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Gary Payton

Dominant terpene: Caryophyllene

Gary Payton is a cannabis strain whose average terpene profile is led by caryophyllene (0.42%), followed by limonene (0.22%) and humulene (0.17%). Across 77 lab samples from California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington, it averaged THC 20.5%, CBD 0.03% and total terpenes 1.16%.

  • 20.5%THC
  • 0.03%CBD
  • 1.16%Terpenes

Lab-derived average · 77 samples · high confidence · Seen in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington

Terpene profile

Average terpene content by weight, from 77 lab samples
TerpeneThis strainLibrary avgCompared with the average
Caryophyllene0.42%0.37%about avg
Limonene0.22%0.34%0.6× avg
Humulene0.17%0.14%1.2× avg
Linalool0.15%0.14%about avg
Myrcene0.07%0.33%0.2× avg
Bisabolol0.05%0.07%0.7× avg
Beta-pinene0.03%0.09%0.4× avg
Alpha-pinene0.02%0.11%0.1× avg
Ocimene0.01%0.11%0.0× avg
Terpineol0.01%0.05%0.1× avg

What stands out

  • Its THC average is higher than 34% of the strains in the library.
  • Its total terpene average is higher than 21% of the library.

About this profile

In the lab results for Gary Payton, caryophyllene comes first, then limonene and humulene. Caryophyllene is generally linked to peppery spice, and limonene to bright citrus. In the lab results, THC averaged 20.5%, near the middle of the library, and total terpenes averaged 1.16%, toward the lower end of the library. With 77 lab samples from 5 states, this is one of the better-documented profiles in the library.

The lead terpenes

What these compounds smell like and where else they occur in nature. These lines describe the compound, not any effect of this strain.

Caryophyllene
Aroma: peppery spice. Also found in black pepper, cloves, cinnamon and oregano.
Limonene
Aroma: bright citrus. Also found in lemon and orange peel and pine and other conifer resins.
Humulene
Aroma: woody, hoppy notes. Also found in hops, sage, spearmint and ginger.

Similar terpene profiles

Matched on terpene balance only, not on effects or lineage.

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Lab averages: Cannlytics cannabis_results, licensed CC BY 4.0; non-flower products removed, names normalized and results averaged per strain by Strain Library. Sources and attribution.

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