Cultivars that might inspire you to clean your house, and that miraculously smell like citrus cleaning products
As we test and review dozens of cannabis strains that people can purchase in Mass, we’re always looking for effective ways to parse and classify. Sometimes that results in roundups of the cultivars that we love at a given moment, while other times we notice trends in flavors and appearances.
In this case, we mean trends in the best possible way. These lemon-forward strains mostly lean into sativa territory, with lots of them cutting the acid from the citrus terps with not-so-subtle splashes of super unleaded. Pucker up …
Springtime Franco’s Lemon Cheese
Even with sweet olive and orange blossom roots, this plumper is more savory than sweet, with dairy hovering above the citrus. A full-flavored experience, it breaks down into clumps best suited for a bowl and grinder. Also props to Springtime for its Lemon Amnesia, a dense and dreamy bud that’s buttery and creamy, topped off with a sage bath that gets extra sticky when you shred it. A bowl is recommended, mostly because you won’t need a full joint, since this one punches you behind the eyes. Compare to Headband or Pure Power Plant.
Your Highness Lemon Jam
If you have yet to smoke something from Your Highness, prepare to kneel down and worship. Their cuts are powerful in every way, from intake to outcome, and their strain names—Tropical Pressure, Grape Soda, Skunkset—reflect what you get in both smell and taste. That is certainly the case with Lemon Jam, a sticky citrus specimen you’ll want to show off to your friends. The grape-sized nugs are supremely squishy, and reveal additional dimensions—including a gassiness that emanates from a crystalline core—as you burp and grind them into potent potpourri.
Mello Lembrule
A versatile pungent crowd-pleaser that doubles as a resinous and gassy OG throwback cradled in savory modern smoothness that lingers on your breath, this one is like puffing limeade creme brulee infused with high-octane elegance. Lemon Pledge chases explosions of stone fruit and classic weed aromas, from Brie to butane—elements of some surprise along with expectations from the glistening light greens, yellowish shades, and patches of grape.The feel is of a mossy and resilient marshmallow molded from tart pastel garnishes, elements that imply island retreat relaxation vibes before those euphoric effects surface for real along with significant cerebral stimulation.
Blackstone Valley Cannabis Lemon X #1
With highlights of fruit loops and lemongrass and crystal rivers running through the buds like veins, this Lemon X #1 gave us a short buzz just from sniffing it. A true gift from the canna gods, it was brought to life by someone who, as one of our critics put it, “gives a shit.” Another tester wants to hug the cultivator, and that’s not something we hear very often.
Farmer’s Cut Pink Lemonade Gelato
Tell your mom to hold the Sunny D—instead, you want this Lemonade Gelato from Farmer’s Cut, which smells and tastes exactly like that breakfast table staple with a lemon-lime twist. With crystals on top of crystals, resin glands galore, a consistency that makes the buds shred like good brisket, and a clear high on the effects side, this is easily one of the standout sativas in the state.
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Coastal Healing Lemon Zephyr
A gas missile like few others we’ve had of late in Mass, this limonene charmer is a sticky throwback to the future, satisfying newfangled and older sativa tastes alike. There’s no filmy taste at all, even though it tastes like you’re inhaling a mouthful of citronella. And while we didn’t catch much of a body high, there was some immediate head change.
