Face Off OG

Graded AAAA+ and labelled indica-dominant, this is Face Off OG flower, a strain Leafly lists as an indica descended from an OG Kush phenotype.

Big buds with a gas and pine nose

The buds run large to extra large, and the aroma comes across as earthy, gassy and piney, with diesel and woody notes. Leafly’s most-cited flavours for the strain are pine, ammonia and earthy, while AllBud’s aroma tags are earthy, pungent, spicy and sweet.

AAAA+ belongs to the letter scale that Canadian sellers use to mark quality tiers informally, running up through AAA and AAAA (also called quads). Sellers assign these grades themselves; there is no official standard behind them.

Archive Seeds and an OG Kush phenotype

Leafly’s origin story starts in California in the late 1990s, when Archive Seeds received seeds from a highly regarded OG Kush phenotype. Leafly gives Faceoff OG Kush and OG Face Off as other names for it, and lists Do-Si-Dos and Animal Face among the strains bred from it.

Myrcene first, then limonene and caryophyllene

Leafly names myrcene as the dominant terpene, followed by limonene and caryophyllene, and one AllBud reviewer also picks out myrcene and limonene as the leading pair. For more on limonene, the number two terpene here, see our limonene guide.

Potency figures and what reviewers feel

Leafly’s strain page shows THC around 22% and CBG around 1%, and AllBud puts THC at 20%. Leafly’s reviewers put tingly and relaxed at the top of their reported effects, with euphoric next. Its write-up describes euphoria in the head with strong full-body effects, an intensely psychoactive mix that Leafly says suits experienced consumers.

Health Canada sets a cautious starting point for smoking: 1 or 2 puffs of a product with 10% THC or less, with up to 30 minutes allowed for the effects to peak. Our guide to strain type labels explains what a tag like indica-dominant can and cannot tell a shopper.