New Strains Alert: Lucid Dream, Night Terror OG, Sonoma Coma, Soul Assassin OG, and Americano
Bailey RahnPublished on December 12, 2014· Last updated July 28, 2020
New strains are in! Everyday we receive hundreds of strain submissions from our Leafly app users. We've highlighted five that made the cut, but you can browse many other newly added varieties in the Explorer.
Leave a review if you've already had a chance to indulge in one of these newcomers!
Night Terror OG is what you get when you combine Blue Dream with Rare Darkness #1 genetics. This cleverly named hybrid sways heavily toward the indica side of the spectrum, inducing relaxing effects that sink deeper in the body over time. You may find your eyelids feeling heavy before long, but don’t let a name like Night Terror OG fool you: a good night’s sleep is on its way. This 70% indica isn’t necessarily a day-ender, as the OG Kush in Rare Darkness genes provides a heady, invigorating buzz that deteriorates stress at the end of a long day. These effects are ushered in by flavors of blueberryandfruitwith subtle notes oflemon, pine, anddiesel.
Sonoma Coma sprouted in Sonoma County, California and presents itself with tight, electric green buds which produce a thick coat oftrichomes that sparkle in the sunlight. Contrary to what the name implies, Sonoma Coma is actually an energetic, upliftingsativa. The genetics remain a closely guarded recipe but are impressive enough to claim the prize for 1st place Sativa at the 2012 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in Los Angeles. A complex mixture of sweettropicalfruitsandspiced, woodyundertones combine to give Sonoma Coma its distinct aroma. The flavor maintains the aroma’s complex characteristics but provides a smooth mellow finish. True to its sativa heritage, Sonoma Coma produces anenergeticinvasion of heady effects that produce bursts ofcreativity and euphoria. This strain is also known to induce a case of the munchies, so it makes a great remedy to a diminished appetite.
Soul Assassin OG is an OG Kush variety bred by the Soul Assassins Crew, a collective of musicians and artists affiliated with the hip hop group Cypress Hill. While the genetics remain unclassified, there have been rumblings through the underground that Lemon Thai is the mistress responsible for influencing OG Kush into its Soul Assassin OG offspring. It is anindica-dominant hybrid that produces smooth, expansive smoke with and aroma of pungentdieselandcitrus fumes. Soul Assassin OG evokessleepy, knockout indica effects that help silence any pain, stress, or tension from a long a day.
Americano is a Canadian strain released by Enterprise Seeds. It is a Northern Lights/Skunkhybridthat is named for the American consumers it was designed to attract. When tourists, notably Americans, came to Vancouver looking to purchase bulk cannabis, they wanted their buds to have “bag appeal” – or stunning visual characteristics that made it easy to sell. Americano is known for its heavy coat of trichomes and its thick densecolas. The flavors and aromas of Americano stay true to its Skunk lineage and produce asweet, piney musk. The effects are exactly what you would expect from an indica-driven hybrid: fast-acting,relaxing, andsleepy. Americano is a solid answer to symptoms ofinsomnia, headaches, and chronic pain.
