Leafly Strain of the Year

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Hope you’re hungry, Leafly Nation! Hash Burger is Leafly Strain of the Year 2025.

Hash Burger rocketed to the top of our strain database, achieving an average of around 9000 strain …

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Our selection process is a multi-step process that sees our team of cannabis experts dive into Leafly’s unparalleled database of strains and menus to see what strains America chooses at the dispensary, poring over reviews and social media conversations, taking stock of the winners of many cannabis cups, and talking to budtenders and breeders. We also get really, really stoned on the coolest stuff

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Go ahead and giggle, America—it’s the best medicine.

Furthermore, prickly critics continue to give Super Boof top props—a citrus, cookie counterpoint to the market’s usual ‘candy-gas’ flavor. The cultivar bested all comers in the ice water hash category on Dec. 8 at the influential, invite-only Ego Clash of Mendocino …

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The Leafly Strain of the Year is determined through rigorous analysis of Leafly’s exclusive data on traffic growth, menu availability, and budtender recommendations. The strain must reflect breakthrough success while being widely available in adult-use states.

Now in its 7th year, the Leafly Strain of the Year honors strains that demonstrate unparalleled market impact, innovation, and consumer ap

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Go ahead and have a sniff—the hype new cannabis strain Permanent Marker has earned Leafly Strain of the Year 2023.

Permanent Marker doesn’t look backward like Lemon Cherry Gelato from 2016, either. It’s a refinement of Jealousy, Leafly’s Strain of the Year 2022. Los Angeles breeder/growers Seed Junky Genetics mixed Jealousy, Biscotti, and Sherbert—sel…

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Leafly Strain of the Year aims to bottle the essence of the connoisseur cannabis conversation unfolding across the country and online globally over the last year.

We fuse two approaches to land on Leafly Strain of the Year each year: 1) a qualitative approach informed by 2) data from unparalleled quantitative insight into national strain trends.

The qualitative: Leafly has nearly full access to

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From the West Coast, over the Rockies, through the Midwest, and all the way out East, America’s most ardent weed tokers have spoken:

From 2021 to 2022, the strain went from being in about 90 stores …

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Leafy has more than 6,000 strains in its database, as well as more than 3,000 dispensary menus on its website, plus millions of readers each month. We have the perfect vantage point to watch what’s poppin’.

Advertisers cannot buy a Leafly Strain of the Year. Leafly’s subject matter experts research the top-trending strains and decide on which one gets the trophy.

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Cannabis lovers, do the happy dance: the Leafly Strain of the Year 2021 was Dosidos!

Leafly uses data plus editorial expertise to narrow down the finalists: from what’…

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Picking Leafly Strain of the Year takes a mix of science and art.

Leafly uses data plus editorial expertise to narrow down the finalists: from what’s popular in individual stores, to what’s popular in different regions of the country at the same time. We look back on a strain’s performance for a calendar year or more, and analyze its trajectory in comparison to other flower trends.

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America’s smokers have spoken: Runtz is the United States’ 2020 Leafly Strain of the Year! All across the nation, this fresh hybrid won over the masses with its gorgeous trichomes, phenomenal aroma, and potent effects.

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While picking Leafly Strain of the Year did require us to put our heads together, there’s definitely more science behind the madness.

Leafly uses a combination of data and editorial expertise to narrow down the finalists: from what’s popular in individual stores, to what’s popular in different regions of the country at the same time. We look back on a strain’s performance for a calendar year or m

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“Best” is subjective, but there must always be a champion. That applies to most things in life, and cannabis is no different. Year after year, strain after strain, we smoke our way through some of the best weedy weed on the planet, and here at the end of 2019, a queen has risen to the top.

In a year where Purple Punch powered through search rankings and GMO Cookies’ loud aroma made all kinds of noise, Wedding Cake, with its proliferation throughout the world, cultural influence, and overall impact on the cannabis world, ultimately reigned supreme.

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Last year it was Gelato, confirmed by data, impact, and overall experience.

In a year where Purple Punch powered through search rankings and GMO Cookies’ loud aroma made all kinds of noise, Wedding Cake, with its proliferation throughout the world, cultural influence, and overall impact on the cannabis world, ultimately reigned supreme.