing, especially with that extra special someone.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pine\">Pineapple Pancakes<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Pineapple Pancakes from Fire Bros. Sativa hybrid. (Courtesy Fire Bros)\" class=\"wp-image-201277 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-9.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-9.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-9.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-9.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Pineapple Pancakes, indoor, 2022. Sativa hybrid. (Courtesy Fire Bros)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let\u2019s get tropical. Award-winning grower and seller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/brands\/fire-bros\">Fire Bros<\/a> of Washington want you to wake and bake this April with their custom sativa hybrid, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/brands\/fire-bros\/products\/fire-bros-pineapple-pancakes-forte-joint-1g-pre-rolls\">Pineapple Pancakes<\/a>. They\u2019ve got about 75 pounds of it going around the state this month. <\/p>\n<p>Pineapple Pancakes comes from Fire Bros\u2019 frisky Pineapple Super Silver Haze, which accidentally pollinated some of their Blueberry Pancakes. The result: sativa-looking buds that smell like freshly cut and perfectly ripened pineapple. <\/p>\n<p>Fire Bros says they taste \u201clike a pineapple smoothie on the beaches of the Yucatan peninsula, just as the sun is just starting to set.\u201d Potent and syrupy sweet, <a href=\"https:\/\/firebros206.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fire Bros<\/a> recommends it for, \u201cBear wrestling, cliff diving, and watercolor painting. This strain is gonna get you energized and ready to tackle any of life\u2019s obstacles. To-do lists beware!!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sink\">Kitchen Sink<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"979\" alt=\"For a spotless mind: Kitchen Sink grown by Hava Gardens. Indica hybrid. (Courtesy Hava Gardens)\" class=\"wp-image-201355 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-10.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-10.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-10.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-10.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>For a spotless mind: Kitchen Sink grown by Hava Gardens. Indica hybrid. (Courtesy Hava Gardens)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over in Colorado, top-shelf terp farmers <a href=\"https:\/\/havagardens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hava Gardens<\/a> have a strain that\u2019s everything: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/kitchen-sink\">Kitchen Sink<\/a>. Notes of mint, menthol, soft vanilla bean, and balsam waft off this gorgeous cross of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/sundae-driver\">Sundae Driver<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/gmo-cookies\">GMO Cookies<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Hava Gardens cures its greenhouse, soil-grown flower slowly in cool temperatures to preserve layers of flavors from harvest to stash jar. Colorado breeding boss Cannarado created Kitchen Sink and Dark Horse Genetics selected this cut\u2014which means it\u2019ll have some of the highest-THC effects in The Rockies and beyond. <\/p>\n<p>Kitchen Sink\u2019s effects hit creative and uplifting at first, then eye-drooping and couch-locking. The mature legalization state of Colorado likes its flower strong and on-trend. Hava Gardens\u2019 award-winning growers oblige.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"red\">Red Runtz<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" alt=\"Exotic Genetix Mike in the Theory Wellness flower room in Massachusetts. (Courtesy Theory Wellness)\" class=\"wp-image-201534 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-11.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-11.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-11.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-11.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Exotic Genetix Mike in the Theory Wellness flower room in Massachusetts. (Courtesy Theory Wellness)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2022, legalization allows cutting-edge West Coast cannabis flavors and genes to jump directly over to the East Coast. This April, Massachusetts smokers finally get a seat at the mountaintop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/theory-wellness---bridgewater\">Theory Wellness<\/a>\u2019 debut of six current Exotic Genetix strains, <a href=\"https:\/\/theorywellness.org\/cannabis-brands\/exotic-genetix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vetted<\/a> by Exotic Genetix\u2019s Mike himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting a long time to bring my genetics to the East Coast, and who better to curate them than Theory,\u201d Mike said in a statement. \u201cWhether it be through their state-of-the-art facility or meticulous operations, this is the perfect place for the East Coast journey to begin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The flower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/theory-wellness---boston-delivery\/menu\">sells out<\/a> as fast as staff stocks it, but we\u2019d brave the cold Boston spring to score some <a href=\"https:\/\/en.seedfinder.eu\/strain-info\/Red_Runtz\/Exotic_Genetix\/\">Red Runtz<\/a> this month. Exotic Genetix mixed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/faygo-red-pop\">Red Pop<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/strains-products\/runtz-2020-leafly-strain-of-the-year\">Leafly Strain of the Year 2020, Runtz<\/a> for a gorgeous flavor bomb of sweet, berry, woody, and tropical citrus. It should yield hybrid indica, sky-high-THC effects that\u2019ll go great with lean-back activities like movie marathons or spinning vinyl.