# Pineapple Express

> Pineapple Express is a hybrid that most sources list as Trainwreck × Hawaiian and call sativa-dominant; G13 Labs, which claims to have originated it in the mid-2000s, sells an indica-dominant Big Bud × Hawaiian Skunk version. Its name is shared with the 2008 film, and co-writer Seth Rogen says no strain of that name existed when the film was made. It tests at a median total THC of 19.80% across 461 state lab tests of Pineapple Express flower, with the middle half of results between 17.54% and 21.75%; CBD is negligible: 1 of 265 tests that reported CBD reached 1%.

Published by Official Cannabis (https://officialcannabis.net). Lab statistics: 461 state lab tests, median total THC 19.80%, middle half 17.54%–21.75% (Cannlytics cannabis_results, CC BY 4.0, analysis by Official Cannabis). Comparative THC rankings require at least 30 flower tests.

## Guide
- [Strain overview](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/): Pineapple Express is a sativa-leaning hybrid, usually listed as Trainwreck × Hawaiian. Median THC across 461 state lab tests: 19.80%. Genetics, effects.
- [Genetics](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/genetics/): Pineapple Express is usually listed as a sativa-dominant Trainwreck × Hawaiian; G13 Labs sells a Big Bud × Hawaiian Skunk. Parents, seed versions, offspring.
- [THC and terpenes](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/potency/): Pineapple Express flower tests at 19.80% median THC (17.54%–21.75%) across 461 state lab results, with β-caryophyllene as the top terpene and almost no CBD.
- [Lab report](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/lab-report/): For Pineapple Express, labs show 48% at the 20% THC line and lab medians separated by 5.87 points.
- [Effects](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/effects/): Leafly’s top effects for Pineapple Express are happy, giggly and energetic; AllBud adds focus and creativity. Downsides: dry mouth, feeling anxious, dry eyes.
- [Growing](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/grow/): Pineapple Express flowers in 7–9 weeks per Leafly; seed versions list 50–55 days to 8–10 weeks. Yields, heights and difficulty from seven listings, compared.
- [Where to find it](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/near-me/): Pineapple Express flower was listed by 139 stores near Los Angeles on Weedmaps on Oct 4, 2026. Store counts and eighth prices for 27 US markets.
- [History](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/history/): Which came first, the strain or the 2008 film? G13 Labs’ claim, Seth Rogen’s account, the weather system behind the name, and its climb up the sales charts.
- [FAQ](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/faq/): Answers to the top questions about Pineapple Express: indica or sativa, THC, taste, terpenes, whether it existed before the movie, and Purple Pineapple Express.

## Lab report: key findings
- The pooled yearly median for Pineapple Express moved +1.27 points, yet Nevada by itself moved −5.63 points; the trend changes sign when the state mix is held fixed.
- Lab medians diverged by 5.87 points across larger labs, and Nevada alone still spanned 5.14 points.
- For Pineapple Express, the 20% threshold split the dataset almost evenly at 48%; only 4.3% made 25%, and 0% made 30%.
- In terpene reports, β-caryophyllene was the leader in 66%, ahead of terpinolene at 14%.
- On Weedmaps, Pineapple Express flower placed 14th of 58 with 368 listings across 17 markets.
- Exact-name lab entries were mostly flower at 55%, while longer Pineapple Express names accounted for 29% of name-containing results.
Full analysis, tables and method: https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/lab-report/

## Comparisons
- [Pineapple Express vs Blue Dream](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/vs/blue-dream/): Pineapple Express vs Blue Dream: two energizing best-sellers compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, lineage, flavor and California vape sales.
- [Pineapple Express vs Maui Wowie](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/vs/maui-wowie/): Pineapple Express vs Maui Wowie: a Trainwreck × Hawaiian hybrid against a classic Hawaiian sativa, compared on state-lab THC, effects, flavor and lineage.
- [Pineapple Express vs Sour Diesel](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/vs/sour-diesel/): Pineapple Express vs Sour Diesel: pineapple against fuel, #5 and #4 in Leafly’s 2025 orders, compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, lineage and effects.
- [Pineapple Express vs Trainwreck](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/vs/trainwreck/): Pineapple Express vs Trainwreck: the Northern California hybrid most sources name as a parent, compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, effects and flavor.
- [Pineapple Express vs Strawberry Cough](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/vs/strawberry-cough/): Pineapple Express vs Strawberry Cough: two fruit-named sativas that sit side by side on sales charts, compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, effects and lineage.
- [Pineapple Express vs Durban Poison](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/vs/durban-poison/): Pineapple Express vs Durban Poison: a hybrid against a pure South African sativa landrace, compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, effects and flavor.

## Data
- [Lab test CSV](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/data/pineapple-express-lab-tests.csv): one row per test (state, date, lab, product, THC, CBD, terpenes)
- [Full text for LLMs](https://pineappleexpressstrain.com/llms-full.txt)