Laughing Buddha
Sativa
jamaica × thailand
No alternate names recorded
- Sourced
- Cannabinoids: Sourced
- Effects: Sourced
- Review date not recorded
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At a glance
- Type
- Sativa
- High
- Head and Body
- Genetics
- jamaica × thailand
- Flowering
- 41–52 d
- THC Range
- 18% – 20%
- CBD Range
- 0.2% – 1.6%
- Dominant Terpenes
- Caryophyllene, Humulene, Myrcene
Effect Profile
Reported by the community and curated from multiple sources.
- Reported
- Reported Negatives
Frequency not recorded
Energetic
Reported
Euphoric
Reported
Giggly
Reported
Happy
Reported
Uplifted
Reported
- Dizzy
- Dry Eyes
- Dry Mouth
- Headache
- The Scaries
Plant Profile
Cannabinoid Profile (As Reported)
View methodology- THC18% – 20%
- CBD0.2% – 1.6%
- CBG2%
- CBN0.06% – 0.16%
- THCV0.27% – 1.6%
Ranges reflect legacy lab reports and aggregated user data, as recorded.
Dominant Terpenes (Top 5)
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CaryophyllenePeppery, SpicyReported
HumuleneWoody, HoppyReported
MyrceneHerbal, EarthyReported- OcimeneReported
Flavor & Aroma
Flavor
Citrus, Herbal, Lemon, Pineapple, Spicy, Sweet
Aroma
Earthy, Fruity, Sour, Spicy, Sweet
User-Reported Medical Usage New
Community- and source-reported, not medical advice.
5 reported uses
- 1DepressionReported as a reason for use.—
- 2PainReported as a reason for use.—
- 3AnxietyReported as a reason for use.—
- 4NauseaReported as a reason for use.—
- 5Chronic PainReported as a reason for use.—
Listed by how widely each use is reported across strains. The share of reporters is not recorded for these reports. Not a measure of whether it worked.
View all reported usesGenetics & Origin
jamaica
Type not recorded
Parent Strain
thailand
Type not recorded
Parent Strain
Laughing Buddha
Sativa
Origin
Laughing Buddha is a cross of a Jamaican sativa and a Thai sativa, from Barney's Farm, though our records carry no formal lineage entry beyond the two countries. Both are landrace-derived, which is where the clear head, the giggle and the tropical note come from. Its 2003 Cup win is a large part of why the name has lasted.
The Grow
Best Results
Indoor and Outdoor
Preferred Climate
Warm
Grow Difficulty
- Beginner
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Expert
Difficult
Outdoor
- Harvest
- mid-to Late October
- Height
- Not recorded
- Yield
- 22oz/ plant
Indoor
- Harvest
- 10–12 wk
- Height
- Not recorded
- Yield
- 16 to 22oz/ m2
- Flowering
- 41–52 d
- Resistance
- Standard
The difficulty to grow Laughing Buddha is known for being difficult. For growers cultivating indoors, expect a 16 to 22oz/ m2 yield with in about 10–12 wk. Outdoors, harvest around mid-to Late October.
Cultivation Notes
Laughing Buddha yields well, with reported figures of 16 to 22 ounces per square meter indoors and around 22 per plant outdoors, finishing mid-to-late October. Its landrace sativa background points to a tall plant with a longer flowering stretch. The Cup pedigree and the yield are the practical draws. Grower and breeder figures.
When To Try It
Best:
Night
Occasions:
before a funny movie
About
Laughing Buddha is a Cup-winning sativa built almost entirely from landraces.
Barney's Farm crossed a Jamaican sativa with a Thai one, and the result took a 2003 High Times Cannabis Cup. The name likely nods to the Thai side, and the heritage is most of what you are choosing.
What to Expect
Laughing Buddha is a giggly, energetic head strain. Leafly's breakdown leads with happy at 65 percent, then uplifted at 61, energetic at 50, giggly at 49 and euphoric at 49, from a large number of reviews, describing an upbeat, talkative lift good for company or creative work. Despite the night-time tag in our data, sources treat it as a daytime strain.
Dry mouth and dry eyes are mild, near 18 and 11 percent, but a headache note is more common here than usual, flagged heavily in a separate reviewer set. Hydrate and keep the dose moderate if headaches are a concern.
Flavor and Aroma
Laughing Buddha is sweet pineapple and lemon citrus over an earthy, spicy base with a herbal edge. The tropical fruit is the recognizable part. The flavor carries the sweet pineapple and citrus with an earthy, faintly spicy finish.
Terpenes Explained
Laughing Buddha has no measured terpene panel in our data, only Humulene, Myrcene, Caryophyllene and Ocimene as recurring names without amounts. The tropical-pineapple note in particular comes from minor compounds a standard panel does not capture.
Landrace-heavy strains often carry aromatic combinations modern panels were not built around, so a lab sheet may not fully explain the smell. Judge a batch by nose.
Cannabinoids and Potency
Laughing Buddha THC is reported around 14 to 20 percent, with the lab-measured sample near 15, so this is a moderate strain by current standards. CBD is a trace. The effect is livelier than the number suggests.
Do not skip this one for a mid-teens THC figure; the energetic, giggly character is the point.
Awards & Recognition
Each award is bound to the exact entry that won it. Nothing is inherited by the strain as a whole.
2016 The Karma Cup — entry recorded as “Laughing Buddha”
Source: not recorded on this entry
0 verified recognitions. 1 unresolved entry shown but excluded from the count.
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Community strain database aggregation (Labster/Blaster/Grower/Writer)
Aggregated from third-party community strain databases — 7 source records.
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Carried over from the preserved Ascendancy archive — 1 source record.
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