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"star\">Starbelly<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Starbelly2 sold by 22Red NV. Hybrid. (Courtesy 22Red)\" class=\"wp-image-201280 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-12.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-12.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-12.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-12.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Starbelly sold by 22Red NV. Hybrid. (Courtesy 22Red)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Coming out of the pandemic, Las Vegas has fully folded legal weed into its repertoire of epicurean offerings. Tons of tourists will gravitate to System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian\u2019s weed brand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/brands\/22-red\">22Red<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>For April, 22Red has some classic hybrid flavors to go with your retro Fear and Loathing trip. We\u2019d enjoy floating around a lazy river on Starbelly\u2014an old-school cross of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/grape-ape\">Grape Ape<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/strawberry-cough\">Strawberry Cough<\/a> with a flavor-licious, fruit-forward grape and strawberry nose. <\/p>\n<p>The 50-50 hybrid effects stay versatile, in case you want to play a few hands of Hold \u2018Em. 22Red Starbelly grew in the sun, so you can pass those cost savings straight along to the one-armed bandit. Damn, those slot machines!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"scotti\">Biscotti<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" alt=\"Biscotti from Tradecraft Farms (Courtesy Biscotti)\" class=\"wp-image-201271 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-13.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-13.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-13.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22-13.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Biscotti from Tradecraft Farms, OK. (Courtesy Tradecraft Farms)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>We end for now in the blossoming medical state of Oklahoma\u2014or more like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensaries\/oklahoma\">Smokelahoma<\/a>, thanks to its liberal cannabis rules. We\u2019re still getting a handle on all the good smoke in the Midwest, but we\u2019d start with some Tradecraft Farms Biscotti at $155 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/tradecraftfarmsnorman\/p\/616495129\/biscotti?variant=1071286857\"><em>per ounce<\/em><\/a>. Yee-haw! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/strains\/biscotti\">Biscotti<\/a> is a Cookie Fam release of Gelato #25 x Girl Scout Cookies x Florida OG. Grown and sold by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradecraftfarms.com\/\">Tradecraft Farms<\/a>, it\u2019s dank, sweet, complex, and scrumptious. <\/p>\n<p>Tradecraft drops about 500 lbs. per month between the California and Oklahoma markets\u2014all indoor hydroponic. They\u2019ve been growing in Oklahoma for four years, with five self-named retail shops, and their stock in many more stores.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<p>We gotta wrap it up, but that\u2019s a lot of good pot. And we didn\u2019t even fit in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>To conclude, we\u2019d proudly blaze any of these flavors with you; guarantee we\u2019d both really enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p>As always, the hottest 420 tree remains the one in your bowl. For more guaranteed flame near you, see our \u2018See Also\u2019 list below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-container-625078bb7dae0 wp-block-group has-background\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"also\">See also: Super-shoppable strains of 420 \u201822&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Splurge on clout cultivars. But then stock up on mainstream workhorse strains. Shop these nine highly available, affordable flavors of 4\/20.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><em>Oregon freelance journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theloud100\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Ryan Herron<\/span><\/a> contributed to this post.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>What\u2019s your go-to smoke for 420 this year? Leave a nice comment below.<\/em><\/h4>\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\/04\/americas-hottest-cannabis-of-420-22.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&#8217;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 &#8216;Marijuana Harvest&#8217; by Ed Rosenthal and David Downs. He co-hosts The Hash podcast. 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