If you’ve ever had a sound hoot with weed but don’t know the strain responsible for your outpouring of cheer, this articles sees us gleefully present 5 of the best cannabis strains for giggles.
One of the best things about cannabis is its ability to enhance social situations and allow people to bond. Of course, this depends on the strain, but there are definitely varieties out there that can grease the wheels of conversation. Even better, some cannabis strains can have you and your crew folded over with laughter, and suddenly everything seems to be rib-ticklingly funny.
Why Do Some Strains Make You Giggle?
The science behind the silliness is intriguing, as you’d expect. The reason some cannabis strains have that effect is primarily down to their terpene profile. Terpenes are responsible for much of what we love about cannabis, from smell and taste to its effects on us. Whether you end up stapled to the sofa, waxing lyrical about the existence of aliens, or in fits of helpless laughter, there’s a good chance those terrific terpenes played a big part.
The weed itself isn’t what’s making you laugh, however. It’s not like an expectorant making you cough. It’s more like consuming cannabis creates the perfect environment for laughter. When you ingest cannabis, it binds to the endocannabinoid system, initially boosting dopamine and serotonin levels. These are the neurotransmitters responsible for pleasure and reward in the brain, and weed gives them a healthy top-up, priming you to feel good and making it easier for you to laugh. There’s a reason why 99% of the movies aimed at stoners are comedies.
5 of the Best Cannabis Strains for Giggles
If you’re looking for a cannabis strain to give you the giggles, your best bet is usually to go for a sativa-dominant hybrid, as these tend to have more uplifting effects. Medically speaking, sativas are often touted as the best to relieve anxiety and depression due to their capacity to boost the relevant chemicals in the brain, causing happiness and, in some cases, euphoria. Limonene is considered a great mood-enhancing terpene that can reduce anxiety, so strains with high limonene in the mix could be a great choice to free you up to enjoy things.
Green Crack Auto
Thanks to its mostly-sativa status, Green Crack Auto comes packed to the gills with uplifting, euphoric effects, making it an ideal strain to share with your friends and get giggled.
It’s a high-yielding one, as well, so there’ll be plenty to go around and keep the good times rolling. Green Crack Auto is an excellent choice for beginners to grow, and those resinous buds take about 10 weeks to mature.
The fruity mango taste of Green Crack Auto is cool, smooth, and light, teeing you up for the good times to follow. THC content is around 20%, and the effects will hit you hard in the pleasure zone, making you feel carefree, creative and primed for good, clean mischief. Maybe they should rename it Green Craic Auto!
Badazz Cookies OG
You laugh more when you’re happy and relaxed, and Badazz Cookies OG from Seedsman delivers both sensations in plentiful measure.
Badazz Cookies OG is a high-yielding plant with incredibly dense buds. She’ll deliver the goods after around 70 days of flowering, when you can treat your tastebuds to the sweet chocolate and lemony flavours.
Although primarily indica in nature, Badazz Cookies OG delivers relaxation without being too heavy. Instead, it brings a joyful contentment and happy mindset that tees you up for belly-bursting mirth!
Durban Poison
Nirvana's Durban Poison is a tall sativa that will shoot you straight in the funnybone. Being a sativa means it’s loaded with all the uplifting properties that put you in the mood to giggle.
As far as growing goes, Durban Poison’s mold and pest-resistant qualities will make you smile, but its effects will prime you to laugh. The terpene profile of this wonder plant will pick you up in no time, making you a prime candidate for having a good hoot.
Look for a herbal, liquorice flavour to let you know you’re on the right track, then ease into a superb state of uplifting cerebral looseness, carefree and full of good energy.
Pineapple Express
Pineapple Express is a 60% sativa strain resulting from a cross of an Hawaiian sativa carefully selected over many generations by local farmers, with Trainwreck. This is a mould and disease-resistant plant with energising and therapeutic effects that is easy to grow.
This strain has a tropical fruit / pineapple scent and a pineapple / mango flavour with smoky notes of citrus fruit and an earthy, pine quality. THC production is between 23 - 26% with just 0.8% CBD. The effect displays the typical sativa euphoria and long-lasting bursts of energy, eventually evolving into a more relaxed body effect with a happy and talkative phase.
Zkittles Auto
Zkittlez Auto is one of the very sweetest-tasting auto strains available anywhere. It is a sativa-dominant (60%) strain that was bred from Zkittlez (Grape x Grape Apple) Auto crossed with a male Fruit Kush Auto, the latter a remarkable fruity strain bred from Fruit Cheese Auto and Blueberry Auto. Growers can expect to harvest some good yields of high-THC buds.
This strain's scent is sweet and fruity with candy and berry notes. Its high-THC has been measured at between 21 - 24% with less than 1% CBD. The effect is well-balanced, cerebral and euphoric, and is very good for social situations as well as for relaxing in front of the TV either alone or with company.
