The history of Tropicana Cookies

Timeline

1. 1990sTangerine Dream is sought after; Leafly later calls Tangie, a California Orange × Skunk-1 sativa and one parent of Tropicana Cookies, “a remake of sorts” of it.⁶
2. Late 2000sIn San Francisco the breeder Jigga crosses an OG Kush with his “F1” and “Durb” mix to make Girl Scout Cookies; a cut shared by Ghost becomes known as the Forum Cut.⁷
3. Aug 2018The earliest of the 347 state lab tests of Tropicana Cookies flower in our dataset, from Washington, labelled “Tropicanna Cookies”.⁸
4. 2019An entry grown by Bud Professor wins best sativa in the growers’ category of the IC 420 Growers Cup in Barcelona; Weedmaps and SeedFinder count the win as the strain’s.^2,4,9
5. 2019California breeder Blockhead names his Black Cherry Punch × Tropicana Cookies cross “Blockberry”; SeedFinder gives Oni Seed Co’s version as its Tropicana Cookies parent.^5,10
6. Jul 15, 2020The Denver dispensary The Herbal Cure announces second place for hybrids at Rooster Magazine’s THC Classic with Tropicana Cherries, Relentless Genetics’ Cherry Cookies × Tropicana Cookies cross.¹¹
7. 2021–2022Michigan grower Mobilejay selects a Blockberry plant, names it Super Boof and popularizes it.⁵
8. 2023FastBuds says its Tropicana Cookies Auto, bred from Oni Seed Co’s Tropicana Cookies, wins first place at the Autoflower World Cup.¹²
9. 2024Super Boof is Leafly’s Strain of the Year.⁵
10. 2025Super Boof is Colorado’s best-selling strain in Leafly orders.¹³
11. 2018–2024The 347 state lab tests of Tropicana Cookies flower in our dataset date from these years, 92 of them from 2021 and 52.2% from Michigan.⁸
12. Jul 2026Leafly’s list of the 100 best strains, last updated July 14, 2026, names Tropicana Cookies among the best for feeling energetic.¹⁴
13. Oct 4, 202657 stores within 50 miles of New York list Tropicana Cookies flower on Weedmaps; 15 of 27 markets have at least one.¹⁵

Why it spread

Flavor and color did much of the work. Leafly’s editors describe a strain that “crosses sweet cookies and orange flavors for focused energy”, with deep purple buds and orange hairs that “smell great when you crack the bag”.¹⁴ Breeders took it up: SeedFinder lists 63 direct descendants of Bloom Seed Co’s original and 135 of Oni Seed Co’s version, among them Blockberry, which became Super Boof, and Relentless Genetics’ Tropicana Cherry.^5,10,16 Seed companies also sell feminized and autoflowering versions under the name.^12,17

Michigan in particular took to it: 52.2% of the tests in our lab records come from there, and it was a Michigan grower, Mobilejay, who selected and popularized its cross Super Boof in 2021 and 2022.^5,8

The disputed parts of the story

• Which GSC: the Forum Cut (Weedmaps; MFNY, a New York cultivator) or, “probably”, Thin Mint GSC (SeedFinder’s family tree); see genetics.^9,16,18
• Bloom or Oni: Leafly calls the second generation “also acclaimed”, and SeedFinder records crosses made from each version, so the same name covers both.^1,10,19
• Sativa or hybrid: Leafly files it as a sativa while its own description calls it a hybrid; Weedmaps calls it a hybrid and AllBud a 70% sativa hybrid.^1,9,20
• When: no source we found gives the year of the original cross; the earliest dated record we have is a Washington lab test from Aug 2018.⁸
• MTN Trop: Leafly and SeedFinder list it as another name for the strain, and Bloom Seed Co’s own Grape MTN names MTN Trop as a parent, but no source we found explains the name.^1,16,19