Tropicana Cherry is a world-class hybrid strain developed by Relentless Genetics, a renowned seedbank from the southern United States. This strain is a cross between Tropicana Cookies and Cherry Cookies F3, resulting in a unique terpene profile that combines sweet and sour citrus flavors with hints of earthy nuttiness. Tropicana Cherry is known for its beautiful purple bud colors, light amber hairs, and a pungent aroma that is often described as having a hint of indica dirt smell. The combination of these elements makes Tropicana Cherry a standout in the cannabis community, offering a sensory experience that is both complex and delightful.
Trop Cherry's aroma is sour and fruity, reminiscent of tangerines and cherries, with earthy and nutty notes. The strain's terpenes not only enhance its flavor profile but also contribute to its potential therapeutic properties. For example, beta-caryophyllene offers anti-inflammatory benefits, while limonene may help alleviate anxiety.
The effects of Trop Cherry are primarily uplifting and energizing, making it ideal for daytime use. Users often experience increased focus, creativity, and mood enhancement. The relaxing Indica properties kick in gradually, providing a calming body high that can help manage chronic stress, anxiety, and mild pain.
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The visual appeal of Trop Cherry is undeniable, with oversized, rounded buds that are often electric purple, adorned with bright orange hairs and a frosty layer of white trichomes. The deep purple undertones contrast sharply against the vibrant green of the leaves, making the buds stand out in any collection. This striking appearance is not only a testament to the strain's potency but also enhances its bag appeal, making it a popular choice for connoisseurs and growers alike.
The origins of Trop Cherry can be traced to the deliberate crossbreeding of Tropicana Cookies and Cherry Cookies F3, resulting in a unique hybrid that embodies the best traits of its parent strains. Tropicana Cookies is known for its citrus-forward aroma and energizing effects, while Cherry Cookies brings a sweet, earthy flavor and relaxing properties to the mix. This blend creates a well-rounded strain that appeals to both recreational and medical cannabis users, offering a versatile experience that can be enjoyed at various times of the day.
The strain's composition (60% Sativa, 40% Indica) provides a balanced experience, making it ideal for those seeking the upliftment of a Sativa without sacrificing the calming influence of an Indica. Its medium-to-high THC content ensures potent effects, while the absence of CBD means the experience remains focused on psychoactive properties rather than therapeutic relief commonly associated with CBD-rich strains.
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Trop Cherry's aroma and flavor profile are among its most distinguishing characteristics, contributing significantly to its popularity. The strain's scent offers a delightful combination of tropical and citrus notes, complemented by the sweetness of ripe cherries and earthy undertones. On first inhale, users can detect a sharp citrus aroma, reminiscent of fresh tangerines, that gradually gives way to the rich, fruity scent of cherries. The exhale reveals hints of earthiness and pine, adding a layer of complexity to the overall sensory experience.
The strain's terpene profile plays a crucial role in shaping its flavor and aroma, as well as enhancing its potential therapeutic effects. Trop Cherry's primary terpenes include:
These terpenes combine to create a strain with multi-layered flavors that can be appreciated by both novice and experienced cannabis enthusiasts.
Trop Cherry is known for its balanced effects, making it suitable for a wide range of users. The strain typically delivers a cerebral high characterized by enhanced focus, mental clarity, and creativity, making it ideal for daytime use or creative activities. As the Sativa effects begin to fade, the Indica properties gradually take over, resulting in a calming body high that can help alleviate stress and tension without causing heavy sedation.
The potency of Trop Cherry is noteworthy, with THC levels ranging from 16% to 24% and sometimes even reaching 30% in certain phenotypes. This ensures that the strain is capable of delivering strong effects, while still allowing users to manage the intensity through dosage control. Newer users are advised to start with a low dose to gauge their tolerance, as the strain's potency can lead to headaches, dry eyes, or paranoia if consumed in excess.
Trop Cherry offers several potential medical benefits, thanks to its cannabinoid and terpene profile. The strain is often used to address various mental health conditions, including:
In addition to these conditions, the strain's ability to stimulate appetite can be helpful for those dealing with nausea or loss of appetite, while its relaxing qualities may aid individuals with insomnia in achieving a restful night's sleep.
Trop Cherry can be grown both indoors and outdoors, although it thrives best in a controlled environment where factors such as temperature, humidity, and lighting can be carefully managed. The strain prefers a warm, sunny climate, typical of Mediterranean conditions, when grown outdoors. Indoor cultivation allows for better regulation of these factors, resulting in high-quality buds with consistent potency.
