Best Hybrid Weed Strains 2023

Welcome to the middle of the road – the balance between body and mind. Hybrid strains, as the name suggests, are designed to offer the best of both worlds. These cannabis strains are a blend of two or more strains, which can both be indicas, sativas, or a mix of both. The intention is to provide a balanced effect of both sativa and indica strains, offering both mind and body effects. Hybrids can be sativa or indica-dominant, meaning they will exhibit more characteristics of the dominant parent strain in terms of both effects and aroma. These strains are perfect for those seeking a bit of complexity and variety in their smoking experience.

PS. as someone with migraines and adhd, for whatever reason I’m not a fan of hybrids at all… I like to feel clear headed and focused (sativa) or relaxed and braindead (indica). The balance hybrids offer is usually more of a body high, which can be great for certain activities, but usually not critical thinking or mental sharpness. That said, a few of these hybrids are pretty great for that perfect blend of focused creativity, though it’s tricky to get just right.

The best Hybrid Strains

Gelato: Known for its dessert-like aroma, Gelato produces a heavy high with noticeable euphoria and an immediate physical relaxation.
Runtz: A balanced hybrid strain, Runtz delivers a deliciously sweet fruity flavor and offers a euphoric and mood-elevating high.
Dosidos: An indica-dominant hybrid, Dosidos carries a sweet, minty scent and offers a relaxing body high perfect for an evening chill-out.
Girl Scout Cookies: Known for its high THC content, Girl Scout Cookies provides a euphoria-driven high and a flavor profile of earthy sweetness.
Blue Dream: Sativa-dominant Blue Dream balances full-body relaxation with gentle cerebral invigoration, with sweet berry flavors.
Mimosa: This uplifting sativa-dominant strain carries a fruity, citrusy flavor profile, making it a perfect choice for daytime usage.
Sunset Sherbert: This hybrid strain introduces powerful full-body effects elevated by a jolt of cerebral energy, with a complex aroma of skunky citrus, sweet berry, and a candy-like smell.
Biscotti: Biscotti is an indica-dominant strain with a richly multidimensional flavor profile. Its effects can be heavy and narcotic, making it a great choice for anyone looking to relax after a long day.
Cherry Pie: Known for its well-balanced hybrid effects, Cherry Pie provides a bright cerebral high and soothing body relaxation with a sweet cherry flavor.
Jet Fuel: Also known as G6, Jet Fuel is a pungent sativa-leaning hybrid that delivers a jolt of uplifted cerebral effects.
Fruity Pebbles: A hybrid that packs a powerful, uplifting punch with a fruity, tropical berry flavor profile.
SFV OG: An indica-dominant strain that is perfect for patients who need strong pain relief but don’t want to be stuck on the couch, carrying an earthy pine and lemon scent.
Trainwreck: A mind-bending hybrid with potent sativa effects that hit like a freight train, carrying a sweet lemon and spicy pine aroma.
Cookies and Cream: A hybrid cross of Starfighter and an undisclosed GSC phenotype, Cookies and Cream took first place in the hybrid category of the 2014 Denver Cannabis Cup.
Strawberry Banana: Known for its heavy resin production and high-THC content, Strawberry Banana produces happy, peaceful effects that sharpen creativity and sensory awareness.
Golden Goat: A sativa-dominant hybrid with a distinctive spicy, tropical fruit flavor. It’s famous for its potent cerebral high and mood-lifting properties.
G13: A very strong strain of cannabis indica that is the subject of many urban legends. G13 delivers effects like relaxation, happiness, euphoria, and hunger.
Candyland: A gold medalist of the 2012 KushCon, Candyland is a sativa-dominant strain that brings a strong euphoric high with mental sharpness, making it a daytime choice.
Ice Cream: Often described as a ‘luxury’ cannabis strain, Ice Cream offers a creamy, vanilla-like aroma and provides a heavy, indica-like calmness.
White Rhino: A hybrid of White Widow and an unknown North American indica strain, creating a stout and sturdy plant. It has a high THC content, offering a happy and deeply relaxing effect that often leads to a munchie effect.
Larry OG: Also known as Lemon Larry, Larry OG is an easy-going and relaxing strain with a skunky citrus flavor and aroma.
Caviar Gold: Known as one of the strongest and most expensive strains available, Caviar Gold is perfect for those looking for a high-THC strain with strong and long-lasting effects.
Alien OG: A cross of Tahoe OG and Alien Kush, Alien OG has the typical lemon and pine OG smell and flavor, and an intense high that combines heavy indica body effects and a psychedelic cerebral buzz.
Headband Strain: Known as the ‘headphone’ strain because of the slight pressure around the crown of your head, Headband is a potent hybrid strain that offers a high that envelopes the body, especially the head, in a nice, smooth cloud of smoke.
