Gas Station Shatter - Pine Tar

Pine Tar, which Leafly also lists as Pine Tar Kush and Pine Tar OG, is the strain on this Gas Station shatter. As shatter, it is see-through and glass-like and cracks when cold; it is mostly dabbed, with crumbling over flower as the other common use.

Genetics native to Pakistan

Leafly says Pine Tar Kush belongs to a family of pure indica genetics native to Pakistan, kept nearly unchanged from its original form. AllBud also calls it a 100% indica and names Kush as the strain it descends from directly. Purple Monster and Oregon Noble are two strains Leafly lists as its offspring.

Tar, pine and classic Kush

Leafly’s top flavour tags read tar, pine and woody, and its write-up has the rich Kush flavour of pine running into sweet undertones. A July 2024 Leafly reviewer found the flavour skunky and pungent with a little pine, the way classic Kush should taste. AllBud’s flavour list adds citrus and diesel to pine, sweet and woody.

Hungry, relaxed and talkative

Hungry, relaxed and talkative are the feelings Leafly reviewers name most, and Leafly’s description of the strain ends on a talkative buzz. AllBud’s effect tags read euphoria, happy, hungry and relaxing. Pine Tar rates 4.5 from 64 ratings on Leafly and 4.7 from 23 votes on AllBud.

Pine Tar’s THC figures and Health Canada’s view of shatter

Leafly’s strain page shows 23% THC and 0% CBD and marks the potency as higher than average; AllBud’s average range is 18% to 22%. Health Canada names shatter in the same breath as hash, kief and wax when it warns that extracts run high in THC, and it would have new and occasional users skip them. Its general advice for smoking or vaping is a start of 1 or 2 puffs on something rated 10% THC or lower; onset comes within seconds to minutes, and the full peak can trail by up to 30 minutes. On driving, its lower-risk guidelines want a gap of 6 hours, at least, after cannabis.