Strains · Indica · Sativa · Hybrid
Terpene-first guideIndica and sativa are shorthand. Terpenes are the real driver of how a cannabis strain feels. What follows is how our floor team walks you from 'I want to feel X' to the right jar on the shelf this week.
Featured cultivars
Three families
Family 01
Body, not head.
Traditionally associated with relaxation, body-heaviness, and sleep. Shorter, bushy plants. The stereotypical after-dinner, in-for-the-night strain.
Dominant terpenes
How it feels
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Family 02
Head, not couch.
Traditionally associated with uplift, creativity, and energy. Taller, lankier plants. The daytime, keep-moving strain.
Dominant terpenes
How it feels
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Family 03
The middle 80%.
Most modern cannabis is technically hybrid. Hybrids combine parents across both sides of the family tree, and the resulting feel depends far more on the terpene profile than on the label.
Dominant terpenes
How it feels
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How the floor reads a jar
Before THC percentage — what is the dominant terpene, and does it match the effect you asked for? Myrcene for sleep, limonene for uplift, pinene for focus.
COA panel
Higher is not always better. For first-timers and returners we often pick something under 22% — a strain with good terpenes at 18% often feels better than a bland strain at 30%.
Not the whole story
A little CBD in a flower can soften the edge of a high-THC cultivar. CBN tilts sedating. CBG tilts clear-headed. The minors matter.
Matters more than labels
Fresh batches from cultivators we trust get pulled first. The jar was packaged four weeks ago, not six months ago. Freshness shapes aroma and effect.
Fresh shelf rotation
Strain directory
Sixteen classic St. Louis strain pages — terpene profile, effect chart, lineage, and Missouri pheno notes for each one.
01 · Sativa-dominant hybrid
Blue Dream
Classic California sativa. Berry-haze clarity with a gentle body.
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02 · Indica-dominant hybrid
OG Kush
The benchmark kush. Earthy pine and citrus with a heavy, settled body.
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03 · Balanced hybrid
Gelato
Dessert-shelf benchmark. Creamy-sweet, balanced, modern-era classic.
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04 · Balanced hybrid
Runtz
Candy-sweet balanced hybrid. The decade's most asked-for flavor.
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05 · Indica-dominant hybrid
Wedding Cake
Vanilla-sweet indica hybrid. Heavy finish with a smooth start.
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06 · Balanced hybrid
Gorilla Glue #4
Heavy-hitting hybrid. Chocolate-pine terps, sticky-resin structure.
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07 · Sativa
Sour Diesel
Classic East Coast sativa. Fuel-citrus loudness, fast mental lift.
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08 · Sativa
Jack Herer
Legendary sativa. Pine-spice clarity named for cannabis's loudest advocate.
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09 · Indica
Northern Lights
The foundational indica. Earthy-pine, heavy body, legendary lineage.
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10 · Indica
Granddaddy Purple
Grape-candy indica. Dark purple bud, heavy physical hit.
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11 · Sativa-dominant hybrid
Pineapple Express
Tropical sativa hybrid. Bright, fruity, mentally sharp without edge.
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12 · Indica-dominant hybrid
Girl Scout Cookies
Iconic hybrid that launched a dynasty. Earthy-sweet, heavy euphoria.
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13 · Balanced hybrid
White Widow
Dutch coffee-shop legend. Frosty, earthy-sweet, perfectly balanced.
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14 · Indica-dominant hybrid
Zkittlez
Fruit-candy indica hybrid. Rainbow flavor, smooth body settle.
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15 · Balanced hybrid
Gary Payton
Modern legend. Sour-citrus terps, sharp high, cult-tier hybrid.
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16 · Indica
Purple Punch
Grape-Kool-Aid indica. Sweet, heavy, couch-lock specialty.
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Strain questions
Labels, terpenes, COAs, and how to shop by what you want to feel — not what the package says.
Sort of. The labels give a rough shorthand, but modern cannabis is heavily crossbred and the terpene profile matters more than the family name.
Two 'indica' strains can feel completely different if their terpene profiles differ. If you want to shop by effect, ask the floor to match by terpenes — not by label.
Terpenes are the aromatic compounds that give cannabis its smell and shape how it feels. Myrcene leans sedating. Limonene leans uplifting. Pinene sharpens focus. Linalool calms.
Tell the budtender the goal — sleep, social, creative, relief — and they will pull a strain with a matching terpene profile off this week's shelf. The ten-minute conversation is the fastest path.
The COA (Certificate of Analysis) lists THC, CBD, other cannabinoids, and the dominant terpenes. That panel is what regulars read to predict how a batch will feel.
Yes. Our Dutchie live menu is searchable and filterable by strain name — we carry cultivar-specific drops from ten Missouri growers.
Ready to shop by effect?
Walk in, name what you want to feel, and a budtender will pull this week's best match from the shelf.