Bubble Gum: A balanced hybrid strain with a subtle sweet bubble gum aroma. This strain can produce a well-balanced range of effects, making it a versatile choice for many users.
Purple Urkle: A classic indica strain, Purple Urkle’s history is as complex as its flavor palate. The effects are rewarding: a slow body buzz that will lead to a deep sense of relaxation.
Ghost Train Haze: One of the most potent strains available today, this strain provides a potent dose of euphoria and energy, sparking creativity and conversation.
Zours Strain: A relatively new strain known for its balanced effects, Zours offers a unique sweet and sour flavor profile. It’s often chosen for its ability to provide a creative and uplifting high, balanced with a gentle physical relaxation.
OG 13 Strain: A highly potent strain, OG 13 is known for its sedative effects. It carries a strong citrus and earthy aroma, and is often chosen by experienced users looking for deep relaxation or help with sleep.
Ice Cream Cake Strain: Known for its creamy vanilla flavor, Ice Cream Cake is an indica-dominant strain that offers a soothing, tranquil high. It is ideal for night-time use or for those seeking relief from stress and insomnia.
Cereal Milk Strain: This hybrid strain is named for its sweet, dessert-like aroma that resembles a bowl of creamy, sweet milk left after a serving of cereal. It offers a balanced high that is uplifting yet calming.
Off White OG: A hybrid strain known for its powerful effects due to its high THC content. It carries a strong citrus and diesel aroma, and is often chosen by experienced users seeking a potent euphoric experience.
Cannatonic: This strain is often used to treat pain, muscle spasms, anxiety, migraines, and a wide variety of other physiological and psychological symptoms, due to its low THC and high CBD content.
Melon OG Strain: Melon OG is a hybrid strain known for its sweet, fruity flavors and its gentle, relaxing effects. It is ideal for anyone looking for a mellow and enjoyable smoking experience.
Green Crush Strain: Also known as Green Cush, this sativa-dominant strain provides an energetic, uplifting high. Its sweet, fruity, and slightly skunky aroma makes it a favorite among users.
Ethos Glue Strain: A variant of the popular Gorilla Glue, Ethos Glue offers a pungent fuel-like aroma. This strain provides potent euphoric effects that settle in to provide relaxation and stress relief.
Strawberry Cough: Known for its sweet strawberry scent and tendency to make consumers cough, Strawberry Cough offers a comfortable, enjoyable cerebral high.
Skymint Strain: Skymint is a sativa-dominant strain with a spicy, minty aroma. It delivers an uplifting, creative high, making it ideal for daytime use.
Lemon Cherry Gelato: This strain is a potent hybrid that delivers a balanced high. Its aroma is sweet and fruity, with a distinct lemon and cherry scent.
Candy Cookies: This sweet and flavorful strain is a child of Girl Scout Cookies and provides a euphoric, uplifting high. It’s often chosen for its ability to provide relief from stress, depression, and pain.
Stardawg: With bright green, highly resinous buds, Stardawg offers a potent mental buzz and upbeat effects, making it suitable for daytime use.
Bruce Banner: Bruce Banner might be best known as the alter-ego of comic book hero The Incredible Hulk, but maybe he wouldn’t be such a stressed out ball of anger if he had some of his namesake strain. This green monster also has hidden strength and features dense nugs that pack the power of very high THC content.
Black Jack: This strain, a cross between Black Domina and Jack Herer, has a balanced high and a robust flavor profile to match. It’s known for a creative, uplifting, and energizing high.
Apple Fritter: A true hybrid strain, known for its powerful and relaxing high. Apple Fritter’s taste is equally dreamy, with a sweet and earthy overtone that’s accented by fresh apples and sweet nutty cookies.
Lemon OG: What this strain lacks in longevity it makes up for in speed. A cross between a landrace strain from Las Vegas and Lemon Skunk, Lemon OG provides users with a quick-acting sleepy head sensation.
Snowcap: A popular West Coast strain that’s well-loved for its cerebral high and vibrant lemon scent. This sativa-dominant hybrid provides uplifting and creative effects, making it a good choice for social gatherings or creative pursuits.
Jilly Bean: A cheerful and uplifting strain, Jilly Bean is characterized by its sweet, candy-like aroma and euphoric effects, making it an excellent choice for social outings or creative stimulation.
Triangle Kush: Named after Florida’s three cannabis-producing capitals: Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa, Triangle Kush is an indica-dominant strain that offers a relaxing high with an ample amount of euphoria.
Papaya: An indica-dominant strain known for its calming high, which many prefer for dealing with stress and anxiety. Its tropical fruity flavor and a pleasant musky scent are additional attractions.
Fruity Pebbles: A hybrid that packs a powerful, uplifting punch with a fruity, tropical berry flavor profile.
