Galactic Gas

This flower is Galactic Gas, a strain AllBud calls a rare, slightly indica-leaning hybrid of about 60% indica and 40% sativa, with Gelato #45 as one parent. Leafly‘s entry for it carries a plain hybrid label. Our indica vs sativa vs hybrid guide explains what those labels mean.

Small, rounded and frosted amber

AllBud describes small, rounded emerald-green nugs with purple undertones, yellow-orange hairs and a heavy frosting of golden-amber trichomes.

Diesel and skunk, with lavender on Leafly

AllBud describes a pungent, skunky aroma with heavy diesel and gas notes, and a flavour that echoes it: spicy and skunky, with heavy earth and herbs. AllBud’s aroma tags run diesel, earthy, herbal, pungent, skunky and spicy. Leafly’s flavour tags are lavender, diesel and berry, and one Leafly reviewer describes a very pungent, gassy smell with fruity-sweet notes up close and a taste like leather.

Tingly and euphoric, by user accounts

Leafly users rate Galactic Gas 4.6 from 40 ratings, and their most common reports are tingly, euphoric and relaxed. AllBud describes a creative high with a happy feeling and a light physical tingle, tags it creative, happy, relaxing and tingly, and shows a 4.8 rating from 15 votes.

AllBud’s 20% THC figure, and how to pace it

AllBud gives 20% as the average THC level for Galactic Gas. Health Canada’s pacing points for smoked cannabis, in brief:

• First smoke: Health Canada’s lower-risk advice is 1 or 2 puffs, preferably of something at 10% THC or under.
• Timing: effects show up within seconds to minutes and may keep rising for up to 30 minutes.
• Driving: hold off for 6 hours or more after using cannabis, per Health Canada’s lower-risk guidelines.