Works of fire: 9 scorcher cannabis strains of July 4, 2022
David Downs June 28, 2022
Coast to coast, these buds are hot! (Leafly)
Fact: Americans enjoy more weed freedom and variety than any people in the history of the Earth. Our global competitors? Crazy backward about the pot.
Ganjaโs a $25 billion legal industry and the countryโs 5th largest cash crop, with 19 rec legalization states and more on the way. The California market alone boasts a mind-boggling 39,000 types of products. This July, newly legal New Yorkers will put smoke in the air. Floridians can hit a medical dispensary. Legalization polls better than any party or politician, because freedom effing rules.
Put down those M-80s and pick up some zazaโhereโs 9 scorching weed strains of Independence Day 2022.
Jump to a scorcher
- Red Velvet
- White Runtz
- Blue Power
- GMO Rootbeer
- Miami Punch
- Spritzer
- Jack Herer
- Landslide #4
- Permanent Marker
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Red Velvet
We gotta start with the colors. When I think of a hot โredโ strain in summer 2022 thatโs actually on the market, my mind goes to Red Velvet. Lemon Cherry Gelato to Pina Acai is pretty on-trend, and top Oakland growers Grandiflora claim it. Our Sunset Connect brand bag had a red hot cinnamon smell to it. Thereโs a lot of room for more red strains besides Red Dragon and Red Congo.
White Runtz
Sheesh, UMMA Sonoma has the worldโs best version of White Runtz, one of Julyโs most hyped strains. Just look at itโitโs literally white with trichomes. As if Runtz wasnโt blingy enough, White Runtz gets even icier than Runtz, which is Zkittlez x Gelato. That means tropical berry syrup over ice cream cookie smellsโand yes, weed can do that. Umma grows for the best breeders and brands in the world, including Compound Genetics.
Blue Power
Shout out one of Las Vegasโ most impactful creations, Blue Powerโpowering todayโs top flavors like Apples and Bananas from Cookies and Compound Genetics. Sin City Seedsโ Blue Power (Power x White Moonshine) has at least 43 direct offspring, and has spawned nine generations of strains: SinMint Cookies, Animal Mints, Kush Mints, Animal Face, Mint Chocolate Chip and on and on. Put some respect on Sin Cityโs name.
See also: Fig Farms Blue Face (โblueโ pheno of Animal Face)
GMO Rootbeer
We spotted legit root beer-smelling weed in the wild for July 4โthe mythical GMO Rootbeer strain. Itโs like GMO lent all of its loudness to some root beer terps. Crazy high in THC and sets you down, of course. GMO x Rootbeer is reportedly a project of breeders Skunktek, and Mean Gene from Mendocino (aka Freeborn Selections). Itโs been closely held, but it seems ready for a national debut. Root beer remains hella American for the 4th.
See also: Archive Portland MoonBeam, which combines YuckMouth (GMO x Dosidos) x MoonBow.
Miami Punch
Time to get sweaty. Chicago-based Revolution out in the midwest serves up Miami Punch this July 4thโa crowd-pleasing mix of Florida Orange x Purple Punch. The tropical, cream-cake taste precedes energizing, sativa hybrid effects. Terp heads will note the terpinolene, ocimene, and limonene leading the pack.
Spritzer
Itโs really important to stay hydrated over the long 4th of July weekend, and that includes periodic hits of Spritzer. The Colorado breeder Cannarado combines Runtz, Grape Pie, and MACโpretty much all the great stuff right now. Peel back layers of candied gas, sugary cereal, and bubblegum funk; the olfactory kaleidoscope never stops turning. This is what even the most the jaded industry folks get excited to smoke.
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Jack Herer
Illinois, the land of Lincoln, cruises into summer number three of legalization with a classic: Rythmโs award-winning sativa staple Jack Herer. July 4th and the fight for independence lives in every puff of the sweet, energy strain. Activist Jack Herer envisioned radical pot freedom blooming across the land. Dare to dream just as big.
Landslide #4
Washington fire flower growers Freddyโs Fuego democratized exotic pot selection with The Huntโa collection of fresh flavors smokers can buy and vote on this July. Weโre shamelessly lobbying for Landslide #4, a canny cross of Lava Cake x Fleetwood MAC bred by Lit Farms. We voted it terpiest of the bunch during a June field trip. Itโs got bright, intense Cake and MAC terps that just sweep you away; probably from the Melonade parentage. Put on some Stevie Nicks and vibe.
See also: Item #9 by Coloradoโs Veritas (Kush Mints x Wedding Cake)
Permanent Marker
The writingโs on the wallโLos Angeles indie brand Doja Exclusive dropped Permanent Marker in June on both coasts. Bred and grown by Seed Junky Geneticsโ JBeezy and selected by Doja Pak, the strain fuses several well-established cultivars: Biscotti x Jealousy x Sherb Bx. Floral, soapy, candy, and gassy funk smells fully translate into the taste. It has a lingering pungent flavor of a soapy funk with a hint of candy and floral gas tones. The potent strain brings out creativity for daytime relaxation, followed up by the munchies and the urge to roll up some more.
OK, we got an SUV to pack with camping gear, so weโre stopping at these nine. But rest assured, the country is blooming with fragrant, fresh, freedom-blessed trees. So light one up, and take a breathโbecause far more work on America awaits.
