What Is Animal Cookies?
According to Leafly, Animal Cookies is a hybrid made by crossing GSC (Girl Scout Cookies) with Fire OG, and it is also known as Animal Crackers.
The breeder is BC Bud Depot, which says it crossed its award-winning GSC cut with a Fire OG Bx3 male to add potency, yield and better structure while keeping the original cookie flavour. Weedmaps adds that the breeder credits that GSC cut with Best Hybrid at the 2013 Los Angeles Medical Cannabis Cup.
Sources differ on the balance. Leafly simply calls it a hybrid, while AllBud describes it as indica dominant, about 75% indica and 25% sativa.
Look, Smell and Taste
AllBud describes dense, long, minty green buds with dark leaves, amber hairs and a coat of purple-tinted trichomes. Leafly and Weedmaps both mention frosty green flowers with purple accents.
Leafly sums up the aroma as sweet and sour. AllBud adds earthy pungency and sweet herbs, with the sour note getting stronger as the buds are broken apart. On the palate, Leafly reviewers most often pick out nutty, earthy and sweet notes, AllBud describes a sweet, nutty cookie flavour with a lightly spicy exhale, and BC Bud Depot calls it a cherry cookie taste. Weedmaps notes that the balance can swing from sugary to skunky between batches.
Leafly's lab data lists caryophyllene, a peppery terpene, as the most abundant, followed by limonene and myrcene. The guide to cannabis terpenes explains what those compounds are.
Effects People Report
On Leafly, where Animal Cookies has 1,134 ratings, the most reported effects are relaxed, tingly and sleepy, and the strain summary says consumers feel relaxed, happy and euphoric. Leafly rates its effects as mostly calming.
AllBud describes a fast onset with a happy, unfocused euphoria, followed by a body high that can turn sedative sooner than expected. Weedmaps users mention euphoria and deep relaxation, and hunger and sleepiness come up often too.
The downsides Leafly users list most are dry mouth, feeling anxious and dry eyes. Because so many reviewers call it heavy, start with a small amount, and follow Health Canada's advice not to drive for at least 6 hours after using cannabis.
THC and Potency
Leafly lists Animal Cookies at about 19% THC with around 1% CBG, AllBud gives a range of 20% to 27%, and Weedmaps 20% to 26%. Numbers vary from batch to batch, so the lab result on the label is the one that counts. For why the percentage is only part of the story, see how much THC percentage really matters.
Similar Strains
Leafly lists Apple Fritter and Animal Mints as offspring of Animal Cookies, and names Mendo Breath, Sunset Sherbet and Creme Brulee as similar strains. Weedmaps' similar list includes its parents GSC and Fire OG, plus Cookie Monster and Blue Power.
Buying Animal Cookies
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