Hybrid / STRAIN PROFILE
Gelato
A Bay Area hybrid that became the dominant commercial name of the late 2010s.
Reported effects
Potential downsides
Commonly reported by consumers, not measured. Effects vary with the person, the batch and its chemistry — the link between terpene profile and effect remains clinically unproven.
THE FLAVOUR PROFILE
Flavour & aroma.
LINEAGE
The family tree
- GsAncestorGirl Scout Cookies
- —Reported parentPink Panties
- —Reported parentThin Mint Girl Scout Cookies
GeThis strainGelato
Direct children
About Gelato
A Bay Area hybrid that became the dominant commercial name of the late 2010s.
Gelato crosses two Cookies descendants and is usually sold by numbered phenotype, which vary enough to matter.
It is among the most widely grown cultivars in legal markets and a parent of Runtz among many others.
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