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Comparison

GSC (Girl Scout Cookies) vs Forum Cookies

Forum Cut Cookies is one of GSC’s original cuttings according to Leafly, so this is a version-versus-umbrella-name comparison rather than a comparison of unrelated strains. Forum Cookies has a close to GSC’s median in the same state-lab dataset: 18.75% versus 19.72% total THC.1,2

Side by side

GSCForum Cookies
TypeHybrid; source labels disagree about the lean.3,4,5Hybrid.2
Relationship / lineageOG Kush × F1 Durb in the primary account; the Durban Poison connection is disputed.3,4,6One of the original GSC cuttings.2
Median THC (state lab tests)19.72% (567 tests)118.75% (81 tests)1
Middle half of THC results17.80%–21.92%115.71%–21.20%1
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (158 tests)1β-Caryophyllene, α-Humulene, Limonene (10 tests)1
Leafly top reported effectsRelaxed, hungry, happy in Leafly’s user reports.3Energetic, euphoric, happy.2
Leafly top flavorsMint, sweet, earthy in Leafly’s user reports.3Butter, sweet, citrus.2

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

Lab-tested THC: GSC vs Forum Cookies

14% 16% 18% 20% 22% GSC GSC: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 Forum Cookies Forum Cookies: median 18.75%, middle half 15.71%–21.20%, 81 tests 18.8% n=81 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Forum Cookies has only 81 tests.1

Why the names stay separate

Leafly’s family history says the Forum Cut name followed the spread of a particular cutting; its strain page calls Forum Cut Cookies an original GSC cutting. The plain-GSC data and menu filter keep it separate so a cut does not inflate the umbrella-name result.1,2,6,7

Store listings in two markets

In Weedmaps snapshots from Oct 5, 2026 (GSC) and Oct 4, 2026 (Forum Cookies), 71 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed GSC flower on Weedmaps, against no stores for Forum Cookies; around New York the counts were 54 and 0.7

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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, Forum Cut Cookies strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  3. Leafly, GSC aka Girl Scout Cookies strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  4. Weedmaps, GSC strain page. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Girl Scout Cookies marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  6. Leafly, Just desserts: the Cookies and Cakes family genealogy (David Downs) (2021-04-15). 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.