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Comparison

GSC (Girl Scout Cookies) vs Durban Poison

Durban Poison is central to one GSC origin account, but Leafly’s family history preserves a conflict over whether F1 Durb’s “Durb” was Durban Poison. Durban Poison has a close to GSC’s median in the same state-lab dataset: 19.45% versus 19.72% total THC.1,2,3,4

Side by side

GSCDurban Poison
TypeHybrid; source labels disagree about the lean.3,4,5Pure sativa from Durban, South Africa.6
Lineage relationshipF1 Durb; the Durban Poison link is disputed.2Leafly describes a South African sativa lineage.6
Median THC (state lab tests)19.72% (567 tests)119.45% (528 tests)1
Middle half of THC results17.80%–21.92%117.33%–21.99%1
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (158 tests)1Terpinolene, β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene (235 tests)1
Leafly top reported effectsRelaxed, hungry, happy in Leafly’s user reports.5Focused, energetic, uplifted.6
Leafly top flavorsMint, sweet, earthy in Leafly’s user reports.5Pine, earthy, sage.6
Flowering panelAbout 9–10 weeks on Leafly’s panel; Weedmaps says roughly 62–71 days.3,57–9 weeks on Leafly’s grow panel.6

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.1

Lab-tested THC: GSC vs Durban Poison

16% 18% 20% 22% GSC GSC: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 Durban Poison Durban Poison: median 19.45%, middle half 17.33%–21.99%, 528 tests 19.4% n=528 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.1

Why the relationship is not stated as fact

Weedmaps and AllBud describe a Durban Poison route into GSC, and Leafly says Jigga told High Times the Durb was Durban Poison. Yet Leafly also reports Mr. Sherbinski saying the Durb was not Durban Poison. The comparison makes that evidence visible rather than deciding it.2,3,4

Store listings in two markets

In Weedmaps snapshots from Oct 5, 2026 (GSC) and Oct 4, 2026 (Durban Poison), 71 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed GSC flower on Weedmaps, against 174 stores for Durban Poison; around New York the counts were 54 and 79.7

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Just desserts: the Cookies and Cakes family genealogy (David Downs) (2021-04-15). Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  3. Weedmaps, GSC strain page. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  4. AllBud, Girl Scout Cookies marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  5. Leafly, GSC aka Girl Scout Cookies strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  6. Leafly, Durban Poison strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  7. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 5, 2026. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.