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Trop Cookies stamp, No. 30 in the Official Cannabis collection: a bitten cookie splashing into a puddle on orange

Catalogue entry · lab-tested · every claim cited

Tropicana Cookies strain

Tropicana Cookies, also sold as Trop Cookies, is a sativa-leaning cross of GSC and Tangie first bred by Harry Palms of Bloom Seed Co; Oni Seed Co of Colorado later made a second generation.1,2 It tests at a median total THC of 16.80% across 347 state lab tests of Tropicana Cookies flower, with the middle half of results between 15.00% and 19.80%.3 CBD is negligible: none of the 113 tests that reported CBD reached 1%.3

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Design
A bitten cookie splashing into a puddle on orange · No 30 in the collection
Type
Sativa-leaning hybrid: Leafly files it as a sativa, AllBud lists 70% sativa and SeedFinder “mostly sativa”; Weedmaps calls it a hybrid1,2,4,5
Parents
GSC × Tangie; Weedmaps and a licensed New York grower name GSC’s Forum Cut, SeedFinder’s family tree “probably” Thin Mint GSC1,2,5,6
Breeder and names
Harry Palms of Bloom Seed Co; second generation by Oni Seed Co of Colorado; also sold as Trop Cookies, Tropicanna Cookies, Tropical Cookies and MTN Trop1,2,5
THC (lab tests)
16.80% median; 15.00%–19.80% middle half; 347 tests in 9 states3
CBD (lab tests)
79 of the 113 tests that reported CBD found none, and the highest result was 0.26%3
Top terpenes (median)
β-caryophyllene 0.36%, limonene 0.19%, α-humulene 0.14%; from only 23 tests with individual terpene values, 20 of them Nevada’s3
Flavor (as listed)
Orange, tropical, citrus (Leafly users); citrus 41%, orange 29%, tropical 29% of flavor reports (Weedmaps)1,2
Effects (Leafly’s top three)
Focused, energetic, uplifted1
Flowering time
About nine weeks indoors (Weedmaps); ±65 days for Oni Seed Co’s version (SeedFinder)2,7

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Quick answers

Is Tropicana Cookies indica or sativa?

A sativa-leaning hybrid. Leafly files it as a sativa, AllBud lists it as 70% sativa and 30% indica, and SeedFinder calls both the original and Oni Seed Co’s second generation mostly sativa; Weedmaps calls it a hybrid. The sativa side comes from Tangie; GSC, the other parent, is an indica-dominant hybrid.1,2,4,5,7,8,9

What strain is Tropicana Cookies?

A cross of GSC (Girl Scout Cookies) and Tangie first bred by Harry Palms of Bloom Seed Co. Oni Seed Co of Colorado, a company SeedFinder says he co-founded, later made a second generation sold as Tropicanna Cookies F2, and an entry under the name won best sativa in the growers’ category of the 2019 IC 420 Growers Cup in Barcelona.1,7,10,11

How strong is Tropicana Cookies?

Milder than most published figures suggest. The median total THC across 347 state lab tests was 16.80%, and only 4.0% of tests reached 25%. In the two years with the most tests, the median was 16.07% in 2021 (92 tests) and 19.20% in 2022 (84).3 Published figures run from Leafly’s 16% to the 21–28% given in SeedFinder’s entry for Oni Seed Co’s version.1,7

What does Tropicana Cookies taste like?

Orange first. Leafly users list orange, tropical and citrus; on Weedmaps 41% of flavor reports say citrus, 29% orange and 29% tropical, and Weedmaps’ description puts sweet cookie dough, cream, earth and peppery spice behind the orange peel. AllBud describes an aroma of earthy pine and sour spice “with a heavy orange overtone”.1,2,4

Is Trop Cookies the same as Tropicana Cookies?

