GSC lab report

In 567 flower tests, GSC hit the 20% mark or higher in 46% of results, then dropped to 7.2% for 25% and 0.5% for 30%.¹

The state split was wide: Maryland logged 58% at 20% or higher across 232 tests with a median of 20.68%, while Nevada logged 22% across 134 tests and a median of 18.72%.¹ Growers, labs and state rules all vary, so that spread is a market signal as well as a plant signal.

Across the five published THC entries we checked, the single figures ran high against GSC's lab median: three of three were above 19.72%, and the highest, around 30% from ILGM (Girl Scout Cookies Extreme), was met or exceeded by 0.5% of tests.^1,2

Leafly's 25% single figure was met or exceeded by 7.2% of tests, still a small share.^1,4 The published ranges fit more of the lab spread: 18–28% from Weedmaps covered 71%, while 19–25% from DNA Genetics covered 53%.^1,5,6

These comparisons are not batch guarantees; a jar's certificate of analysis is the batch document.

GSC's terpene subset was lopsided: β-caryophyllene held the top spot in 90% of 158 tests, leaving limonene with 6.3% and β-myrcene with 3.2% as much smaller leaders.¹

Leafly names Caryophyllene as GSC's lead terpene, and the tests agree: β-caryophyllene led 90% of them.^1,4

Most of the terpene subset came from Nevada: 134 of 158 tests, so the lead shares mostly reflect flower tested there.¹

For GSC, the nearest terpene-profile neighbors were Grease Monkey at 93%, Cheetah Piss at 92% and Animal Face at 90%; at the far end of the 36-strain pool, Durban Poison had the lowest overlap at 32%.¹

The close group had β-caryophyllene as its lead terpene, while Durban Poison had terpinolene.¹

Method: we start with each strain's median values across eight terpenes, recast them as parts of that strain's eight-terpene total, and measure the shared portion with GSC; identical mixes score 100. The comparison pool requires 30 or more individual-terpene reports per strain, and the result is a lab-chemistry match, not a forecast of how either strain feels.

GSC is a middle-third THC strain in this set: its 19.72% median ranked 38th of 58, between Pineapple Express at 19.80% and Gelato 45 at 19.65%.¹ By the 25% cutoff, 7.2% of tests met or exceeded it, putting GSC 39th of 58.¹

GSC's results were tighter than usual: from the 17.80% lower quartile to the 21.92% upper quartile, the middle-half width was 4.12 points, the 8th narrowest among 52 strains with at least 30 tests.¹

For GSC, qualifying labs did not cluster tightly: among 9 labs with 20 or more tests, medians ranged from 17.11% at Lab I (Nevada) to 21.57% at Lab F (Maryland), with a spread of 4.46 points.¹

Inside Maryland, the same-name spread remained: 4 qualifying labs posted medians from 18.54% up to 21.57%, separated by 3.03 points.¹

A lab median also reflects which growers sent material there, so these gaps do not show that any single lab reads high. We anonymize labs on this page, with Lab A the largest source; the downloadable test file gives the lab names.

Mostly yes: in 385 GSC tests with both measures, the top THC third, starting at 21.29%, had 1.48% median total terpenes; the bottom third, capped at 18.67%, had 1.31%, leaving a gap of 0.17 points.¹

By state, the pattern split: Maryland's lower-THC third had 1.22% median total terpenes versus 1.49% in its higher-THC third, and among states with at least 30 paired tests, 1 of 2 matched the overall direction, with Maryland up and Nevada down.¹ Total terpenes are aroma compounds measured by weight; they do not say how GSC will feel to anyone.

Across usable years, GSC was essentially flat: median total THC was 21.08% in 2018 on 105 tests and 20.69% in 2023 on 44 tests, for −0.39 points overall.¹

With Maryland held constant, the direction was lower: the 2018 median was 21.79%, versus 19.89% in 2020, for −1.90 points.¹ The all-state line changes with the mix of states that had enough tests in each year.

We exclude years below 20 tests.

Under the exact GSC label, flower made up 67% of 920 lab results; concentrates accounted for 20%, with 9.7% as shake and trim and 2.7% as other or unrecorded.¹ This site's figures use the flower subset only.

Longer names were common enough to separate: 747 results had extra words around GSC, 45% of all results containing the name, led by “Platinum GSC” (85), “Flower - Platinum GSC” (83) and “GSC Thin Mints #5” (46).¹ Because extra wording, cross markers and CBD versions may point to different material, we exclude them under our name-matching rules.

In the Weedmaps snapshot, GSC flower landed in the middle of the tracked set: with each market searched out to 50 miles from its center, we counted 173 store listings in 14 of 27 markets, ranked 30th of 58 strains on Oct 5, 2026.³

For median exact-eighth prices, GSC was lower than the local comparison in two of two markets: Los Angeles posted $17.50 for GSC versus $25.00 for the typical same-menu strain, and New York posted $32.00 versus $36.08.³