LA Confidential

Our LA Confidential guide says DNA Genetics bred the strain behind this flower from OG LA Affie and Afghani, and that it earned indica-category placings in both 2004 and 2005 at the High Times Cannabis Cup. The guide also separates it from LA Kush, which is a different strain.

Fat, frosty buds that dry hard

Leafly describes frosty, lime-green buds with little purple leaves. AllBud paints fat, oversized, fluffy buds shaped like spades: emerald green, dark olive in the leaves, with thick orange hairs and a frost of white trichomes on top. One AllBud reviewer says the purple runs all through the nugs, not only the fan leaves.

Steven De Guzman’s grinder advice in our guide: the buds dry into hard, compact nuggets, so a grinder works better than your fingers.

A pinene-led profile with skunk and earth

Leafly’s flavour tags are pine, skunk and earthy, and its terpene ranking puts pinene first, ahead of caryophyllene and myrcene. It describes a smooth, piney taste and a skunky aroma that fades fairly quickly. AllBud’s flavour tags are spicy, skunky, woody and pine, and it says the aroma is woody pine with a skunky punch. One AllBud reviewer finds it tastes the way it smells: skunky, piney and a little earthy.

Four phenotypes, three of them sativa-leaning

On Leafly’s grow notes the strain splits into four phenotypes: the first three tend to show sativa influence, while the fourth leans indica. It prefers a dry outdoor climate, and plants do best when they are allowed to reach full size rather than being confined to pots.

Leafly calls the strain a popular indica. AllBud slots it under indica dominant hybrid, weighing it at 95% indica and 5% sativa.

17% on Leafly, 26% to 30% on AllBud

Health Canada‘s lower-risk page asks newcomers who inhale to begin with a puff or two, choosing a product no higher than 10% THC, and to expect the peak to arrive as late as 30 minutes in. AllBud puts the average between 26% and 30%, while Leafly reads 17% THC with 1% CBG and ranks the potency above average.

Relaxed and euphoric lead the tags from Leafly reviewers, who also describe an uplifting start that turns to couch-lock and a thoughtful mood paired with a very strong body high. AllBud says the high builds subtly into head-to-toe relaxation with a warming feel, and the effects its users tag are uplifting, relaxing, happy and body high.