Bring the Heat: Summer's Best Cannabis Strains
As the summer sets in, warmer weather brings a wide variety of new activities to enjoy.
While some prefer to lay on the rooftop pool with friends on the hottest days of the season, others prefer to play tourist for the day and explore the district’s hidden gems (cue Ben’s Chili Bowl, Dupont Underground, and Gravelly Point). There are some people who enjoy staying active during the day like hiking in Rock Creek Park, while others enjoy late-night plans with friends on U St.
But if you prefer to enjoy the outdoors with a buzz like we do, you want to make sure you are using the right strains to give you energy and make your favorite activities even better. With that in mind, what do you think is the best cannabis strains that will fit your summer plans? Let’s find out!
Girl Scout Cookies
Girl Scout Cookies (GSC) is best known for its relaxing, mellow effects, making it the best strain to for pain and anxiety (without making it difficult to do anything else!) This popular hybrid provides a relaxed, uplifting and euphoric high that’s perfect for anytime use.
The supreme quality of Girl Scout Cookies (GSC) creates the ultimate euphoric experience that results in complete body relaxation for consumers. Its sweet and minty flavor attracts everyone. Though for decades, GSC has been a favorite partly because of its enchantingly pungent, earthy aroma. Moreover, GSC is available in numerous variations. It’s formed with purple leaves that have neon orange hairs with twisted calyxes. It may taste sweet, but make no mistake. It’s heavier THC compound will bring out all the pleasant feelings inside you.
OG Kush
OG Kush is best known for its potency and the ‘couch lock’ effect it has on users. OG Kush makes big waves wherever it goes because it provides an incredibly relaxing body high that some say is better than any strain on earth.
It’s easily one of the most popular medical marijuana strains grown and sold by dispensaries today. Its popularity has skyrocketed between celebrities, musicians, and medical marijuana patients alike; known specifically for its highly resinous, sticky, and condensed buds that create a full-body warp.
OG Kush is considered to be powerful night-time medication that is good at easing body ailments, chronic migraines, bipolar disorders, anxiety, depression, vomiting, stomach issues, and much more. OG Kush is a strong Hybrid that will leave you in a deep, stoney trance that will have you staring off into space for a couple of prolonged hours.
Blue Cheese
If you’re looking for a strain that’ll leave you feeling relaxed with some extra energy, Blue Cheese is the strain for you! This indica-dominant hybrid provides plenty of euphoric energy along with physical relaxation-making, it one of the best choices out there.
Blue Cheese was a prototype of the future, pumping out a combination of berries and cheese replicated by so many strains today. But anyone who's smoked weed for more than ten years knows this is the O.G. equivalent of smoking a fruit and cheese board.
Apples and Bananas
Apples and Bananas will undoubtedly capture the attention of cannabis enthusiasts across the country with its fuzzy dark green nugs and unique flavor profile that actually tastes like apples and bananas. The breeders of this strain painstakingly worked on the development of the Apples and Bananas cultivar, and the final product is a testament to their hard work. With an average THC level of 23%-30%, expect a heady and uplifting experience on the front end that will settle into a relaxing euphoria over time.
Peanut Butter Breath
We’ve had strains that taste like cherry pies, cakes, chocolate, and coffee, but what about that other favorite, protein-packed spread, peanut butter?
If you’ve tried peanut butter at least once in your life, you’d know how delicious it is – and it’s even better in weed form. Peanut Butter Breath proves that theory in spades. Yet another 50/50 Hybrid, Peanut Butter Breath was developed by ThugPug genetics crossing two classic Indica strains Do-Si-Dos x Mendo Breath.
Its uplifting and euphoric effects, paired with its unique flavor profile of herbal woodiness and peanuts, will leave you in a sense of wonder. Peanut Butter Breath is another shining example of cannabis’s endless treasure trove of flavors and aromas.