Sunset Sherbert: This hybrid strain introduces powerful full-body effects elevated by a jolt of cerebral energy, with a complex aroma of skunky citrus, sweet berry, and a candy-like smell.
Cherry Pie: Known for its well-balanced hybrid effects, Cherry Pie provides a bright cerebral high and soothing body relaxation with a sweet cherry flavor.
Alien OG: A cross of Tahoe OG and Alien Kush, Alien OG has the typical lemon and pine OG smell and flavor, and an intense high that combines heavy indica body effects and a psychedelic cerebral buzz.
Biscotti: Biscotti is an indica-dominant strain with a richly multidimensional flavor profile. Its effects can be heavy and narcotic, making it a great choice for anyone looking to relax after a long day.
Tahoe OG: A top nighttime strain, Tahoe OG brings an extremely heavy body high with it, making it excellent for relief from pain.
SFV OG: An indica-dominant strain that is perfect for patients who need strong pain relief but don’t want to be stuck on the couch, carrying an earthy pine and lemon scent.
Gelato: A hybrid strain known for its dessert-like aroma, Gelato produces a heavy high with noticeable euphoria and an immediate physical relaxation.
Runtz: A balanced hybrid strain, Runtz delivers a deliciously sweet fruity flavor and offers a euphoric and mood-elevating high.
OG Kush: A classic strain with high THC levels, OG Kush is known for its ability to crush stress under its heavy euphoria. Its flavor includes spice and diesel.
Cookies and Cream: A hybrid cross of Starfighter and an undisclosed GSC phenotype, Cookies and Cream took first place in the hybrid category of the 2014 Denver Cannabis Cup.
Trainwreck: A mind-bending hybrid with potent sativa effects that hit like a freight train, carrying a sweet lemon and spicy pine aroma.
Cherry Pie: Known for its well-balanced hybrid effects, Cherry Pie provides a bright cerebral high and soothing body relaxation with a sweet cherry flavor.
Wedding Cake: Also known as Pink Cookies, Wedding Cake is a strain rich in THC that gives a relaxing, and euphoric high, uplifted by a sativa-dominant burst of creativity. It has a sweet, sour, and tangy fruity aroma with a light floral hint.
Gary Payton Strain: A balanced hybrid strain, Gary Payton is known for its strong, potent effects and its sweet, earthy aroma.
Cereal Milk Strain: This hybrid strain is named for its sweet, dessert-like aroma that resembles a bowl of creamy, sweet milk left after a serving of cereal. It offers a balanced high that is uplifting yet calming.
MAC 1 Strain: Also known as Miracle Alien Cookies, MAC 1 is a balanced hybrid strain known for its potent, euphoric effects. It has a sweet, earthy aroma with hints of diesel.
J1: An uplifting, clear-headed buzz with a skunky aroma, this strain is a favorite for daytime use and clear-headed thinking.
Royal Kush: This hybrid strain, while overall calming, offers a balanced high, and its aroma is similar to sweet, fruity red wine. It’s an ideal strain for both recreational and medicinal use, providing relief for patients suffering from pain or insomnia.
Cuban Linx Strain: Known for its invigorating mental buzz, Cuban Linx is a sativa-dominant hybrid that gives off a spicy aroma with undertones of berry and earthy flavors.
Candy Cookies: This sweet and flavorful strain is a child of Girl Scout Cookies and provides a euphoric, uplifting high. It’s often chosen for its ability to provide relief from stress, depression, and pain.
Lemon Cherry Gelato: This strain is a potent hybrid that delivers a balanced high. Its aroma is sweet and fruity, with a distinct lemon and cherry scent.
Oreoz Strain: Oreoz is an indica-dominant hybrid known for its sweet, dessert-like aroma that closely resembles the cookies for which it’s named. This strain delivers a strong, relaxing high.
Slurricane Strain: This indica-dominant strain delivers a potent, relaxing high that is ideal for end-of-day unwinding. It has a sweet, fruity aroma that is reminiscent of berries and tropical fruit.
Grease Monkey Strain: A rich, indica-dominant hybrid, Grease Monkey is known for its skunky, diesel aroma. The high is deeply relaxing, often leading to sleepiness and an intense case of the munchies.
Skittles: A strain often celebrated for its bursting fruity flavor, Skittles is perfect for those after a calming, mood-boosting high.
Planet Of The Grapes Strain: This strain is an indica-dominant hybrid with a grape-like aroma. It provides a relaxed, euphoric high, making it great for unwinding or nighttime use.
Ice Cream Cake Strain: Known for its creamy vanilla flavor, Ice Cream Cake is an indica-dominant strain that offers a soothing, tranquil high. It is ideal for night-time use or for those seeking relief from stress and insomnia.