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Numbered notes from the desk: drops, guides and what the lab sheets say. Every number in a note is checked against a COA.
London Pound Cake strain
London Pound Cake, or LPC, is an indica-leaning hybrid credited to Cookies. Leafly and Weedmaps list it as Sunset Sherbet crossed with a parent the breeder never named. Published profiles lead with beta-caryophyllene, then limonene and myrcene. As of October 3, 2026, THCA flower sold under the name can pass as hemp only where state law allows, and only until December 11, 2026.
- N°162
Purple Urkle strain
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Purple Urkle is a Northern California indica dating to the late 1980s or 1990s, reported as a phenotype of Mendocino Purps. No breeder is on record and it circulated as a clone. Leafly's profile leads with myrcene, then pinene and caryophyllene, and reviewers describe grape, berry and skunk. As of October 3, 2026, Purple Urkle THCA flower is federal hemp only until December 11, 2026.
- N°161
Blood Diamond strain
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Blood Diamond is described by Leafly and Weedmaps as a clone of OG Kush. No breeder is named. Leafly's profile leads with caryophyllene, then limonene and humulene, and reviewers report citrus, pine, fuel and skunk. Blood Diamond THCA flower is not the same thing as THCA diamonds, a concentrate. As of October 3, 2026, the flower is federal hemp only until December 11, 2026.
- N°160
Zushi and Blue Zushi strain
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Zushi and Blue Zushi are both credited to The Ten Co and both listed as Zkittlez (The Original Z) x Kush Mints. Directories treat them as separate entries: Blue Zushi is described with blue and purple tones and a sweet, tropical, minty nose, Zushi with chemical, cheese and diesel tags. The cut is held by the breeder, so the lineage is reported, not documented. As of October 3, 2026, either one is federal hemp only until December 11, 2026.
- N°159
RS11 (Rainbow Sherbet
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RS11 is short for Rainbow Sherbet #11 (also spelled Sherbert), a 2022 release from Deo Farms of Oakland and Wizard Trees. Pink Guava is one parent; the other is listed as Sunset Sherbet by Leafly and OZK by Weedmaps. Leafly's profile leads with caryophyllene, then limonene and humulene. As of October 3, 2026, RS11 THCA flower is federal hemp only until December 11, 2026.
- N°158
Zoap strain
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Zoap is a Deo Farms hybrid listed as Pink Guava x Rainbow Sherbet, bred by Deep East of DEO Farms in Oakland and grown by Wizard Trees. Published profiles lead with caryophyllene, then limonene and humulene. The name describes the floral, soap-like note reviewers report. As of October 3, 2026, Zoap THCA flower is federal hemp only until December 11, 2026.
- N°170
Rainbow Belts strain
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Rainbow Belts is a hybrid of Zkittlez x Moonbow #75, credited by Weedmaps to Archive Seed Bank in Portland, Oregon. Moonbow is listed as Zkittlez x Do-Si-Dos, so on paper Rainbow Belts is about three-quarters Zkittlez. Leafly lists caryophyllene, linalool and limonene as its lead terpenes. Reviewers describe lemon-lime, grapefruit, berry and tropical fruit over diesel and pepper.
- N°169
Oreoz strain
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Oreoz is an indica-leaning hybrid of Cookies and Cream x Secret Weapon, credited by Weedmaps to Michigan's 3rd Coast Genetics. Leafly files it under the name O and lists caryophyllene, then limonene and myrcene. Reviewers describe chocolate, cookie and diesel, often compared to s'mores.
- N°168
Biscotti strain
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Biscotti is an indica-leaning Cookies-family hybrid listed as Gelato #25 x Sour Florida OG. Leafly credits Cookies Farms; Weedmaps credits Connected Cannabis Co. and dates the cross to 2016. Published profiles lead with caryophyllene, then limonene and myrcene. Reviewers describe sweet cookie, coffee and cocoa over diesel.
