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Comparison

Tropicana Cookies vs Girl Scout Cookies

GSC is one of Tropicana Cookies’ two parents: an indica-dominant hybrid from the California breeder Jigga that Leafly users call relaxed, hungry and happy, where Tropicana Cookies’ top effects are focused, energetic and uplifted.1,2 GSC tests higher in state labs: 19.72% median THC against 16.80% for Tropicana Cookies, with the same three leading terpenes.3

Side by side

Tropicana CookiesGirl Scout Cookies
TypeSativa-leaning hybrid; Leafly files it as a sativa, AllBud lists 70% sativa2,4Indica-dominant hybrid1
LineageGSC × Tangie; first bred by Harry Palms of Bloom Seed Co2OG Kush sub-type × F1 Durban; Jigga1
Median THC (state lab tests)16.80% (347 tests)19.72% (567 tests)
Middle half of THC results15.00%–19.80%17.80%–21.92%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (23 tests)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (158 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsFocused, energetic, uplifted2Relaxed, hungry, happy1
FlavorOrange, tropical, citrus2Mint, sweet, earthy1
Leafly THC listing16%225%1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Tropicana Cookies vs Girl Scout Cookies

14% 16% 18% 20% 22% Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scout Cookies: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 Tropicana Cookies Tropicana Cookies: median 16.80%, middle half 15.00%–19.80%, 347 tests 16.8% n=347 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.3

Which GSC?

Weedmaps and the New York cultivator MFNY name GSC’s Forum Cut as the parent, while SeedFinder’s family tree says “probably” Thin Mint GSC; Leafly’s history of the Cookies family says the Forum Cut takes its name from the internet forums where Ghost’s cut was debated.5,6,7,8 The Forum cut of GSC has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at forumcookies.com.

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Sources

  1. Leafly, GSC (aka Girl Scout Cookies, Cookies) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Tropicana Cookies (aka Tropicanna Cookies, Tropicanna Cookies F2, MTN Trop) strain information. 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. Weedmaps, Tropicana Cookies (aka Trop Cookies) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. MFNY (licensed New York adult-use cultivator), Tropicana Cookies (cultivar page). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. SeedFinder, Tropicana Cookies (Bloom Seed Co): strain info, breeder description and family tree. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. Leafly, Just desserts: the Cookies and Cakes family genealogy (David Downs) (2024-04-09). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.