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Comparison

GSC (Girl Scout Cookies) vs OG Kush

OG Kush is the parent shared by Leafly’s and Weedmaps’ GSC accounts. OG Kush has a higher than GSC’s median in the same state-lab dataset: 20.87% versus 19.72% total THC.1,2,3,4

Side by side

GSCOG Kush
TypeHybrid; source labels disagree about the lean.2,3,5Hybrid.4
LineageOG Kush × F1 Durb in the primary account; the Durban Poison connection is disputed.2,3,6Leafly presents a disputed origin involving Chemdawg, Lemon Thai and Hindu Kush.4
Median THC (state lab tests)19.72% (567 tests)120.87% (379 tests)1
Middle half of THC results17.80%–21.92%118.06%–23.36%1
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (158 tests)1β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (127 tests)1
Leafly top reported effectsRelaxed, hungry, happy in Leafly’s user reports.2Hungry, relaxed, sleepy.4
Leafly top flavorsMint, sweet, earthy in Leafly’s user reports.2Woody, pine, earthy.4
Flowering panelAbout 9–10 weeks on Leafly’s panel; Weedmaps says roughly 62–71 days.2,356 days on Leafly’s grow panel.4

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

Lab-tested THC: GSC vs OG Kush

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% OG Kush OG Kush: median 20.87%, middle half 18.06%–23.36%, 379 tests 20.9% n=379 GSC GSC: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.1

A parent-side reference

The GSC sources agree that the cross uses an OG Kush type or cut, even while they differ in how they describe the F1 Durb side. OG Kush’s own origin story is also presented by Leafly as a reported, multi-parent account rather than a genetic test result.2,3,4,6

Store listings in two markets

On Oct 5, 2026, 71 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed GSC flower on Weedmaps, against 148 stores for OG Kush; around New York the counts were 54 and 60.7

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, GSC aka Girl Scout Cookies strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  3. Weedmaps, GSC strain page. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  4. Leafly, OG Kush strain information. 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.