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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.

  1. N°065

    Gary Payton strain

    · Strain review · The file desk

    Gary Payton is a hybrid bred by Powerzzzup Genetics and released through Cookies. Its parents are The Y x Snowman. Published profiles lead with beta-caryophyllene, then limonene and linalool, and the nose is fuel, pepper and dried fruit. As of October 3, 2026, flower sold as hemp under the name has to pass the delta-9 test and state law.

  2. N°066

    GMO strain

    · Strain review · The file desk

    GMO, also called Garlic Cookies, is Chemdawg x Girl Scout Cookies, originally bred by Mamiko Seeds. Lab profiles lead with beta-caryophyllene, then limonene and myrcene. Its garlic and chemical nose comes mostly from compounds a terpene panel does not measure. As of October 3, 2026, GMO THCA flower is federal hemp only until December 11, 2026.

  3. N°067

    Ice Cream Cake strain

    · Strain review · The file desk

    Ice Cream Cake is an indica-leaning hybrid from Wedding Cake x Gelato #33, credited to Seed Junky Genetics. Published profiles lead with beta-caryophyllene, then limonene and linalool, and reviewers describe vanilla and sweet dough. As of October 3, 2026, high-THCA flower can be mailed as hemp only until December 11, 2026.

  4. N°068

    Permanent Marker strain

    · Strain review · The file desk

    Permanent Marker is (Biscotti x Sherb Bx) x Jealousy, bred by Seed Junky Genetics and selected by Doja Pak. Leafly named it 2023 Strain of the Year. Unlike most dessert-family hype strains, its published profile is myrcene-led, with limonene and caryophyllene next. As of October 3, 2026, it can be sold as hemp only until December 11, 2026.

  5. N°069

    Runtz strain

    · Strain review · The file desk

    Runtz is a hybrid of Zkittlez x Gelato, popularized by the Runtz team with Cookies, and Leafly's 2020 Strain of the Year. Published profiles lead with beta-caryophyllene, then limonene and myrcene. From December 11, 2026, high-THCA Runtz flower is no longer federal hemp, and finished hemp products face a 0.4 mg total-THC cap per container.

  6. N°070

    What are THCA smalls?

    · Guide · The file desk

    THCA smalls are small, fully formed buds, roughly pea-size to about an inch, cut from the lower and inner branches of the same plants that produce the large top colas. They are the same strain and harvest, sorted by size. They can test somewhat lower than top buds because they got less light, so the COA should come from the smalls lot itself.