The weather’s freaking cold, and it’s officially time to get all nice and cozy inside. Good thing that of the many benefits of consuming cannabis—feeling nice and cozy inside—is at the top of the list.
It’s OK to be lazy this time of year, so here are a bunch of weed strains great for feeling relaxed, sleepy, happy, and comfortable while staying inside, whether you’re watching movies, reading a book, or drinking hot apple cider.
First of all, go to Leafly Strains and show by effect and most reviewed. Here’s some standouts.
Slurricane
Slurricane offers sleepy effects strain with a modern level of flavor. It’s Do Si Dos x Purple Punch, making it a powerful combo with notes of berry, fuel, and flowers. One in three respondents like it for anxiety, and about 1 in 5 like it for sleep.
Grand Daddy Purple
Purps are a great place to start for sleepy effects. They’re time-tested and smoker-approved. That not only includes GDP, but Purple Kush, Grape Ape, and Purple Punch. All have that more or less amounts of that grapey taste.
Northern Lights
It doesn’t get any more old-school that this sedative indica from Europe that has enveloped the world in its embrace. It tastes piny, earthy and woody.
Bubba Kush
Dive into all the Kushes for relaxing and sleepy effects. That includes, Bubba, but also Master Kush, Tahoe OG, Hindu Kush, Skywalker, King Louis, Platinum OG, Platinum Kush, Diamond OG.
Blueberry
Since the ‘90s, Blueberry has delivered sleepy, relaxed, happy effects that carry down through it’s crosses. And it tastes like blueberry, berry and sweet.
9 lb Hammer
9 Pound Hammer puts the smack down on sleep issues with a cross of Gooberry, Hells OG, and Jack the Ripper. It’s a little older and may not be as available. Here’s more old-school sleep strains: Romulan, MK Ultra, Lavender, Hash Plant
Blackberry Kush
After you tried blueberry, move into even sleepier vintage Blackberry Kush and crosses. The knockout effects match a dark, beautiful nighttime look.
Ice Cream Cake
Ice Cream Cake is an extremely delicious strain that tastes like sweet icing stacked on top of frozen berries. It was bred by the famous Seed Junky Genetics, so you already know it’s some fire.
Ice Cream Cake’s indica-dominant genetics cross two of the cannabis community’s most popular strains: Wedding Cake and Gelato #33, giving it sweet, gassy, and berry flavors. Consumers usually feel super stoned and lazy in the body after consuming this strain.
Leafly reviewers say Ice Cream Cake’s most common effects are feeling relaxed, happy, and euphoric.
Kush Mints
Kush Mints is trending as of late. Another heavy-hitter from Seed Junky, this popular cultivar was bred by crossing Animals Mints with Bubba Kush. The result produces a balanced hybrid known for minty and earthy flavors, and a potent high that starts in the head and quickly grows into a full-body experience.
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GMO Cookies
In my opinion, GMO Cookies is one of the best weed strains that ever existed. No matter what grower or company I buy it from, it always smacks. That goes for its flower, its hash, and its vape pens. If you want a super potent indica-dominant strain that will make you blob out and smile for hours, you will rarely be led astray by Garlic Cookies.
GMO Cookies is Chemdog crossed with GSC. It has the funkiest, skunkiest, most garlicky flavor that will ever bless your taste buds, and the effects are *chef’s kiss*. Whether taking a few tokes off a joint or a dab straight to the facial, GMO is certain to hit your entire mind, body, and spirit with a dose of relaxation that makes sitting inside while outside temperatures drop much more enjoyable.
Though lauded for being potent yet not sleepy, if you smoke too much GMO Cookies, you’re definitely taking a nap. See also: Pure Michigan.
OK, that should get you started. Did we miss one? Drop your favorite sleep strain in the comments below.