Key cultivation tips for Trop Cherry:
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When compared to its parent strains, Tropicana Cookies and Cherry Cookies, Trop Cherry stands out for its balanced effects and higher potency. Tropicana Cookies is more Sativa-leaning, offering cerebral stimulation without the same level of body relaxation, while Cherry Cookies has a stronger Indica influence, leading to more sedative effects. Trop Cherry bridges the gap between these two, providing a functional daytime high that gradually transitions into calm relaxation, making it suitable for a wider range of activities.
In comparison to other citrus-flavored hybrids, Trop Cherry offers a more complex flavor profile due to the rich cherry undertones and earthy elements. It delivers a versatile experience that can be enjoyed during creative pursuits, social gatherings, or outdoor activities like hiking, where its energizing properties and pleasant aroma make it suitable for a wide range of recreational and medical applications.
When it's all said and done, Trop Cherry is a highly sought-after strain that offers a unique and refreshing experience for cannabis enthusiasts. With its sweet and sour citrus flavors, lovely lady packs flavors, and fruity flavors, this strain is perfect for those looking for a world-class hybrid that can help with stress, anxiety, and depression. While some users may experience slight sativa anxiety, the overall effects of Tropicana Cherry are uplifting and euphoric, making it an excellent choice for daytime use. Whether you’re a seasoned smoker or a beginner, Tropicana Cherry is definitely worth trying. Its unique flavor profile, combined with its potential therapeutic benefits, make it a standout strain in the cannabis industry.
“Marihuana, the burning weed with its roots in Hell!”, from the movie poster for the 1936 film "Reefer Madness"
Sponsored by a church group as a morality play and originally titled "Tell Your Children," the 1936 movie Reefer Madness is patently ridiculous. It’s now considered a camp classic and one of the worst movies ever made for its depiction of pot-fueled depravity that was hysterical, in both senses of the word.
College dropout, turned dope dealer Ralph Wiley (actor Dave O’Brien, chewing the scenery) is a menace to society, corrupting local youth with amoral glee and facilitating manslaughter, before finally losing his mind to the devil’s weed.
This sensationalized portrayal of the stoner movie held strong for another 30 years, give or take, as the driving force of many a low budget exploitation flick. Notable among them is 1949’s She Shoulda Said No!, a cheap cash-in on lead actress Lia Leeds’ brush with the law after smoking up with Robert Mitchum, who’s own career wasn’t significantly impacted. He didn’t have to star in this clunker, for one.
While it is easy to dismiss these stoner movies as poorly produced, ludicrous "film making" of a misinformed, bygone era, their harm is much deeper. In fact, these films, and many more like them, were used demonize marijuana as a drug of promiscuity and vice, as well as reinforce racial and ethnic bigotries that even extended to the music of the day. These prejudices remain fodder for conservative resistance to decriminalization and legalization, with some being used by a former presidential candidate descending an escalator to announce his candidacy.
Hollywood's perception of the deviant, amoral movie stoner would last for decades.
Towards the end of a pivotal decade for cannabis culture, Hollywood finally produced a tweaked depiction of the stoner character that nudged Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper’s portrayals down from public enemies to flawed anti-heroes. The lingering outlaw element in this counterculture classic should not be undersold. It’s easy to forget that the main plot of Easy Rider is a couple of bikers trying to smuggle a bunch of cocaine. But it’s notable for at least a somewhat measured attitude towards weed. The scene where the boys get Jack Nicholson’s lawyer high for the first time, while gently disabusing him of some common cannabis misconceptions, is especially significant.
Cheech and Chong were the first comedians to make cannabis central to their act, and the first to turn a stoner movie into a Hollywood smash. As the first of many cannabis movies the duo made in the 70s and 80s, Up In Smoke made $44 million dollars with a budget of only $2 million, establishing pot comedies as a potent commercial force.
Cheech and Chong in a scene from "Up In Smoke"
On the one hand, the movie established cannabis stereotypes that responsible pot smokers still struggle against today. On the other, it represented a sea change from the hyperbole of the Reefer Madness era, downgrading a joint from a life-ruiner to a bit of dumb, giggly fun. Over forty years later, their names are still a recognizable shorthand for overconsumption, while Cheech and Chong’s status as cannabis culture icons is set forever.