Yes. Weedmaps lists Trop Cookies, Tropical Cookies and Tropicanna Cookies as other names for Tropicana Cookies, and Leafly adds Tropicanna Cookies F2 and MTN Trop.1,2 In state lab records, 125 of the 347 tests on this site were labelled with the double-n spelling “Tropicanna Cookies” and 18 “Trop Cookies”.3 Trop Cherry is a different strain: Tropicana Cherry, bred from Tropicana Cookies.12

How does Tropicana Cookies make you feel?

Leafly users most often report feeling focused, energetic and uplifted, and Leafly rates the strain mostly energizing; the downsides they report most are feeling anxious, dry mouth and dizziness. Weedmaps describes “an upbeat rush of happiness, energy, and euphoria”. These are self-reports and marketing descriptions, not clinical findings.1,2

How strong Tropicana Cookies tests

16.80%median total THC
15.00%–19.80%middle half of tests
347lab tests, 9 states
25testing labs

THC in 347 lab tests of Tropicana Cookies flower

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Each bar counts tests in a one-point THC band; the shaded band is the middle half of results. 347 tests of Tropicana Cookies flower from 9 states, 2018–2024.3

Full lab data: by year, by state, terpenes and the downloadable dataset →

From the lab report

  • Tropicana Cookies rarely cleared the upper THC bars: the 25% cutoff captured 4.0% of tests, while the 30% cutoff captured 0 tests.3
  • For median total THC, Tropicana Cookies sits 55th of 58 at 16.80%; the closest comparison points here are Granddaddy Purple (17.87%) above and Lemon Kush (15.53%) below.3
  • The terpene lead was clear, with β-caryophyllene leading 83% of 23 individual-terpene reports.3

Read the full Tropicana Cookies lab report →

Cups, offspring and lists, not sales charts

Tropicana Cookies’ record is in competitions and in what breeders made from it. In 2019 an entry grown by Bud Professor won best sativa in the growers’ category of the IC 420 Growers Cup in Barcelona, a win Weedmaps and SeedFinder both credit to the strain.2,7,11 Leafly’s editors include it in their 100 best strains, in the group for feeling energetic, and its child Super Boof, a Black Cherry Punch × Tropicana Cookies cross, was Leafly’s 2024 Strain of the Year and Colorado’s best seller in Leafly orders in 2025.13,14,15

Tropicana Cookies is not itself among the best sellers in Leafly’s 2025 list or in The Marijuana Herald’s September 2026 state-by-state top sellers.15,16 Breeders use it widely: SeedFinder counts 63 direct descendants of Bloom Seed Co’s original and 135 of Oni Seed Co’s second generation.5,17 Our lab dataset holds 347 flower tests from 9 states, 52.2% of them from Michigan.3 On Weedmaps on Oct 4, 2026, 140 store listings in 15 of 27 markets carried it, led by New York (57).18 Leafly users have rated it 494 times, 4.5 out of 5 on average.1

Tropicana Cookies next to similar strains

Lab-tested THC: Tropicana Cookies and the 6 strains on our comparison pages

12% 16% 20% 24% 28% GMO Cookies GMO Cookies: median 26.74%, middle half 23.46%–29.83%, 2,159 tests 26.7% n=2,159 Mimosa Mimosa: median 20.00%, middle half 17.45%–22.24%, 844 tests 20.0% n=844 Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scout Cookies: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 Papaya Punch Papaya Punch: median 19.00%, middle half 15.30%–24.73%, 92 tests 19.0% n=92 Tropicana Cherry Tropicana Cherry: median 17.98%, middle half 15.63%–20.08%, 265 tests 18.0% n=265 Tropicana Cookies Tropicana Cookies: median 16.80%, middle half 15.00%–19.80%, 347 tests 16.8% n=347 Agent Orange Agent Orange: median 12.80%, middle half 11.05%–14.30%, 140 tests 12.8% n=140 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Same state lab dataset and matching rules for every strain.3 See the comparisons.

