Purple Haze

Jimi Hendrix’s 1967 song gave Purple Haze its name, according to AllBud, and Leafly credits the same song with making the strain popular. This flower comes in two sizes, 14 g and 28 g.

A 1960s name with California roots

AllBud ranks Purple Haze among the best-known strains ever, a status it puts down to the strain’s popularity in the 1960s. Our Purple Haze strain guide places its roots in California’s Haze scene in the late 1960s and the 1970s.

Purple Thai, Haze and two offspring

Leafly says Purple Haze is believed to descend from Purple Thai and Haze, and AllBud describes the same cross. Leafly lists Purple Panty Dropper and Cherry Haze among its offspring and notes that the plant grows best in sunny, Mediterranean climates.

Leafly files Purple Haze under sativa; AllBud’s entry gives an 85% sativa, 15% indica split and the label sativa dominant hybrid. For background on those labels, see our indica, sativa and hybrid guide.

Dreamy, creative and giggly

Leafly reviewers name creative, euphoric and giggly as the feelings they report most. Leafly’s write-up describes a dreamy rush of euphoria and lively mental stimulation, with creativity and contentment that carry through the day, and Leafly’s effect scale reads mostly energizing.

AllBud’s users describe an almost immediate, energetic lift in the head with strong creative inspiration, plus a mild, warming body buzz that spreads from the head and neck through the rest of the body. Euphoria and sociable are the effect tags AllBud shows.

Strength figures and a first puff

Leafly’s figure for the strain’s THC is about 16%, and Leafly rates its potency higher than the average strain’s. For a first try, Health Canada’s lower-risk advice is one or two puffs, using a product that tops out at 10% THC. Inhaled effects begin within seconds to minutes, Health Canada notes, and can climb for half an hour before peaking.