You wouldn’t expect the most normal portrayal of cannabis use in all of the “Just Say No!” era of 1980s cinema to come in a midst of a Tobe Hooper’s Stephen Spielberg-produced horror hit. And yet, the nonchalant way suburban parents Steve and Diane Freeling (Craig T. Nelson & JoBeth Williams) share an evening joint after the kids have gone to bed was a subtle watershed. Sure, they are menaced by vengeful ghosts shortly thereafter, but it’s not presented as a symbolic punishment for the moral crime of smoking pot.
The Reagan biography Steve is reading—signifying a generational creep from flower child to unabashed capitalist—is more relevant to their ghouls’ main gripe.
Weed is omnipresent in Richard Linklater’s nostalgic fantasia of the 1970s, with football players, top students, hoodlums, dorks, and burnouts all blazing together. Rory Cochrane’s Slater, is the prototypical stoner among stoners, but still a slight tweak on the stereotypes leftover from the era Dazed & Confused depicts.
Whereas Jeff Spicoli flunked out of class due to massive bong rips in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Slater’s comic relief comes as much from his grasp of historical trivia as his heavy lids. Most memorable is his speech on George Washington’s hemp farming, and his “hip, hip” first lady, Martha, which earns extra points for acknowledging that a little weed smoking was not an invention of the 1960s.
By the mid-90s, the dominant imagery of the stoner movie character had shifted from Woodstock flower child nostalgia to an ever-present cloud perpetually hanging in the background of rap videos. Chris Tucker and Ice Cube’s characters in the 1995 comedy hit Friday weren’t so far off from the sort of lovable schemers Cheech and Chong would have played in the 70s.
The music, the fashion, humor, and sensibility of Friday was uniquely forged by hip-hop, and the sensibility of director F. Gary Gray, making his film debut after years of dominating MTV with his clips for weed-positive artists like Cypress Hill, Dr. Dre, Outkast, and his film’s star Ice Cube. Gray would go on to helm many a Hollywood blockbuster including the shoulda-been-nominated for-an Oscar NWA biopic "Straight Outta Compton."
On a side note, Friday is the movie that made the phrase "Bye Felicia" part of the American lexicon. Also, many of today's rappers and athletes, who have taken their fame and fortune into the cannabis industry, have mentioned Friday as an inspiration.
Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski - The Big Lebowski (1998)
The iconic burned out Boomer in winter. The Coen Brothers had great fun placing a perpetually weed-fogged protagonist at the center of a rather hard to follow mystery. Jeff Bridges’ slacker sleuth belongs to another time, which is kind of the point. The 60s are well over, and as the film’s other Jeffrey Lebowski puts it, “The bums lost.”
But there’s an elegiac quality to watching a gracefully aged beach bum navigate a more complicated 90s world. It’s a long goodbye to an era and an archetype stoner movie character that clears the decks for further reinvention.
Dale Denton - Pineapple Express (2008)
The films made in the 2000s by producer / director Judd Apatow and frequent star and collaborator Seth Rogen claimed the mantle of pot culture from the Boomers, puffing and passing the torch to a new generation once and for all. While pot is very present in their TV series Freaks and Geeks, as well as film hits like The 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, it’s central to the plot of Pineapple Express, an action comedy that takes its name from a particularly potent weed strain (a real one!). Rogen’s character Dale may not have his life completely together, but he is a gainfully employed white collar worker, which had not been the norm among pot smokers on film.
It’s also a fun time capsule representation of the pseudo-friend relationship that many people had to affect with their dealers, a dynamic that seems soon to be extinct in the professionalized legal cannabis industry.
Abbi & Ilana - Broad City (2014)
With respect to Anna Farris, whose under-seen female stoner movie Smiley Face preceded it by seven years, it’s Comedy Central’s Broad City series that’s made the biggest impact in gender parity for pothead pop culture. Abbi Jacobsen and Ilana Glazer’s searching 20-somethings are given the freedom to toke up and mess up as freely as all the male bud buddies that preceded them. Far from the fallen women tropes of the few actresses who partook in Golden Age exploitation films, Abbi and Ilana are fun-loving and self-possessed heroines who happen to get hella high.
The Guy - High Maintenance (2016)
Full normalization at last. A decade earlier, Showtime’s Weeds’ creation of a drug dealer who happened to be a suburban mom was treated as a break-through for the changing face of pot. But that show digressed so quickly into over-the-top soap operatic peril that any real points it might make about America's stoner persona in the 21st Century were hopelessly muddied.
“The Guy,” the sweet-natured New York City weed delivery man at the center of HBO’s High Maintenance sees plenty of weird stuff on his route. But that has to do with the broad swath of everyday city-dwellers who want to partake of his services and not the technically illegal way he makes a buck.
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