Where it is sold

MarketStoresMenu itemsMedian eighth
New York, NY 57 68 $33.83 (n=53)
Los Angeles, CA 24 29 $20.50 (n=10)
Detroit, MI 19 25 $15.45 (n=6)
Seattle, WA 11 20 $32.50 (n=8)
Denver, CO 7 7 $17.88 (n=6)
Philadelphia, PA 5 6 —

Stores within 50 miles listing Tropicana Cookies flower on Weedmaps, Oct 4, 2026.18

In Germany, where it is a prescription medicine, weed.de lists 6 pharmacy products made from Tropicana Cookies; in-stock flower starts at €3.33 a gram.21

All 27 markets, Germany and how we counted →

Genetics at a glance

Family tree

  • GSC (Girl Scout Cookies)Indica-dominant hybrid by Jigga, San Francisco, late 2000s; which cut is disputed
  • TangieCalifornia Orange × Skunk-1 sativa; a remake of 1990s Tangerine Dream

Tropicana Cookies

  • Super BoofBlack Cherry Punch × Tropicana Cookies
  • Tropicana CherryTropicana Cookies × Cherry Cookies F3
  • TropsantoGMO × Tropicana Cookies
  • Tropicana Cookies PurplePurple Punch × Tropicana Cookies
  • TropayaTropicana Cookies × Papaya
  • Tropicana BananaTropicana Cookies × Banana Kush
  • Sour TropicannaSour Diesel × Tropicana Cookies
Parents and offspring as reported by Leafly, SeedFinder and the breeders.1,5,8,12,14,17,19,20

Bloom or Oni? Forum Cut or Thin Mint? The full genetics page →

The Orangery Keeper standing on an orange floor inside a glasshouse, holding a ripe orange up in one hand and an orange watering can in the other, with a short black bob and round spectacles, in a sage-green shirt with a pen and a brush in the pocket, cream trousers, dark green rubber boots and a long tangerine knitted scarf. Branches with dark leaves and oranges hang across the top of the picture in front of the dark-framed glass panes.

The Tropicana Cookies universe

Your sign: The Orangery Keeper

If Tropicana Cookies is your strain, you keep one orange tree warm through the coldest winter in the city and hand the first fruit out the door. Meet the Orangery Keeper.

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Tropicana Cookies (aka Tropicanna Cookies, Tropicanna Cookies F2, MTN Trop) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Weedmaps, Tropicana Cookies (aka Trop Cookies) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. AllBud, Tropicana Cookies marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. SeedFinder, Tropicana Cookies (Bloom Seed Co): strain info, breeder description and family tree. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. MFNY (licensed New York adult-use cultivator), Tropicana Cookies (cultivar page). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. SeedFinder, Tropicanna Cookies (Oni Seed Co): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. Leafly, Tangie strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. Leafly, GSC (aka Girl Scout Cookies, Cookies) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  10. SeedFinder, Oni Seed Co: breeder info. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  11. Cannabis Cup Winners, 2019 IC 420 Growers Cup (results) (2019-04-22). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  12. Leafly, Trop Cherry (aka Tropicana Cherry, Cherry Trop, Tropicanna Cherry) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  13. Leafly, Leafly’s 100 best weed strains of all time (2026-07-14). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  14. Leafly, Super Boof (aka Superboof, Ze Boof, Blockberry) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  15. Leafly, The best-selling weed strains of 2025 (Morgan Rosendale) (2026-02-02). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  16. The Marijuana Herald, The top-selling marijuana strain in all 23 states with legal recreational sales (Anthony Martinelli) (2026-09-18). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  17. SeedFinder, Tropicanna Cookies (Oni Seed Co): lineage and hybrids. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  18. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  19. SeedFinder, Tropicana Cookies (Bloom Seed Co): lineage and hybrids. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  20. SeedFinder, Tropicana Cookies Purple (Royal Queen Seeds): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  21. Weed.de, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weed.de pharmacy-product snapshot (6 exact matched products; complete; read Oct 3, 2026). Previously captured catalogue of 2,150 product pages; exact listed-strain match.. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.