- N°167
Gelato 41 strain
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Gelato 41 is a numbered selection from the Gelato cross, Sunset Sherbet x Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies, credited by Leafly to the Cookies family in California. Its published profile leads with caryophyllene, then limonene and myrcene. Gelato 42 is the disputed name: databases list different pedigrees for it, and some reviewers say no #42 keeper was ever selected.
- N°166
Candy Runtz strain
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Candy Runtz is listed by AllBud and Weedmaps as Zkittlez x Gelato, the same pedigree they give Runtz itself. No database we checked publishes a separate terpene profile for it. The name alone cannot tell you whether a bag holds a distinct selection, a Runtz phenotype or a borrowed label, so the Batch COA has to do that work.
- N°157
Pink Runtz strain
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Sources disagree on Pink Runtz. Leafly calls it a phenotype of Runtz (Zkittlez x Gelato); AllBud gives that or a Rainbow Sherbet x Pink Panties cross. Unlike Runtz and White Runtz, its published profile leads with limonene, and reviewers describe candy-sweet fruit, cherry and berry. Read the Batch COA, not the family name.
- N°156
White Runtz strain
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White Runtz shares Runtz's listed parents, Zkittlez x Gelato, but it is its own selection. Published profiles swap Runtz's myrcene for linalool behind caryophyllene and limonene, reviewers report peach, vanilla and floral notes, and the buds carry a heavy white trichome coat. Database THC figures for it range from 18% to the mid-20s.
- N°155
Gushers strain
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Gushers is a hybrid of Gelato 41 x Triangle Kush, commonly credited to Cookies. Leafly files it as TK41 and lists the breeder as unknown. Its published profile leads with caryophyllene, then limonene and linalool, with a fruit-and-gas nose. A COA proves chemistry, not the strain name on the bag.
- N°154
Jealousy strain
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Jealousy is a Seed Junky Genetics hybrid, reported by the breeder as Sherbert Bx1 x Gelato 41, and Leafly's 2022 Strain of the Year. Its published profile leads with caryophyllene, then limonene and myrcene. It is also a parent of Permanent Marker. On a THCA COA, check that delta-9 is reported on a dry-weight basis.
- N°153
Kush Mints strain
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Kush Mints is a hybrid of Bubba Kush x Animal Mints, usually credited to Seed Junky Genetics, though Leafly's page names Mr. Nice Seeds. Its published profile leads with limonene, then caryophyllene and linalool. After December 11, 2026, a Kush Mints flower would have to stay near 0.34% THCA to count as federal hemp.
- N°042
Lemon Cherry Gelato
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Lemon Cherry Gelato is an indica-leaning hybrid credited to Backpackboyz. It is usually listed as Sunset Sherbet x Girl Scout Cookies with a third parent the breeder has never named. Lab profiles tend to lead with beta-caryophyllene, then limonene and linalool. THCA flower sold under the name is legal hemp only until December 11, 2026, and only where state law allows.
- N°062
Apple Fritter strain
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Apple Fritter is a hybrid from Lumpy's Flowers, reported as Sour Apple x Animal Cookies. Lab profiles lead with beta-caryophyllene, then limonene and pinene, and reviewers describe baked apple, pastry and pine. As of October 3, 2026, whether Apple Fritter THCA flower can be sold as hemp depends on the state, and the federal hemp lane for it ends December 11, 2026.
- N°063
Cereal Milk strain
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Cereal Milk is a Cookies hybrid built with Powerzzzup Genetics from Y Life (Cookies x Cherry Pie) and Snowman. Published lab profiles lead with beta-caryophyllene, then limonene and humulene. Reviewers describe the aroma as sweet cream and vanilla. As of October 3, 2026, THCA flower under this name can be sold as hemp only until December 11, 2026.
- N°064
Exotic vs top shelf
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Neither word has a legal or lab definition. Exotic usually means sought-after, often newer genetics with strong bag appeal and loud terpenes, nearly always grown indoors. Top shelf means a seller's own highest grade, a ranking inside one menu. Only some of what sits behind either word can be checked: grow method, COA numbers, dates and the source of the genetics.