So many things make New York City a top destination worldwide. It has everything from spectacular music, dazzling Broadway shows, an eclectic art scene, world-class restaurants, and a growing cannabis culture that is particular about their cannabis strains. We’ve done our research and pulled together a list of Bud City’s Best Strains in NYC, everything New Yorkers love in their weed.
Are All Cannabis Plants Similar?
There are three species of cannabis plants—cannabis sativa, cannabis indica, and cannabis ruderalis, which have less THC and more CBD compared to sativas and indicas. Hybrid plants can have both sativa and indica characteristics. Very simply, sativas offer more uplifting, energetic effects, with cerebral highs, whereas indicas are more relaxing and sedative, with body highs.
What is a Cannabis Strain?
Strains are specific versions of cannabis plants that cultivators bred to capture specific characteristics, including appearance, aroma, flavor, and potency. They then name these strains, typically to represent their key characteristics. More technical terms, like chemotypes and chemovars, are more specific regarding the chemicals and variations of a particular strain.
Top 6 Best Strains in NYC
Here’s Bud City’s list of New York City’s Best Weed Strains based on our customers’ preferences and each strain’s key characteristics and effects:
1. Wedding Juice by Hudson Cannabis (Hybrid)
This unique hybrid is an indica-dominant cross between Wedding Pie and Jersey Juice. The result is a delectably sweet and creamy, vanilla-frosting-like flavor that has a wonderfully vibrant burst of fruitiness that smells just as good. Expect to feel a calm, relaxed body high that is pleasantly mellow, leading to a smooth euphoria. A great nighttime strain or when you want to wind down.
2. Biscotti by Alchemy Pure (Hybrid)
This strain can be a cross between Gelato 25 and Sour Florida OG or Motorbreath and G41. What stands out is its incredibly flavorful sweet-cookie goodness with grassy undertones. The aroma is earthy, fruity, and floral with hints of sweet sugar cookies. Biscotti starts with a blissful cerebral high that creeps into a calming full-body high that will have you feeling chill and super-happy.
3. Ghost of M by Botanist (Indica)
Ghost of Mujahideen (Ghost of M) crosses the potent Afghani, Blockhead, and Ghost Dawg cannabis strains and is infamous for its immediate calming and ethereal high, hence its name. As the initial high ebbs slightly, expect a pleasant flow of happiness that extends into a lovely, relaxing all-over body high and general calm. Enjoy sweet lemony-lime flavors with woody mint undertones and an aroma to match, easily making it one of the best strains in NYC.
4. Farmer’s Blend by Hudson Cannabis (Hybrid)
This curated blend is derived from single-origin cannabis strains that promote an exceptional entourage effect that makes this strain a must-try for its seriously unique experience of calming, sedative, euphoria. Its exceptional blend of terpenes offers a wonderful citrusy flavor and fresh aroma that our Brooklyn customers love.
5. OG Kush by Alchemy Pure (Hybrid)
This potent, just slightly indica-leaning strain always makes the list of New York City’s Best Weed Strains (and most other places). A cross between SFV OG (phenotype of the OG Kush) and OG Kush cannabis strains, it’s close to a balanced hybrid, making it a great choice for indica or sativa lovers. Enjoy OG Kush’s lemony, earthy, pine-flavor profile with a distinct earthy spice and hints of citrus and floral smells. Expect an immediate, uplifted cerebral high that eases into pure happiness and likely giggling, and a serious body high, ending in a severe case of the munchies.
6. Garlic Bud by Hudson Cannabis (Indica Hybrid)
A staple in the NYC cannabis community, this original strain comes from the iconic Afghani strain. Cannabis lovers crave its unbelievably powerful aroma—like freshly unearthed garlic—and its tangy musk, with hints of spicy, earthy, garlic flavors after exhaling. Expect an uplifting cerebral high that relaxes your mind, leaving you slightly trippy but introspective. A pleasant, slightly sedating, couch-locked body high follows, making it a good nighttime strain.
More Bud City Cannabis Strains to Explore
Our list of New York City’s Best Weed Strains could include many more must-try cannabis strains from our Brooklyn dispensary. Here are some to explore:
- Chem Lights Haze (Botanist)
- Silly Rabbit (Botanist)
- Sour Stomper (Hudson Cannabis)
- Grape Bubblegum (Alchemy Pure)
For a full lineup of Bud City’s favorite cannabis strains and their other premium cannabis products, check their online menu. You can order ahead and pick up, or just drop by the Brooklyn location.
