Pi Day (March 14th, 3.14) is upon again and beyond its humble lodging on the keypad of every graphing calculator on planet Earth, this string of numbers also lives within and among us, hidden in the foundation of all things.
The number pi (3.14) is not quite as decadent as its dessert counterpart, yet this numerical expression is as integral to defining the shape of a pie and, perhaps, of the universe itself, as atoms are to creating matter (which science represents as circular or spherical by nature). The circumference of a circle (or a pie) is defined using Pi — i.e. C (circumference of a circle) = 2πr (where r is radius).
This most basic and universal of forms is seen throughout life; and like pie and Pi, life is complicated and numerous, and more apt to take all shapes than one as one shape representing all shapes.
The best thing about Pi is the fact that each year on 3.14, we get to shamelessly celebrate this complex mathematical concept with its simpler and far tastier homonym. And if you’re a cannabis consumer, celebrations can and should carry over into your strain selection. Here are nine pie-themed strains to help you bring a little puff puff pie into your life on this glorious, mathematical moment in time.
Cherry Cream Pie
Lineage: Cherry Pie x Cookies and Cream
Effects: Cherry Cream Pie is deeply relaxing. This aromatic strain offers a pleasant euphoria coupled with a deepening sedation and tasty terpene profile.
Pie Face OG
Lineage:Cherry Pie x Face Off OG
Effects: Noted as one of the most “tingly” strains in the database, Pie Face OG’s strong indica-dominant backbone make it a brilliant evening strain that helps temper aches and pains while illuminating the mind.
Key Lime Pie
Lineage: GSC (f.k.a Girl Scout Cookies)phenotype
Effects: Key Lime Pie behaves very similarly to GSC (f.k.a Girl Scout Cookies), offering euphoria and relaxation, but this strain’s terpene profile is rich with lime and mint while retaining the classic doughy aroma native to its parentage.
Cherry Pie
Lineage: Granddaddy Purple x Durban Poison
Effects: Cherry Pie is a brilliant union of polar opposites. GDP’s deep sedation intermixed with Durban’s landrace stimulation make for a potent pairing worth your time.
Blueberry Pie
Lineage: Blue Dream x GSC (f.k.a Girl Scout Cookies)
Effects: Another deep tissue combo, Blueberry Pie mixes the dreamy mental buzz of Blue Dream against the deep relaxation of GSC (f.k.a Girl Scout Cookies), creating a strain that is easy on both the body and the mind.
Zoom Pie
Lineage: Blue Zombie x Cherry Pie
Effects: Zoom Pie stimulates the appetite (for pie, perhaps) and brightens the mind with the help of Cherry Pie’s Durban Poison lineage.
Blackberry Pie
Lineage: White Widow x Trainwreck
Effects: This fruity pie strain combines two well-established parents offering luscious physical effects that have been known to lead to arousal. And we all know where arousal leads: pie.
Jawa Pie
Lineage: Key Lime Pie x Alien Rift
Effects: Jawa Pie offers a similar variety of euphoria found in the many of these strains, but simultaneously offers a stoney, care-free mental state that shrugs off stress and anxiety.
Lemon Pie
Lineage: Unknown
Effects: Our only pie strain without genetics as well as the only sativa-dominant entry on this list, Lemon Pie has been know to imbue consumers with a deep-seated happiness fitting for a day spent celebrating pie.
