11 ing mood, with relaxation but without a negative impact on physicality. Medicinally it is great for relieving symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress as well as mild pain and inflammation.
5.Garlic cookies (or GMO) This one is important as it bucks the current trend for the “dessert strains”. Although it indeed has cookies in the title it is far from a sugary treat! Garlic Cookies does indeed have an undeniable strong, gassy, garlic, savory and diesel smell, a refreshing reminder of the gassy strains of years gone by, proving that these strains still have a place in the new evolving Cannabis market. A hybrid of the Classic Girl Scout Cookies (GSC) and Chemdawg with a Chemdawg dominant phenotype. Garlic cookies is a heavily potent Indica dominant (90%/10%) hybrid with a THC content that has tested at as high as 31%. The bud itself is fluffy with burning orange hairs and sandy colored trichomes layered over yellowy green popcorn Nugs. cate the volume of terpenes, oil and resins within the buds. The aroma of grapes, blueberry muffins and candy is strong with an underlying sharp fruit fizz. A strong tasty Indica, the effects are potent, calming, relaxing and great for medicinal use. It hits you in the head first before trickling down into you limbs and sentencing you to a long spell on the couch. Purple Punch is great for managing all kinds of stress, anxiety, nausea, depression and chronic pain.
4.Melonade This one has seen a soar in popularity in the US since winning first place Sativa at the 2018 “Sacramento Cannabis cup” Another sweet, fruity and potent hybrid with high THC, Melonade is the love child of Watermelon Zkittlez and Lemon Tree no.11. With an expected fruity and sour profile, that is surprisingly more subtle, than the pungent scents of both its makers, its overall characteristics make it a
more desirable product than either of its parents. This watermelon dominant phenotype is unique in the way the melon flavor cuts through everything else, a real point of difference when set against the background of strains with a lemon terpene profile (limonene) currently dominating the market. This strain is the result of a worthy effort by the Breeders to find a watermelon dominant phenotype. They popped 30 seeds of Melonade before finding this winning one! Melonade buds look fuzzy in appearance due to the dense cloak of trichomes layered upon them. So thick is the layer of trichomes that it makes the light green coloring look even fairer with only the bursts of bright orange pistils to break up the frosty scene. A Sativa dominant hybrid with high THC of over 25% the effects are reported as being mainly cerebal, encouraging a calm, focused and happy mind. Melonade is great for creating an uplift-
both parents, giving you an overall, classic sharp, diesel, skunky taste that those Sour Diesel and Chem Dog fans amongst you will love. The high is full and body buzzing, hitting body and mind without having a heavy couch lock effect. Medicinally this strain is advantageous as it has a high THC level that can help with chronic pain and psychological conditions without putting you out of action physically. Although most of these strains are pretty much confined to the USA for the time being and may not be around for long before “the next big thing” moves in, their existence does help to give you an idea of what we can expect to see emerging in the wider European and UK cannabis market. The legalization and com-
mercialization of cannabis in the US has seen a rise in brands whose products, although only available to buy in legal states, have gained celebrity like status through online seed and review sites.
The aroma is strikingly savory and pungent with notes reminiscent of its ancestral lineage, such as petrol, coffee, curry spices, musk and incense originating from the Chemdawg and a slightly sweet but mainly earthy diesel tone from the Cookies heritage. Think of a food market in the heart of India and you will start to get the picture. The flavor is heavy and follows suit having throwback hints to
This trend has lead to an international awareness and demand for these must-have “boutique” cannabis strains. These strains are grown in big money professional, clinical and legal set-ups by experts, funded by millions of dollars, and the quality and results reflect this. These strains are more potent, smoother, better tasting and most importantly, consistent. These are conditions that struggle to be replicated in many countries where the growing and use of cannabis still remains illegal. As long as current legislation remains unchanged, then the USA will continue to be the leader in new international cannabis genetics and market trends.
