If you’ve been smoking cannabis around the West Coast within the last several years you’ve undoubtedly heard of the Girl Scout Cookies strain. Known for winning multiple Cannabis Cup awards, this strain comes from the gassy cross between OG Kush and Durban Poison to produce an indica-dominant hybrid.
Blasting your nostrils with sweet, earthy aromas this potent flower is aromatic, to say the least. It should come as no surprise that its origins began in the Bay Area, as California has often set the bar for quality kush over the years.
Aside from quality and potency, the name of the strain itself has taken on a viral nature within a short time. You could even blame the Girl Scouts for both promoting their sales outside cannabis
Whether it’s the controversial name, or simply the fact that the strain is pure gas, everyone has come to know Girl Scout Cookies as a cannabis strain down the West Coast. Several factors go into what may have given GSC such a rise to fame that all came together so nicely it needed further detail.
City of Origin
California has always held a high rank in the cannabis world. For the strain to have come out of the Bay Area of San Francisco and be award-winning for its incredibly high THC levels—is unsurprising. Bay Area legend Berner is the owner of an extremely popular brand of cannabis in California called Cookies, maybe there’s some connection?
Superior Genetics
OG Kush crossed with Durban Poison, potent indica-dominant hybrid. It has hints of purple and vibrantly orange hairs that sit under a thick layer of crystals. This is the kind of strain that will send you straight into a cerebral high while also chilling your body out to the max.
Varying Phenotypes
GSC has become so popular that it has a
Medical Benefits
As GSC is a potent
Controversial Name
You may have taken notice to the fact that many legal shops now label their Girl Scout Cookies under the moniker of “GSC.” A couple years ago the Girl Scouts of America straight up put out a cease and desist to the state of California for the use of the name. Legal states have somewhat made the transition to labeling it as the acronym “GSC” to help the Girl Scouts save face.
What only further put the Girl Scouts and their cookies in the minds of stoners is the multiple reports there have been of them selling cookies outside pot shops. I’ve personally seen them outside a shop or two in Washington on multiple occasions. The fact that they allow their scouts to sell cookies outside weed shops and tell brands to stop labeling the strain as such in the same breath…it’s no surprise. Between the pure potency of the strain, the Cannabis Cup awards, and the efforts of the Girl Scouts, the strain was heading for stardom.
