Late 1990s — The Cookie Era Cannabis Strains
The late 1990s brought three strains that reshaped the market. Granddaddy Purple made purple bag appeal a commercial category. Girl Scout Cookies (OG Kush × Durban Poison) created the cookie/dessert terpene family that dominates today. Blue Dream became the best-selling strain in US history. 29 entries in this era.
Amnesia Haze
Amnesia, Amnesia HazeThe definitive Amsterdam coffee shop strain. Amnesia Haze won the 2004 Cannabis Cup and was the most popular strain in Amsterdam coffee shops for over a decade. A complex Haze hybrid with landrace sativa roots.
Apollo 13
Apollo 13, Apollo 13 (Bros Grimm)The legendary Bros Grimm sativa with soaring Thai-Vietnamese genetics, won the 1996 High Times Cannabis Cup for its racy, uplifting high.
Blue Dream
Blue Dream Haze, Azure HazeA sativa-dominant hybrid crossing Blueberry with Super Silver Haze. Blue Dream became the best-selling strain in US history thanks to its balanced effects, sweet berry aroma, and broad appeal across medical and recreational markets.
Chocolope
Chocolope, Chocolate Thai HazeA DNA Genetics classic crossing Chocolate Thai with Cannalope Haze. Chocolope brought the legendary Chocolate Thai flavor into the modern era and became one of the most popular sativa hybrids of the 2000s.
Cinderella 99
C99, CindyBrothers Grimm's legendary sativa hybrid from Princess × P75 (a Shiva Skunk hybrid). Known for its pineapple aroma, fast flowering, and powerfully euphoric effects.
Critical Mass
Critical Mass, CriticalThe high-yielding Afghani heavyweight from Mr Nice Seeds — a parent of Critical Kush and the backbone of the European commercial indica sector.
Crystal
Crystal, Crystal Meth (strain)Swiss classic from Next Generation Seeds combining Swiss landrace and Mexican sativa genetics.
Girl Scout Cookies
GSC, CookiesA hybrid crossing OG Kush with Durban Poison. Girl Scout Cookies launched the Cookie dynasty — the most influential genetic family in modern cannabis history.
Gooberry
Gooberry, Goo BerryA sweet, grapey Oregon classic and a parent of 9 Pound Hammer — relaxing with rich berry flavour and legendary yields.
Granddaddy Purple
GDP, Grand Daddy PurpA cross of Purple Urkle and Big Bud. Granddaddy Purple defined purple bag appeal and became the most recognizable purple strain in cannabis history.
Grapefruit
Grapefruit, Grapefruit KushA citrus-sweet Dutch sativa with a sharp pink-grapefruit nose, best known as the Cinderella 99 parent that brought candy-citrus to the beloved line.
Headband
Sour Headband, DaywreckerA powerful hybrid crossing OG Kush and Sour Diesel. Named for the pressure-band sensation around the temples — the 'headband' effect.
Indiana Bubble Gum
Indiana Bubble Gum, IN Bubble GumA classic, syrup-sweet bubblegum hybrid from the Indiana legacy scene, widely regarded as the genetic source of modern Bubble Gum strains.
Island Sweet Skunk
Island Sweet Skunk, Sweet SkunkA celebrated Vancouver Island sativa with a sweet-skunk aroma and the soaring, clear uplift of the classic BC sativa era.
Kali Mist
Kali Mist, KaliSerious Seeds' legendary mostly-sativa hybrid, Kali Mist is one of the most celebrated sativas in Dutch breeding history. A complex Haze x Skunk cross that delivers soaring, creative cerebral effects with surprising yield and stability.
LSD
LSD, LSD-25Very high-THC indica-dominant hybrid from Serious Seeds with potent, psychedelic effects.
Mendocino Purps
Mendocino Purps, Mendocino PurpThe classic purple Mendocino clone that helped shape Purple Urkle and Granddaddy Purple — grapey, colourful, and foundational.
NYC Diesel
NYC Diesel, New York City DieselA sativa-dominant hybrid crossing Sour Diesel with Afghani/Hawaiian genetics. The definitive East Coast diesel strain with a pungent, fuel-forward profile.
Orange Bud
Orange Bud, Orange Bud ClassicPure Skunk selection from Dutch Passion that became a definitive 90s UK strain with intense orange citrus aroma.
Papaya
Papaya, Papaya (Nirvana)Nirvana Seeds' legendary tropical strain with authentic ripe-papaya aroma from Citral #5 and Ice #2 — an old-school indica-dominant classic.
Purple Urkle
Purple Urkel, UrkleA legendary Mendocino indica clone known for its extreme purple coloration and sweet grape-floral aroma. Purple Urkle is the parent of Granddaddy Purple (with Big Bud) and a cornerstone of the purple strain lineage.
Santa Maria
Planck, Santa Maria BrazilBrazilian Sativa x Undisclosed Indica. An iconic, historic Brazilian Sativa-dominant hybrid that became a legend in the Dutch coffeeshop scene and was used to breed the first autoflowering strains.
Sour Dubb
Sour Dubb, Sour DubbleA key chem-family parent that rounds out Gorilla Glue's lineage — sour, fuel-heavy, and heavy-hitting all at once.
Strawberry Cough
Strawberry Cough, StrawberryA legendary East Coast sativa known for its sweet strawberry flavor and the story behind its name — it makes you cough so hard your eyes water. A beloved sativa icon that has remained in cultivation for over 25 years.
Super Silver Haze
SSH, Super Silver HazeThree-time consecutive Cannabis Cup winner (1997, 1998, 1999). The most decorated strain in cup history. Skunk x Northern Lights x Haze — the definitive Haze hybrid and a cornerstone of modern sativa breeding.
Triangle Kush
Triangle Kush, TKThe legendary clone-only Florida OG phenotype with heavy fuel and earth — a sacred parent strain behind Wedding Cake, Do-Si-Dos, and more.
White Rhino
White Rhino, RhinoWhite Widow x North Indian Indica bred by Green House Seeds. An ultra-potent indica powerhouse that piled on the body effects while retaining the resin production that defined the White family of strains.
White Russian
White Russian, Russian WhiteThe legendary AK-47 x White Widow cross from Serious Seeds. White Russian combines the balanced potency of its two famous parents into a resin-drenched hybrid that defined late-90s Dutch cannabis breeding.
XJ-13
XJ-13, XJ-13 (Jack G-13)A prized Southern California sativa from Jack Herer and G-13 with a pioneering jack-fuel flavour and powerful mental stimulation.